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Big Sky IPA

Big Sky IPA - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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 Percentile 
90
overall
Brewed by Big Sky Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Missoula, Montana USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3353.55/5.03.54/5.06.2%80.9Shaker, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
This big, rich IPA features Simcoe hops which give it both a fruity, piney hop nose and a clean, ringing bitterness. IN-between, the malt flavor is slightly caramel for a touch of malt sweetness. This IPA is well-balanced and very expressive with hops.
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wwwdottom (22), Breese, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 5, 2009  
Pours a cloudy copper color with little head that leaves lacing throughout - Piney aroma - bitter on the palate solid IPA but I have had better.


 GG (1612), NorCal, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Nov 1, 2009  
Maybe it was the mood I was in but this was one really damn good IPA. Maybe with all the stouts I’ve been sucking down, I was hankerin’ for some hoppage and this delivered that fix for sure. The beer pours out a dark amber color, clear with a creamy light tan head, beautiful lacing and some nice staying power. Aroma has enough hop character to really satisfy my needs with a strong piney punch, followed up with a floral/sweet caramel note. Flavor is really something to enjoy. A near perfect blend of juicy hops and a toasted/caramel malts. Really a damn good job with the balance. The mouthfeel on this beer is so damn silky smooth, it borders on an oatmeal stout thickness. Just a chewy goodness that I really enjoyed. A sixer of this will do me fine tonight while watching the WS. Damn good IPA.


 bsp77 (191), Minnesota, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 29, 2009  
Poured from bottle into Pint glass. Clear orange-amber with a frothy white head and very nice lacing. Aroma of sweet toasted malts and citrus hops. Some pine as well. Much more hoppy and bitter than the smell indicates. Pine and citrus hops with a ever-so-slightly sweet toasted malt counterbalance. Finishes very bitter, which lasts and lasts. Moderate carbonation, medium body, very dry finish. Excellent IPA all around. Nice sipper but hard to have too many.


 MesandSim (5790), London, Greater London, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 24, 2009  
A Mes rate. Bottle at GBBF.
Dark orange gold with a good white head. Big and resinous. Alcohol is a little too clear. Some petrol. Bitter finish. Ok but not amazing.


 dwaggs2 (531), Lee’s Summit, Missouri, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/103/515/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Bottle. Poured a dark amber color with a two finger white head. Left plenty of lacing on the side of the glass. Aroma was grass, pine, spruce, and citrus. Flavor was bitter then sweet. Pine, floral hops, and a bitter sweet aftertaste. A very good ipa.


 sebletitje (1880), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Oct 17, 2009  
courtesy of wasatch pours cloudy orange, thin off white head. Aroma of grassy hops, citrus, pine. Flavor, light bitter hops, fruity; citrus/grapefruit, some faint malts. Tasty bordering a dipa with a tasty malty/pine finish.


 jrob21 (1250), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Oct 16, 2009  
A pretty nice IPA. If this were local I would reach for this a lot. Nice clear coopper color. Pine and slight sweetness in the aroma. Good caramel malt back bone with a sticky resin pine flavor and finish.


Finhead (56), Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Oct 10, 2009    Updated: Oct 12, 2009
Amber with a medium off-white head. It has a predominantly pine hop aroma. The taste begins sweet and ends very bitter.



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