Black Marlin
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
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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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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Rattle N Hum, New York, NY. A black coloured pour with a small beige head on top. Malty, chocolate aroma. Tastes malty, chocolatey, creamy, some coffee. Rich and delicious.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2011
at 11:18
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask. Toffee and coffee aroma. Almost black colour, seems cloudy. Small frothy tan head. Perfumy coffee flavour, seems a little sour. Citric burn in the finish... wax? Strangely sour. Watery mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2011
at 08:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
tap at brwdog ... deep black... thin tan lacing.... soft dry woody roast nose ...soft dry malts ... light chocolate ... soft easy but not as exciting as i hoped
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Sep 2011
at 04:32
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at Brewdog Bar Aberdeen. It pours very dark brown, with a thin bubbly white head. The nose is coffee, leather, roasted malt, smoke, smoky bacon and toffee. The taste is coffee, salted liquorice, caramel, toffee, roasted malt and soy sauce. Thin to medium body and moderate carbonation. Well balanced, but a little too thin for my liking.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2011
at 05:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap @ Brewdog Glasgow. Black colour, tan head. Nose is roasty with some coffee and roasted malts. Flavour is light roasted, bit of coffee, bit of fruits. Well drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Sep 2011
at 11:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle bought at GBBF 2011 and drunk at home on my last day of my summer holiday. Black beer with lasting tan head. Dark choc aroma with some of those PNW hops. Very smooth and creamy in the mouth with more darkish choc flavour and then some bitterness on the finish. It’s quite full in the mouth with that creamy feel which is pleasant. Lacks a touch of intensity maybe. Just a slight edge of something there that doesn’t quite sit right if I’m being real picky. Bit of cereal comes through, but the creamy choc on the swallow is very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2011
at 12:37
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 oz. bottle. Nice deep brown color. Full, bubbly - off white head with lots lacing. Lively carbonation. Aroma is caramel, coffee, and chocolate. Has a sweet roasty taste with some chocolate and coffee notes. Also a very nice small amount of vanilla in a nice long roasty finish. The finish lingers makes me wanting more. Mouthfeel is a bit thin but doesn’t make it negative in anyway. I like this porter. Will buy again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2011
at 12:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours black with off white head. Nose of vanilla, anise, licorice and roast malt. Taste of licorice, sweet chocolate malt and light anise. Body is on lighter side of the porter spectrum.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2011
at 20:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bomber at Paradiso Alexandria, shared with Collin and two dudes next to me. Dark maroon color, tan head. Aroma of milk chocolate and roasted coffee. Taste is smoke and dark roasted malts. Body is too light, though; with better body, this one might be a 4.0.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2010
at 19:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
22 oz. bottle, pours dark brown / black with a small beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, and hops. Flavours of rich, creamy roasted malt, light coffee, and light cocoa. Very nice porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2010
at 19:38