Ginger Big Eye IPA

Smells like a standard IPA, but the ginger is there on the taste. I LOVE ginger, so I expected great things out of this one, despite the sale price. And these guys mix great stuff with IPA: the pineapple Sculpin is to die for. But wow, it turns out ginger just doesn't mix with IPA, who knew? I mean it's not bad at all, but like oil and water, they just don't MIX. You get all IPA on the whiff and swallow, and then, poof, after the fact, a touch of ginger. So while I love both IPA and ginger, and I love that they thought to combine them, the combination just doesn't amount to anything beyond the sum of the parts. But I guess you don't know until you try it. So this fails. But I once thought IPA and pineapple sounded ridiculous, until I tried theirs, and it was fucking amazing! So ID on this, but keep experimenting guys, cause you never know what you'll discover! Still a champion brewer in my book.

22oz bottle, 7% ABV
Ballast Point Brewing Company
San Diego CA
purchased at Maria's in Canton MI