Blind Tiger Pale Ale
Barley Island Brewing Company
- From:
- Barley Island Brewing Company
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 3.4 | pDev: 18.53%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 41
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 02, 2015
- Added:
- Jul 08, 2002
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
79
Okay
79
Okay
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Reviewed by RickS95 from Indiana
3.15/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.15/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pretty dark for a pale ale. Almost brown, mahogany. A thick haze inside the liquid. The head has IPA written all over it. Thick, a dingy white, craterous, lots of lacing after the head falls.
Very malty, bready, slightly floral, just the faintest hit of citrus.
Taste is very much like the smell. Very malty, doughy crackerlike taste, a bit of pine, Earthy notes.
It's mostly bitter, and not necessarily in a good way. I thought the malt would offset and balance the bitter, but it really doesn't. It's got that resinous stickiness to it, but other than that, nothing to write home about.
Very average. Low alcohol, mostly bitter, drinkable, but only because it's beer. Not something I'd want again.
Aug 09, 2012Very malty, bready, slightly floral, just the faintest hit of citrus.
Taste is very much like the smell. Very malty, doughy crackerlike taste, a bit of pine, Earthy notes.
It's mostly bitter, and not necessarily in a good way. I thought the malt would offset and balance the bitter, but it really doesn't. It's got that resinous stickiness to it, but other than that, nothing to write home about.
Very average. Low alcohol, mostly bitter, drinkable, but only because it's beer. Not something I'd want again.
Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky
3.92/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Standard and solid, Blind Tiger is a Pale Ale that balanced hop flavor/bitterness with malt sweetness for a good comparable to Sierra Nevada's.
The beer pours a copper/orange hue with mild, hoppy haze. Part froathy and part fizzy, the head character rises well but falls to traces just as quickly. A good looking beer, could be better with more froath and less fizz.
Aromas of citrus (grapefruit and orange zest) mix with malty flavors of graham crackers and caramel. Balanced well, the beer showcases mild spices, moderate bitterness, and no real flaws.
Light in body, the beer takes on good drinkability becuse of the tepid weight, but leads to thinness and acidic roughness and carbonic bite in the end.
The beer maybe falls somewhere between an American Pale Ale and an Extra Pale Ale. Low alcohol and body makes me yearn for more.
Dec 01, 2010The beer pours a copper/orange hue with mild, hoppy haze. Part froathy and part fizzy, the head character rises well but falls to traces just as quickly. A good looking beer, could be better with more froath and less fizz.
Aromas of citrus (grapefruit and orange zest) mix with malty flavors of graham crackers and caramel. Balanced well, the beer showcases mild spices, moderate bitterness, and no real flaws.
Light in body, the beer takes on good drinkability becuse of the tepid weight, but leads to thinness and acidic roughness and carbonic bite in the end.
The beer maybe falls somewhere between an American Pale Ale and an Extra Pale Ale. Low alcohol and body makes me yearn for more.
Reviewed by mynie from Maryland
4.1/5 rDev +20.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.1/5 rDev +20.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
On tap at their Broad Ripple brewpub.
Pours dark, more orange than amber, nearly perfectly translucent and with a respectable head.
Smells like fruity malts and dry, east coast hops. Not very complicated but nicely balanced.
Tastes refreshing. The hops are heavier than I expected but low-alpha, and their mild citrusiness mingles well with the fruit loopiness of the malt.
A straight-up east coast APA, right here. Not intensely bitter, but tasty, well-balanced, and easy drinking.
May 04, 2010Pours dark, more orange than amber, nearly perfectly translucent and with a respectable head.
Smells like fruity malts and dry, east coast hops. Not very complicated but nicely balanced.
Tastes refreshing. The hops are heavier than I expected but low-alpha, and their mild citrusiness mingles well with the fruit loopiness of the malt.
A straight-up east coast APA, right here. Not intensely bitter, but tasty, well-balanced, and easy drinking.
Reviewed by jking206 from Indiana
4.07/5 rDev +19.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
4.07/5 rDev +19.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Very easy drinking beer for a sunny day. Sweet in the front smooth on the finish. Appearance is a little weak, with a Slightly murky tarnished brass color. The aroma is nice, but a bit weak. I had to get a nose full of foam to smell it. Overall, a nice little beer.
Apr 11, 2010
Reviewed by yourefragile from District of Columbia
3.38/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle
Hazy amber/orange with a thin cream head that leaves a thick ring of bubbles and film with little lacing. Mild caramel and earthy aroma, some grain and citrus but little actual hop presence. Flavor is grain, citrus, and caramel malt with mild pine hop flavor in the finish.. Doesn't taste much like other APAs but not unpleasant. Thicker side of medium bodied with light carbonation with a slightly stale, slick finish. Not bad, but something is off in the finish which is a little too sweet for me.
Nov 02, 2009Hazy amber/orange with a thin cream head that leaves a thick ring of bubbles and film with little lacing. Mild caramel and earthy aroma, some grain and citrus but little actual hop presence. Flavor is grain, citrus, and caramel malt with mild pine hop flavor in the finish.. Doesn't taste much like other APAs but not unpleasant. Thicker side of medium bodied with light carbonation with a slightly stale, slick finish. Not bad, but something is off in the finish which is a little too sweet for me.
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