Pizza Port Frank Double IPA

Formerly brewed at Pizza Port (Carlsbad)
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Carlsbad, California USA

Bottle: Courtesy of DarkElf via trade/ Real big sweet and citrusy hops in the aroma. Pours a transparent orange with a small soapy white head. Sweet up front with a hint of apricot and an excellent well balanced citrus hop finish. One of the better balanced IIPA’s I’ve ever had.

Thanks to DarkElf for this beer.

Poured an effervescent cloudy amber with a large frothy off-white head. Beautiful aroma of flowery hops and candy sweetness. Taste is floral and citrusy but not exceptionally bitter. Huge malt backbone on this one, with a very balanced sweetness. Very smooth and drinkable. Not as hoppy as it could be (which would make it perfect), but a damn good beer.

bottle courtesy my little bro, DYCSoccer17 and his trip to SD. Hazy orange/amber pour with a frothy white head. Awesome aroma, citrusy hop aroma, I smell orange especially. Citrus peel (orange and grapefruit) bitterness, balanced nicely. Sticky full body, a hint of sweetness and nice bitterness to finish. This beer lives up to its ratings. Thanks so much to Casey for hooking me up with this gem.

My gosh, what a brew! The hops jump out of the bottle and smack you in the face. Orange citrus dominates with slight vanilla ice cream. Cloudy orange amber in appearance with a thick head that oozes down the sides of the glass. The body is incredibly rich, like you can cut it with a fork. The taste explodes with oranges and grapefruit, with sliht melon. The hops are there, but this isn’t overly bitter. A fist class brew! Thanks Rodger!

Recieved in a trade with JohnC. The body is a dark orange that is clear. The aromas, the smells are fantastic. Rich oranges and a little bit of caramel. As it warms, you get a kiss of pine. The taste is rich orange sherbert. There is also some pine and peanuts. I detect a little bit of bitter toffee. It is very smooth for the amazingly rich and complex flavor. A masterpiece of a double IPA.

bottle thanks to darkelf. attractive hazy dark orange color with not much head. yummy aroma, not overpowered by hops like most IIPAs but has an abundance of malt and bready yeast smells that blend very nicely with the hops. the flavor breaks the mold of a so-called "west coast IPA" with what is probably an unusual hops combination, but i really enjoy the balance--the hops aren’t submissive at all, but just not dominant and despite having so much hoppiness it’s an extraordinarily balanced brew--but not particularly extreme. in fact, it’s the way that it DOESN’T blow you away that it blows you away.

[At GABF 2004] A hazy yellow beer with a small white head. The aroma is very hoppy and grassy. The flavor is very hoppy in a floral way - probably from aroma hops, but it also has a hop bitter end. A very nice brew.

dark yellow/light orange body with a small white head that left nice lacing.i recieved that signature west coast ipa aroma of pine,flowers,and citurs.the flavor contained all of the same.plus some wood,canilla,and oak.this is nothing short of outstanding.you cant get much better than this when it comes to i2pa’s.