Great review, keep it up! Ballast point was actually my first craft beer experience. The Calico Amber to be exact, but the Big Eye IPA is definitely one of my favorites. Since then, I have had this massive craving for these types of beers. If you can get it over there, Pliny the Elder from Russian River is outsatnding! Cheers!
hey thats cool you got to the beer festival, and get some american brew. i had to rewind several times to here what you had. sorry you found the torpedo disapointing, but against those beers you listed. i can understand why. ill have try try the allagash one myself. rogue chocolate on cask. thats just not fair. great review.
I think the Torpedo is excellent in the bottles but the cask just wasn't as good, which weas a shame. There were some superb beers on and that Rogue was pretty special - I can still smell it now!!
"flame color" - that's a good observation. I may have to use that sometime ;)
I actually got kind of a strawberry scent/flavor. But definitely a grapefruit bitterness.
American IPAs FTW!!
Chad9976 1 year ago
Great review, keep it up! Ballast point was actually my first craft beer experience. The Calico Amber to be exact, but the Big Eye IPA is definitely one of my favorites. Since then, I have had this massive craving for these types of beers. If you can get it over there, Pliny the Elder from Russian River is outsatnding! Cheers!
smcbrewingco 2 years ago
hey thats cool you got to the beer festival, and get some american brew. i had to rewind several times to here what you had. sorry you found the torpedo disapointing, but against those beers you listed. i can understand why. ill have try try the allagash one myself. rogue chocolate on cask. thats just not fair. great review.
jjrudy41 2 years ago
I think the Torpedo is excellent in the bottles but the cask just wasn't as good, which weas a shame. There were some superb beers on and that Rogue was pretty special - I can still smell it now!!
markdredge 2 years ago
How exciting you got to try so many good US beers :)
Dogfish Head 90 min. (too bad you couldn't try the 120) Hop Devil and Lagunitas IPA are all great beers. We agree on the Torpedo, very disappointing.
As usual though, good review :)
GuyGirlReviews 2 years ago
I've got another 90 minute coming along with a Palo Santo Marron so I get some more Dogfish Head beers!
I found HopDevil a little disappointing but the Lagunitas was great. I was just happy to try a bunch of new US beers!
markdredge 2 years ago
cool, i couldn't go as i'm away. Maybe next year lol
funkymonk02 2 years ago
Next year you HAVE to go!!
markdredge 2 years ago