Victory At Sea - Elijah Craig Barrel Aged
Ballast Point Brewing Company
- From:
- Ballast Point Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 12.4%
- Score:
- 93
- Avg:
- 4.42 | pDev: 4.07%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 20, 2016
- Added:
- Nov 25, 2015
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
93
Outstanding
93
Outstanding
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by ONovoMexicano from New Mexico
4.12/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served in a pint glass at Violet Crown in Santa Fe.
A- Pitch-black body and khaki- and oatmeal-colored head. Lace-heavy and the head is sticky and filmy. 5
S- Plenty of barrel aroma giving oak, leather and bourbon. Dark chocolate and coffee play the back but are present. 4.25
T- Damn, tastes like the bourbon was just poured into the beer. A little heavy for me. Spicy bourbon notes feel like a rye almost and to a certain extent, cover all the base beer flavors. Only on the finish do I find the rich coffee and chocolate flavors. With warmth it opens to sweeter vanilla and coffee and cream, so I'd say, warm it up. 4
A bit thin and boozy is how I'd describe the feel, but just like the taste, warmth brings improvement. 4
Pretty good but the beer and barrel don't quite successfully integrate.
Feb 12, 2016A- Pitch-black body and khaki- and oatmeal-colored head. Lace-heavy and the head is sticky and filmy. 5
S- Plenty of barrel aroma giving oak, leather and bourbon. Dark chocolate and coffee play the back but are present. 4.25
T- Damn, tastes like the bourbon was just poured into the beer. A little heavy for me. Spicy bourbon notes feel like a rye almost and to a certain extent, cover all the base beer flavors. Only on the finish do I find the rich coffee and chocolate flavors. With warmth it opens to sweeter vanilla and coffee and cream, so I'd say, warm it up. 4
A bit thin and boozy is how I'd describe the feel, but just like the taste, warmth brings improvement. 4
Pretty good but the beer and barrel don't quite successfully integrate.
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