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.
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
22 oz bottle. Porus a dark brown with a lighter brown head. The aroma is coffee, chocolate, and malts. The flavor is roasted malts, chocolate, and notes of coffee. It is wonderful!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2008
at 05:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Originally rated 2.2. Rerate: Draft at Beer Run. Pours clear golden with a medium sized creamy offwhite head. Decent head retention. Aroma of spicy and floral hop notes with a fruity finish. The taste is bitter earthy hops, toasted malts and caramel. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jul 2008
at 22:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
22 oz bottle purchased at Metcalf Discount Liquors on 91st Street in Overland Park, KS. Pour is orange ruby with a 2 inch off white head. Really thick pretty lacing. This beer was very pretty in my tulip glass. Aroma is piney hoppiness and some bright citrus hops. Oranges, kiwi, lemons, and a touch of grapefruit. No malt detected. Nice nose. Taste is earthy, mineral, piney hoppiness and a decent citrus blast. Really no malt to speak of, but this beer is about the hops. Palate is thin to medium. Drinkable and flavorful. Its nice to have a hop bomb like this locally available for when I am in the mood for this sort of thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2008
at 07:08
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle on 07/18/2008. Cloudy yellow body with a small white head. Sweet orange peel and spice aroma. Sweet grainy flavor, some spice and light orange peel. Medium body with moderately high carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2008
at 11:21
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 66cl.Clear medium to dark orange color with a large, frothy, excellent lancing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, pine, grapefruit, orange. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (190508)
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2008
at 01:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
22 oz. bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville. Dark brown pour with a medium creamy head. Roasted malty mocha-ey aroma. Slightly bitter roasted malt aroma with notes of coffee, cream and chocolate. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2008
at 22:34
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville. 2-finger head sits atop an orange-amber pour. Aroma is very corny with some sweetness and sweaty grain. Taste is grain, honey, green apple, and a touch of bitterness. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2008
at 15:41
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample at San Diego Brewing Company. This beer is the same recipe as San Diego’s Summer Lover. The beer is a clear golden color with a thin off-white head that dissipates quickly. Thin rings of lacing. The aroma is sweet bananas, spices and yeast. Light-bodied with a soft and sweet mouthfeel. Fruity and spicy with notes of bananas and clove, as well as some yeast and malt. The finish is fruity with a lingering spice aftertaste. Pretty good all around.
Tried
from Draft
at
San Diego Brewing Company
on 08 Jul 2008
at 21:20
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
(Bottle at a beer tasting in Göteborg on July 4, 2008)Shady orange color, white head. Smooth, fruity, apricot scent. Spicy, sweet, alcohol taste. Grainy aftertste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2008
at 07:32
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Capital Ale House - Downtown on 06/24/08. Clear golden body with a small frothy white head. Bready, grainy aroma with a hint of honey. Very bready flavor, whole grain bread and honey nut cheerios, some grain and a bit more honey. Medium body with moderately low carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2008
at 20:40