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Ballast Point Victory At Sea Imperial Porter

Ballast Point Brewing Company
San Diego, CA, United States of America


Vital Statistics

Release: Limited Rotating
ABV: 10%
Bitterness: 60 IBU

From the brewer

Our Victory at Sea Imperial Porter is a bold, smooth brew with just the right amount of sweetness. We infused this robust porter with whole vanilla beans and San Diego’s own Caffe Calabria coffee beans. The subtle roasted notes and minimal acidity of the cold brewed coffee, balances perfectly with the sweet caramel undertones of the malt, creating a winning combination for your palate.

Average Scores

Overall: 63 (logged 8 times)
Draft: 67 (logged 4 times)
Bottle: 58 (logged 4 times)

Who's been drinking this

Smooth, but with a super-roasty finish. Didn't finish as bitter as the Peppermint, so that was nice. Really, though, seek out the coconut!
Smells like coffee beans. Tastes like heavily, heavily roasted coffee, with just a hint of vanilla beans .It's a little bit much for me .
Smells roasty, not sweet. Nice short body with a clean roasted coffee malt taste. Vanilla finish isn't tacky or sweet, just a hint.
Draft
Has some potential, but the burnt coffee flavor ruins it.
Coffee and vanilla are better-integrated into the robust porter flavor than expected, but the burnt nature of the coffee flavor is disappointing. Still, not bad.
Once again a vanilla beer leaves me quite disappointed.
Love this beer. The longer it lingers on your tongue the more delicious malt flavors you get, from a bittersweet chocolate to vanilla to just pure malty goodness. Enough hops to balance it, but this is not an imperial.
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