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Dorado
Ballast Point Brewing Company
- From:
- Ballast Point Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,116 - ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #5,294 - Avg:
- 4.12 | pDev: 9.71%
- Reviews:
- 701
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 07, 2023
- Added:
- Jun 14, 2003
- Wants:
- 308
- Gots:
- 825
No description / notes.
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Ratings by imagineiii:
Reviewed by imagineiii from Vermont
4.17/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.17/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Got this in a trade with stawn, thanks chris.
Poured into my trusty DFH snifter. Brilliant golden amber, airy head with subpar retention.
Heavy on the caramel, some lighter citrus like lemon peel. Some butter???
caramel and honey dominate the malt profile. hops are spicy peppery and astringent. Pine sap and alcohol blend perfectly to create a very balanced ipa. alcohol shows as it warms
mouthfeel is pleasant. carbonation is spot on. no lingering sweetness, hops do their job but hang around only slightly longer than id like them to.
alcohol becomes more prominent in this beer as it warms, but its a very well done double IPA.
Jul 15, 2009Poured into my trusty DFH snifter. Brilliant golden amber, airy head with subpar retention.
Heavy on the caramel, some lighter citrus like lemon peel. Some butter???
caramel and honey dominate the malt profile. hops are spicy peppery and astringent. Pine sap and alcohol blend perfectly to create a very balanced ipa. alcohol shows as it warms
mouthfeel is pleasant. carbonation is spot on. no lingering sweetness, hops do their job but hang around only slightly longer than id like them to.
alcohol becomes more prominent in this beer as it warms, but its a very well done double IPA.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota
4.43/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Notes from 2015-16.
12oz bottle into a pint glass.
L: Pours a bright sparkling amber/orange, thick eggshell white head, some lacing. Fine looking good carbonation.
S: Mango, pine, light citrus, light alcohol.
T: Bold bitter pine, spruce, grassy, lime/orange zest, grapefruit, pineapple, sweet caramel, biscuit, apricot, mango. It is lightly tart. There is light alcohol in the taste as the beer warms.
F: Med-heavy mouthfeel with a lingering long and quite drying finish.
O: This is the best tasting American Double IPA that I've ever had. It is alluring and full bodied with rich smooth flavors. It drinks easily for it's higher ABV and it is outstanding in it's style.
Oct 19, 202112oz bottle into a pint glass.
L: Pours a bright sparkling amber/orange, thick eggshell white head, some lacing. Fine looking good carbonation.
S: Mango, pine, light citrus, light alcohol.
T: Bold bitter pine, spruce, grassy, lime/orange zest, grapefruit, pineapple, sweet caramel, biscuit, apricot, mango. It is lightly tart. There is light alcohol in the taste as the beer warms.
F: Med-heavy mouthfeel with a lingering long and quite drying finish.
O: This is the best tasting American Double IPA that I've ever had. It is alluring and full bodied with rich smooth flavors. It drinks easily for it's higher ABV and it is outstanding in it's style.
Reviewed by brewme from Massachusetts
4/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Reminded of this beer by the How many Beers of Fame have you reviewed? post. Reviewed from memory, as I have not had this in a while, but have had at least a six pack before. Was not a huge fan, tastes good, but too boozy.
Mar 20, 2021Reviewed by jjboesen from Maryland
3.73/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.73/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Had an 8-oz pour at their tasting room in San Diego's Little Italy (See My Review). The body is a sparkling amber color crowned by a thick and splotchy head, which produces a gummy lacing around the glass rim. The nose consists of a whiff of mango. There is an initial blast of hoppy bitterness that is supplemented by a lingering malty fade with an unbalanced sweetness. At the finish, there is a dryness that will require some water. Still, not bad.
Mar 14, 2020
Dorado from Ballast Point Brewing Company
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
2961 ratings
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