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Ballast Point Black Marlin Porter

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3213.59/5.03.57/5.05.9%91.3English pint, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
Ballast Point Black Marlin Porter is a rich dark chocolaty Porter with a distinctive American hop character. It is nitrogen dispensed which gives it a creamy texture, thick head and a balanced flavor that is reminiscent of traditional British cask conditioned ales. It is a great beer to go with hearty foods and is surprisingly one of the few beers that goes well with dessert.
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 tarheels86 (745), Washington DC, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Nov 1, 2009  
22oz bomber. Pours a deep, clear brown with a thin, nitro, dense tan cap like an irish dry stout. Muted aroma of roasted malt, cocoa, burnt sugar, mocha. Taste is nicely hopped- very well balanced with fresh West Coast hops and milk chocolate. Sticky, oily mouthfeel. Pretty yummy but nothing spectacular.


 stobbe74 (700), Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Nov 1, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a darkbrown beer with an offwhite head. The aroma is caramel and roasted malt. The flavor is roasted malt with some hops. The palate is good with dark malts. Overall a good beer.


 alobar (1017), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 16, 2009  
On tap at Blue Dog. Pours a dark almost black color with no head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malts, and hops. Well-balanced flavor of roasted malts, chocolate, coffee,and hops. Improves as it warms. Well-done.


 msante79 (822), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Oct 13, 2009  
Bomber from Wade’s Wines. Pours dark brown with huge tan head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, and caramel. Flavor is roasted malts, chocolate, light coffee with some caramel sweetness. Mouthfeel is a little thin but has nice carbonation. Finishes dry and roasty.


 Pinball (2792), Allerød, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Oct 13, 2009  
clear brown, large smooth light brown head, nice lacing. sweet caramel, coffe, chocolate in the aroma, roasted grains, flowery sweetness, honey perhaps. quite roasted aroma, roasted grains, coffee. flavor is quite dry and precise, very tasty. ends roasted and dry. not very strong, but lots of flavor nonetheless.


 MrChopin (638), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 26, 2009  
Dark cherry cola color, a bubbly cream head. Very dense chocolate malt in the nose, also some sweet plummy fruit, almost grape juice, that really gives the nose a kick start. Flavor has more bitterness than the nose, a nice, lengthy dry finish with lots of roasted malt/coffee light milk chocolate, and strong nut.


 bconley (351), Fern Park, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 22, 2009  
Bottle thanks to dchmela. Very chocolaty and a little smokey. Not like the sausages...no I mean that it has a little smoke in it. Really nice coffee as well. Nice.


 yobdoog (1431), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 21, 2009  
Dark pour with an off white head. Aroma has coffee, dark cocoa and bitter roasted malts. Flavor is robust and bitter roast with some coffee. A bit creamy and dry, nice and balanced.



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