Bengali Tiger - Sixpoint Brewery

dragonWhale

New York

3.18/5  rDev -19.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Got a chance to try this a couple of times up in BKNY last weekend. Golden orange pour, looks nice, cloudy.. Smells slightly of hops, some yeasty esters too, floral and grassy, a little bit of pine. Little bit of malt here too. It tastes dry, with solid bitterness but not enough hop flavor to satiate. Just a bit of floral esters along with some pine and spice as well as a healthy malt presence battling with the hop bitterness. It's okay, but with so many other things to try, I wasn't going back for more.

Serving type: on-tap

01-08-2011 23:52:02 | More by dragonWhale

garylite

Connecticut

2/5  rDev -49.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Update:What happened. A month ago I am in love with this after buying a .16 and having some friends over to enjoy. The other night I am in W-Burg @ Mugs and I have a pint followed by an Ithaca Flower Power.
The Tiger changed color from an awesome orange to a pretty standard IPA copper gold. What was worse was the things that got me excited about this beer were gone (pine citrus) in balance unlike Flower Power which you know is gonna have heavy focus on those flavors.
So I am guessing my .16 came from Brooklyn and the tap at Mugs came from their outsourcing brewer in PA.
What a shame.
Next week I go to Minn and fill my luggage with cans of Surly.

5 Gal Log. Amazing color and balance. Love the pine and citrus peal, great head.
I am happy to say I have found a beer that stands up to Two Hearted Ale, Masala Mama, Captain Lawrence DIPA, Surly Furious and Pliny The Elder(almost).
Most important to me is it is brewed in my area.

Serving type: on-tap

11-01-2010 19:26:14 | More by garylite

IronLover

Pennsylvania

4.03/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Deep orange with a reddish hue. Almost perfect clarity with a slight haze Short off white head that leaves a nice cap and some wet lacings. Intense cirtrusy orange hop aroma with the slightest hint of sweet malt. Medium bodied with lively carbonation. Huge hop flavors. Citrus orange and pine up front that give way to a brief malty sweetness and a piney hop finish. This IPA overwhelms every taste bud in your mouth with hop flavor.

Serving type: on-tap

09-26-2010 19:33:55 | More by IronLover

Soonami

Pennsylvania

4.15/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Sixpoint Bengali Tiger IPA in my mind is the orangiest IPA I've yet tried. The aroma and taste are dominated by sweet orange rind, like the oil that is released when you tear apart the peel of a fresh Florida orange. The beer is a beautiful pale amber with a lingering frothy head with great cling. The mouthfeel is spot-on and it was a terrific drinking experience.

Serving type: on-tap

08-30-2010 21:42:55 | More by Soonami

oglmcdgl

Pennsylvania

4.1/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A pint on tap at uj glenside.

A- comes to me with a small cap of white head that settles quickly to some sticky lace and a solid ring. Copper orange in color with a touch of haze.

S- citrus and spicy hops with a sweet caramel malt toasted bread hit. Some conifers and earth.

T- grapefruit and pine cones with a toasted wheat bread and caramel sweetness. Rather straight forward but tasty all the same. Mild cut grass and herb deep in there. Long bitter sweet linger.

M- a step below medium in body a ample carb.

D- this is a nice east coast ipa and all around a solid brew. One ill keep an eye out for in the future.

Serving type: on-tap

08-28-2010 00:43:43 | More by oglmcdgl

claspada

New Jersey

3.1/5  rDev -21.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours an amber color with a slight earthy hops aroma which is pleasing but not usually expected for the style (usually piny/fruitier hops). Taste is initially dominated by slick/sticky hops which linger on the tastebuds. Here's where it loses for me. Resiny hops taste lingers and lingers, which I cannot stand. Why make a beer if you really can't taste and enjoy another one after your first. Some English malty breadiness attempts to help balance out the brew but ultimately fails to the hop dominance. Beer crys for a larger malt bill but maybe that's just me. Maybe I am just burnt out on American IPAs...

Serving type: on-tap

08-23-2010 18:01:55 | More by claspada

wcintula

New York

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nice IPA I had on tap, not much head or retention, just a small little 'island' that stayed throughout the beer's life. Nice amber color distinguishable despite poor lighting, but the lighting's irrelevant, the beer was a bit cloudy, unfiltered perhaps? I smell sweetness and hops and taste a very florally hoppy, not overpowering bitterness with citrus notes. A very peasant beer. The mouthfeel is nice and smooth and the slightly higher %ABV is covered by the layers of flavor. I wish I could have kept drinking more, but on a budget, you have to stop somewhere. A delicious beer.

Serving type: on-tap

06-16-2010 07:02:11 | More by wcintula

LittleDon

Texas

4.03/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

13 oz pour at Sunset grill, Brighton, MA. Redish amber with a rich but thin head. No signs of carbonation. Bready caramel aroma with a hint of hop fruitiness. Medium mouthfeel. Leaning on the sweet side up front and in the middle with some balance from fruity hops. Hop bitterness in the back end.

