Ballast Point Black Eye Blended Ale

Brewed by Ballast Point Brewing Company
Style: Porter
San Diego, California USA

Wow. This is by far the best porter I have ever tasted. I did not see this beer on the list so I took the liberty of adding it. I tasted it at the home brew mart in San Diego. You all must go to that small shop and try their draughts, amazing beer.

10th rating lets make this official. Cask main brewery dry hopped. Pours Blackish amber with a tan head nose is sweet taste is sweet malty bitter yum 7.5.8.4.15. I liked it, hard to call it a porter though.

Had this one at the Ballast brewery, right across the street from USD campus a few weeks ago. Im not exactly sure how often or how much they make of this stuff, but an interesting blend of the porter and the IPA, I loved the increased hoppiness due to the mix. It sure makes Black Marlin more worthy! Dark coffee color, kind of watery on the edges, with a medium beige head. Not very thick, as expected from a porter/IPA mix, but the flavor was great! Dry and bitter finish on the plate. Nice.

A blend of the Black Marlin Porter and the Big Eye IPA. I agree with brettpace - an awesome brew... blends into a big hoppy, coffeed up, and chocolatey rich...with a bitter dry finish. Outstanding! Similar to Pizza Port’s Black Lie.

Half and half poured from a bomber of Black Marlin Porter and a bomber of Big Eye IPA: Dark burgandy color held up to a light with a fluffy light beige head. Aroma is citrus, pine and dark malt. Flavor starts light citrus and pine followed by coffee and a little dark chocolate finishing semi-sweet with a light orange rind bitterness. Medium body is smooth and creamy with moderate carbonaton. Interesting blend.

Sampled at the Linda Vista Brewery while picking up homebrew supplies. Sampler poured dark without much head. Aroma full of citrus hop, but also some roastiness. Flavor is sweet overall with citrus and choclate. finishines smooth and dry. This was damn good!

Served from tap at the brewery. Appearance is a more translucent brown black with a small tan head. Aromas are hop infused roasted malt aromas. The flavors are really nice roasted malt that lean towards the chocolate side. A good amount of citrus hop flavors too. The mouth is nicely carbonated and medium bodied. A nice blend, I really enjoyed.

the appearance of this brew is remarkable almost forms a black and tanish type effect, good mixture of a porter and IPA very interesting and unique blend, great flavor!