IPA
Big Sky Brewing Company in Missoula, Montana, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.02
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A bold and assertive beer - Big Sky I.P.A. - Distinct hop presence and malty backbone will leave you refreshed and ready for your moment of glory. So hang on tight & enjoy the ride!
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6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Peter (Mr Pitstop brewery) Bellingers, Jet Garage, Grove Nr Wantage, many thanks to Peter for dropping these off at my work, consumed at Castleton campsite, Peak District, Derbyshire, 20.09.10 Pours amber with a clean white head, some carbonation. The aroma is hoppy but tinged with a sweetness. Some tasty steely hops start to show, clean, good bitterness, fine. A6 A5 T6 P3 Ov12 3.2
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2010
at 10:29
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33 cl bottle. Golden copper color, huge tan head. Aroma of grass, butterscotch, light citrus. Taste is bitter start to finish, with pine and scotch. Medium body. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2010
at 22:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz bottle. Pours orange amber with an off-white head. Aroma has grapefruit hops along with malty biscuit. Flavor has grapefruit, floral, and pine hops along with biscuit, but is a bit on the weak side. Nice strong bitterness, though, makes up for a slight lack of other flavors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2010
at 21:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pours fairly dark for the style. It’s a shade of reddish gold with a good white head. Aroma is fairly hoppy but not altogether pleasing. Citrus, pine, grass and an herbaceous woodiness are all present from the hops. The woody note is my main source of complaint. It’s even stronger in the taste than the aroma, lending the flavor of fresh bark or a thick stem - uninteresting and blandly bitter. Otherwise, the flavor is fairly dry with some yeastiness. Malt flavors are mild, just a boring background bread flavor. Feel is a bit effervescent but finishes thin.
Tried
on 06 Jun 2010
at 23:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Poured from 12 oz bottle. Aroma is great, floral and citrus mixed hops make this a great smelling IPA. Pours a clearish copper with a thin but frothy head. Very creamy with a pronounced hop taste and backing malt finish. Big ups to Big Sky!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2010
at 18:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
on tap-pours an off white head and amber color. Aroma is pine/grapefruit. Taste is pine/grapefruit hops bite, some light malt. Dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Mar 2010
at 19:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Slightly hazy copper coloured body with ruby (YES!) highlights and a thick dense tan head - this is what an IPA should look like! Aroma of fresh floral hops with a touch of grapefruit, a lot of metal, some malt and a touch of caramel sugars. Medium-bodied; Sharp hop flavour at first then fades very nicely to a smooth malt backbone and a touch of the caramel sweetness and even some apricots. Aftertaste shows a lot more metal, nothing too bitter at the end, surprisingly. Overall, a good solid IPA, but nothing absolutely amazing - good all around though. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Bottleworks in Seattle, Washington on 25-April-2009, sampled at home in Washington on 11-February-2010.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2010
at 22:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle at The Beerhive
Appearance: Poured amber with a nice amount of white head leaving some lacing in the glass
Aroma: Pine and grapefruit
Taste: Pine, citrus and malts
A very good IPA, crisp and clean. Enjoyable!
Appearance: Poured amber with a nice amount of white head leaving some lacing in the glass
Aroma: Pine and grapefruit
Taste: Pine, citrus and malts
A very good IPA, crisp and clean. Enjoyable!
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2010
at 16:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
bottle, pours a rich carmel with a medium frothy light tan head. Aroma is huge grapefruit, hops, and rock candy. Solid bready malt base with some nutty character, ends with a nice moderate bitter hop finish that has citrus notes as well. Really well made IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2010
at 16:09
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
bottle at home ... copper sweet creamy toffee malts .nose .. big hop ... sweet malts ... little but not much of the pale hop ... little orange peel ... quite well balanced
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2010
at 10:34