Serving type: on-tap

06-08-2010 01:15:26 | More by LittleDon

tigg924

Massachusetts

3.6/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: minimal head, medium carbonation, clear, orange/brown in color

Smell: floral hops

Taste: floral hops and caramel malt

Mouthfeel: light bodied, medium carbonation, slightly bitter that gets more bitter as the beer warms

Drinkability: This is a nice floral ipa that is really easy to drink. I do like this beer better cold, as the bitterness really comes out as it warms. A good beer that I could have a couple of, but not my favorite in the style.

Serving type: on-tap

03-04-2010 14:16:21 | More by tigg924

Reagan1984

Massachusetts

4.47/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Served in a tulip glass at Sunset.
Thin/creamy head. Hazy brown/amber color. Looks like Apple Cider. Awesome lacing.

Big Hop slam, bread tones,more citrus grapefruit. Some lemeon even. Wonderful lingering hop finish.

Subtle carbonation, medium body

Awesome drinkability.

Serving type: on-tap

02-13-2010 18:03:22 | More by Reagan1984

burner

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Had this American IPA at Canal Street pub in Reading PA. Right next to Legacy Brewing. Poured a deep gold. not much head just some fine lacing.

Nice floral aroma mixed with citrus in the nose and the tongue. Grapefruit and bready, just a tinge of sweet. This tiger had a smooth mouthfeel, low carbonation. can u say hops? Bitter and balanced, no pucker. Very drinkable. U can definitely can have more than one. Danny Likie !!

Serving type: on-tap

02-12-2010 02:31:29 | More by burner

rfgetz

New Jersey

3.45/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a cloudy orange color with a touch of copper. Fluffy white head, but minimal retention and lacing. Smell is a almost akin to a musty, lemon flavored water. Taste is a big bitter bite of pine resin, backed by the artificial solvent-like lemon flavor. A taste of sugary cereal grain rounds out the odd flavor profile. Medium bodied in the oily, chewy way, but a very watery flavor profile. Not what i was hoping for...

Serving type: on-tap

02-01-2010 17:18:49 | More by rfgetz

NJpadreFan

New Jersey

3.9/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Sixpoint- Bengali Tiger

A- Cloudy orange with a thick foamy white head. Solid ringed lacing along the top half of my glass.
S- Light hints of lemon and cereal grains with orange rind and huge amounts of grapefruit.
T- Sweet buttery caramel and cereal grain malt that quickly fades into a big hoppy mash of lemon, orange, and grapefruit finishing off with an oily mildly bitter pine hop tinge.
M- Sweet grainy malt up front with sweeter citrus hops and an oily dry piney finish.

Overall- Good balance between the sweet malt and juicy citrus & pine hops. Very good sessionable IPA.

Serving type: on-tap

01-28-2010 22:57:51 | More by NJpadreFan

BigBigPickle

Illinois

3.48/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Maybe it was the long day and the afternoon at Brooklyn Brewery that put me in the wrong place to rate this beer. I don't think it stacks up the way most seem to think.

A: Cloudy, amber orange with minimal head (from pour) with no staying power.

S: Yeast - fruity esters with some hops and orange citrus.

T: Deep hop bruiser with a good kick. Great orange and grapefruit. Very heavy.

M: Nice lively carbonation with hop pucker.

D: Being honest - this beer is a bit much for me. Maybe, as I mentioned above, the earlier day-trip to BRooklyn Brewery was part of it, but something tells me there were too many hops and not enough malt to back it up.

Serving type: on-tap

01-24-2010 20:14:19 | More by BigBigPickle

onix1agr

Pennsylvania

3.3/5  rDev -16.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On-Tap

Bengali tiger sports colors that show deep orange with some copper/gold in between things. The liquid looks clean with a 90% cap on the surface that fades to a ring around the glass Not much in terms of stickage. Smell is of some bitter and somewhat piney hops, but there is also a smell of rotted vegtables. The taste is very grassy with a nice small grapefruit bite from the hops, finishing with a yeasty bread flavor that is a bit much. Not enjoying the finish on this one. The feel is about medium with carbonation where it's supposed to be, the bitterness could be boosted up a notch to even out the rank aftertaste. Pretty much on par for a East Coast IPA but I won't be going back for it. Pretty drinkable but not that enjoyable.

Serving type: on-tap

01-14-2010 16:02:32 | More by onix1agr

glid02

Georgia

4.2/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On-tap at the Blind Tiger in NYC.

Pours a clear copper color with a one-finger off-white head. The head recedes into a patchy layer on top leaving solid lacing.

Smells of light caramel malts with loads of citrus and pine hops. As the beer warms the hop profile skews more toward citrus aromas.

Tastes very similar to the way it smells. Light caramel malt flavors up front are quickly joined by pine and citrus hop flavors. A mild bitterness enters into things midway through the sip and intensifies through the end.

Mouthfeel is good. It's got a nice thickness with moderate carbonation.

Drinkability is very good. I finished my glass quickly and could have a few more of these.

Overall a very nice version of an IPA that has enough hops to be confused with a West coast IPA but is balanced enough to let you know it's actually from the East. Worth a shot.

