Ballast Point is a new-to-me brewery. Founded in 1996 by a pair of backyard brewers in California, they continue to lovingly craft their micro brews and luckily we can get them here in Connecticut.
Ballast Point labels feature fishes of all shapes and sizes. The Sea Monster Imperial Stout sports a real life sea monster . . . a vicious looking angler fish.
Sea Monster is an American Imperial Stout. It pours a dark rich brown with a dense foamy head. Like any good imperial stout it has notes of coffee and dark bitter chocolate but it also has hints of berry and vanilla and a touch of hoppiness that add complexity.
Sea Monster is definitely a BIG beer with a hefty 10% ABV . . . there is a touch of booziness due to the high alcohol content but it doesn't in any way detract from the rich, full flavors of the yummy beer.
Sea Monster is definitely a BIG beer with a hefty 10% ABV . . . there is a touch of booziness due to the high alcohol content but it doesn't in any way detract from the rich, full flavors of the yummy beer.
This is a sipper . . . not a guzzler. Take your time and enjoy Sea Monster. As it warms in your glass, experience how the flavors different ingredients come forward, intensify and change ever so slightly.
With all that this stout has going on it has a smooth, silky mouth feel . . . really quite nice.
Overall, a very good beer. Cheers!
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