Ballast Point Brewing Company Grunion

Grunion

 

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

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Rotating
Score
7.15
ABV: 5.5% IBU: 50 Ticks: 150
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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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Golden with a white head - Hop aroma with some tropical fruity hop aroma - Malt body with a tropical , herbal hop flavour - The hops goes into the finish with bitterness - This was nice
Tried on 20 Mar 2019 at 19:49

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Canned, thanks Ali. Clear pale amber, mid sized head. Sweaty tangerine aroma. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Fruity with sweaty citrus. Long bitter finish. Straightforward.
Earlier Rating: 7/16/2015 Total Score: 3
Keg at Babajan, Stockholm. Clear golden, mid sized head. Lychee, dill and ammonium up front. Mid sweet with medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Lightly fruity, some concentratedshort lived dilly mango hops. Quite bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 09 Mar 2019 at 15:46

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Clear deep golden color with a fine off white head. Good intensity in the aroma. Fine carbonation level and nice hoppy tail. A bit sweet, although it has an ok bitterness. Grapefruit hoppy, dried fruits, malty and pine in the flavor.
[Can from Systembolaget in Strömstad, Sweden]
Tried from Can on 12 Feb 2019 at 18:54

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Burk från SB. Ganska enkelspårig klassisk västkust-IPA i lite snällare mått. Citrus, lite kakighet, kåda, granskott, grapefrukt. Var inte denna bättre när den såldes som APA?
Earlier Rating: 6/24/2016 Total Score: 4
Fat på Bishop, Örebro. Riktigt pigg humle i doften med citrus, aprikos, grape, apelsinmarmelad. Mellanstor, lätt torr kropp. Krispig beska, lätt brödig med fin beska från rosa grape och apelsinskal. Riktigt bra pale ale, precis som jag vill ha den. Topp!
Tried on 21 Jan 2019 at 20:40

6/10
0,3 litre Can from Systembolaget Charlottenberg. Clear Golden with white head. Malts, hops, grapefruit, some bitterness.
Tried from Can on 11 Jan 2019 at 19:24

2.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 1 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 2
Can 35,5 cl. Pours a clear golden with a white head. First sniff is a total shocker, as it comes out completely like onion - WTF?? I know some hops have that character, but I haven't really experienced it bedore. Light in body, there's some fruity notes in there with a little caramel, but the onion notes lingers on and refuses to die. Not pleasant at all. 090119
Tried from Can on 09 Jan 2019 at 13:55

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
How: Can.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Caramel, citrus, malt, grapefruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Fruit, malt, caramel, citrus, grapefruit.

Earlier Rating: 8/4/2015 Total Score: 2.6
How: Draught.
Where: Babajan, Stockholm.
Appearance: Clear dark golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Manure, funk, some citrus.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Manure, funk, some citrus, caramel. Bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 31 Dec 2018 at 10:17

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Gulbrun klar med lavt hvitt skum. Lukter barnål, krydder og plast. Lett pluss. Middels bitterhet. Smaker barnål, ren, noe karamell. Middels lang.
Tried on 22 Dec 2018 at 18:52

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can. A lightly hazy golden colored beer with a small off-white head. The aroma has pine cones, resin and some fruity, flowery notes. It's full bodied, smooth and soft, with a nice bitterness. Some pale malts and a touch of caramel in the flavor, with piney, resiny hops. Lasting hop driven finish. A nice beer indeed. 181221
Tried from Can on 21 Dec 2018 at 22:57

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
355 ml can from Systembolaget, bb 10-19. Golden-amber, clear body, with a medium, fluffy, lacing, off-white head. Aroma of passion fruit flesh, dankness, wet grass, resin, pine, grapefruit. Tastes similar, while a bit lighter. Medium, slick mouthfeel, with an average carbonation. Finishes medium bitter, medium dry, dank, citric, resinous, moderate piney, fruity, with tropical fruits. Very nice. Surprisingly dank throughout, while without the juiciness of NE style IPAs, so like a hybrid of west and east coast IPAs. Very crisp and fruity to drink, easy like an APA. Beautiful stuff. Score: 8 / 4 / 7 / 4 / 15
Earlier Rating: 3/3/2017 Total Score: 4.3
355 ml bottle from Beergium.
Amber, clear body, with a big, fluffy, lacing, off-white head.
Dense, complex aroma of grapefuit, pine, dankness, apricot, pineapple and other tropical fruits, biscuit.
Tastes quite similar, but with even more lovely pine needles.
Medium, a bit oily mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes bitter, dry, subtly sweet, piney, citric, fruity, a bit juicy, slightly dank.

Wow this is tasty! Surprisingly complex for a Pale Ale, with loads of fruits, pine and even some fresh, dank notes. Very crisp, with a refreshingly dry finish. The balance is outstanding, although complex and very aromatic like an IPA, it’s easier to drink. Among my favourite style examples I’ve had so far!
Tried from Can on 19 Dec 2018 at 22:47