Sea Monster Imperial Stout
Ballast Point Brewing Company

Sea Monster Imperial StoutSea Monster Imperial Stout
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From:
Ballast Point Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
Ranked #1,719
ABV:
10%
Score:
90
Ranked #9,987
Avg:
4.02 | pDev: 9.95%
Reviews:
523
Ratings:
1,887
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 19, 2021
Added:
Nov 28, 2008
Wants:
  177
Gots:
  434
SCORE
90
Outstanding
Sea Monster Imperial StoutSea Monster Imperial Stout
Notes: Our Sea Monster Imperial Stout explores the darkest reaches of the traditional oatmeal stout. This bold, rich brew first lures you in with roasted coffee notes, then grabs hold with hints of bittersweet chocolate and currant. Backed with a perfect hop balance, you’ll soon discover this is one monster of mythic proportions.
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Rated: 4.1 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Oct 19, 2021
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

4.25/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
650 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is10.0%. Black colour, large tan head. Pleasant aroma of roast malts, oats, chocolate and mild coffee, hints of fruity hops. Roasty flavour, notes of roasted barley, strong coffee, dark bitter chocolate, liquorice, hints of fruity hops, moderate bittering hops.
Dec 14, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by jmbeerdude91 from Arizona

Feb 02, 2020
 
Rated: 4.1 by Eyedoc27 from Illinois

Oct 02, 2019
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From old, undated notes. Poured from the bottle.

Black liquid.

Tan head; strong lace.

Black licorice & pepper nose; hint of booze.

Thick mouthfeel.

Black licorice & pepper flavor.

Creamy but not to my taste.
Sep 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.64 by tjg584 from Tennessee

Aug 18, 2019
 
Rated: 4.3 by Unclevince from West Virginia

May 20, 2019
 
Rated: 3.86 by LXIXME from New Mexico

May 15, 2019
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Rated by Oh_Dark_Star from Washington

1.61/5  rDev -60%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.25
Drain pour. I think I even blocked out why it was so bad.
Apr 30, 2019
 
Rated: 3.76 by jimpyle48 from Virginia

Mar 05, 2019
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Reviewed by iguanodon from Utah

4.35/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bomber. Pours opaque dark brown with a thin brown head. Aroma is molasses, roasted malt, chocolate. Taste is sweet caramel, malt, chocolate, coffee, a hint of booze. Excellent imperial stout.
Jan 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by cuy50 from Virginia

Dec 22, 2018
 
Rated: 5 by tp1962 from Illinois

Dec 13, 2018
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Reviewed by csmrx7 from Canada (AB)

3.79/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
This is a good Imperial Stout. Heavy on the bitterness and a real taste of.dark chocolate. Not.of the faint of heart and pretty one dimensional in flavor.compared to a lot of what is out there these days.
Oct 16, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by krome from Illinois

Aug 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3 by jgunther71 from Illinois

Aug 03, 2018
 
Rated: 4.06 by rsquared59 from Indiana

Jun 25, 2018
 
Rated: 3.46 by jeschaefer from Texas

Jun 12, 2018
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Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri

3.93/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Black in color with a fingernail of brown around the rim and all but a smidgen of the top. No light seeps through this dark brew. The aroma is of oatmeal, dark malt, black licorice, and a hint of smoke. I'm tasting dark roasted barley with a light smokiness. There's also some piney hops and black licorice. The mouth is creamy and smooth.
May 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.76 by atone315 from Wisconsin

Apr 16, 2018
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Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)

3.92/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Ballast Point Brewing 'Sea Monster Imperial Stout' @ 10.0% , served from a 650 ml bottle purchased for $12.50
A-pour is a dark cola brown from the bottle to an almost black in the glass with a medium size light tan head leaving a spotty lace film along the snifter
S-potent
T-roasted coffee , bitter dark chocolate swallow
MF-decent carbonation , feels full bodied , easily consumed beer
Ov-this beer didn't last long , might half to revisit later
prost LampertLand
Mar 10, 2018
 
Rated: 4.12 by Mxsluis from Michigan

Feb 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.79 by Yeldarb92 from Ohio

Jan 14, 2018
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Reviewed by Hackattack from Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +18.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
This is really good....as good as, or better than any, or all of the top shelf stouts you can find anywhere...... I wish I could get this on a regular basis. Like this, all of what I have had from this outfit has been consistently good.
Jan 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Dec 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4.24 by hogrider from Florida

Dec 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.92 by durwood64 from Ohio

Dec 11, 2017
 
Rated: 3.86 by DavidST from Texas

Nov 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.73 by jcoleMA66 from Massachusetts

Oct 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.12 by Jbalintjr from Pennsylvania

Oct 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by soco89ziegler from California

Jul 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by doowhat from Arkansas

Jul 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.64 by aurorabeerealis from California

Jul 15, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

4.1/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This was poured into a tulip. The appearance was a nice looking black color with a slim finger’s worth of white to off white foamy head that quickly dissipated leaving some light clingy lacing. The smell had a sweet cocoa to sticky licorice, light roast of coffee and an ample amount of anise settling nicely underneath my nose. The taste was mainly sweet and roasty. A light vanilla did help to balance out. An even-ed out delicate delivery of balanced vanilla licorice boozy aftertaste lead to a semi - sweet and wet finish. On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a fairly decent sipping quality about it. Carbonation, what carbonation, is it there? Not really, but for the style and age, I’m not worried. It’s good stuff. Overall, I say this was a pretty good D/IS that I would have again.
Jun 16, 2017
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Reviewed by stlfatguy from Missouri

4.45/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Black with thick brown/tan head. Smell is chocolate, black jelly beans, and taste is chocolate malty goodness. Feel is AWESOME. Smooth, milky, tHick, outstanDing. A little alcohol warming.
Jun 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.88 by JuiceMan818 from California

Jun 03, 2017
 
Rated: 4.4 by Heavybeer from Iowa

Jun 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.96 by drahodo from Missouri

May 10, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by BrewskiBrandon from Missouri

Apr 28, 2017
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Reviewed by Suds from Missouri

3.97/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
From a large bottle, this brew is essentially black, with a tan head. The aroma is toasty, with a slightly burnt, almost charcoal aroma. Licorice. The taste is balanced, with intense bitterness....roasted grain, coffee, and peppery hops. Full flavor and creamy texture. Excellent.
Mar 10, 2017
Sea Monster Imperial Stout from Ballast Point Brewing Company
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 1887 ratings