Big Eye IPA - Ballast Point Brewing Company

CharlesRiver

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +10%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

22oz standard brown bottle, capped. Pours out a beautiful copper color with a solid white head that lasts and lasts. One of the best looking bottled beers I have seen in awhile.

Smell is lovely, pine and spice notes. Lots of sweet apple and malt coming through as well.

First thing I notice about the taste is how smooth it is. Rows and rows of flavors just keep coming at you. Beginning is piney and sweet giving way to some smokey notes. Finishes with tons of glorious bitterness that goes on and on. A solid 30-40 second aftertaste.

This is a wonderful beer. My first from Ballast but not my last. So full of layers of flavor yet retains is drinkability. Reminds me a lot of SN Celebration. Bravo Ballast Point!

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2008 23:22:08 | More by CharlesRiver

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

05-23-2013 01:14:14 | More by mikeincharleston

RobertJBeer

New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

05-22-2013 20:18:23 | More by RobertJBeer

erialbill

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-22-2013 18:10:18 | More by erialbill

zapahoppa

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

05-21-2013 23:49:21 | More by zapahoppa

jakecattleco

California

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-21-2013 19:19:01 | More by jakecattleco

BrySoChi

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

05-21-2013 06:21:00 | More by BrySoChi

oprefeito

Indiana

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-20-2013 21:19:41 | More by oprefeito

touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -26.7%

05-20-2013 17:29:30 | More by touchmeimsac

DarthBeer

Texas

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-20-2013 17:03:29 | More by DarthBeer

dmueller

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-20-2013 02:37:01 | More by dmueller

bcuz7

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

05-19-2013 21:53:47 | More by bcuz7

HardTarget

Texas

3.96/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4

Picked up at my local HEB; they are going to need a Place review!
Enjoy by 7/25/13 (sampled 5/19/13)

Appearance: Deep amber glass glows a bit golden when back lit, shows off great clarity and sports a full cover of tight cream colored bubbles that lasts and laces.

Smell: Got whiffs of it at arms length; hops come through loud and clear with a slightly sweet crystal malt base. Little bit of soapy something, the hops are pine tar, mildly citric and earthy.

Taste: Sweettart Candy base tends to drown out the hop flavors at first, but there is a firm bitter slightly tonic finish that keeps things from going too far down Barleywine road. The balance swings wildly from the sweet start to the almost burning hop fueled finish. The center of the teeter is nice, but short lived.

Mouthfeel: Very dry, almost puckering finish with a heavy oily texture. Carbonation is a bit prickly, maybe a touch high?

Overall: A fun beer, loads of flavor, but not a "complete package". Someone decided to have the Crystal Malt train head on with the Centennial Hop train; it's a bit of a wreck, but there's something of a performance art quality that has me ok with getting the full 6 pack.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 21:49:34 | More by HardTarget

Srive009

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-18-2013 23:23:46 | More by Srive009

Sixbolt

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-18-2013 19:13:40 | More by Sixbolt

fdig23

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-18-2013 14:50:34 | More by fdig23

jplopez21

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

05-17-2013 18:31:13 | More by jplopez21

beersvh23

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-17-2013 03:45:05 | More by beersvh23

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-17-2013 03:07:41 | More by ElizabethEleanor

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-16-2013 20:34:40 | More by ZEB89

NumberNone

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-16-2013 11:18:37 | More by NumberNone

jwk7324

California

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-16-2013 05:43:05 | More by jwk7324

VaTechHopHead

California

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-16-2013 04:07:10 | More by VaTechHopHead

Zbeetleman

California

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-15-2013 03:37:08 | More by Zbeetleman

Hoptimus-Prime

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

05-14-2013 23:42:12 | More by Hoptimus-Prime