Ballast Point Brewing Company Grunion

Grunion

 

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

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Rotating
Score
7.13
ABV: 5.5% IBU: 50 Ticks: 149
American Pale Ale with Calypso and Mosaic hops. Made by Doug Pominville.

Our Grunion Pale Ale wasn’t born on a beach, but in a backyard. Originating from an employee-only home brew contest, this award-winning hoppy pale ale is named after the tiny local fish known for late night frolics on shore. A pair of new hop varieties lend strong yet balanced summer melon aromas and herbal flavors, while a soft caramel malt sweetness holds it all together.
 

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. Poured orange yellow Lots of grapefruit and mango. Easy finish. A nice little pale.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:27


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Gold in color with a three finger head. Aroma of hoppiness. Taste is like a session IPA.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2025 at 06:05


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Beergium. Aroma is fruity hops, citrus, orange, soft pale malt, grapefruit, mango, fruit peel. Flavour is mildly sweet with a bitter finish. Medium bodied. Lovely fruity APA, lots of tropical fruits and citrus with nice bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2025 at 04:50


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can 355ml @ My brothers place. Pours clear golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, orange and strawberries?. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter with a long malty and orange finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Can on 21 Nov 2024 at 18:43


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Optisch Amber, wenig Perlung. Super fruchtige Nase, hopfig, harzig, Pinien. Im Trunk ebenso deutlich, trocken Pinienwälder, mittig derb harzig, hinten trocken, schönes Ding.

Tried on 20 Oct 2024 at 15:16


6

Tried from Can on 25 Jun 2024 at 17:12


6

Tried from Can on 30 Sep 2023 at 17:12


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

35,5cl can from Systembolaget, Gävle. Pours clear deep golden with a modest, white head. Hoppy and malty with caramel, citrus and herbs. Medium sweet with medium flavour intensity and ditto bitterness. Balanced and enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 20 Jul 2023 at 18:37



2.5
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 9

Õlle on selline jook, et iga uus kord kui klaasi või pudeli suule tõstad, siis leiad midagi uut, sõltuvalt tuhandest-miljonist pisiasjast, mis hetke olukorda mõjutavad. Seega piirdun iga õlle juures selle tekstiga.

Tried on 10 Jun 2023 at 13:50