On tap at The Oath, ESB-inspired moderation gains advertised Madeira-like port wine richness above stylish mossy peat earthiness, biscuit caramel malts and toasted amber grains. Floral-spiced orange, peach, apple and sherry tones warble.
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BALLAST POINT PIPER DOWN SCOTTISH ALE
Impressive Scottish Ale coalesces stylish barley-roasted Maris Otter malts, dark-roasted chocolate scamper, dewy peat earthiness and sharp hop spicing. Brown-sugared molasses sweetness contrasts mildly bitter walnut astringency beneath the surface.
BALLAST POINT BARMY GOLDEN ALE W/ APRICOT & HONEY
Sticky honeyed apricot sweetness gets cloy above white-sugared caramel malting and phenol aspartame plasticity. White-peppered apricot, peach, fig and tangerine tang denigrated by clay-like platiscine grouting while murkily vodka-like 12% ABV astringency diminishes lacquered apricot finish.
BALLAST POINT MANGO EVEN KEEL SESSION ALE
On tap at Assawoman Bay Brew Pub, pronounced mango juiciness enhanced by candied orange sugaring and tangy pineapple-mango-guava tropicalia above honeyed pale malting. Loud mango sweetness and perfumed citrus-spiced continuance will appease any fruit ale lover. In the can, aromatic cotton-candied mango sweetness and honeyed cereal grain sugaring absorbed by oncoming orange-peeled grapefruit bittering and resinous pine nip.
BALLAST POINT VICTORY AT SEA IMPERIAL PORTER – PEPPERMINT
On tap at Flying Saucer in St. Louis, “festive” robust porter fused with Caffe Calabria coffee and sugared vanilla gains upfront peppermint adjunct to amplify its fudgy black chocolate malting. Like a Peppermint Pattie, its evergreen-fresh peppermint bark confection drapes the dry cocoa bean insistence and chewy mocha-enriched cookie dough spine.
BALLAST POINT HOMEWORK SERIES BATCH 6 ROBUST PORTER
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, robust dry-bodied dark ale loads dark-roasted chocolate rye malts onto earthen Chinook hop char and burnt walnut bittering. Rampaging black coffee, burnt caramel and raw molasses illusions make deep impression upon bittersweet dark chocolate richness.
BALLAST POINT BIG EYE IPA
Perfectly rounded medium body brings sugar-spiced candy glaze to yellow grapefruit brightness, sunny lemon zest, tangy orange juiciness and tart pineapple sweetness. A sharp tropical-fruited delight, its escalating piney hop bittering, wafting floral bouquet and peppery dash deepen the spruce-tipped mango, peach, tangerine, nectarine, passionfruit and quince subsidies.
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.
