Ballast Point Brewing Company

Commercial Brewery in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by King's & Convicts Brewing Company
Associated with 6 Venues

Established in 1996

Contact
9045 Carroll Way, San Diego, CA, 92121, United States
Subsidiaries
Ballast Point Brewing Company owns 1 brewery:
Description
We started out in 1996 as a small group of San Diego home brewers who simply wanted to make a better beer. In our exploration, we became obsessed with ingredients—tinkering, testing and tasting to find the perfect balance of taste and aroma. That adventurous spirit leads to award-winning beers in classic and unique styles while challenging our own tastes and expanding yours. We’re proud of our San Diego hometown, our employees, our beers, and our fans. We think of our employees as family, and you, our fans, as extended family. You’ll see us use #BPPROUD as a badge of pride and a way to further connect with our beer loving community.

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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample at Breakwater Brewing in Oceanside. This beer is a dark brownish-amber color with a thin and creamy off-white head that recedes slowly. Spotty lacing on the glass. Roasted malt and fruit in the nose with a touch of anise. Medium body with a roasty character, and flavors of bready malt, hops and caramel. The finish is malty with a lingering mild hops aftertaste. Decent all around.
Tried on 18 Nov 2008 at 17:38

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 9
Bottle, 8% at LCRBM08. Weak fruity aroma. Black colour, small brown head. Roasted and slightly sweet, well-balanced. Needs a bit of the carbonation swirled out of it.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2008 at 19:56

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle @ LCRBM 08: Poured a dark black with a brown head. The aroma is of coffee bean. The taste is a mix of coffee, roasted malts, and hints of chocolate.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Oct 2008 at 15:28

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Huge greige head over black beer with some red highlights. Very hoppy, C-hops, liquorice, ink & coffee. Hoppy, ink & coffee returning in the taste with cark chocolate, and CO²-related acidity. Dark malts and sweet chocolate in the finish. Very carbonated, fizzy feeling, well bodied. Nice stout, if nowhere as dazzling as the in-house tried draught versions.
Tried on 26 Oct 2008 at 04:09

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled (6.0%)@Konttori, Tampere. Amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is grass, some mild fruityness as well as mildly bready. Flavour is licorice, bigtime grass, some spices and mild fruityness. Big grassy aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2008 at 12:09

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Bottled ABV 6,0%, 650 ml). Clear amber color, small off-white head. Rye bready-hoppy, slightly yeasty aroma. Medium-bodied. Rye bready, strong hoppyness with hints of licorice. Pale malty backbone. Solid, although simple IPA.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2008 at 05:34

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Amber with a small white head. Weak aroma of bready malt and citrus hops. Dry fruity flavour with balanced malts and hops.
Tried on 11 Oct 2008 at 11:14

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Pours a yellow/orange color with a small head. Aroma is grassy, with notes of strong hops and citrus. Flavor is citrus with a nice hoppy piney bitterness to it.
Tried on 02 Oct 2008 at 02:07

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottled. Hazy amber colour, mediumsized head. Aroma is fruity and flowery hops along with some wood. Flavour is pineapple, peach and some mild flowery notes to balance it up. Long wooden bitterness in the aftertaste along with some mild sweetish fruits.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2008 at 02:07

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sample at EBF Copenhagen. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are hops, malt and caramel.
Tried on 22 Sep 2008 at 16:56