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Victory At Sea - High West Barrel-Aged
Ballast Point Brewing Company
- From:
- Ballast Point Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Porter
Ranked #28 - ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 96
Ranked #1,192 - Avg:
- 4.31 | pDev: 6.5%
- Reviews:
- 247
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 17, 2024
- Added:
- Sep 10, 2017
- Wants:
- 22
- Gots:
- 139
We partnered with our friends at High West® Distillery to create a barrel-aged version of Ballast Point Victory at Sea, our award-winning Imperial Porter with cold-steeped coffee and vanilla. From a blend of Ballast Point Victory at Sea aged in High West’s own bourbon & rye whiskey oak casks, new layers of complexity emerge with notes of soft caramel and smoky oak over a dark chocolate and roasted almond body. High West crafts delicious and distinctive whiskeys to honor the American West, making it the perfect pairing with our signature San Diego-born porter.
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Ratings by Zonian1:
Rated by Zonian1 from Ohio
4.1/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Feb 17, 2018
4.1/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Feb 17, 2018
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by clayrock81 from Florida
4.13/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured a black body with minimal khaki head and minimal lace. Mild roasted aroma with some minor vanilla. Medium body, slick, easy to drink, has a boozy woodiness that is slight and mostly hidden with a coffee and vanilla sweetness and easy to drink.
Mar 17, 2024Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4.13/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Bottle from Belmont Station. Dark pour, kind of fizzy. Sweet, Woody aroma. Taste emphasizes the porter, barrel notes take it to the next level. Really nice and smooth.
Nov 12, 2023Rated by bill1388
4.38/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.38/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Mild Porter, aged in barrel 12% alcohol. Drinking Disneyland at ballast point brewery
Aug 25, 2022Rated by PaulMcartney33 from Florida
4.8/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.8/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Reminds me of a kbs mackinaw with more bourbon presence. 2018 brew date, drinking in 2022. Aged very well. Big terps
Jul 22, 2021
Victory At Sea - High West Barrel-Aged from Ballast Point Brewing Company
Beer rating:
96 out of
100 with
783 ratings
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