(San Diego, CA) – Ballast Point Brewing released two returning beers over the weekend: Victory at Sea Imperial Porter and Dorado Double IPA. While both beers were only released at the brewery so far, they will also be released in stores. Victory at Sea will be available later this week. Description: “This is a 10% ABV porter with Caffe Calabria coffee and pure vanilla added post fermentation.” Dorado Double bombers will be available “in coming weeks.” This is a 9.6% IPA with close to “five lbs. of Crystal hops per BBL.” It doesn’t hurt to sport a 4.23 average on Beer Advocate either. Victory at Sea has a 4.37 avg. but this is its debut in bottles so only 17 reviews.
I tasted the Victory at Sea Imperial Porter a couple of weeks ago at the brewery and it is awesome. The vanilla is an unexpected twist from the usual chocolate in a coffee porter. It’s got quite a quick too. I enjoyed the complexity of this one.