Ballast Point Navigator DoubleBock

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

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Tap. Pours dark brown with a ruby tint and thin off-white head; short retention and spare lacing. Aroma is dark fruit, molasses, caramel malt, figs, and light booze. Flavor is heavy sweet malt and supporting dark fruit esters; sweet finish. Medium body, low carbonation, and medium warmth.

Tap at Naja’s. Pours clear dark brown with a small, fizzy off-white head, short retention with spare lacing. Aroma is dark fruity esters, banana, clove, caramel and cookie malt with earthy hops. Flavor is malt dominant with faint hops and bitterness, dark fruity esters and a sweet finish. Full body, medium warmth and carbonation.

very big DB. Light cola color with a nice head and caramel aromas, certainly sweet but lots more than just candy.

UPDATED: MAY 21, 2012 on tap-pours a tan head with trailing lace and copper/red color. Aroma is medium malt-caramel/some cocoa. Taste is medium malt-caramel/some cocoa, some pine hops that give a little bite at the finish. Slightly syrupy mouth feel. Soft carbonation. *********** -CBC reception on tap 3.8

Draft at World of Beer (Tampa Palms). Pours a dark mohagany amber color with a tan head. Roasted malt, dark chocolate aroma and flavor with hops and chewing tobacco in the finish.

Pours a dark mahogany with no head or lacing. Aroma of molasses and licorice. Taste like it smells, molasses and licorice. This is a really nice beer, could be a nice winter drink. Very drinkable!

(Draught) Pours a deep mahogany body with a medium beige head. Aroma of caramel, roasted grain, raisins, and cocoa. Flavor of raisins, caramel, roasted malt, chocolate, and nuts.

Draft… Clear dark lager with crimson flashes when held up to light. Small, short-lived, off-white head. The aroma consists of caramel, cocoa and dark fruits. Full-bodied with tingly carbonation. The flavor offers caramel, candied tree nuts and a measured splash of vinous port wine. Finishes bittersweet and caramely. Malts are featured here, as they should be, but a modest hop bill does provide a nice buffer without distraction.

This poured a murky lighter brown color with a beige head. Aroma was lots of caramel, some grassy hops and light toffee too. Flavor was very german like, some toasted caramel, and musty hops. OK

Clear body and light brown in color. Thick, creamy white head. Malt dominate with lots of caramel sweetness. Flavor is also quite sweet. Decent dopplebock.