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]

Draft. A dark brown beer with a lazing brown head. The aroma has notes of sweet malt and caramel, while the flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and roasted malt, lending it a bit of acidity, as well as light notes of alcohol.

From tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad. Pours dark brown to black with a light redish glare and a lacing off-white head. Roasted and fruity aroma. Flavour is hard roasted malt but also mild acidic to citric fruity flavour. Ends with a mild roasted and acidic fruity finish. Lovely.

Bottle, 8% at LCRBM08. Weak fruity aroma. Black colour, small brown head. Roasted and slightly sweet, well-balanced. Needs a bit of the carbonation swirled out of it.

UPDATED: JAN 17, 2009
Date: November 30, 2006
Mode: Draft, Nitro
Source: Brewery
Vintage: 2006
Appearance: black, big creamy tan head
Aroma: rich roasted malt aroma with a touch of lactose sweetness
Body: very creamy body
Flavor: rich roasted malt flavor, touch of chocolate, light bitterness

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Date: December 25, 2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: South Bay Drugs, San Diego
Vintage: 2008
Appearance: black, fine tan head
Aroma: rich roasted malt aroma with a nice dark chocolate character
Body: silky body
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, good roasted character, well hopped for a bitterness complementary to the roasted malt

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

(Bottle) Pours a black body with a small tan head. Aroma of roastiness, sulfur, caramel, coffee, and chocolate. Flavor of roasted malt, coffee, light lactose, some dark fruit, and chocolate.

@San Diego Brewing [CA]-on tap-pours a disappearing off white head with bubbles and black color. Aroma is dark malt-coffee/licorice, some acidic. Taste is sweet dark malt-coffee/licorice, some acidic-hops. No carbonation.

Bottle @ LCRBM 2008. Coffee, salt and licorice in the aroma. Malty, laurel, licorice, roast and salt in the flavor. Salty roasty aftertaste. Very good!

UPDATED: FEB 17, 2009 Bomber from South Bay Drug. Opaque brown/black color with a decent dark tan head. Aromas of chocolate, dark fruit and coffee. Medium body with creamy carbonation. Flavor is rather sweet, heat, dark fruit and coffee. Some chocolate as well. The heat seems to calm down after a bit. Good drink. Rerate: Bottle shared by Marcus. Dark brown/black color with purple edges. Slight tan head. Medium body with mild carbonation. Flavor is burnt malt, brandy, and very slight treacle. Slight sour touch perhaps in the finish. Overall excellent. No significant change in numbers. Good brew.

Bottle… O-Town Christmas Gathering ‘07… Pitch black ale with a small, creamy, beige head. Decent retention. Smoke, espresso grounds and dark chocolate in the aroma. Full-bodied and creamy with tingly carbonation. Burnt, acrid and bitter, but also sweet with caramel and chocolate malts. Finishes chocolaty, smoky and dry. A shout goes out to Beerlando for providing this beer and the venue!