High Roller IPA - Big Boss Brewing

ChristianBlack

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours hazy yellow-golden with a thin white head. Fine duration.

Mild malty aroma, some doughy notes and a little hay.

Moderate carbonation, fine mouthfeel.

Flavor is crisp, nicely hopped with notes of hay, flowers and grass. Nice malty sweetness.

Overall, it was pretty good.

Serving type: on-tap

06-26-2011 18:26:51 | More by ChristianBlack

TEAMHOLT

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +7.2%

04-27-2013 01:36:07 | More by TEAMHOLT

swanson45

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +7.2%

04-21-2013 19:38:18 | More by swanson45

jnance34

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +7.2%

04-14-2013 13:49:05 | More by jnance34

BigGingDrinker

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +7.2%

03-15-2013 20:57:37 | More by BigGingDrinker

buckyp

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

03-12-2013 23:07:47 | More by buckyp

Duvel

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +7.2%

03-09-2013 17:13:47 | More by Duvel

Shatter

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

02-25-2013 12:59:30 | More by Shatter

Lantern

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

02-20-2013 20:36:56 | More by Lantern

alpinebryant

Connecticut

2.96/5  rDev -20.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3

A: Moderate white head and a slightly hazy amber copper color

S: Aroma is bitter and of mostly caramel with some citrus.

T: This does have the signature garlic flavor that some hops have as noted by another reviewer here. I forget the blend, but Simcoe comes to mind when it mixes with another hop? The garlic is light while the caramel is pronounced and bitter.

M: Medium body with a stinging carbonation.

O: Overall, not particularly impressed. Its just not the way I like my IPAs right now at this point in my life. Lots of caramel and a not so fragrant hop profile. There is some citrus, but it is muted and overcome way too easily by the malt profiles in this beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2013 00:04:54 | More by alpinebryant

dpodratsky3

Georgia

3.08/5  rDev -17.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3

12 oz bottle poured into pint glass

A: Very little head even when poured aggressively, just a few bubbles, hazy golden orange color

S: Interesting, smells like hops but has that slight cooked onion/garlic aroma that some hops can add

T: One dimensional hop flavor, I made a beer that had a similar off flavor although this is much less intense, short bite without much flavor, decent backbone of malt is appreciated but not really detected in flavor, off flavor isn't obvious but just strikes me a certain way

M: Medium dry, medium carb, light body makes it easy to drink

O: Meh, maybe I'm sensitive to that type of hop, but I wasn't crazy about the flavor and the other categories couldn't bring it up

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2013 02:36:24 | More by dpodratsky3

marine1975

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

01-26-2013 03:00:35 | More by marine1975

KevinGordon

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

01-25-2013 04:25:40 | More by KevinGordon

TychoNDC

New York

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

01-20-2013 19:45:50 | More by TychoNDC

HipHopinHooligan13

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +7.2%

12-31-2012 01:49:48 | More by HipHopinHooligan13

KajII

North Carolina

3.48/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

[Suggested Glassware: Tulip Glass]

The pour was a murky burnt orange with an average (1-2 finger) white frothy head that slowly diminished, reducing to a medium puddled film and medium collar with very good sheets of lacing.

The aroma was of a grain malt, floral and grassy hops and a soapy yeast with notes of caramel, citrus (grapefruit and orange peel) and a light fruity ester (pineapple I believe).

The taste was lightly malty-sweet with a touch of caramel and a good fruity presence from the start, progressing into a slightly bitter hoppy taste with a hint of grapefruit and a seriously bitter citrus peel ending. The flavor lingered on the taste buds for a good long while, with the bitter citrus peel taste hitting you right in the back of the throat.

Mouthfeel was a few steps beyond light in body and dry in texture with a solid medium carbonation.

Overall this is a nice fruity, bitter IPA that I found to be balanced very well, making it a smooth and easy to drink brew...

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Serving type: bottle

12-29-2012 21:50:28 | More by KajII

nimrod979

Maryland

3.18/5  rDev -14.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Bottle. No bottled on date marked.

Appearance: Pours a slightly hazy orangish-coper. One finger white head with some decent retention and some spotty lacing here and there.

Aroma: Earthy mild floral hops. Reminds me of an English style rather than American. toasty grainy malt.

Taste: Taste backs up the aroma. Definitely feels more like an English IPA. Plenty of dry biscuity malt.

Mouthfeel: Medium body and carbonation. Lingering grainy and maltiness. Not much as far as bitterness in the finish.

Overall, wasn't entirely impressed with this. it was okay.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2012 00:12:25 | More by nimrod979

brewdude1982

North Carolina

2.8/5  rDev -24.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Good carbonation but then again I had it a a place 2 miles from the brewery. Odd taste and not very hoppy. As far as an ipa I NEED more. Medium body. It's ok but I would pick another ipa if more were available. The lacing is better than others but not amazing. I want more hops from a beer that calls itself the high roller. I hear that others from them are better but I have yet to taste one that I can back... And I live in the city it is brewed in.

Serving type: on-tap

12-05-2012 02:41:38 | More by brewdude1982

Amalak

New York

4.5/5  rDev +20.6%

11-20-2012 21:54:38 | More by Amalak

adam_e

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +7.2%

11-19-2012 20:58:39 | More by adam_e

OldhouseRecs

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

11-11-2012 04:35:08 | More by OldhouseRecs

baklo

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

10-21-2012 22:47:15 | More by baklo

Morockm

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

10-06-2012 19:30:53 | More by Morockm

2dogbrew

Virginia

3/5  rDev -19.6%

10-05-2012 21:41:47 | More by 2dogbrew

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.4/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This beer poured out as a clear looking golden color, The head was white and had a pretty good retention and lacing on the glass. The smell of the beer has some light hoppy aromas but nothing too dominant. The malts come through more on the nose. The taste of the beer is malty upfront with a decent transition to the bitter finish. The hops do leave behind a nice subtle lingering flavor in the aftertaste. The mouthfeel is drinkable, nicely carbonated and medium bodied. Overall it's a pretty standard IPA, I've had better and I've had worse.

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2012 20:06:29 | More by Knapp85