Bulletproof Tiger
Burley Oak Brewing Co.
- From:
- Burley Oak Brewing Co.
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 10.66%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Nov 03, 2019
- Added:
- Sep 09, 2012
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 8
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
Triple IPA
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Rated by GRG1313 from California
3.5/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
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Nov 03, 2019
Reviewed by Greenlabel from New Hampshire
4.27/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
16 oz. can acquired in a trade. No previous experience with this brewery. Poured dark orange with normal head. I was expecting a somewhat fruity beer based on the written commentary on the can. However, I thought the overall taste was more earthy and malty than fruity. Some bitterness especially in the finish. Although this product wasn't quite what I expected, I did find it very enjoyable and certainly not lacking in flavor. I'd be happy to purchase a Bulletproof Tiger it if I come across one in any of my future travels.
May 16, 2016Reviewed by gustavmahler-09 from Maryland
4.3/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours dark golden-brown, with a two-finger head that dissipates quickly. Smells of citrus, fruity. Tastes of citrus too, oranges. Taste lingers on the palate. Feels creamy, foamy, not bubbly. Very enjoyable.
Mar 25, 2016Reviewed by tcoppi from Maryland
3.14/5 rDev -20.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.14/5 rDev -20.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Canned, poured smoothly into a tall pint glass.
Look - Extremely dark amber color, almost red, unusual for an IPA but not out of place. Head was about a finger after the pour but quickly dissipated.
Smell - Onions and garlic, mostly garlic. Almost all garlic, no hint of any kind of fruit or malt sweetness lurking in the background.
Taste - Surprisingly not too bad based on my initial smell impression, the garlic and onion is definitely there but there is a decent amount of malt sweetness that it is not overwhelming. Not very much alcohol in the mouth, surprising for a 9.2%er, but I can feel it going down my throat. Not unpleasant but maybe a bit much for an IPA, even a double.
Feel - Carbonation is about right for the style, nothing surprising or out of place.
Overall - The smell definitely threw me for a loop, considering the Nelson Sauvin and Pacific Jade hops touted on the can. The overall score of 3.25 is mostly because of my expectation based on the can of a fruitier IPA , in this case I got a much more earthy IPA than I was expecting, or even thought was on the market. It wasn't horrible, but given the disparity between the can and what I experienced, I severely hope this wasn't a bad batch that they canned anyway.
Mar 12, 2016Look - Extremely dark amber color, almost red, unusual for an IPA but not out of place. Head was about a finger after the pour but quickly dissipated.
Smell - Onions and garlic, mostly garlic. Almost all garlic, no hint of any kind of fruit or malt sweetness lurking in the background.
Taste - Surprisingly not too bad based on my initial smell impression, the garlic and onion is definitely there but there is a decent amount of malt sweetness that it is not overwhelming. Not very much alcohol in the mouth, surprising for a 9.2%er, but I can feel it going down my throat. Not unpleasant but maybe a bit much for an IPA, even a double.
Feel - Carbonation is about right for the style, nothing surprising or out of place.
Overall - The smell definitely threw me for a loop, considering the Nelson Sauvin and Pacific Jade hops touted on the can. The overall score of 3.25 is mostly because of my expectation based on the can of a fruitier IPA , in this case I got a much more earthy IPA than I was expecting, or even thought was on the market. It wasn't horrible, but given the disparity between the can and what I experienced, I severely hope this wasn't a bad batch that they canned anyway.
Reviewed by Smakawhat from Maryland
3.46/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured from the can into a Spiegelau IPA glass. No dating on can, fresh from delivery.
Deep amber red body, quit clear with a polished red bronze quality to the body color. Very fine carbonation rising to only a two finger light creamy yellow head that settles to about a finger in size.
Hop aroma is weird on first exploration. Candied fruit and dank weed strangely, mixing in with a lot of caramel malt sweetness. Smells quite sugary, with an almost maple syrup bent to it. Hop angle tends to fade a bit and harder to rediscover on the nose after awhile. A bit weird too.
Palate gravitates to more classic amber quality. Moderate bitterness with a faint almost peach hop quality that fills the mid palate but with lots of caramel and syrup tones. Slight steely grapefruit finish but almost into a metallic bent as well. Interesting mild juiced fruit tones, but almost of canned cocktail like quality but with a solid malt depth.
Malt forward but also with a weird hop profile, certainly tastes better than it smells, decent passable brew but not for the hopheads out there.
Mar 02, 2016Deep amber red body, quit clear with a polished red bronze quality to the body color. Very fine carbonation rising to only a two finger light creamy yellow head that settles to about a finger in size.
Hop aroma is weird on first exploration. Candied fruit and dank weed strangely, mixing in with a lot of caramel malt sweetness. Smells quite sugary, with an almost maple syrup bent to it. Hop angle tends to fade a bit and harder to rediscover on the nose after awhile. A bit weird too.
Palate gravitates to more classic amber quality. Moderate bitterness with a faint almost peach hop quality that fills the mid palate but with lots of caramel and syrup tones. Slight steely grapefruit finish but almost into a metallic bent as well. Interesting mild juiced fruit tones, but almost of canned cocktail like quality but with a solid malt depth.
Malt forward but also with a weird hop profile, certainly tastes better than it smells, decent passable brew but not for the hopheads out there.
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