Ballast Point Black Eye Blended Ale

Brewed by Ballast Point Brewing Company
Style: Porter
San Diego, California USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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draft, coffee, toast, citrus, herbs, brown, black, minimal head, lightly bitter, light sweetness, medium body, average carbonation, long finish,

On tap at Ballast Point location north of San Diego. This mix was very well done and made for a beer that I probably enjoyed better than either of the component beers. The aromas were coco and bitterness that came from both the roasted character but also from the substantial hops. The flavors were very well blended with the porter character presenting itself first and the IPA hoppiness cleaning everything up and providing a beautiful finish.

Pours a medium to dark coffee color, nose is moderate with centennial hops, hints of floral and coffee. Taste is very drinkable, still plenty hoppy, finishes with a nice roasty quality. really wish they would bottle this blend.

Served from tap at the brewery. Appearance is a more translucent brown black with a small tan head. Aromas are hop infused roasted malt aromas. The flavors are really nice roasted malt that lean towards the chocolate side. A good amount of citrus hop flavors too. The mouth is nicely carbonated and medium bodied. A nice blend, I really enjoyed.

10th rating lets make this official. Cask main brewery dry hopped. Pours Blackish amber with a tan head nose is sweet taste is sweet malty bitter yum 7.5.8.4.15. I liked it, hard to call it a porter though.

On-tap at the Linda Vista location. Pours murky, light brown with a good sized offwhite head, good lace. Smells, well it smells like and IPA mixed with a Porter. Bright hoppy notes mixed with dark roasty malty notes. Tastes hoppy and citrusy with a nice backbone of roasty malts. The roasty flavors linger. Thin body, good carbonation.

ON tap at brewery. Light brown with a fizzy white head. Roasty aroma and taste with good chocolate notes and a strong citrus hoppiness. Decent.

Sampled at the Linda Vista Brewery while picking up homebrew supplies. Sampler poured dark without much head. Aroma full of citrus hop, but also some roastiness. Flavor is sweet overall with citrus and choclate. finishines smooth and dry. This was damn good!

Half and half poured from a bomber of Black Marlin Porter and a bomber of Big Eye IPA: Dark burgandy color held up to a light with a fluffy light beige head. Aroma is citrus, pine and dark malt. Flavor starts light citrus and pine followed by coffee and a little dark chocolate finishing semi-sweet with a light orange rind bitterness. Medium body is smooth and creamy with moderate carbonaton. Interesting blend.

Had this brew at the brewery in Linda Vista a few months back. Great flavors when the two beers are combined (Big Eye IPA and Black Marlin Porter). Reminded me of Stone’s 11th Anniversary.