Sea Monster
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.52
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Our Sea Monster Imperial Stout explores the darkest reaches of the traditional oatmeal stout. This bold, rich brew first lures you in with roasted coffee notes, then grabs hold with hints of bittersweet chocolate and currant. Backed with a perfect hop balance, you’ll soon discover this is one monster of mythic proportions.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
From Dec 2007
I purchased this bottle from South Bay Drugs & Liquor. Thanks Joey!
This beer pours from 22oz bottle a pitch black with a nice 2 finger head of tannish foam. It's a very appealing sight in my Sam Adams glass.
The smell is very sweet. I'm getting a big caramel malt nose along with some chocolate and some roasted malt.
The taste...Yummy. Roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, and all are there in ridiculously high abundance. The more I sip on it, the more I notice the coffee and roasted malt flavour. This is a very compelling Imperial Stout to drink. The relatively low abv for the style really helps when it comes to drinkability. It has a medium to medium full mouthfeel and it's fairly lightly carbonated. The finish has an ever so pleasing mix of coffee and chocolate that you *just* don't want to see end.
This is the my first experience with a Ballast Point brew and oh, I just noticed that the label says it is 8%bv. The alcohol is hidden *very* well. This is a winner in my book and if you're a fan of coffee and chocolate in an American Double/Imperial Stout, I can only recommend it highly. This is damn good stuff!
I purchased this bottle from South Bay Drugs & Liquor. Thanks Joey!
This beer pours from 22oz bottle a pitch black with a nice 2 finger head of tannish foam. It's a very appealing sight in my Sam Adams glass.
The smell is very sweet. I'm getting a big caramel malt nose along with some chocolate and some roasted malt.
The taste...Yummy. Roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, and all are there in ridiculously high abundance. The more I sip on it, the more I notice the coffee and roasted malt flavour. This is a very compelling Imperial Stout to drink. The relatively low abv for the style really helps when it comes to drinkability. It has a medium to medium full mouthfeel and it's fairly lightly carbonated. The finish has an ever so pleasing mix of coffee and chocolate that you *just* don't want to see end.
This is the my first experience with a Ballast Point brew and oh, I just noticed that the label says it is 8%bv. The alcohol is hidden *very* well. This is a winner in my book and if you're a fan of coffee and chocolate in an American Double/Imperial Stout, I can only recommend it highly. This is damn good stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2017
at 12:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bomber from Albertsons. Oily black pour with a beige fluffy head, fades to skin. Aroma is straight up roasty, taste brings a little sweetness, chocolate, gentle lingering bitterness. Pretty mild for a 10% beer..
Tried
on 23 Jun 2017
at 22:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Fra flaske (kveldens nest siste) på Mi2 Cardinal feb-17: heftige saker mot slutten av en flott Mi2-kveld med nesten bare höjdare! Så og si kullsort, og med flott skum som varer. Mørk kaffe, 80% sjokolade og brent malt. Litt furunål balanserer. Tørr ettersmak. Life is indeed good.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2017
at 14:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Shared bottle at Cardinal, Stavanger. Pours black with almost no head. Aroma of dark bread, licorice, dark chocolate, coffee, roasted notes, alcohol. Tastes very bitter. Medium bodied, smooth mouth feel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2017
at 14:30
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Shared bottle at Mi2 at Cardinal 27.02.17. Very dark brown. Pale brown head and lacing. Aroma of ropasted barley, vanilla, sour coffee, sea weeds and green apples. Taste of dark malt, roasted barley, coffee, pine bitterness, creaosote and seaweed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2017
at 14:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle/Fest. A- Cocoa, slightly roasty, watery. A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, beige head. T- Tobacco, char, roasty, bitter, cocoa. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, bitter finish. O- Honestly, I expected better. Especially after having all the Victory at Sea beers. This seemed pretty traditional as far as Imperial Stouts go. Okay, but just not exciting. The taste was at least much more diverse than the aroma.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2017
at 11:32
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
650 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is10.0%. Black colour, large tan head. Pleasant aroma of roast malts, oats, chocolate and mild coffee, hints of fruity hops. Roasty flavour, notes of roasted barley, strong coffee, dark bitter chocolate, liquorice, hints of fruity hops, moderate bittering hops. .
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2017
at 12:51