Big Eye IPA - Ballast Point Brewing Company

WanderingFool

Massachusetts

3.68/5  rDev -10%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Big Eye IPA pours a crystal clear bronze color with a small, frothy off white head. The foam fades quickly leaving behind spots and lines of lace on the glass.

The aroma is sweet and hoppy. Notes of caramel malt, bready yeast and grapefruit citrus and pine are all present.

Each sip of this medium bodied beer is oily with a firm carbonated fizz. The flavor is more malty than I expected. Caramel and pale malt are followed by orange and pine citrus hops. Fairly well balanced, but the malt is more pronounced. It finishes bitter with a lingering orange citrus flavor when gone.

An easy drinking IPA that's somewhat sweet for the style. Could use a touch more more bitterness and hop flavor.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2011 20:47:44 | More by WanderingFool

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

BoseMan421

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-14-2013 23:10:12 | More by BoseMan421

DIPAFAN

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-14-2013 21:27:01 | More by DIPAFAN

Rob315

Kentucky

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

05-14-2013 18:19:52 | More by Rob315

Absolut

California

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-14-2013 14:38:31 | More by Absolut

cantfindme

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-14-2013 00:25:36 | More by cantfindme

Buick222

California

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-13-2013 20:16:20 | More by Buick222