BALLAST POINT VICTORY AT SEA IMPERIAL PORTER

Notorious full-bodied ‘coffee vanilla’ flavored dark ale seamlessly combines complex mocha, anise and hard liquor adjuncts. Creamy molasses-smoked black chocolate malting drapes roasted coffee bittering, rich vanilla bean extract, chewy cookie dough yeast, gooey black licorice sinew and dark whiskey-toned bourbon-burgundy snip. Tertiary coconut, cacao nibs, hazelnut, espresso, cappuccino, pecan and marshmallow illusions reinforce mocha theme, picking up mild jalapeno-like peppering along the way. Betters French vanilla coffee.

 Beer Review: 'Victory at Sea' by Ballast Point Brewing | Beer Alien

EPIC BRAINLESS ON RASPBERRIES

Dense raspberry puree tartness thickens over syrupy candi-sugared Belgian yeast, sharp hop spicing and sugary soda pop fizzing (challenging less gunky Lindeman’s Framboise as perfect dessert fodder). Gooey raspberry juicing picks up maraschino cherry, black cherry, blackberry, blueberry, cranberry and caramelized apple illusions. Soured lemon-twisted citric pucker punctuates massive raspberry theme at the finish.

Brainless Raspberries (Release #26) - Epic Brewing Company - Untappd