Ballast Point
San Diego, CA
Ballast Point Big Eye
IPA - 7% ABV Pete This is a pretty generic IPA. It has a relatively mild bitterness that lingers for a big after drinking. Ratings: Pete - 4 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point Black Marlin
Porter - 6% ABV Pete This is an extremely dark porter. It is rich and chocolatey. It's a bit on the thick side, so don't expect to chug it, but it's delicious. Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point Bonito
Blonde Ale - 4.5% ABV Pete Dangerously easy to drink. A little bit of nice flavor and it's quite light. Even at 4.5%, you could get drunk fast off these. Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point Cinnamon Raisin Commodore
Stout - 6.5% ABV Pete This is a pretty good, rich stout. I get the cinnamon flavor, which is a nice addition to a standard stout, but I don't really taste any of the raisin flavor. It's possible that it just balances it out but doesn't present itself, because this certainly was a good balanced beer. Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point Dorado Double IPA
Imperial IPA - 10% ABV Pete This tastes just like a fairly standard IPA, but somehow it's 10% alcohol, which you wouldn't notice. A few of these will do the trick. Ratings: Pete - 4 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point Fathom IPL
India Pale Lager - 7% ABV Pete This is a decent hoppy lager, but I just don't think that's really a great combo. It's hard to describe why, but I'd say that lagers are just too smooth to produce a truly great IPA-style flavor. Still, I would drink this again, as it went down real fast. Ratings: Pete - 4 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin
IPA - 7% ABV Pete This is a really outstanding IPA. I was afraid the grapefruit would be too bitter with an IPA, but it really works. A nice edge to this one. Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point Habanero Sculpin
IPA - 7% ABV Pete This was pretty disappointing. I mean, I knew it would be spicy, but I figured that would be a nice edge. You really just can't taste anything else, and it leaves you with a solid burn in the back of your throat. Ratings: Pete - 3 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point Mango Even Keel
Session IPA - 3.8% ABV Pete This has pretty big mango flavor going down, and a great hoppy finish. You could drink a ton of these pretty fast, and still wouldn't get that drunk. Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point Pale Ale
Pale Ale - 5.2% ABV Pete This is a very good beer. Smooth, easy drinker. If you're on the west coast and want a beer that actually has some flavor but you could drink a lot of them quickly, get this one. Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point Peppermint Victory At Sea
Imperial Porter - 10% ABV Pete This sounds like it would be great, but it just plain isn't. Maybe it's too strong to notice the peppermint, maybe it's more peppery than minty. I don't know, but it's not good. Ratings: Pete - 2 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point Pineapple Sculpin
IPA - 7% ABV Pete This is a good IPA with a hint of sweetness going down. I'm not sure I would've known it was pineapple if it wasn't right there on the bottle. This beer is a bit dangerous, as it'll go down real fast and is pretty strong. Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point Piper Down
Scottish Ale - 5.8% ABV Pete This is a very, very malty beer. If you like that sort of thing, this is a beer for you. It also tastes almost boozy, which is strange, because it's not very strong. Really, this just isn't my kind of beer. Ratings: Pete - 3 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point Pumpkin Down
Pumpkin Beer - 5.8% ABV Pete This is a pretty good pumpkin beer. It has a ton of pumpkin flavor, more than most, and it has a hint of booze in the background that balances it a little. Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point Red Velvet
Oatmeal Stout - 5.5% ABV Pete This is...odd. I'm not sure what I was expecting with a beer called red velvet, but it literally tasted like I was drinking cake. Ratings: Pete - 3 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point Sea Rose
Fruit Beer - 4% ABV Pete Pretty easy to drink, so it's got that going for it. Really, it just tastes like mildly flavored water. Ratings: Pete - 3 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point Sculpin
IPA - 7% ABV Pete This is an outstanding IPA. It is hoppy, but not terribly bitter, even though it has a pretty high IBU level, you wouldn't know it. It costs a little more than most craft brews, but it's worth it. Ratings: Pete - 6 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point The Commodore
Stout - 6.75% ABV Pete This is just a great, classic stout. It is smooth and rich without being too heavy. I wouldn't mind a bit more flavor (like a milk, oatmeal, or chocolate stout), but as far as this style goes, it is great. Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point Victory At Sea
Imperial Porter - 10% ABV Pete This is an outstanding porter. It's deep, dark, and rich. I didn't taste much booziness, but this was my 11th beer of the night (the rest are in the background there). I really loved this, just don't recommend having a 10% beer after so many others. I drank this right before halftime of a football game, and only remembered who won, no details, the next day (Steelers/Bengals playoff game 2016 - extremely memorable - shame I was too drunk to remember watching it). Ratings: Pete - 6 Shyoh's |
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Ballast Point Watermelon Dorado
Imperial IPA - 10% ABV Pete I like this concept. Throw a little fruit flavor into an imperial IPA to balance the bitterness. I was amazed how much watermelon I tasted going down. It took a few seconds after putting it down for the hops and bitterness to hit, but they sure did. Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's |
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