Ballast Point Brewing Company Mocha Marlin

Mocha Marlin

 

Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Rotating
Score
7.41
ABV: 6.0% IBU: 42 Ticks: 74
Our Black Marlin Porter is the perfect beer for a mocha mashup. The addition of coffee and cocoa plays perfectly of the roasty, chocolaty flavors of this English porter, while a hint of vanilla smooths it all out. It’s full-bodied, but not too sweet; try it for breakfast...or dessert.
 

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6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Systembolaget. Almost black with a medium tan head. Aroma of coffee, dark malt and dark chocolate. The same in the taste. The body was medium and the finish on the dry side.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2017 at 04:30

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled:
Pours black with a large, thick head. Sweet-ish aroma of coffee and chocolate. Dry, roasted taste of coffee and chocolate.
Well balanced.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2017 at 10:36

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
355ml Bottle - Very dark brown with red tinges and a tan head. Chocolate, coffee and some earthy notes in the aroma, a hint of fennel perhaps. Vanilla, chocolate, liquorice and some slightly soapy notes in the taste. The coffee is more evident in the aroma than in the taste, where the chocolatey notes are more noticeable.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2017 at 17:34

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
0,33 flaske fra Systembolaget Malmø, på hytta nov-17: nesten kullsort med flott espressoskum. En ordentlig luksusfølelse fra første åndedrag og munnfull. Dette er et øl jeg må nyte i andektighet, fylt av moccabønner, deilig nybrent kaffe (a la Petro eller Arve), 80% sjokolader, hjemmelaget karamellsaus, og med en myk bitterhet. Saliggjørende.
Tried on 08 Nov 2017 at 12:18

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Flaska från SB. Närmast svart, opak med krämigt brunbeiget skum. Doftar sött av toffee, choklad, mörkt socker och kaffe. Len och gräddig kropp. Oerhört lättdrucket, men samtidigt inte klen. Rostade toner, kaffe, kola, choklad, vanilj, välrostad kaffeböna med fin och bra beska. Bland de bättre kaffeöl jag druckigt. Riktigt gott.
Tried on 03 Nov 2017 at 14:42

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Flaska från SB. Svart med krämigt brunbeiget skum. Doftar sött av toffee, choklad, mörkt socker och kaffe. Len och gräddig kropp. Oerhört lättdrucket, men samtidigt inte klen. Rostade toner, kaffe, kola, choklad, välrostad kaffeböna med fin och bra beska. Välbalanserat och väldigt drickvänligt. Gott.
Tried on 01 Nov 2017 at 15:26

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at Craft Brewed. Pours a clear brown to black with a small bit of beige head. Light chocolate milk, roasted malt on the nose. Roasty on the palate, cacao. Decent but doesn’t really stand out. --- Beer merged from original tick of Ballast Point Mocha Marlin on 16 Aug 2017 at 21:28 - Score: 7. Original review text: Light chocolate milk, roasted malt on the nose. Roasty on the palate, cacao. Decent but doesn't really stand out.
Tried from Draft on 17 Aug 2017 at 22:00

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle at tasting. Aroma of mocha, malt, chocolate and caramel. Taste has filter coffee, mocha, caramel, mild licorice and chocolate. Solid.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2017 at 11:50

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
From bomber to tulip glass. Powdered cocoa and a cold pressed coffee aroma. Pours deep brown with tan head that delicately fades to a ring and dusting across the top. Taste is also chalky, dusted cocoa. Racks near bone dry! An acidic dryness comes through with minimal bitterness.
Tried on 30 Jun 2017 at 23:10

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Refrigerated brown bomber poured into a snifter. Black with medium beige head. Aroma is coffee, medium body, medium carbonation, and small-bubble lacing. Taste is coffee, chocolate, some spicy herbal hops, and roasted malt.
Tried on 04 Jun 2017 at 18:52