Pizza Port Frank Double IPA

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

Cloudy amber/orange color with medium sized fluffy white head. Aroma is hoppy, with pine resin, but also sweet, with honey notes, and some faint citrus character. Flavor is hoppy and rather bitter. Not a lot of malt in there to balance it out. A good one for those who like their IPAs on the less balanced (more bitter) side.

This was such a great beer. It poured a hazy golden-orange color with a thin white head. The aroma was that of fresh hops and that is just so great in itself. The taste was very hoppy and so well balanced. This is just a great beer from start to finish and definitely one to get ahold of if possible. Highly recommended and cheers to Eyedrinkale for this gem of a beer.

Pours a pretty darn clear and a full copper color. The beer is topped by a rousing tan colored head. The aroma is redolent of candied hops; tangerine, apricot, pine, and a sweet orange. It is full bodied and surprisingly malty, with lots of caramelized malt notes, as well as some subtle toasted malt notes. Of course this beer is quite hoppy. It has a bitter finish and lots of hop flavor. The hop flavor is not as sweet as the aroma suggests, but it has a certain orange-blossom nectar like taste, as well as notes of pine sap, and tangerines. This is definitely quite tasty and it grows on me as it warms up and as I work my way through my twelve ounce ration.

pours a pretty, lightly hazy amberish gold, with a nice and dense off-white head. nose is very fruity, primarily citrus, but with some good ester notes from the yeast. flavor is again very fruity, with a ton of hop flavor and bitterness, with barely enough malt to keep some kind of balance with the hop assault. suprisingly balanced and light (relatively) mouthfeel, and good drinkability.

Slightly cloudy, deep orange color, beneath a bristling, bubbling ring of beige-ish foam. Aroma, a sweet mess of tropical fruit, banana, pineapple, mango, guava, ...I like it! Thick, mouthfeel, big, chewy, some bitterness, but the sweet fruity factor is king in this. Very tasty, but it swiftly slides off the palate, though some still lingers on the mouth until the next sip. Big feel with each returning swallow, huge hops, though it’s aided by a fat malty content. So juicy, so sweet, with a prominent alcoholic pop keeping pace and kickin’ me arse once in a while. Mouthfeel is great, oily hop feel continues on the palate and lingers with the deliciously bitter feel I love. Very nice!

Had at Pizza Port Carlsbad for their Port Brewing Release Party on August 28th, 2004. Had on tap.
On tap with a nice head that lingered shortly with good lacing. Slight aroma of matls and bitterness. Taste was complex and strong with taste of alcohol and hops (alcohol a bit subdued though). Finishes very well and tastes very good.

Fresh fruity hop aroma. Juicy and sweet, soft bitterness-nothing biting or overwhelming. Wonderfully tongue-numbing. Peppery lasting finish. Light but quenching and not overly sticky.

Pours a clear copper bronze with a thick off-white and well-lacing head. Fresh and bold green hoppy aroma with some earthy, sweet caramel malt supporting it. Starts rich and florally hoppy sweet with a nice bitter and sweet resiny balance. Finishes mildly dry and crisp. Very fresh, smooth, balanced, and enjoyable. Thanks to jcalabre for this brew!