Bengali Tiger - Sixpoint Brewery

johnnieoz

California

2.08/5  rDev -47.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

16oz can, best before 17 Feb 2013.

A: Somewhat cloudy golden hued with an ample, frothy white head. Turns chunky after a while.

S: A faint smell of grapefruit rind upon a deep inhale. Not much more.

T: Tastes off, bitter with no sweetness on the tongue and no semblance of balance on the palate. Neither an IPA on the malty side like Celebration, balanced like Blind Pig or a hop assault like Racer 5. Hard to call it too hoppy, too bitter or anything...simply off.

M: Nothing redeeming about the flavors that coat the taste buds or the aftertaste.

O: This version of Bengali Tiger, the only one I've had, is a distinctly below average beer, ale and IPA. I was in Brooklyn in July of this year and enjoyed some Sweet Action, both canned and on draft. A recent move from California to Texas has its ups and downs beer wise, but I was psyched to see Sixpoint arrive around the same time. Sweet Action tasted fine and Resin was even better, but this? A near drain-pour for this last of the cans in the four-pack.

Serving type: can

11-17-2012 01:28:31 | More by johnnieoz

jmwildwest

Florida

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-22-2013 22:17:25 | More by jmwildwest

Blaze5445

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-22-2013 21:20:02 | More by Blaze5445

AnitaBrewski

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-22-2013 02:57:25 | More by AnitaBrewski

bcm75

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

05-21-2013 22:08:59 | More by bcm75

LeahM

New York

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-20-2013 19:06:43 | More by LeahM

Sturmthis

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

05-20-2013 18:55:12 | More by Sturmthis

earlholman

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-20-2013 14:38:29 | More by earlholman

jburd19

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

05-20-2013 03:49:39 | More by jburd19

jbeervt

Vermont

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

05-19-2013 16:44:15 | More by jbeervt

alex_hart

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

05-19-2013 02:22:55 | More by alex_hart

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

05-19-2013 01:18:52 | More by Photekut

jl28r1

Texas

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-18-2013 16:51:43 | More by jl28r1

DJB2231

Delaware

4.75/5  rDev +20.3%

05-18-2013 12:23:04 | More by DJB2231

Lob

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

05-18-2013 02:27:53 | More by Lob

Teddy-Pickles

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

05-15-2013 22:47:30 | More by Teddy-Pickles

tnbeatty

Vermont

4.75/5  rDev +20.3%

05-15-2013 13:37:45 | More by tnbeatty

jealmanzar

New York

4.5/5  rDev +13.9%

05-14-2013 18:26:28 | More by jealmanzar

drummermattie02

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

05-14-2013 18:14:13 | More by drummermattie02

Bustersuess

New York

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

05-14-2013 17:36:40 | More by Bustersuess

wesvt

Vermont

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-13-2013 22:29:08 | More by wesvt

patpbr

Ohio

4.16/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

16 oz can poured into a mason jar
A - Deep orange with an agressive head
S - Citrus and pine hops
T - like the smell citrus hops, pine, grapefruit and a bit fruity
M - Medium body and high carbination, but easy to drink
O - I have overlooked six point, will be trying more now.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 20:38:16 | More by patpbr

RaulMondesi

California

3.64/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

What in the Sam Hill? What in the same hill?... Raul is just done doggone perplexed. What is this bad boi?

Right when I popped the can, it smelled like Osirus. Raul was all stoked. But the flavor... Raul is like, "UHH!" But Raul is also like, "huh?" It's good like Robert DeNiro, but it's also bad like Robert DeNiro. Well, maybe not "bad," but, "huh?"

Try it like a tootsie pop my children, because if not, you may never know.

Serving type: can

05-13-2013 01:21:31 | More by RaulMondesi

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-12-2013 18:07:57 | More by mikeburd1128

Neorebel

New Jersey

3.91/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Bengali Tiger pours a burnt-orange hue, with a mountainous, off-white head of froth. The head on this beast billows out so much during a power pour you'd think it was a Belgian Tripel. Great retention, too. The aroma was nice and zesty , consisting mostly of grapefruit. Flavor wise, there was a nice lemon & pine hop taste that was fairly straight forward. The finish gave me an orange bitterness, which I liked. This is a very light beer, and I did not get much of a malt backbone coming through at all, despite my expectations. Overall, the name's misleading, this is more of a tame, feminine type of beer for a summer's day. Conveniently in a can!

Serving type: can

05-12-2013 16:01:58 | More by Neorebel