Big Boss High Roller IPA

Growler from ucusty - thanks! Slightly hazy golden amber with a thick off white head. Nice nose - sweet caramel, herbal, some piney hop.Flavor is a nice bitter/sweet balance - sweet caramel and bitter pine, some light grapefruit. Pretty spiderweb lace from top to bottom. Medium bodied. Very nice beer - I was concerned about this growler, as I got sick and let it sit in the fridge for almost 2 weeks. ucusty duct taped the lid for me, and it held up perfectly. Thanks again, David!

Small sample, hope to get a chance to rerate. Aroma was mostly citrus and floral. Flavor was much of the same with a light caramal backbone. Above average for the style.

Name: Big Boss IPA
Date: 09/23/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Asheville

crystal clear amber, whispy off white head, huge sweet pine aroma, lots of hop flavor and bitterness, nice sweetness with a mixture of carmel and pine, long bitter finish,
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Name: Big Boss IPA
Date: 12/18/2006
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub

the pine aroma and sweetness in the flavor has been subdued, still lots of good hop flavor and betterness, the caramel sweetness eventually comes back in the flavor but not the pine

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4
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Date: 09/22/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Asheville

clear dark gold, wispy white head, drippy lace, sweet crystal and caramel malt aroma with lots of citrus hops, lots of sweet caramel malt flavor, lots of balancing citrus hops, nice long bitter finish,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Draft at Brixx. I love the hop-bomb as much as most any hophead, but this one didn’t do it for me. Decent nose of grains and bitterness with a hint of alcohol. Dark amber. The flavor’s pretty easy to explain: hops + alcohol. I usually like the hopbombs, but I found this one to lack complexity and depth beyond the overwhelming shot of bitterness and a surprisingly apparent alcohol burn. I didn’t expect that with so much trying to hide it and only 6.75%, but it was there. There may have been something off with the tap, as well, as it had almost no head and was pretty flat. Far from the worst beer out there, but not a good representation of a great style.

on tap @HopfestNC-pours a big foamy retaining light tan head and gold color. Aroma is citrus hops. Taste is citrus hops-some bitter, secondary medium malt. Light/medium body. Mild carbonation.

on draft at horniblows. pours a copper color, almost light. hoppy aroma. sweet hoppy flavor.

Pours a light copper color with a white head. Aroma is grassy, earthy hops. Flavor is caramel, lots of grassy bitter hops.

A bit of a malty aroma. The flavor on this is pretty decent. A nice hop finish and a consistent flavor throughout. And not skunked, which is better than the previous two Carolina IPAs I just had.