Ballast Point Sea Monster Stout (8%)

Formerly brewed at Ballast Point Brewing Company
Style: Stout
San Diego, California USA

Serve in English pint

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Bottle 66cl. @ LCRBM 2008, ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Clear dark black color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, dry coffee. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20081025]

22 oz. bottle. Pours dark brown/black with a small tan head. The aroma is roasted malt, dark chocolate, and dark fruits. The flavor had roasted malt with a moderate amount of sweetness. Dark chocolate, dark fruit, and some bitterness in the finish. Medium bodied and easy to drink. This is a solid stout.

Bottle shared at local BA tasting. Poured black color with an average brown frothy head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate roasted malt,chocolate and small alcohol aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture and flat carbonation. Medium to heavy sweet roasted flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate to long duration. Good complex stout.

courtesy of retorp. Pours pitch black with golden/beige head. Aroma of caramel malts with faint hops. Taste, malty and spicy with notes of hops. Light roasted malts coffee with chocolate and cocoa powder for a light bitter palate and finish. Caramel lingers for a nice sugary mouthfeel.

This black ale poured with a thin brown head and a chocolate aroma. There is a nice chocolate flavor with a smooth bitter finish. A taste of coffee is left on the palate.

A- Dark red to deep brown hue, 1/2 finger of tan smooth head, mild lacing S- Sweet espresso aroma, earthy/floral hops, tones of dark chocolate T- Initial taste is espresso coffee malts, roast malts, nice mix of sweet and bitterness, hops, fruits and berries come through midway, finishes bitter coffee M- Light/medium-bodied, watery texture, minimal carbonation D- Smooth and easy-drinking imperial stout, nice balance of roast coffee malts and bitter hops

I actually liked this a little more than the Sea Monster Imperial Stout, believe it or not (you probably don’t). Pours black with a tan head, not unlike the imperial version. Aroma of coffee and roasted malt. Flavor is similar with some bitter cocoa thrown in. Palate is fairly creamy. Pretty nice stout overall.

bottle. Black pour with minimal head. Aroma of bitter chocolate and whole coffee beans. The mouthfeel is much lighter than i expected. The flavor is of chocolate malts and roasted coffee beans. To be honest though, it just didn’t taste very full. It was a big of a let down to be honest.

12/07 bottles shared by oldstylecubsfan. Thanks Todd. Pours a dark brownish black with a small tan head. Nose is the typical roast, cocoa, light coffee notes. Flavor is more of the same. The lower abv does not necessarily lead to an easier drinking imperial stout. Still kind of a pain to drink, as has been the case with many imperial stouts for me recently. Just not digging on this style as much as I once did. Solid beer though. Just realized this is not an imperial stout at all. Oh well. Comments are still valid.

Shared by OldStyleCubFan. Year old bottle. Pours a dark black that allows some light. The nose is one to two fingers thick frothy and tannish. The aroma shows coffee, smooth chocolate, light and fruity, earthy roasted malt. The flavor is roasty, has a mild coffee and chocolate bitterness. Palate is creamy and smooth.