Ballast Point Sea Monster Stout
While I was buying beers for the Pale Ale Challenge, I came across the Sea Monster Stout from Ballast Point. I’ve had this beer several times at O’Brien’s and Home Brew Mart, but never seen it bottled. I had to give this bomber a spin.
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.
Don’t fear the Monster!
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The first in a series of posts dedicated to comparing San Diego beers within a specific style. Pale Ale being one of the most popular styles, it was an obvious choice for the first challenge. I wanted to keep things simple, so I drove down to BevMo and grabbed five different beers. These five were all easily accessible at the time, we’ll run the Pale Ale tastings again with some of the breweries that I’ve left out at a later date.
A couple weeks ago, we decided to try out the new 
After a heated soccer match there’s nothing I like more than opening up a quality ale and drinking it while cooling down. Today was a double header, picking up a couple of beers was a requirement. I wanted something a little different, I took my time and reviewed the stock at the liquor store. Lots of Belgium beers I’ve never had, a couple interesting looking East Coast labels, but nothing really caught my eye. 
The 