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Ballast Point Big Eye IPA

Ballast Point Big Eye IPA

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Ballast Point Brewing Company

San Diego, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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4123.74/5.03.74/5.07%92.2 Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
It is brewed with four malts for a deep golden color and to lend a malty counterpoint to the hops. Its full hop flavor is guaranteed to please the palate of the true hop head.
ABV 7% S.G. 1.070 F.G. 1.015 IBUs 55

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 acearl (171), Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20

Mar 25, 2008  
22oz’er...Light copper hue with creamy white head, mild citrus hop with light floral hint, not overwhelmingly hoppy, decent bitterness, notes of citrus, toffee with some earthy tones, rather smooth, not very thick alcoholic or bitter, above average IPA, quality and enjoyable taste.

maugus4ever (37), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Aug 20, 2008  
Pours copper with a thin dissipating head. Nice citrusy, hoppy aroma with flavor to match. This was a very enjoyable IPA with a good balance of hops and malts.


 tronraner (1392), (Louis-, Sevier-, Knox-)ville, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 18, 2008  
12 oz bottle. Pours copper orange with sticky beige head. The aroma is pine, mango, and a light honeyish sweetness. The flavor is toasty malt and a disembodied fruitiness, with canteloupe, orange, and mango. At first taste it strikes me as a little more gentle and malty than I thought it would be, but it finishes with a strong piney bitterness that lingers into an aftertaste of wood and grass. Pretty good.


 golubj (963), Redwood City, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 17, 2008  
Bottle. Nice orange pour, some white head that dissipated quickly. Nice citrus, orange peel, and pine hop aroma, The flavor is just like the aroma, lots of orange peel / grapefruit-like bitter flavor. Some resin and pine in the back. Nice ipa... I think this was a good year for hops b/c all the CA IPAs have it going on.


Lt_Dan (21), Greater Los Angeles Area, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/105/516/20
Aug 17, 2008  
Had it as a sampler at Stone 12th, then ordered it later that night for dinner. Full bodied, wonderful tropical fruit like hops, malts with perfect sweetness.


 Jonte (365), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Aug 15, 2008    Updated: Aug 16, 2008
Bottle. 6.0% ABV. Orange color with an off-white head. Aroma: American hops, citrus, tropical fruits, pine, caramel and a little bit of salt?. Flavor: Very hoppy with notes of grape, pine, exotic fruit, caramel, salt and herbs/grass.




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