Ballast Point Big Eye IPA

Brewed by Ballast Point Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
San Diego, California USA

From a 22 oz bottle, this poured a slightly cloudy orange to amber with a light yellow head and good lacing rings. Nose of citrus hops, and light malts. Very smooth and slick mouthfeel. Flavor is strongly of floral and citrus hops, and there is long nicely bitter finish. An excellent IPA;

12oz. bottle. Hoppy, fruity aroma, citric and fresh with notes of grapefruit, pineapple and a bit of toasted caramel maltiness as counterpoint. Clear deep golden color with a lasting, fine, white head. Flavor is very hop-oriented, these contributing a good deal of resinous, juicy citrus and sharp bitterness throughout, but again seeing a touch of toasted, honeyish malt here and there to provide sweetness and balance. Finishes dry and clean, with a lingering bitter hop tang. Mouthfeel is oily, sharp and moderately effervescent, body is medium. A sure bet to satisfy one’s hop fix. Single-hopped with Centennial, I understand.

22 oz bomber from Spirits RB. Pours a slghtly hazy orangey amber with a large frothy white head. Aroma has a good touch of malty sweetness up front, toffee, caramel and syrup blended in with some citrusy hops. Medium bodied with average carbonation that is nice and refreshing. Flavor is actually better then the aroma with a good balance from the caramel malts with the citrus hops making a nice appearance towards the end and finishes rather bitter.Sampled this with some friends and even though this was the first bottle we opened it was one of the best of the night.

Bottle. [thank you, ChristianScheffel, hope it’s okay I drank it]
Pours clear orange with a big, creamy, lightly offwhite head. Aroma is exqusite hoppiness, apricot, grapefruit, pine and a little caramel behind it. Fine, lightly fat, and lightly crisp mouthfeel. Flavour is a little underwhelming, a bit fruity sweet at first, lots of fruity hops, dominated by grapefruit and pine. Very dry and hoppy finish.

I do not know what it is, but there is wacked about this beer…one dimensional, sweet hop flavoring, somewhat carbonated, over toasted in some parts, just not that good for my palate.

Verre de 4 oz, d’une bouteille au Mondial 08. Arômes de houblons américains (orange, pamplemousse). Robe dorée, peu de mousse. Assez sucrée pour une IPA, le houblon est bien apparent et laisse une amertume agréable. Une bonne IPA, mais qui ne se démarque pas particulièrement.

Bottle at Mondiale 2008. Some citrus aroma and citrus taste. A good American IPA, but also another American IPA. Lacey.

Bière #7 au Mondial 08 (28/5/08), bouteille. Ambrée claire, peu de collet. Arome d’houblon un peu amère avec des notes de pêches et d’agrume. Goût bien amère, zeste d’agrume bien houblonné. Un très bon IPA!