Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin

[Peppers90 NC]

got a sixer a few weeks ago, very solid but it didnt taste much different than the regular sculpin ipa.

[bubba2shanks]

Tons of the grapefruit sculpin at Frugal Macdoogal in Fort Mill. Bottles and can. $15 for a sizer tho.

[jrc1106]

Still haven't tried the grapefruit, but I did finally get my hands on the regular Sculpin over the weekend.  It's a very good IPA, probably at the top of the list of those I've tried.  It'll have to be a special occasion beer for me, though.  It's good, but I don't know if it's $5-6 better per 6 pack than my previous favorites.

[thefuzz]

Found one of these puppies in the back of my beer fridge last night...I was was pretty excited, enough so that I got a funny look from the wife.

 

 

[Johnny Rockets]

So while up in NJ for the week of the 4th, I was able to get my hands on some of this illusive Grapefruit Sculpin. In fact, it was readily available up there and on tap at many bars. 

Anyway, I pick up a 6 pack for about $15 and talked to the guy that owned the store and he said he would ship me some whenever I wanted. I couldn't be more ecstatic. I cracked the first bottle (I swear there was a bright glow and the sounds of angels signing when I opened it) and poured some in a glass for my mom and dad to try before taking a swig from the bottle for myself.

I don't know if I set my expectations too high or what, but I was disappointed. Something about the hops didn't resonate with me. I think a little bit of me died that day.  There are still 3 Grapefruit Sculpins in my father's garage beer fridge in his and will most likely still be there when I return many months from now.  

 

[thefuzz]

So while up in NJ for the week of the 4th, I was able to get my hands on some of this illusive Grapefruit Sculpin. In fact, it was readily available up there and on tap at many bars. 

Anyway, I pick up a 6 pack for about $15 and talked to the guy that owned the store and he said he would ship me some whenever I wanted. I couldn't be more ecstatic. I cracked the first bottle (I swear there was a bright glow and the sounds of angels signing when I opened it) and poured some in a glass for my mom and dad to try before taking a swig from the bottle for myself.

I don't know if I set my expectations too high or what, but I was disappointed. Something about the hops didn't resonate with me. I think a little bit of me died that day.  There are still 3 Grapefruit Sculpins in my father's garage beer fridge in his and will most likely still be there when I return many months from now.  

 

Nothing tastes good in New Jersey.

 

Come back to a normal place, and try it again.  That said, they are mass producing it now, and the quality could have suffered.

[Kevin Greene]

So went to the new fav restaurant just a few blocks from my house tonight and discovered they were pouring GF Sculpin.

 

Now I posted a rather scathing review of this beer a while back out of a can in this thread. Found this better but still not a fan of the Alka Seltzer after taste.

7.0 on the KG scale.

However the star tonight was an El Segundo Citra Pale Ale.

Highly recommend, 8.5 on the KG scale.