Sea Monster Imperial Stout - Ballast Point Brewing Company

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735 Ratings

rAvg: 4.03
pDev: 10.17%
Reviews: 382
Hads: 353

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Ballast Point Brewing Company

California, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 10.00% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (341), on-tap (30), cask (6), growler (3), nitro-tap (2).

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Reviews by Adamdc:

Adamdc

Massachusetts

3.63/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

22 oz bomber poured into nonic pint glass.

A: Pour produced about a 1 inch head atop a nearly opaque body with ruby edges when held up to light

S: Instantly hit a chocolaty/coffee aroma. There's also some tobacco, currants and figs and swirling gives off a very strong maltiness. I really like the aroma.

T: Taste mimics the aroma. Lots of roasted chocolate and lots of coffee. Some dark fruits in there and there's a nice hop finish to balance things out.

M: Not bad, but not great. A little on the thin side. Very smooth however----the oats help this out quite a bit.

D: Drinkability is pretty good in this beer. Despite it's 10% abv this is going down smoothly and it's very tasty. I'm liking this very much. It's not as thick and chewy like some 'top' RIS's but seeing as it's an American Double I think it's right where it should be.

Serving type: bottle

03-04-2010 04:46:10 | More by Adamdc

More User Reviews:

tbeckett

Ontario (Canada)

3.99/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Bottle from Total Wine in Tampa. From notes.

A - Poured black with a one finger mocha head. Good spotty lace with alcohol legs and a half finger of retention.

S - Some booze, chocolate, rubbing alcohol. Very mild.

T - Lot's and lot's of chocolate. Lot's of coffee too. Alcohol and dark fruit. Pretty standard, but hammered down well.

M - Creamy full body. Some booze in the finish with dark fruit and bitterness. Good carbonation.

O/D - Nice, complex, and tasty. Good sipper. While the aroma sucks, it's a well crafted, ballsy Imperial Stout, fitting for the style.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 20:29:14 | More by tbeckett

BAsbill

California

3.75/5 rDev -6.9%

05-20-2013 03:05:25 | More by BAsbill

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4/5 rDev -0.7%

05-19-2013 16:19:43 | More by Photekut

JamLand

Texas

4/5 rDev -0.7%

05-19-2013 12:13:30 | More by JamLand

drgonzo2k2

California

4.25/5 rDev +5.5%

05-18-2013 15:03:39 | More by drgonzo2k2

beersvh23

Illinois

4/5 rDev -0.7%

05-18-2013 04:04:53 | More by beersvh23

TofuDC5

California

3.78/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A: I like how this pours. Light-brown, tiny froth; thick head. Completely opaque; black. Once beer settles in the glass, a thin layer of froth slowly lingers; a slight swish eagerly anticipates a full-bodied beverage from the thick, malty bubbles.

S: A strong grapefruit aroma is present. Bold. At least some presence of coffee and chocolate...as expected from an imperial stout.

T: I taste the citrus more than the chocolate; not what I expected, but it's very nice. Very interesting.

M: Creamy, medium-bodied; bitterness explodes all over the tongue and in my throat.

O: Very interesting stout; definitely sparked curiosity. Not many flavors, but the distinguishing ones are very noticeable. Grapefruit screams "I am here!"

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 01:39:00 | More by TofuDC5

Absolut

California

4/5 rDev -0.7%

05-14-2013 14:39:44 | More by Absolut

jplopez21

Illinois

3.5/5 rDev -13.2%

05-14-2013 01:54:18 | More by jplopez21

tourdot

Wisconsin

3.75/5 rDev -6.9%

05-13-2013 04:08:35 | More by tourdot

gestyr

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

The weather turned a bit cool here so tonight is a good night for a stout.

Poured from a 22oz bomber into a goblet.

A: Pours a very dark brown, almost black with a 1 finger beige head that has good staying power and leaves lacing.

S: Coffee, dark malts, citrus, chocolate.

T: Nice and roasty with hints of citrus and chocolate. Aftertaste is coffee with a bit of alcohol.

M: Rich and almost chewy with alcohol warming.

O: A good Imperial Stout. I will buy this again. This would go great with ribs or pulled pork.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 23:38:59 | More by gestyr