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
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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From tap at the brewery. Pours clear and golden hazzlenut brown with a lacing white head. Dense caramel and breadish malt aroma. Flavour is breadish and light hops bitter with a light spiced note. Ends dry and breadish malty. Nice and easy.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Aug 2008
at 07:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From tap at the brewery. Pours clear and yellow with a lacing white head. Aroma is classic pilsner with a crisp hoppy base. Flavour is mild hoppy and bitter. Crisp and hoppy finish with a light bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Aug 2008
at 07:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From tap at the brewery. Pours clear and golden orage with a lacing white head. Dense hoppy and smooth aroma. Peachy and light grapefruity hops flavour. Smooth and crisp hoppy for flavour. Mild caramel malt base presence. Light crisp and flavourful finish. Lovely.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Aug 2008
at 07:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From tap at the brewery. Pours black with a light orange glare and a lacing tan head. Roasted malt and coffeeish aroma. Roasted malty and light chocolate smoothness. Lingering roasted malty and light chocolate malty finish. light acidic fruity touch too.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Aug 2008
at 07:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the Linda Vista location (not officially on tap yet - the brewer was kind enough to serve a sample glass out of a plastic water bottle). The beer is a hazy bright yellow color with a medium thick and rocky ivory white head that diminishes slowly. Saaz hops and fruit in the nose, with a touch of musty wood barnyarded-ness. Light-bodied and moderately hoppy with notes of spices, fruit, cobwebs and grass. The finish is midly spiced with a fruity aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jul 2008
at 17:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample at the Linda Vista location. This beer pours brownish-black with a thin and bubbly light brown head that dissipates quickly. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of bourbon and chocolate, along with some malt in the background. Rich body with flavors of whiskey and malt primarily, and notes of chocolate and hops supporting. The finish is oaky and malty with a lingering alcohol aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2008
at 17:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at the Linda Vista location. This brew is a clear brownish-amber color with a thin light beige head that diminishes slowly. Thin rings of lacing on the glass. The aroma has a bit of a smoked character, and notes of earthy malt and caramel. Medium, smooth body with toasted malt, caramel and dark fruit flavors. Bits of chocolate and hops as well. The finish is roasty and sweet with a toasted malt aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2008
at 16:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample at the Linda Vista location. This beer pours a clear yellow-gold color with a medium thin and fizzy white head that dissipates quickly. Stringy lacing. Sweet malt and fruit in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of grain and malt, along with notes of fruit and hops. The finish is malty and clean with a sweet aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2008
at 16:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Sample at the Linda Vista location. This beer is a mostly clear dark amber color with a medium and creamy beige head that recedes slowly. Thin sheet of lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel malt and touches of fruit. Rich, chewy body with a somewhat medicinal character. Syrupy sweet fruits along with malt and hops flavors. The finish is tart and fruity with a mild hops aftertaste. Would be well above average but the medicinal qualities knock it down a couple pegs.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2008
at 14:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottled, bought in Vejle. Clear orange color, short head. Aroma is fruity, very hoppy. Bitter taste, fruity, very dry. Quite astringent. Has a weird medicinal aftertaste, of grinded pills. Overdone.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2008
at 16:18