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Sextant - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Ballast Point Brewing Company
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- From:
- Ballast Point Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Oatmeal Stout
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.01 | pDev: 11.72%
- Reviews:
- 9
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 22, 2019
- Added:
- Oct 24, 2011
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 1
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Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts
3.86/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.86/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
On tap at ballast point
Dense pencil thin creamy taupe foam layer over dark brown liquid
Aroma of coffee, roast malts , bourbon
Taste is roast malts , coffee
No carbonation, flat beer , roast malt taste lingers but doesn’t bite
Nice beer
Mar 22, 2019Dense pencil thin creamy taupe foam layer over dark brown liquid
Aroma of coffee, roast malts , bourbon
Taste is roast malts , coffee
No carbonation, flat beer , roast malt taste lingers but doesn’t bite
Nice beer
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
2.78/5 rDev -30.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.75
2.78/5 rDev -30.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.75
On tap at the Tap and Mallet in Rochester, NY.
This one took forever to pour, with a very black body, a 3 inch foamy head, and a good amount of lacing.
This smells off, slightly sour, with stale coffee, and a bit of coffee.
I definitely think there is something off with this. I'm not going to scream "infection," but something is definitely wrong. It tastes prickly, due to the intensely high level of carbonation, and a vinegary, tangy sourness. There is some light, stale tasting coffee, and a bit of chocolate. But the off flavors definitely overwhelm everything else.
The carbonation on this is way too high, making it hard to drink. It's fairly light bodied.
I'd like to try this again, but it's hard to drink now.
Dec 31, 2014This one took forever to pour, with a very black body, a 3 inch foamy head, and a good amount of lacing.
This smells off, slightly sour, with stale coffee, and a bit of coffee.
I definitely think there is something off with this. I'm not going to scream "infection," but something is definitely wrong. It tastes prickly, due to the intensely high level of carbonation, and a vinegary, tangy sourness. There is some light, stale tasting coffee, and a bit of chocolate. But the off flavors definitely overwhelm everything else.
The carbonation on this is way too high, making it hard to drink. It's fairly light bodied.
I'd like to try this again, but it's hard to drink now.
Reviewed by woosterbill from Kentucky
4.12/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
On-tap at Barcade into a goblet. Reviewed from notes.
A: Black body, thin tan head that turns into a ring. Ok.
S: Bourbon and vanilla jump out, with some delicate chocolate underneath. Solid, but a little tame.
T: Everything's here: bourbon, vanilla, chocolate, molasses, dark fruit - but somehow it's just too weak to be impressive. The bourbon finish is delicious, but it's just underpowered.
M: Fairly light and frothy, but not offensively so.
O: I reviewed this without knowing its extremely modest ABV, and I think I was expecting the base beer to be an RIS rather than just a simple oatmeal stout. Now that I see what I was actually dealing with, I've bumped its Taste score up half a point. It was a really nice, complex, mellow beer that did a great job integrating barrel and base. Highly recommended.
Cheers!
Jan 23, 2012A: Black body, thin tan head that turns into a ring. Ok.
S: Bourbon and vanilla jump out, with some delicate chocolate underneath. Solid, but a little tame.
T: Everything's here: bourbon, vanilla, chocolate, molasses, dark fruit - but somehow it's just too weak to be impressive. The bourbon finish is delicious, but it's just underpowered.
M: Fairly light and frothy, but not offensively so.
O: I reviewed this without knowing its extremely modest ABV, and I think I was expecting the base beer to be an RIS rather than just a simple oatmeal stout. Now that I see what I was actually dealing with, I've bumped its Taste score up half a point. It was a really nice, complex, mellow beer that did a great job integrating barrel and base. Highly recommended.
Cheers!
Reviewed by oline73 from Maryland
4/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I had a glass of this at Pinnochio's in Media. Served in a standard pint glass.
Appearance: Pours a cloudy dark brown with a finger of tan head that leaves a ring around the edge of the pour.
Smell: Sweet roast along with some smoke, dark chocolate notes, and some mild bourbon.
Taste: This is a very smooth BA stout. Roasty dark chocolate with some mild smoke and smooth bourbon. The finish is roasty and slightly bitter. Goes to show that you can tastefully age a lower abv beer.
Mouthfeel: Medium body with just a tingle of carbonation and a dry finish.
Overall: This is a very tastefully done BA beer. The flavors all mixed very well. I would definitely have it again.
Dec 30, 2011Appearance: Pours a cloudy dark brown with a finger of tan head that leaves a ring around the edge of the pour.
Smell: Sweet roast along with some smoke, dark chocolate notes, and some mild bourbon.
Taste: This is a very smooth BA stout. Roasty dark chocolate with some mild smoke and smooth bourbon. The finish is roasty and slightly bitter. Goes to show that you can tastefully age a lower abv beer.
Mouthfeel: Medium body with just a tingle of carbonation and a dry finish.
Overall: This is a very tastefully done BA beer. The flavors all mixed very well. I would definitely have it again.
Sextant - Bourbon Barrel-Aged from Ballast Point Brewing Company
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
30 ratings
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