Name: Sea Monster
Style: Imperial Stout
Brewery: Ballast Point Brewing Company. website
Country: USA
Region: San Diego, California
ABV: 10.0 % Abv
How served: 22oz capped bottle poured into a De Struise Brouwers glass.
My Overall Opinion: Amazing 
I paired this beer with: Nothing today. I had this as an after dinner drink.
Tasted on: Monday April 4th, 2011
Note: This beer has been sitting in my cellar for well over a year. Most of the bitterness from the hops in this beer has disappeared and the coffee notes have mellowed a bit. In my opinion I liked this brew aged better than fresh. As a result I upgraded my Overall Opinion from a Very Good to an Amazing because of the aging.
This beer poured a near black with a fluffy 2 finger tan head which hung around until I was half way finished with my glass and left a minimal lacing on the glass. The nose was all coffee, chocolate and roasted malts. The taste initial tasted reminded me of a Kahlua and Cream as the rich thick sweetness of this oatmeal stout and the coffee hit me first. Then the chocolate kicked in and this beer morphed into a delicious mocha drink, delicious! This beer had a medium to think creamy mouthfeel which was silky on the tongue. This beer is a great as an after dinner drink and the 10% abv was very well hidden. Like most beer of this style make sure you don’t drink it too cold. Let this warm up to 50-55 degrees before you drink this and you will not be disappointed. I’m looking forward to having this one again!
On the Label: From the deep dark depths of our Brewmaster’s imagination comes this rich and monstrous oatmeal stout. Our Sea Monster embodies all that the true dark beer aficionado will appreciate; roasted coffee notes, with hints of bittersweet chocolate and currant flavors all brought together by a perfect hop balance.
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