Victory at Sea
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.02
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Imperial Porter with Coffee & Vanilla.
Our Victory at Sea Imperial Porter is a bold, smooth brew with just the right amount of sweetness. We infused this robust porter with whole vanilla beans and San Diego’s own Café Calabria coffee beans. The subtle roasted notes and minimal acidity of the cold brewed coffee, balances perfectly with the sweet caramel undertones of the malt, creating a winning combination for your palate.
Our Victory at Sea Imperial Porter is a bold, smooth brew with just the right amount of sweetness. We infused this robust porter with whole vanilla beans and San Diego’s own Café Calabria coffee beans. The subtle roasted notes and minimal acidity of the cold brewed coffee, balances perfectly with the sweet caramel undertones of the malt, creating a winning combination for your palate.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Flaske 355ml fra Systembolaget Luleå - Storheden. Delt med djoeye og Rune på Nerstranda 8 Nov 17. Svart. Middels høyt skum med litt farge. Spotlacing. Aroma av melkesjokolade. Smaken sjokoladedrikk & vanilje. Tørr ettersmak.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2017
at 04:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
355ml bottle kindly shared by Finn. A fawn-coloured head with a deep ruby tint, dark, near-black, body. Spotty lacing. Earthy chocolate nose, vanilla sweet. Taste of cocoa, lactose and coffee beans. Slightly O'Boy impression. Lingering dry dark malty ending. Smooth in the mouth. Full bodied. Nice sipper qualities. (Rating session at Finns with djoeye and Finn, Tromsø 08.11.2017).
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2017
at 11:14
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Appearance- very dark, pretty much pitch black, a beige head which doesn't last long. Aroma- vanilla dominates, fudge, chocolate, dark malts, caramel, hints of fruitcake, boozy notes, stewed dark fruit, more vanilla. Taste- dark chocolate, toasty malt, coffee, treacle toffee, vanilla sweetness runs throughout, ashy roasty coffee, chocolate fudge cake. Smooth and slick mouthfeel, sweet clinging finish. Alcohol well-hidden. Excellent.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2017
at 17:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Beer Republic, 66 cl sample. Dark color, medium frothy head. Aroma of dry vanilla, coffee and roast. Bit sweet in taste, dry vanilla, coffee. Bit powdery instead of creamy and smooth. Expected more actually. Or maybe it is because Im major pissed off by what RB is doing at the moment.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2017
at 14:09
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Shared from bottle at Maakun’s. Black with light tan head. Deep roasted chocolate malts, charcoal, coffee, burnt marshmallows, vanilla. Big sweet and deep roasted bitter. Full body and soft carbonation. Nice coffee candy stout. --- Beer merged from original tick of Ballast Point Victory at Sea on 26 Dec 2017 at 11:09 - Score: 8. Original review text: 4.1
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2017
at 14:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared thanks to sjogro. Black with quite big tan head. Lots of coffee, vanilla, sweet chocolate, grassy hops, toffee, light herbs, a hint of roasted coconut. Medium sweet and bitter. Over medium bodied with grainy cocoa feel and light dry finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2017
at 14:13
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 650 ml, from Beergium. shared with Domagoj, Max, Fran. Pours black, creamy beige head. Coffee, lots of vanilla, roasted malty, bit boozy, sweetish, bitter finish. Medium to full bodied. Smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2017
at 05:21
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Optisch einwandfrei, bei 10% werde ich mal nicht über den Schaum meckern. In der Nase sehr intensiver Kaffee. Setzt sich im Trunk fort, dabei extrem gut trinkbar. Cremig. Schokolade ist auch dabei. Wenn dann nur leicht alkoholisch. Ausgezeichnet!
Tried
on 30 May 2017
at 22:36
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried this in 2009 (pre-RB) in Manhattan Beach, CA. Now a retry from tap @ Beer Temple. Black color. Sticky, creamy beige head with good lacing. Aroma’s: vanilla, roast, mocha, vla/custard. Retronasal there’s hard roasted malts, ground coffee, sweetness, vanilla. Flavor is roasted, light sweet, moderate bitter. Medium bodied. Long finish, moderate to full bitter. Good stuff!
Tried
from Draft
on 09 May 2017
at 16:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
355ml bottle. Pours pitch black with a nice brown head. Vanilla, chocolate, lots of smoke, plums, a bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2017
at 06:16