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Ballast Point Big Eye IPA

Ballast Point Big Eye IPA

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Ballast Point Brewing Company

San Diego, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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4393.74/5.03.74/5.07%92.4Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
It is brewed with four malts for a deep golden color and to lend a malty counterpoint to the hops. Its full hop flavor is guaranteed to please the palate of the true hop head.
ABV 7% S.G. 1.070 F.G. 1.015 IBUs 55

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 JK54B (385), Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20

Jun 13, 2008  
Pale copperbrown coloured beer. Light brown head. Some hints of orange and hops in the nose. Soft and balanced sweet and malty taste. Strong hoppiness in the end. Also some hints of barleywine and lemon in the nose.

Swolf3 (99), Elkton, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Oct 14, 2008  
Bottle Thanks to Robert at Stateline. Poured golden with white head, Aroma was was pne and citrus. Taste was pine citrus and nice malt balance. finished smooth. Overall an easy drinkable IPA.


kpresley77 (95), Jackson, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/102/513/20
Oct 9, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of weeheavysd pours hazy amber/copper with thin quick diminishing white head. Aroma is pine and citrus hops. First taste is pine and citrus hops burn. Pretty strong hops flavor, not sure the IBUs are 55 seem more like 80+. Not enough malt backbone for me.


 The_Captain (339), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 7, 2008  
KSBF 08- Orange copper pour with a foam head. Floral hops and citrus. This was a citrus (Pine-grapefruit) hop brew with hop notes and a blended malt balance. Good lacing with some hop bitterness towards the end. Ok, not my favorite.


 rayOfBeer (265), El Cerrito, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Oct 5, 2008  
Poured from tap an amber-orange with small off white head. Nose is leafy floral hops with some citrus and sweet malt. Flavor is malty with a little sweetness, floral hops, orange citrus, pine, and some grapefruit that is lighly bitter. Palate is malty full with some sweetness and a mild hoppy bitter plus quite a bit of astringent alcohol noticible. Overall some nice flavors and aroma. The alcohol in the finish took away some of the enjoyment, but still good.


 afireinside96 (498), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Oct 3, 2008  
12oz bottle served in a stem glass. Orange amber body topped by a half inch of head. Sweet piney grapefruit nose. Lots of pine in the flavor, very resinous, tangerine, some grapefruit, and a nice caramel sweetness to back it up. Some lingering bitterness. The head doesn’t last very long but it somehow leaves a nice spiderweb of lace. This is a very nice IPA.



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