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Ballast Point: Big Eye India Pale Ale

This New World IPA is/was brewed by Ballast Point in San Diego, California, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 58.35%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 7.00%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

Bottle. You know what...I really liked this IPA. It pours a clear orange color with a medium off-white head that laced pretty well. Aroma is citrus, pine with a decent malt backbone. The flavor did not dissipoint. Nice malt/hop balance that leads to a very well profiled beer. Body is medium and finishes crisp and clean. Yeah, this is good.
A sweet balanced biscut and pine nose with traces of orange peel. Glowing clear amber body with a sustaining small fish eyes tan head. Fresh hoppyness and carmel/biscut malts with a smooth mouthfeel with just enough carbonation to keep it interesting. Finnishes nutty, hoppy, and long. Well crafted IPA from the folks at Ballast Point
Copper with a thin tan head. The nose is WOW hops with grapefruit and kick. The taste is almost too hoppy and one directional. I know it is supposed to be like that But I just dont dig it right now.

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Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
18th Apr 2009 at 10:45 am bottle (on the train from San Diego to Burbank), , USA 7.00 dark golden Taste: 82.35%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 44.44%
Clarity: 100%
 58.352% floral-bitterness 292

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Other Beers (etc.) by Ballast Point

Apart from Big Eye India Pale Ale, Hop Horizons lists 13 others by Ballast Point. These are:
Barmy Apricot Ale
Black Marlin Porter
Callico Amber Ale
Calm Before the Storm
Dead Ringer Oktoberfest
Indra Kunindra
Pumpkin Down
Sculpin IPA
Sculpin: Blueberry & Mango
Sextant Oatmeal Stout
Victory at Sea - Coffee Vanilla Imperial Porter
Wahoo Wheat
Yellowtail Pale Ale

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