Big Horn Big Red I.P.A.

Brewed by Big Horn Brewing Company (Ram International)
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
, USA

This had a nice hop flavor, but until I came back to my hotel to rate this, I didn’t know it was an IPA. I thought it was an amber. Just not hoppy enough to claim IPA status. But the best of the beers I sampled at Big Horn.

This draft brew from the brewery poured a very small sized head of foamy finely sized clear colored bubbles that were and left behind a transparent uncarbonated orange colored body and a oily lacing. The mild aroma was hoppy. The mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish. The strong flavor contained notes of hops. A decent one that I would consider buying again.
Earlier Rating: 3/4/2004 Total Score: 2.9
This bottled brew poured a small head of off-white colored fine to large sized mostly lasting bubbles that left behind a very good lace. The body was not noted. THe aroma was more like an ESB than an IPA, not hoppy enough. It had the flavor and mouth feel of a Pale Ale with a malt hop somewhat bitter finish.

Unfortunately, I thought this was one of their better beers I had. I thought it was good, nice aroma and a mild amount of hops.

Arlington Location- A very nice example of an American IPA. It’s good to be able to find good brews around here, and Humperdinks is one of the few places you can find them. This one pours an amber with little white head. Fairly high carbonation gives this a drier palate than would otherwise be. Bitterness is clean and balanced. My only complaint is a lack of hop flavor, dry hopping should have been used more. A great IPA.

Not sure why a corpo brewpub would name an ipa big red but oh well. Slightly hoppy but underimpresses compared to other northwest ipas.

Name: Big Red IPA
Date: July 20, 2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub, Indianapolis
Appearance: clear dark gold, wispy white head, bits of lace
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma with citrus hops
Flavor: lots of citrus hop flavor backed by caramel sweetness, bitterness kicks in half way through and lasts through a long finish

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

Name: Big Red IPA
Date: February 22, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub, Arlington
Appearance: clear gold, fine off white head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma with lots of citrus hops
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, plenty of hops, light bitterness, lingering bitter finish

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Not too bad of an IPA, has some noticeable bittering hops, but really falls off at the finish. Could be much better, if there were just more floral or citrus hops. Smells fantastic though.

On tap in a very well-priced sampler.Pale copper color, thick white head. Hops and lime/tropical fruit on nose. Thick in mouth, hoppy bite goes to pieny, almost too much, but still good.