Serving type: on-tap

01-11-2010 20:56:21 | More by glid02

smcolw

Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Cloudy orange-light amber color. Good head that needs some settling before a second pour is made. Light lace.

Like many bar pours, this has a mild aroma with good balance (more to the hoppy side, naturally). I question the cleanliness of the glasses because there are some off smells I associate with poor washing techniques.

The taste starts off with a light toasted, biscuity flavored malt. The hop bitterness overwhelms this flavor quickly. Nice flowery elements. The body is as expected.

Serving type: on-tap

11-21-2009 19:27:45 | More by smcolw

beer4colin

Massachusetts

4.18/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Clover honey color, hazy. Pored with little head
leaving a clean glass behind.
S: Very fresh and clean hops! Sort of fresh
cleaned laundry.
T: A good example of a sensible American IPA,
not over the top hop but enough residual acidity to
give an fizz on the side of the tongue. Finish
an easy bitter hoppy pucker.
MF: Neutral body.
D: not sure if I could session with this or not
but I'd like to try. I am afraid that the bitterish finish
might kill the deal.

Serving type: on-tap

10-21-2009 22:37:37 | More by beer4colin

clayrock81

Virginia

3.78/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured a pale orange body with a big, frothy head that left lace down the glass. A strong citric and floral hop smell. An easy to drink IPA that is simple with a mix of light citric hops and some caramel malt to balance with sweetness. Lighter-bodied IPA that passes smoothly but does kick in with a little dry backbite. I'd have another of these although nothing special here.

Serving type: on-tap

10-15-2009 11:07:34 | More by clayrock81

donniecuffs

New Jersey

4.43/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Poured a nice hazy amber/orange color, with a thin white head, that did lace fairly well. The aroma was a veritable bouquet of pink grapefruit, apricot, floral hops, breadiness, and maltiness. Needless to say, I was excited to take a sip. The taste validated the aroma...a near-perfect blend of citrus and floral hops that dissolved to a biscuity/slightly yeasty finish. Medium-bodied, lightly carbonated, and very sessionable. I think I downed three pints in an hour. Very well done.

Serving type: on-tap

10-06-2009 22:34:35 | More by donniecuffs

Deuane

Pennsylvania

4.08/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A-Slightly hazy light orange/copper with a thin white head that hangs around nicely and leaves decent lace.

S-Wet hay dankness and sweet caramel initially with a nice blast of citrus and pine hop aromas as it warms.

T-Pine and citrus hops pop nicely with a nice underlying sweet caramel malt balance. A well balanced and well flavoured brew.

M-Medium bodied, fairly chewy, with good lingering bitterness.

D-A nice body of work that is tasty and easy to drink. A well balanced and flavourful sessionable American IPA. I could see making this a go to beer.

Serving type: on-tap

08-30-2009 11:20:44 | More by Deuane

DawnL

New York

3.68/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

6.7% abv

Pours a golden amber. The head dissipates quickly to lace. Lots of citrus on the nose. I thought it would be less balanced. On the palate there was enough citrus tang and it finished with lightly toasted malts on the backend. The beer had a nice spicy note to it as well.

Serving type: on-tap

07-25-2009 16:39:38 | More by DawnL

weeare138

Pennsylvania

4.4/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

On tap at Goodnight Irenes.
Appears a hazy light orange with a creamy white head that sticks around. Perfect tubular lacing is left around the glass.
Smell is of sweet caramel and nuts with a huge helping of hops containing resins of citrus and pine.
Flavors are fresh and juicy of hop resins flowing atop the sugary bounty of malts
Mouthfeel is med bodied, chewy, and too easy drinking.
Shane- you knocked it out of the park with this one! I could drink a sixtel myself.

Serving type: on-tap

05-30-2009 01:51:08 | More by weeare138

Amalak

New York

3.93/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Unlike the Dogfish Aprihop I had right before this, the Bengali is a well balanced fruity IPA.

I had at Mother's in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It poured an orangeish , fairly opaque, with a solid foamy head. No real scent came through...somewhat strange for how flavorful it tasted.

Balanced IPA. Not too bitter. The fruityness really comes through in the aftertaste.

Serving type: on-tap

05-22-2009 22:25:06 | More by Amalak

lstokes

Illinois

4.2/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

What can I say? I love IPAs, and although this wasn't a top-top IPA for me, I would happily drink it any day of the week.

I had it on tap at the Royal Tavern in Philadelphia along with a delicious burger. It was served hazy amber, with a small head and minimal lacing, so not top marks on appearance, and the smell was also kind of disappointing--some citrus esters but very weak.

In my mouth, though, this was one heckuva drinkable beer. Starts with grapefruit hops, moves into bitter earthy hops, finishes with sweet caramel malt (lip-licking sweetness), prickly but creamy all the way through. Not a hop monster, but pretty well balanced, with a stronger malt backbone than many of the American IPAs I've had.

Would definitely seek out and drink again.

Serving type: on-tap

05-22-2009 01:19:41 | More by lstokes