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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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at SBWF 2018. Black with a small tan head. Quite creamy with bourbon, coffee, oak, chocolate and some vanilla. The body was full and the finish warm. A nice one.
Tried
on 08 Oct 2018
at 07:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A deep dark porter with a thin brown head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with loads of licorice, bourbon barrel notes, woody notes, alcohol warmth, very nice and complex. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with Bourbon barrel notes, woody notes, alcohol warmth, light licorice and vanilla, very nice. On tap at Chicago location.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Sep 2018
at 20:43
9/10
Backlog
Tried
on 23 Sep 2018
at 08:46
8/10
Backlog --- Beer merged from original tick of Victory at Sea - High West Barrel Aged on 09 Jan 2025 at 17:59
Tried
on 23 Sep 2018
at 08:46
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle, 0.355 l , from Alko, 20180923) The beer poured black. Its head was medium sized and lightly brown. Aroma had burnt malts, vanilla, dark chocolate and alcohol. Palate was medium bodied and warming with medium carbonation. Flavours were burnt malts, dark chocolate, vanilla, ash, liquorice and bitterness. Aftertaste had burntness, whisky and bitterness. A bit too boozy but otherwise nice burnt brew with barrel notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2018
at 22:06
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
36 cl bottle @ home
Aroma is nice with alcohol, vanilla, bourbon and mild smoky tones. Flavour has bourbon, warming alcohol, vanilla, licorice and mild ashy tones. Nice bourbon-BA slow sipper!
Aroma is nice with alcohol, vanilla, bourbon and mild smoky tones. Flavour has bourbon, warming alcohol, vanilla, licorice and mild ashy tones. Nice bourbon-BA slow sipper!
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2018
at 17:39
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ Ballast Point-Little Italy, San Diego. Pours black with a small brown head, light lacings. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, coffee, coconut, dark chocolate, oak, vanilla, rich bourbon. Flavor is sweet, light bitter, roast malt, caramel, coffee, chocolate, oak, vanilla, bourbon, alcohol. Medium to full body, average to lively carbonation, loads of warming alcohol. Somewhat boozy. 240718
Tried
on 25 Jul 2018
at 06:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled 355ml (Alko web)
Dark ruby-brown colour, small beige head. Toasted aroma has coffee, vanilla, bourbon, Full-bodied. Toasted, cocoa, coffee, vanilla, caramel in the flavour. Sweetish vanilla-bomb but not overdose of those. Warming bourbon but not too heavy in alcohol, hides 12% okish. No wow!-factor but enjoyable.
Dark ruby-brown colour, small beige head. Toasted aroma has coffee, vanilla, bourbon, Full-bodied. Toasted, cocoa, coffee, vanilla, caramel in the flavour. Sweetish vanilla-bomb but not overdose of those. Warming bourbon but not too heavy in alcohol, hides 12% okish. No wow!-factor but enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2018
at 20:42
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to duchammer: Poured a deep black with a one finger tan head. The aroma poured out of boozy bourbon as the nose got closer could get hints of vanilla and toffee. Taste is super boozy alcohol lots of bourbon, touch of vanilla, some coffee bean but its so subtle in this complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2018
at 07:30
7/10
Aroma and flavor have whiskey. Sweet malt and dried fruit in the flavor. Heavy palate, low carbonation.
Tried
on 16 Jun 2018
at 01:05