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Big Eye
Ballast Point Brewing Company
- From:
- Ballast Point Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #617 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #8,182 - Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 9.63%
- Reviews:
- 1,126
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 04, 2023
- Added:
- Dec 22, 2000
- Wants:
- 243
- Gots:
- 1,167
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Hatzilla:
Reviewed by Hatzilla from California
3.91/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bomber into a tulip.
Appearance: A clear amber pour with a fluffy 2 finger head that recedes slowly, leaving substantial lacing.
Scent: Scent is a combination of orange citrus and malt. Definitely not as pungent as others in the style due to the strong malty backbone.
Taste: Again, this IPA has a strong malt presence, too much so for my liking. The citrus hops are fighting for taste bud real estate with the robust malt, and the hops are losing the battle. At the back end some earthy hops make their presence known.
Mouthfeel is smooth, oily and has nice carbonation.
Overall: A nice IPA if you are not a hop head, preferring a balance of malts and hops. If you want a tongue-thrashing of citrus hops pick up a Sculpin instead.
Jun 27, 2011Appearance: A clear amber pour with a fluffy 2 finger head that recedes slowly, leaving substantial lacing.
Scent: Scent is a combination of orange citrus and malt. Definitely not as pungent as others in the style due to the strong malty backbone.
Taste: Again, this IPA has a strong malt presence, too much so for my liking. The citrus hops are fighting for taste bud real estate with the robust malt, and the hops are losing the battle. At the back end some earthy hops make their presence known.
Mouthfeel is smooth, oily and has nice carbonation.
Overall: A nice IPA if you are not a hop head, preferring a balance of malts and hops. If you want a tongue-thrashing of citrus hops pick up a Sculpin instead.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
2.95/5 rDev -27.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
2.95/5 rDev -27.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
355 ml bottle, from Fakta Hirtshals. BB date is hard to read, but probably 25.03.2014. Slightly hazy deep golden to amber colour, moderate to low head, slightly off-white. Strong and unpleasant aroma of stale orange marmalade and rotting fruits and vegetables. Distinctly hoppy and resinous flavour, better than the aroma, not too sweet, with a solid bitterness in the finish.
Dec 12, 2020Rated by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois
4.06/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
From 5/21/16
Sep 27, 2019
Big Eye from Ballast Point Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
4382 ratings
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