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Ballast Point Black Marlin Porter

Ballast Point Black Marlin Porter

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A Porter brewed by
Ballast Point Brewing Company

San Diego, California USA

bottled
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2163.58/5.03.57/5.05.5%84.5 English pint, Stem glass P  Stats

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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 sunevdj (1346), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20

May 8, 2008  
Pours a clear dark brown with a beige head and lacings. Medium to heavy sweetness with a light bitterness. Aromas of grains and roasted malts. Bready hint. Light piney hops aromas. A bit over medium bodied. Soft carbonation. Dry finish with a tiny hint of metals.

 dkachur (618), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Jul 9, 2008  
22 oz. bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville. Dark brown pour with a medium creamy head. Roasted malty mocha-ey aroma. Slightly bitter roasted malt aroma with notes of coffee, cream and chocolate. Medium body.


 Indra (1815), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 5, 2008  
22oz. bottle. Sweet and roasty malt aroma, full of chocolate and toffee with notes of marshmallow, cola and some faint hop perfume. Mostly opaque black-brown color with a light tan head that subsides considerably. Dark chocolate malt flavor, again roasty and sweet, gently smoky and nutty with hints of sugary, creamy coffee, spicy, citric hop, and a very mild degree of bitterness. Smooth and thin on the palate with a low amount of effervescence, body is light-medium. Pretty well dominated by chocolate sweetness, fairly light and pleasant otherwise.


 Rciesla (712), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/104/514/20
Jul 3, 2008  
Pours a dark brown black body with little tan head. Aroma/flavor is sweet malty, grainy, some lightly bitter coffee. Very drinkable but the body feels a bit oily and thin. Not bad.


 Mrthirstyneck (339), Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Jun 21, 2008  
This is a dam good porter. Nothing sweet really which is a good thing. nice tan head that laces just a bit. Color is deep. almost black. Aroma is a touch sweet, but grainy and toasted as well. Flavor is really good. Texture is nice and creamy too. It has a really smooth, and almost hard to taste ashy, toasted taste that really lingers on the palate. And I like that.


 rkuhnel (977), Eureka, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 21, 2008  
From a 22 oz bottle this poured a creamy black with a long-lasting tan head and moderate lacing rings. Nose of roasted malts with coffee, chocolate, ripe fruit, and a hint of hops. Mouthfeel medium and very smooth. Flavor is of roasted malts, but three is dry and slightly bitter finish. Very easy to drink and overall an excellent porter.




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