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Ballast Point Black Marlin Porter

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3263.59/5.03.57/5.05.9%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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 Funknmilla (593), Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20

Jun 2, 2009  
Bomber...dark brown to black body with a brown sugar colored head...bitter coffee aroma with some caramel...the lacing kind of sticks...its not dramatic, it just falls...thin body....I taste coffee, in a bitter form... a lot less flavor than I though it would be...a simple porter coffee + caramel....with a very mild bitter chocolate...its a shame it smells better than it tastes... in a few sips the finish is sour and metallic...good one timer, but wouldn’t seek it out...

 KAggie97 (2457), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/513/20
Dec 6, 2009  
Bottle.
Pours a deep, rich black with an aroma of light chocolate brownie batter, roasted malt, and a touch of cherry cake iciing. Flavor is a brownie batter powder, dark malt, dark fruit, and a touch of coffee. Nice, chewy mouthfeel. Not bad at all.


 Pailhead (2593), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 4, 2009  
Bottle: The aroma consists of chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt. It pours a dark brown with a half inch beige head. The flavor starts with chocolate, roasted malt, and a hint of caramel. The finish has some light roasted coffee. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.


 notalush (2664), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 3, 2009  
Pours a dark brown, with a creamy, well-sustained off-white head - slightly yeasty nose, with notes of dry cocoa, roasted malts, light anise - semi-dry, with a creamy body that gradually develops a chalky texture - flavors of bittersweet chocolate, mild licorice, strong roasty flavors - develops a fairly strong bitterness for the style in the finish, but it works well with the more dry qualities of the beer - lingering tobacco notes, a touch of ash - a pretty decent porter.


 vtafro (475), , New Jersey, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/54/104/59/20
Dec 1, 2009  
Draft at Hulmeville Inn. Black pour with a slight head. Flavor very limited just some smoked malt, could use more depth. Far from the best from BP.


 TomDecapolis (3173), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Nov 30, 2009  
Pours a deep brown almost black with a smaller bubbly tan head. Aroma of milk chocolate, tart cherries, roasted malt and toasted nuts. Flavor of roasted malt, chocolate, tart cherries, some residual hop flavor and bitterness.


 tarheels86 (757), 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 (1020), 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.



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