Pizza Port Frank Double IPA

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

On tap, Stone 9th. Wow, wow, wow! Port knows their way around a hop for sure. This was so brutally hoppy, but still able to finish silky smooth. I don’t know how they do it, but I need to get more of this.

Pleasantly "skunky" aroma with an orange peel tang. Caramel malt flavors hold up a nice well-balanced hops character and a nice resionous flavor. Definitely bitter, but not as bitter as expected. Plesantly edgy mouth feel at times with a very well-balanced alcohol character.

Hazy yellow orange amber. Balanced fruity and floral Cascade family hop aromatics. Simcoe and other Cascade family hop flavor with bready malt. Resinous astringency in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium heavy and not too sticky.

12 oz Bottle: Pours a cloudy orange color with a smallish white somewhat lasting head. Aromas were big and bold, lots of hops, fruit and pine, some stank malt as well. Flavor is absolutely amazing, starts off quite bitter and grapefruity, then mellows slightly into a citrusy (orange mostly) weak bitterness, its final transformation leaves the taste of sweet peaches in your mouth. Finishes so smooth and sweat, great full mouthfeel.

12 oz bottle from Holiday. Hazy amber orange color with very little head. Aromas were sweet citrus. Flavors were outsanding. Hoppy citrus, sugar cane, vanilla, pine, and other floral accents. Smooth and chewy finish. Absolutely wonderful.

08.30.05 12oz bottle. Hazed copper-amber pour with small but lasting, sticky white head. Massive c-hop aroma is full of grapefruit pith, pine, and stone fruits. Juicy. Mouthwatering. Flavors start out with some biscuit and shortbread notes and quickly turn to smashing hops. Thin but sticky palate is resinous and full of grapefruit pith. Very bitter, but also very fruity. It’s got great balance and is not at all cat pissy. Nice, thanks Mike.

Vivid and cloudy amber-red hue with a large, creamy, white head. Beautifully robust and fresh hop aroma...pineapple, apricot, citrus, herb. Delish. Wonderful nose of tropical fruits. Caramel, toasted white bread malts play second fiddle. Strong but never harsh or pungent bitterness throughout. Moderate balancing sweetness. Very low acidity, all things considered. Medium-full body with a wonderfully creamy texture and lively carbonation. A little more malt diversity would go a long way with me. There’s just a *touch* of alcohol in the finish. You know, this reminds me a lot of Dale’s Pale Ale, just a bit bigger. Great stuff, thanks to Kem and Mike for hooking me up big time!!! (Coconut Pete wouldn’t try any!)

Thanks Tom. Bronzed color with a light beige head and decent lacing. Aromas of mild herbs, and plenty of hops (some hopsack with is good). Mild malt undertones make me wish for more. Dry flavors of malt, honey and nuts. Seems a bit more traditional as far as IPAs or IIPAs go. A very dry example. Haven’t decided if it is good or bad yet. I long for a rerate.