Big Boss High Roller IPA

Brewed by Big Boss Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Raleigh, North Carolina USA

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,
-------- /> 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
-------- /> 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

(12oz bottle) Small off-white head atop a clear amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, herbal, pine, light salty. Taste is medium sweet, pine, grapefruit, herbal, light salty. Good bitterness. Watery medium body, some chalk.

(Bottle) Pours a transparent burnt orange body with an undersized white head. Bouquet of flora, pine, and breadiness. Significant hoppy flavor with a bitter finish.

12oz bottle acquired in trade with OldGrowth (thanks!). Poured a medium and slightly hazy amber color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, pine, and a little on the fruity side. Tastes of citrus, bready, caramel, and light pine. Semi-sweet with a lighter bitter finish. Thin body.

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.

Bottle... NTB Ernesto Festo ’06... Cloudy deep gold ale with a small, frothy, white head. Earthy, acidic aroma with notes of leather, grapefruit, pine cone and a mildewy funkiness. The flavor is moderately bitter and minutely acidic. Medium-bodied and fizzy. Lengthy, medium bitter finish.

Bottle sampled on 1/10/07: Pours a clear copper bronze with a well-lacing, wispy off-white head. Aroma of lightly sweet grainy pale malts with an earthy, piny hoppy presence. Body starts thin and effervescent with a mild, earthy grainy malty character and big hoppy bitterness with some grapefruity flavor. A pretty decent IPA.

Pours amber/copper with an off white head. Smells of soap, straw, hay and some spices. Tastes earthy with an earthy finish. Very drinkable and much more of a pale ale than an IPA.