Victory at Sea - Coconut
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.37
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Our favorite porter with just a touch of the tropics. This Coconut Victory at Sea takes our popular Imperial Porter to another place. We added sweet roasted coconut to our robust porter brewed with Caffe Calabria coffee and vanilla, the perfect complement to this beer’s subtle roasty intensity. A favorite at our annual Victory at Sea Day, but it’s worth enjoying anytime you need to be transported.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at THT July. Black with dark beige head. Lots of coconut, mango, some vanilla, dark chocolate, light coffee. Like all kinds of tropical stuff in a coffee. Medium sweet and bitter. Over medium bodied. Very nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2017
at 14:56
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
8 3 7 3 15Bottle shared at THT July. Near black with a small tan head. Aroma of coconut, mango, tropical fruits, chocolate, red berries and malt. Flavour is light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter. Above medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2017
at 14:55
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared at the July THT. Very dark brown pour with a tan head. Notes of coconut, vanilla, coffee, roasted malts. Medium body and carbonation and a coconut vanilla bitter-sweet finish. Nice! --- Beer merged from original tick of Ballast Point Victory at Sea - Coconut on 10 Jul 2017 at 12:16 - Score: 8
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2017
at 14:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22oz Bottle Black, nice coacoa head. Big coconut aroma and lots of strong sharp dark roast. Flavors are similar but the rostiness takes over a bit. Still a lot of coconut. Fairly hot and fresh bitterness. This would soften nicely over several months I imagine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2017
at 23:49
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Never good when both people trying a beer for the first time refer to it as having a noticeable "sunscreen" flavor. Lots of coconut flavor, suspiciously so, even. Not that I’m doubting this brew has real coconut added, but it damn sure tastes like there’s some additional flavoring by less scrupulous means, giving it a rich, sweet, overbearing coconut character that tastes far too noticeable to be simply the result of including the real McCoy. Normal Victory at Sea notes are nice--the strong java, the vanilla padding, the bittersweet chocolate notes meshing with a dry, bitter finish--but the coconut’s too much, too on-the-nose for comfort. Not for me.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2017
at 21:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from QClub at home on bday. Pitch black pour, puffy tan head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is strong toasted coconut and roasted coffee with sweet vanilla. Taste follows - lots of roasted coffee and coconut with some chocolate, very sweet. Palate is rich. Some boozy burn. Good not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2017
at 13:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Pours clear reddish mahogany, small beige head, decent lacing. Aroma is coconut, roast, coffee, cocoa. Flavor is light plus sweet, medium bitter. A bit harsh.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Apr 2017
at 22:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Clear dark maroon brown color, beige head. Nice toasted coconut aroma on a dark chocolate background. Taste is roasty cocoa and coffee with oily coconut. Very tasty. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Victory at Sea: Toasted Coconut on 13 Jan 2016 at 17:08 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Draft at Churchkey. Dark brown color, beige head. Aroma has coconut, of course, enveloped by chocolate. Taste has lots of burnt coconut, burnt espresso, coffee. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Apr 2017
at 13:25
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft @ Ballast Point - Little Italy, San Diego, CA. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate coconut aroma. Roasted malty toasted coconut and chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty toasted coconut and chocolate finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Mar 2017
at 04:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle: Rubied-black with a creamy tan head. Coconut, minty chocolate aroma. Roasty coconut, chocolate malt, a bit of coffee flavour. Sweet, initially, then a long, growing, ash/husk/herbal bitter. Fantastic aroma, but the taste is a let-down......good, but not nearly as good as the nose would leave you to believe.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2017
at 20:43