The Tongue Monster
Ballast Point Brewing Company
- From:
- Ballast Point Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.34 | pDev: 0.92%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 30, 2011
- Added:
- Jun 30, 2011
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by notchucknorris from California
4.38/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.38/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A: Pours almost black with a slightly reddish hue when held to the light. Really nice light brown head that sticks around a while.
S: Lots of bourbon upfront with a bit of soy sauce. As it warms, the soy sauce smell disappears and some sweeter aromas come out. Toasted coconut, chocolate, caramel and tootsie roll.
T: Nice and sweet to start with flavors of caramel and a bit of dark chocolate. The middle brings the tongue buckler with some nice citrus hops. There's also a hint of roasted malt in the back. Nice creamy mouthfeel. This is a win in my book for Ballast. I hope they make more.
Jun 30, 2011S: Lots of bourbon upfront with a bit of soy sauce. As it warms, the soy sauce smell disappears and some sweeter aromas come out. Toasted coconut, chocolate, caramel and tootsie roll.
T: Nice and sweet to start with flavors of caramel and a bit of dark chocolate. The middle brings the tongue buckler with some nice citrus hops. There's also a hint of roasted malt in the back. Nice creamy mouthfeel. This is a win in my book for Ballast. I hope they make more.
Reviewed by HopHead84 from California
4.3/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
6/30/2011
On tap at Ballast Point Old Grove in a snifter. This is a blend of Sea Monster and Tongue Buckler aged in Bourbon barrels for 8 months. Sounds interesting. Considering the Bourbon Barrel Aged Tongue Buckler I recently had resembled a Barrel Aged American Barleywine (and it was only aged for a few months in the barrel). I expect this blend of Tongue Buckler and Sea Monster aged for eight months to be like a barrel aged blend of American Barleywine and Imperial Stout.
A: Black with an impressive one inch of light brown froth. Retention is great; the head takes a few minutes to recede. Some lacing is left behind.
S: Caramel and coconut with dark chocolate, vanilla, and bourbon. An aromatic blend of excellent components. Tongue Buckler contributes notes of grapefruit and pine. Light booze and a decent amount of oak. Very good.
T: Chocolate and caramel up front with a firm upper moderate bitterness. Hop notes resemble grapefruit and pine. I get a fair amount of coconut midpalate with vanilla and drying oak. Bourbon is pervasive and insistent. The finish is a bit aggressive, but not overly so considering the potency of the two components, with an upper moderate bitterness blending with evident alcohol and a touch of astringent character. Chocolate, bourbon, caramel, and oak linger.
M: Full in body with an upper moderate level of carbonation. Mouthfeel is chewy, creamy, lightly tannic, and silky.
Overall: This is a bit aggressive but very good. I'd say this experiment was a success.
Jun 30, 2011On tap at Ballast Point Old Grove in a snifter. This is a blend of Sea Monster and Tongue Buckler aged in Bourbon barrels for 8 months. Sounds interesting. Considering the Bourbon Barrel Aged Tongue Buckler I recently had resembled a Barrel Aged American Barleywine (and it was only aged for a few months in the barrel). I expect this blend of Tongue Buckler and Sea Monster aged for eight months to be like a barrel aged blend of American Barleywine and Imperial Stout.
A: Black with an impressive one inch of light brown froth. Retention is great; the head takes a few minutes to recede. Some lacing is left behind.
S: Caramel and coconut with dark chocolate, vanilla, and bourbon. An aromatic blend of excellent components. Tongue Buckler contributes notes of grapefruit and pine. Light booze and a decent amount of oak. Very good.
T: Chocolate and caramel up front with a firm upper moderate bitterness. Hop notes resemble grapefruit and pine. I get a fair amount of coconut midpalate with vanilla and drying oak. Bourbon is pervasive and insistent. The finish is a bit aggressive, but not overly so considering the potency of the two components, with an upper moderate bitterness blending with evident alcohol and a touch of astringent character. Chocolate, bourbon, caramel, and oak linger.
M: Full in body with an upper moderate level of carbonation. Mouthfeel is chewy, creamy, lightly tannic, and silky.
Overall: This is a bit aggressive but very good. I'd say this experiment was a success.
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