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Ballast Point Black Marlin Porter

Ballast Point Black Marlin Porter

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88
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A Porter brewed by
Ballast Point Brewing Company

San Diego, California USA

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2283.58/5.03.57/5.05.9%84.9English 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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 DTM (399), Winters, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20

Dec 7, 2007  
Poured black with a super large head. Good roasted malt flavor, but somewhat thin-bodied. It was okay, but I usually expect more from a porter

 Goodgrief (1055), Middletown, Delaware, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Oct 11, 2008  
KSBF 08 - Dark brown color. Roasted aroma. Big chocolate malt flavor with lots of roast. Rich and full with a dry finish. Hey, not horrible!


 The_Captain (339), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 7, 2008  
KSBF 08- Really dark brown pour with a small tan head. Roast coffee texture with dark chocolate notes. Slight dry cocoa finish, some sweetness. Decent.


 afireinside96 (498), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 5, 2008  
On tap at KSBF ’08. Dark brown, nearly black with a tan head. Light smell of dark chocolate. Bitter chocolate dominates the flavor, a little dusty. Not bad.


 unclemike (380), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Sep 1, 2008  
Poured a dark brown with a small tan head. Nose was pretty choco-roasty, a little fruity. Taste is classic roasted malt with appropriate hop bitterness as backup. Initially I didn’t notice, but this one has quite a carbonation issue---a bit too much. The hops never quite make a statement in this...a bit too sweet in the end. .


 bp (315), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Draft: pours a dark black with a tan head, aroma of roasted malt, taste is malty and bitter, medium body. Not bad.



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