Victory at Sea - High West Barrel Aged
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.85
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High West Bourbon/Rye Blend aged for 7 months. Layers of complexity emerge with notes of soft caramel and smoky oak over a dark chocolate and roasted almond body.
We partnered with our friends at High West® Distillery to create a barrel-aged version of Ballast Point Victory at Sea, our award-winning Imperial Porter with cold-steeped coffee and vanilla. From a blend of Ballast Point Victory at Sea aged in High West’s own bourbon & rye whiskey oak casks, new layers of complexity emerge with notes of soft caramel and smoky oak over a dark chocolate and roasted almond body. High West crafts delicious and distinctive whiskeys to honor the American West, making it the perfect pairing with our signature San Diego-born porter.
We partnered with our friends at High West® Distillery to create a barrel-aged version of Ballast Point Victory at Sea, our award-winning Imperial Porter with cold-steeped coffee and vanilla. From a blend of Ballast Point Victory at Sea aged in High West’s own bourbon & rye whiskey oak casks, new layers of complexity emerge with notes of soft caramel and smoky oak over a dark chocolate and roasted almond body. High West crafts delicious and distinctive whiskeys to honor the American West, making it the perfect pairing with our signature San Diego-born porter.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. A- Pepsi, whisky, oak, vanilla. A- Black color, black liquid, brown head. T- Rye whisky, oak, cocoa, vanilla, root beer. P- Full body, average texture, medium carbonation, slightly boozy finish. O- At about 2 years old this was still rather boozy and unusually carbonated. Got a cola like vibe in both the aroma and flavor. Rye barrels add a very nice touch but the coffee also seems to have gone away compared with the base beer, Really enjoyed it but still prefer the original.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2019
at 01:43
8/10
0,3 litre Bottle from Systembolaget Charlottenberg. Black with little head. Roasted malts, coffee, Chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, oak, boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2019
at 21:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Opak kolsvart vätska nästan helt utan skum. Riktigt fin doft med mycket fatkaraktär, fudge, choklad, vanilj, kaffe, whiskey, jordnötssmör och kaffe. Smak som doften men munkänslan är tyvärr lite skarp och vass och det präglar smaken också men funkar riktigt bra till en god vaniljglass. Gott
Tried
on 03 Dec 2019
at 20:38
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Flaska. Vanilj, mörk choklad, en gnutta karamell, en gnutta trä, en gnutta rök. Tyvärr är kroppen alldeles för tunn för att kunna stå upp mot den stora spritigheten. Synd, för smakerna är goda.
Tried
on 30 Nov 2019
at 19:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled, from Systembolaget. Black, rich beige head. Aroma of vanilla and chocolate. Mid sweet with medium to full body and rounded mouthfeel. Lots of vanilla, some chocolate and coffee. Warming finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2019
at 21:04
8/10
Tried
on 13 Nov 2019
at 22:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Sample bottle at the mind cafe. Thin beige head. Coffee aroma. Very smooth. Barrel notes. Best beer of the nigjt
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2019
at 16:53
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8
Pours black, small tanned head. Smell is full, sweet, bourbon, chocolate. Taste is full, roasty, sweet bourbon, chocolate. Very nice.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2019
at 10:02
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Black with a brown head - Dark malt aroma with chocolate, coffee sweed vanilla and wood - Dark malt body with some coffee chocolate and good vanilla wood barrel flavour - The vanilla and wood flavour goes into the finish - This was real good
Tried
on 17 Sep 2019
at 19:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Sampled from a bottle this beer poured a black color with a huge foamy dark brown head that lingered and left decent lacing. The aroma was sweet and malty with cocoa, bourbon, vanilla and caramel. The flavor was toasty malt, bourbon, cocoa, vanilla and caramel. Very long finish. Moderately full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2019
at 19:57