Ballast Point Big Eye IPA

Brewed by Ballast Point Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
San Diego, California USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Pours deep orangish/amber from draft. Sweet citrus hops in the nose. Hops in the taste as well but something seems a little off with how it is blending in with some of the malt. Maybe something in my tasting preference. Decent.

Lighter copper, bubbly. Aroma is earthy with pine and citrus notes. Taste is creamy, a lot of malt presence, with grapefruit bitterness and pine needles to round out the hop profile. Very resinous finish. Like the balance here- malt along with a layered/complex bitterness. ABV at 7.0 is a bit much. Solid overall.

Une robe orangée et une coiffe ravissante. Au nez, c’est le bouquet classique de la IPA caramélisée. En fait, j’y trouve rapidement des notes citronnées et des notes de pin qui viennent littéralement se fondre dans une base maltée solidement caramélisée. Facilement acceptable mais aussi facilement lassant. Le goût constitue une surprise car il me semble a priori bien aromatisé par les houblons. Il y a d’autres notes fruitées derrière les agrumes. Je crois aussi reconnaître des notes d’épinette. Les céréales restent toutefois bien représentées : je pense à du caramel, des biscuits et même du toffee. Le corps est assez riche et la texture passablement huileuse. Cette sensation me laisse croire un moment que cette bête est plus féroce qu’elle en a l’air. La finale, moyennement amère, se fait sur des notes de marmelade douce et de résine. Une autre bonne IPA parmi tant d’autres.

355 ml bottle from wegmans in Niagara Falls ny. Deep orange with an off white head. Big crystal malt and punchy hop nose, more barley wine then ipa. The flavour is similar. Massively hoppy but there is a big malt body there too. Not my kind of ipa but a good one.

Pours copper with a very big off white head that leaves great lacing. Aroma is mild pine and orange peel from the hops, and quite a bit of caramel malt backbone, could use more hops in my opinion. Taste very smooth, hops and malt are decently balanced, but i feel that this one needs just a bit more hops in it, but that’s my preference, its still very good, light bitter finish with a dry floral and fruity taste that is refreshing.

This is an excellent example of an American style IPA. It has a definite hoppy balance - but that is exactly what is expected of a beer of this type. It would make a great benchmark of the style and would be surpassed by very few (if any).

The only thing i could point out that wouldn’t make this a standard great IPA is that it has a really, really dry mouth feel and taste...otherwise great beer!

pours orange, semi-opaque with good lacing and minimal head. aroma is very sweet on the nose with a piney-caramel smell. initially sweet upon tasting with a lingering somewhat strong bitter aftertaste. definitely full- bodied and thick. ipa is my favorite style of beer and this is a very good one especially if you like your bitterness on the high side.

Very fresh sample. New to Illinois. Pours out a deep copper color with a very sticky head. Smells like pine resin grapefruit touch of fruity zest. The taste is a blast of grapefruit and pine with a very bitter aftertaste. I like my IPAs bitter but this one's a bit rough around the edges. Mouthfeel is rich and full. Overall a good beer marred a bit by some harsh hop flavors. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Pours light amber with large off white head. Very strong hoppy and herbal aroma. Smooth hoppy taste with a dry finish. Pretty good beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone