Victory at Sea
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.02
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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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CLW (16859) reviewed Victory at Sea from Ballast Point Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle in a trade with tfontana. Thanks Tom. Bottle date of 24 Sept 2018. Aroma shows me vanilla, earthy coffee, chocolate. Flavor is strong earthy coffee throughout with a mild lasting vanilla finish. Alcohol nearly masked. Shows plenty of warming after the sip. It’s been 5 years since I had the base Porter. Somehow this variant is different?
Earlier Rating: 8/2/2014 Total Score: 3.8
Bottle purchased at One Stop Market. Dark black with thin white head. Aroma is vanilla bean strong with light coffee hints. Nice.
Flavor is coffee first followed by a nice roasted malt character. The vanilla bean lingers well after the sip. Medium body with a bitter / dry texture. Chocolate milk that lingers in the body.Solid but I guess this bottle has a bit of age on it because the coffee bean is starting to get bitter and acidic.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
A pleasant discovery in Palm Springs early this year, the weather is cool enough now to try Victory At Sea. I have the Teku glass out, why not. Dark liquid for sure, a full, tan head. Quite the scent, there’s a blast of chocolate, pecans and coconut. The drink finally, my, that’s large. The darkest chocolate you’ve ever had, sourdough bread, fudge without the sweetness, walnuts, malt, vanilla, some booze. Quite the experience.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
From a 355ml bottle on 23/9/2019. Pours a dark dark brown with a small head. Has a truly lovely strong vanilla flavour with lots of coffee in the background. Flavour wise there's chocolate, caramel, vanilla and masses of coffee. Sweet but has a decent whack of roasty bitterness which balances it out beautifully. Has a slick, creamy palate, with moderate carbonation. Cohesive, complex, magnificent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Svart medhørende lys grunt skum. Lukter espresso, vanilje og noe salt lakris. Fyldig. Smaker sterk bitter kaffe, alkohol og salt lakris. Lang.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
On tap @Cimmeria, Oviedo 04/07/2019
Color negro opaco corona de espuma beige, aromas café,cacao sabor torrefacto, tostado,cacao, cuerpo denso. Rica
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Botella 33 CL en el Taxman León 10..04.. 2019. (r1566). Color negro intenso con espuma beige oscuro. Sabores maltosos tostados y café intenso con buenos toques de vainilla, especiados y suaves cacaos. Sueve amargor final algo seco. Cuerpo medio a intenso con buena sensación alcohólica. Fina en boca y con buena densidad. Bastante buena, bastante sabor, para repetir sin duda alguna.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Pours black with a fluffy creme head. Aroma of espresso and dark chocolate. Lasting, dry mouthfeel. Taste is dominated by roasted malt and intense dark chocolate notes. Palate continues the chocolate and coffee notes in an intense way, mouthfeel and development of the taste that goes on for at least 20 seconds after the sip. Intense beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Bottle at home, shared with Dad, Christmas Day, sort of, 16th December 18. Pours a black beer. Aroma is liquorice, peat, vanilla, coffee. Taste is coffee, vanilla, wood, peat, bitter balance, long bitter cocoa, coffee bean linger.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle 33 cl. Black With a medium light Brown head. Aroma of coffee, Vanilla and dred fruit. Sweet With a Nice coffee and Vanilla end. It's a Victory! bb unknown, Bought at vinmonopolet Tromsø 11.2018
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle pour into nonic pint glass from Redstone Liquors, Stoneham. Appearance is opaque black with dark brown at bottom of glass, light sparkle at edges of glass, 2-finger width light brown head with fair retention and trace lacing. Aroma is coffee, vanilla, roasted malt, cocoa and mild cinnamon. Taste is as aroma, light alcohol. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thin, smooth texture, average carbonation, pleasant alcohol warmth, and finish as taste with light bitterness. Overall, very nice complexity of aromas and flavors all working together very harmoniously vs. regular Victory at Sea.
Earlier Rating: 10/19/2015 Total Score: 4.3
Bottle pour into nonic pint glass from Redstone Liquors, Stoneham. Appearance is opaque black with dark brown at bottom of glass, light sparkle at edges of glass, 2-finger width light brown head with fair retention and trace lacing. Aroma is coffee, vanilla, roasted malt, cocoa and mild cinnamon. Taste is as aroma, light alcohol. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thin, smooth texture, average carbonation, pleasant alcohol warmth, and finish as taste with light bitterness. Overall, very nice complexity of aromas and flavors all working together very harmoniously.