Tag: San Diego
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Ballast Point Victory At Sea – Heaven Hill Rye Barrel Aged – Beer Review
Victory At Sea is Ballast Point’s flagship imperial porter, built on cold-steeped coffee and whole vanilla beans. The Heaven Hill Rye Barrel Aged version takes that base beer and rests it in rye whiskey oak casks, adding a heavier oak presence and a spicy whiskey edge to an already rich porter. It is a taproom… Read more
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Ballast Point Dorado Double IPA – Beer Review
Dorado Double IPA is Ballast Point’s original big-game double IPA, a beer the brewery describes as a prize catch for serious hop lovers. It has been in the lineup since the brewery’s early days, and it remains one of the boldest expressions of the West Coast double IPA style: huge hops, a real malt backbone,… Read more
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Ballast Point Calico Amber Ale – Beer Review
Calico Amber Ale is one of the beers that built Ballast Point. It dates back to the brewery’s earliest days, it has picked up gold medals at the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup, and it is still the brewery’s benchmark for what an American amber ale should be. Taking its cue… Read more