Big Eye IPA - Ballast Point Brewing Company

happy4hoppybeer

Pennsylvania

4.45/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Beautiful dark copper-orange, amber-red, almost brown at times. Thin off-white head, creamy and adequate lacing, sticky to the glass.

Lovely tropical aromas of citrus, piney hops, sweet fruits, caramel malt. Very sweet, with the bitter hops still being noticeable. Not quite as big of an aroma as I hoped for. But still very good.

Pleasant sweet malts, fruits and a tropical taste that is appropriate for being on the West Coast, or any Coast for that matter. Hops shine through somewhere in between the malts and tropical fruits, and afterwards as well. This is very well-balanced and very enjoyable. Solid medium body, with just the right amount of carbonation.

Great stuff! A solid IPA, would love to get some more, and would definitely have again!!

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2012 00:00:00 | More by happy4hoppybeer

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

KDE

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-13-2013 16:12:44 | More by KDE

mychalg9

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-13-2013 15:37:22 | More by mychalg9

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -20.5%

05-12-2013 18:09:49 | More by mikeburd1128

fullmoonbeer

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

05-12-2013 17:54:33 | More by fullmoonbeer

KMcG

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-12-2013 12:59:30 | More by KMcG

olivermonster

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-11-2013 10:33:43 | More by olivermonster

WolfsbaneBloom

Illinois

4.28/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Appearance: Pours a clear amber with three fingers of creamy beige foam.

Smell: A clean lemon and pine aroma cuts through a sugary, sweet citrus (orange, pineapple and grapefruit) backdrop.

Taste: Much like Sculpin, this is a bitter beast. Lots of pine, floral notes, grapefruit rind, and a bit of a soapy lemon flavor.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, crisp and tingly carbonation that coats the tongue.

Overall, I enjoyed this quite a bit. It's definitely a bold and bitter IPA and, like Sculpin (it's bigger brother), it teeters on being unbalanced. But as intense as it is, it's also bursting with flavor.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 03:10:59 | More by WolfsbaneBloom

BadJustin

New York

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

05-11-2013 00:56:31 | More by BadJustin

Topher78

California

3/5  rDev -26.7%

05-10-2013 17:11:02 | More by Topher78