Pizza Port Frank Double IPA

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

[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.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Slightly hazy amber with a creamy, white head leaving some laces. Incredibly fresh, citrusy, hoppy nose. Medium-bodied, some caramel and very citrusy, grapefruity acents. Not overly bitter - pleasant. 220406

Bottled. Amber colour, average head. Big grapefruity hop aroma. Incredibly hoppy with a soft malt backbone. Sweet, rich and in a perverted sort of way somewhat balanced. Long grapefruity bitter finish.

Bottle. Cloudy amber coloured with an off white head. Aroma of malts, caramel, hops and pine needles. Flavour of malts, caramel, hops and pine needles.

Date: 04/17/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Trade

hazy orange, whispy head, aroma of sweet grapefruit sprinkled with sugar, perfect creamy body, nice sweet malt with a citrus nugget, just enough hops to balance with a light bitter finish, estasy in a glass

Aroma: 9/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4.1/5.0
Score: ***4
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Golden color. Mellow hop aroma, fruity, but with some dry raisins and sweet nuts; light vanilla and light pine needles; complex and lovely. Malty and bitter, sweet caramel, brown sugar, some fruitness, extreme but with elegance!. Excellent! Thanks Per for this wonderful brew.

Big head atop a medium orange body. The aroma is healthy pine. There are loads of hops here, the pine and grapefruit are nicely mixed. There’s also a lot of sweetness, which nicely balances the bite. Crisp and tasty!

Bottle. Caramel malty, citrus, pinetree, hop aroma and taste. Medium to full body with a dry hop finish.