Ballistic Brewing Co. - Gargoyle India Pale Ale - Indian Wells Brewing Company

jeffjeff1

California

3.18/5  rDev +29.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

My mom picked this up for me last night at Fresh and Easy I think.

Appearance- amber color, thin but nice looking head, good retention

Smell- some hops but the smell is pretty light

Taste- light flavor for an IPA, some hops, slight bitterness but very little

Mouthfeel- medium bodied

Drinkability- I thought it was ok. pretty light but still very drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2012 20:16:58 | More by jeffjeff1

pathead

Nevada

1.5/5  rDev -38.8%

03-30-2013 03:10:44 | More by pathead

Hopinista

Nevada

3.75/5  rDev +53.1%

03-11-2013 05:24:33 | More by Hopinista

FlyingBull

California

2.6/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5

Picked this up at Fresh & Easy along with the Indian Wells Red for $5/4-pack. I've seen their beers and have been wanting to try them. This beer poured a clear medium yellow with a small ~1/2" white head that dissapated very quickly; in less than 3 minutes. There was a light spicy hop aroma with some malt aroma. Inital flavor was a very light spicy hop flavor, mildly bitter, followed by a light malt flavor. The mouthfeel was on the light watery side for me.

All in all, a very mild IPA; more like an ESB or regular English ale. This is not the worst beer I've every had, and it was certainly better then the Irish red, but I doubt I would buy it again. There are just too many good beers out there to waste time, taste, and money on mediocre.

Serving type: bottle

02-22-2013 15:31:34 | More by FlyingBull

searsclone

Arizona

2.54/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

bottle poured violently into an imperial pint glass. almost zero head with slightly more than zero lace

hazy honey color with a little chocolate and a tiny bit of spice on the nose

taste is lacking, tiny bit of spice with a touch of bitter chocolate

mouth feel is thin and watery

overall, not good

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2013 04:13:46 | More by searsclone

blackcloud

Alaska

3/5  rDev +22.4%

01-03-2013 22:18:32 | More by blackcloud

Garrett092112

Illinois

2.25/5  rDev -8.2%

11-25-2012 07:18:19 | More by Garrett092112

cycoduck

California

1.5/5  rDev -38.8%

09-22-2012 02:44:52 | More by cycoduck

mhaugo

California

1.85/5  rDev -24.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

12 ounce bottle. Decanted into a pint glass.
Appearance: Murky copper. Fairly persistent, thin head.
Smell: Sugary sweet. Very sweet. With a touch of aged lawn clippings.
Taste: The label promotes this beer as “explosive”. The explosive flavor may be hiding in the last two and a half inches of my glass, but I certainly haven’t found it yet. It’s watery, ridiculously sweet, and almost unpalatable.
Mouthfeel: Thin and light.
Overall: Awful. Tastes like a newbie homebrewer’s mistake. I don’t get it.

Serving type: bottle

09-17-2012 04:47:09 | More by mhaugo

djaeon

California

3/5  rDev +22.4%

08-11-2012 20:42:36 | More by djaeon

SeanG

California

2/5  rDev -18.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Appearance: Light amber. Despite the "BIG HEAD" claim on the label, it produced a burst of white bubbly head that quickly diminishes to almost nothing.

Smell: Struggling to smell a hop.

Taste: Minimal hop bitterness fades quickly. A little astringent, medicine/can taste. Sweet malt stands out. Overall taste falls way short due to lack of hop aroma.

Mouthfeel: Feels very carbonated. Very light body. Feels like macro lager.

Drinkability: 4 packs + 7.2 abv, can't session + not a real IPA = do not buy.

Its not an IPA and its not a great example of anything else. Its pretty weird.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2012 02:10:38 | More by SeanG

Zorro

California

2.28/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Fresh & Easy only beer.

Clear amber colored beer with a small white colored head. Some sediment in this that settles out fairly quickly.

Smells sweet and hoppy with the scent of leaf tobacco, no pine or grapefruit or any other scent you would normally expect. This is much closer to BIPA than it is AIPA.

Starts out lightly smoky with a trace of caramel and some apple. Mildly bitter this isn't what I expected. Taste-wise this really is closer to an ESB.

Mouthfeel is OK.

Overall this is a "WTF am I Drinking” type of beer. Nothing I would every buy again. Tastes like an ESB, but not a great one.

Serving type: bottle

12-08-2011 05:58:23 | More by Zorro