Black Marlin
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
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7.17
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Our Black Marlin Porter stands out in a town known primarily for its IPA’s. We craft it from a unique blend of roasted and crystallized malts that give it a smooth, chocolaty, caramel profile. Then toss in a healthy dose of American hops to serve up full-bodied flavor worthy of its San Diego roots.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle pour in nonic pint glass from Lazy Dog, Londonderry, NH. Aroma is understated roasted malt, dark fruits, a bit of chocolate and some alcohol. Appearance is rich, dark, clear mahogany with nice sparkle, minimal off-white head with poor retention and minimal lacing. Taste is roasted malt sweetness with cocoa, late coffee bitterness. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thin texture, average to lively carbonation. Overall, this is good but not I’m not blown away by it. Aroma and palate are a little weak and taste is not as complex as I’d expect.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2016
at 18:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Dark brown with quickly disappearing off white head. Sweetish aroma with chocolate, butterscotch, cocoa and nuts.Somewhat roasted flavor with chocolate and some sweet caramel. A little milky taste. Quite nice.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2015
at 14:26
6.5/10
I got a wierd melon hop note on the finish, will try again
Tried
on 27 Nov 2015
at 16:04
8/10
Tried
on 22 Oct 2015
at 13:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Ballast Point Little Italy, San Diego, CA
Pours pitch black with a smooth head. Aroma of roasty malts, coffee, chocolate and cocoa powder. Taste is smooth, slightly roasty and salty with hints of licorice, cocoa and coffee. Finish is smooth, crisp and slightly salty with hints of licorice. Tasty.
Pours pitch black with a smooth head. Aroma of roasty malts, coffee, chocolate and cocoa powder. Taste is smooth, slightly roasty and salty with hints of licorice, cocoa and coffee. Finish is smooth, crisp and slightly salty with hints of licorice. Tasty.
Tried
on 30 Aug 2015
at 13:47
6/10
Tried
on 14 Jul 2015
at 04:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours out with a thick, fluffy beige head, which fades quickly. Aroma is fairly light, but taste comes on much richer, and finishes even better. Elements of wood, molasses, chocolate and burnt toast. Body thin, but this is all about the flavor.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2015
at 21:23
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Aroma: roasty, caramel, raisin, chocolate Appearance: clear black, slight brown head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, roasted malts Palate: medium body, thin feel, soft carbonation, long finish, Very good
Tried
on 22 May 2015
at 19:20
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[2/20/15] Draught at Ballast Point Old Grove in San Diego. Black with a small tan head. Aroma of chocolate, roast and some olives – seems a bit infected. Bittersweetish flavor with roast, dark chocolate, a bit of coffee, a light sourish note and a bitter finish. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 13:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Milk chocolate malt, light ash, and straw aroma. Dark brown with small tan head. Sweet chocolate malt and moderately bitter hay flavor. Medium body. Pretty good but average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2015
at 20:49