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Ballast Point Black Marlin Porter 3.57 336

Ballast Point Black Marlin Porter

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3363.59/5.03.57/5.05.9%91.9English pint, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
Ballast Point Black Marlin Porter is a rich dark chocolaty Porter with a distinctive American hop character. It is nitrogen dispensed which gives it a creamy texture, thick head and a balanced flavor that is reminiscent of traditional British cask conditioned ales. It is a great beer to go with hearty foods and is surprisingly one of the few beers that goes well with dessert.
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 LinusStick (1910), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 6, 2010  
A delicious porter. Aroma was a nice mix of deep roasted malt and coffee. Pour was dark brown/near black with a thin tan film for a head. Taste was classic porter. All the elements were there...coffee, dark roasted malt and a nice hoppy bitterness that blends perfectly with the beer to both bitter the aftertaste and dry the mouth. Nice carbonation and a bitter coffee aftertaste. Very nice


 ante (3024), Stockholm, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 1, 2010  
Bottled at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Pours out in an almost black colour topped with a thick off-white head. Rather clean yet powerful aroma of roasted malts and cocoa with hints of flowers and lemon-zest. Medium-bodied with rich roasted notes of black coffee, nougat, flowers, resin and lemon-zest. Long crisp bitter finish of roasted malts, cocoa and aromatic citric fruits. Great porter!


 Beerdedone (1901), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 19, 2010  
Bottle. Pours dark brown nearly black with a nice tan head that left light lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, caramel and had notes of coffee. Flavor was nicely hopped with roasted malts, milk chocolate, roasted grains, light coffee and had a touch of caramel with a dry and roasty finish.


 sfhodense (681), Odense NØ, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 11, 2010  
Pours dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is roasted caramel, chocolate and coffee. Flavour is roasted caramel and loads of chocolate and coffee. Nice.


 brewski519 (460), Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Jan 10, 2010  
Pours a pitch black color with a thin light brown head that dissapates quickly. Aroma of roasted malt, smokiness, chocolate and faint hops. Good roasty malt flavor with chocolate, smoke and toffee. Light body with a creamy texture and moderate carbonation. Nice porter.


 HOPSHUNTER (499), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 9, 2010  
Bottle. Poured a dark brown with a tall light brown head. Aroma is very roasted with notes of chocolate, coffee, some smoke, and some caramel malt. Medium body with a creamy mouth feel. Flavor is milk chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, caramel, and late hops bitterness. Finish is slightly bitter.


 coyotehunter (563), , Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 23, 2009  
Bottle thanks to GorditoABD. Thanks Chris! Pours a dark brown with a somewhat thin tan head. Roasty aroma of chocolate and coffee. taste follows the nose. Palate is a little thinner than I expected but regardless its pretty tasty.


 zizzybalubba (422), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 14, 2009  
22 oz. bottle from City Beverage in Winston-Salem, NC. Cola-like pour with a creamy off-white head. Roasted malt aroma, smoke, dark chocolate, and light citrus hops. Smoky malt flavor upfront that fades into delicious espresso and creamy chocolate with a slightly bitter hop finish. Overall this beer is light and rather sessionable. A good solid porter.



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