Ballast Point Sea Monster Imperial Stout

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Reasonable head. Nice foam that hangs around for quite some time. Nearly black in color. No light passes through this stuff. Aroma reminds me of sesame seeds. Body is not as thick as my benchmark, Old Rasputin. Flavor is very well rounded with that typical burnt malt flavor of imperial stouts. Hops come out in the lingering aftertaste.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

From a shared bottle at RBNG-14. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of dark malt with roasty notes, dark fruits, chocolate and some hops. Fairly sweet, but with a pleasant bitterness.
(2014-02-15 - Grand Tasting, Fredriksten festning, Halden)

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Pours deep dark with amber edges and thin mocha head. The aroma is roasty malts mixing with molasses, mild chocolate and mild amounts of coffee. The taste is rich and chewy with malts. It then becomes mildly coffee like and moving in the direction of molasses, chocolate and a sense of vanilla. Into the finish mild coffee and mild malt astringency round out the experience.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

650 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is10.0%. Black colour, large tan head. Pleasant aroma of roast malts, oats, chocolate and mild coffee, hints of fruity hops. Roasty flavour, notes of roasted barley, strong coffee, dark bitter chocolate, liquorice, hints of fruity hops, moderate bittering hops.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 10

Pours warm coffee-brown with a thick head on the light side of tan. Aroma has roast malt, mocha, molasses, and subtle toffee notes. Flavor is, WHOA, a monster! Bold smoky, quality coffee, semi-sweet chocolate, roast malt, molasses and caramel flavors flow across the palate and leave a lasting impression of a world-class RIS. Thick, heavy texture has decent fizz, and goes down the pipes well. Challenge this monster.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Pours out like black sludge with a nice lingering tan head. The aroma is sweet smeeling toffe. The mouthfeel is a bit bitter but not bad. The taste is definitely of alcohol along with coffee, roasted malt and some chocolate.the IBU Is 65 which is the highest I've been able to enjoy so far. It's better as it warms up out of the ice chest. Or the 10% abv is starting to kick in.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Pours black, my favorite beer colour. Head dissipates as quick as I pour. Not a dot of lace. Mild roasted malt aroma. Flavours are not bad but would expect more from an impy stout. Thin mouthfeel for the style. Little miss from Ballast Point

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Pours a pitch black with a one finger chocolate colored head that goes down fairly quick. Aroma is extremely roasted with hints of booze, coffee, chocolate, and licorice. Taste is very strong of the licorice. Damn that taste stays in the mouth for a while, like a concentrate. Kinda chewy and thick on the backing but the beer itself is thin.. Slight fruity taste in the back as well. Interesting beer but not one I would have all the time.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Pours a deep clear brown with a finger of tan head that dissipates to a ring around the side of the glass which that lacing lasted nicely throughout the session. Aroma is caramelly, roasted malts, coffee, a touch of chocolate, and more roasted malts. Flavor initially is roast forward with a bit of bittersweetness. It’s almost as there’s coffee in it. Moderate sweetness, caramel. The hop character is barely detectable but lightly grassy. The alcohol was a bit hot at first, but i am getting used to it quickly.Overall its okay, not upper-tier like some of thier other brews.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

A black colored beer with a three finger sudsy textured tan head. There's good hang time on that head. Settles into a low lying sticky film and thick ringlet. U get coffee and dark chocolate in the nose. More dark chocolate in the tasting. Bittering effect. There is some roastiness as it warms. Light bodied.