Fudgy peanut-buttered chocolate syruping enriches sweet maple glaze offsetting chewy tobacco-stained hop char and ashen walnut respite. Bitter dark-roasted peanut oiling contrasts bourbon vanilla sentiment beneath the surface.
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BALLAST POINT GRAPEFRUIT SCULPIN IPA
On tap at Hoover’s, signature Sculpin IPA given headlining grapefruit tartness to combat moderate lemon-bruised juniper bittering. Tangy citrus continuance guides lemon-bruised grapefruit zesting thru light piney hop resin.
BALLAST POINT TART PEACH KOLSCH
On tap at Growlers To Go – Duck, hybridized kolsch allows tart peach essence to expand above light pilsner malting. Lemon-soured peach tang gains mildly vinous green grape esters and slight vanilla extract bittering. In the recess, strawberry rhubarb tartness elevates piquant peach regalia.
BALLAST POINT ALOHA SCULPIN INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Growler & Gill, likable IPA/wild ale variant provides gentle brettanomyces-like Brux Trois yeast acidity to tart ‘mango, pineapple and guava’ template, sticky pine-oiled bittering and subtle floral-spiced citric hop pep. Sedate India Pale Ale-styled orange peel and grapefruit rind briskness buttress sour tropicalia.
BALLAST POINT VICTORY AT SEA COCONUT IMPERIAL PORTER
On tap at The Oath, toasted coconut version of Imperial Porter needs more pronounced nuttiness to compete with bittersweet dark chocolate fudging, moderate Caffe Calabria coffee roast and milky vanilla creaming. Even its oak-charred hop bittering, mild espresso lilt and reticent marshmallow sugaring compete with the coconut adjunct (and walnut snip) by the finish. Nevertheless.
BALLAST POINT SEA ROSE TART CHERRY WHEAT ALE
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, understated light-bodied fruit ale places mild cherry-juiced tartness above cracked wheat graining, leaving a tingly carbolic spritz on the tongue. Floral-daubed cherry subtlety gains wispy gooseberry, raspberry, strawberry and rhubarb licks lightly embittered by lemony pomegranate dryness.
BALLAST POINT BONITO BLONDE
On tap at Plank Pizza, sunny lemon zest brightens mild citric-spiced hop oiling over oats-dried wheat cracker malting. Fuzzy cream froth fills the head as subdued lemon twist picks up wispy mandarin-curacao orange snips.
BALLAST POINT MANTA RAY DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
Easygoing subtlety laces soft-tongued citric candied tartness with light piney hop bitterness and delicate sugar-spiced crystal malts. Sweet ‘n sour hard-candied orange, pineapple and grapefruit piquancy gains minor floral aspect over time.
BALLAST POINT RED VELVET NITRO
On tap at Taphouse 15, unconventional nitro-injected oatmeal stout breaks traditional mocha mode, instead retaining mellow beet-sugared, vanilla cream-fluffed mouthfeel, billowy pinkish white head and silken ruby body. Cotton-candied watermelon, raspberry, cherry and strawberry illusions straddle soft honeyed wheat spine of delicate dessert treat. In the bottle, initial vanilla-creamed red velvet cake theme and Black Forest cake uprising get pushed aside by heavily charred hop astringency.
BALLAST POINT VICTORY AT SEA PEANUT BUTTER CUP
Creamily cohesive peanut-buttered black chocolate entry picks up dark-roast coffee influence. Nutty mocha resilience allows dark toffee, vanilla, espresso and cappuccino illusions to deepen its rich complexity.
BALLAST POINT MOCHA MARLIN
On tap at Plank Pizza, astounding dark-roast coffee bean theme provides stiff caffeine boost! Dry espresso, cocoa and chocolate influence deepens java insistence. Sweet vanilla whim adds depth to awesomely designed coffee-dominant porter.
BALLAST POINT WATERMELON DORADO DOUBLE IPA
Bolder and more assertive than typical watermelon-flavored brews, though its featured fruit loses luster against citric-spiced IPA bittering and minor fusel alcohol burn (10% ABV). Acrid watermelon rind astringency contrasts candied watermelon sugaring above rich barley-roasted cookie dough malting. Tart orange-peeled yellow grapefruit, pineapple and mango illusions waver.