Big Ballard Imperial IPA
Redhook Brewery in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
6.75
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Big Ballard Imperial IPA pays homage to our original stomping grounds in the Ballard district of Seattle with a bold assertive hop character, light amber hue and crisp finish with a lingering hop character.
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8.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 9
Opalescent orange to amber colour, minimal ecru-ish head; aroma of pine resiny, marmalade, grapefruity and some biscuity notes; taste of intensive hoppy bitterness with similar notes to the aroma and some grape seeds; great classical IIPA
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jul 2025
at 05:16
7/10
RB score 3.42
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2025
at 03:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from a grocery store in Portland, Oregon. Aroma is fruity hops, tropical fruits, grapefruit, malt, pine resin, orange, hint of caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and above medium bitter. Body is medium. Mild for an IIPA with a definite malt presence, but I like the easy balance of this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Aroma: Fruity hops with ripe fruits. Flavour: Fruity bitter and sweet with ripe fruit and notes of grapefruit. Aftertaste is tangy bitter. Colour: Golden amber with a white head. From: Can @ Foodlands Grocery store, Lahaina Maui Hawaii
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jul 2024
at 23:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can at SeaTac. Pours a clear orange with a copper hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has light pine and grass with a bit of grain backing. Flavor has more of a resinous pine with a bit of dank grass and just a hint of grain underlying.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Nov 2023
at 04:52
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Best before date on bottom of can is 6 February 22. The aromas are toffee malt, oxidized hops and cardboard. Flavors are somewhat similar to nose, oxidized hops stand out. Bittersweet. Decent body and carbonation. Wish I could have had one fresh.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Aug 2022
at 23:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
19.2 ounce tall boy from Stater Brother’s Market in Twentynine Palms, CA. Ya sure, Ya betcha! Amber orange pour. Large, tight, frothy beige head is enduring. Subtle toasted malt aroma has earthy, spicy notes. Fruity, spicy toasted malt flavor. Lots of bitter hops on backend.
Tried
on 13 Aug 2022
at 01:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jan 2022
at 21:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tall 568ml can at my daughters in Laguna Hills on 16th January 2022. pretty clear golden body, off-white crown. Hoppy with both a resinous and citrussy aroma and taste, all on a semi-sweet malty base. Drank while supervising some spare ribs on the BBQ. Liked it.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jan 2022
at 06:06
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Pour is a cloudy orange with a large white head. Aroma is sweet heavy malt and some grapefruit hops. Flavor is pretty much all mlat and very little hop. This was not good in multiple ways. To much malt not enough hops and way sweet. Blah.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2021
at 01:45