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Ballast Point Barmy Ale

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


Vital Statistics

ABV: 12%
Bitterness: 25 IBU

From the brewer

Made with only six ingredients. Malted 2-row barley, palisade hops, orange blossom honey, White Labs California Ale Yeast, apricots and San Diego carbon filtered tap water. Low bitterness is balanced by tart apricots with a sweet but not cloying finish. Barmy Ale can be aged up to eight years with a strong honey wine character emerging if cellared. Be careful not to be the barmiest of them all.

Average Scores

Overall: 63 (logged 2 times)
Draft: 63 (logged 2 times)

Who's been drinking this

Honey sweetness and a light fruitiness are almost overwhelmed by spicy hops. There was a lot to like here but I couldn't love it... I think a different brewery might not have had to assert the hops like Ballast Point does.