Ballast Point Fathom India Pale Lager

Brewed by Ballast Point Brewing Company
Style: European Strong Lager
San Diego, California USA

On-tap at BP Linda Vista. Pours an orange yellow color with a fluffy off-white head. Smells light and fruity hoppy like a lighter single IPA with more of a malty backbone.The taste is super fruity hoppy, sweet citrus, with a lingering malt profile. Grapefruit, orange, and then smooth and grassy bitter on the finish. Medium, bitter body with vibrant carbonation.

Crystal clear gold with a white head. Clean hoppy aroma. Grapefruit, citrus, some pine, a little grain, lemon peel. Medium bodied but very crisp. Flavor is packed full of the hops. Grapefruit, citrus, lemon peel, light pine, and just a touch of malt. Finish is dry and bitter. I was surprised at how well this worked. The crisp, clean flavors of a lager really let the hops shine through. Fantastic. (Draught at Thrash Zone, Yokohama)

On tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad. Poured a light golden color with small white head. Aroma of floral fresh hops and sweet sugars. Taste is very well balanced with a mild bitterness. Medium carbonation. Excellent beer. Very crisp and refreshing.

on tap-pours a thin white head and gold color. Aroma is citrus grapefruit/lemon hops. Taste is nice zippy citrus grapefruit/lemon hops-bitter, secondary medium malt. Dry finish. OK carbonation.

Draught at the brewery. Orange tinted gold color with a lasting white head. Lots of hops in the aroma with flowers, mangos, and peaches adding fruit to the spicy and grassy notes that some more euro hops seem to be adding. The flavor has some light and toasty malt with lots of hop flavor (mango, peach, grapefruit peel) and more bitterness than the sculpin that I had right before. Medium bodied with smooth carbonation. Cool mix of fruity with grassy and spicy hops. I’d definitely like to have this one again.

Strong floral and some citrus hops in the nose. Light grainy malt note. Pours nice bright goldenw ith a thin head. The flavor is really hoppy - lots of floral notes, dry malty tones, citrus hops, some leafy bitterness too. Long lingering hoppy finish with nice dryness and a lager body. Really awesome.

Super clear beer...hoppy nose, hoppy flavors. Nice old fruit flavors with both a touch of sweetness and lasting bitterness in the finish. Interesting and definitely a success.

On tap@the new Scripps Ranch Brewery: Golden amber color with a medium white head. Aroma is lemony citrus. Flavor starts light sweet citrus (grapefruit, lemon and orange) followed by a medium citrus bitterness and a medium dry, lightly grassy finish. Medium body is tangy with lively carbonation. Lager my ass, this is a damn good IPA (made with lager yeast I guess).