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Pizza Port Hop 15

Pizza Port Hop 15 - Imperial/Double IPA

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

San Marcos, California USA

bottled
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on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
8294.02/5.04.01/5.0Summer10.5%97.4Snifter, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
First brewed in 2002 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the original Pizza Port location in Solana Beach, we searched high and low and combined 15 of our favorite hops which were added every 15 minutes to the boil. Somewhat darker than other Double IPA style beers, our beer oozes the hop goodness of pine needles, freshly squeezed citrus and ground spices which are only moderately tempered by a sweet malt finish. Thankfully, for all of us hopheads, we have decided to brew this beer more than once a year. Look for Hop 15 to make appearances from time to time when space permits us to brew this, one of our favorite ales.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 BeerFanDan17 (610), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/520/20
Mar 19, 2009  
Probably the best IPA I’ve ever tasted. The balance of hops and malt were perfect. Touch of sour to balance bitter, tangy, and sweet. Purchased at Pizza Port. Pours dark golden with thick yeast.


 IPAGargoyleGuy (139), Troy, NY, New York, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/519/20
Mar 13, 2009  
My first offering from Tomme Arthur, need more! Not as bitingly hoppy as sime DIPA’s, but its pine and sweet aroma’s balance the flavor well.


 LearninBeer (194), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/517/20
Mar 11, 2009  
From Daknole, Thanks! Pours golden in color, big white foamy head, excellent lacing, mostly lasting. Aroma is hops, sweet pine, citrus, smells delicious. The flavor is a little sweet, bitter, hints of citrus-grapefruit, slight warming feeling in the stomach a minute later, very good.


 brokephibroke (137), Mead, Colorado, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/518/20
Mar 10, 2009  
deep amber copper pour with minimal head. Sweet grapefruit This is a great beer. Love the sweet and bitter. very citrusy and earthy. Great warming and linger.


 WakeandBake (422), Greenville, Michigan, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/510/104/518/20
Mar 8, 2009  
22oz Bomber.A trade extra from kosko20 thanks John. A hazy amber, orange, color pour with a huge fluffy offwhite head,that faded slowly,leaving some nice lace. Aroma seemed somewhat subdued at first (the big head was hiding it) very nice grapefruit,orange zest,pine,and herbs. Flavor is huge bitter hops YUMMY tastebud bashing pine,citrus and herbal resin bitterness with a little flash of caramel sweetness here and there, a hint of the alcohol at the finish. Full mouthfeel,medium carbonation DUDE this shit is the bomb. Aftertaste = HOPS , burps = HOPS .


 dm9831 (1167), Monee, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/513/20
Mar 8, 2009  
hazy gold, not much of a white head, some lace. nose is sweet malt, citrus hops, bordering on the too sweet. the flavor is creamy caramel, sweet malts, with an offset (but not enough of an offset) with citrus hops, and a hint of piney hops. medium body, lingering bitter finish. pretty good, well worth a taste. sampled with cornfield whiling away the time at his house.


 fidelis83 (707), Clinton, Iowa, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/104/516/20
Mar 8, 2009  
Pours murky peach copper with almost no head. Aroma is Lots of pine sap and sweet red grapefruit, rich caramel notes (like candy sweet), toffee, almond nougate, a touch of green apple and some almond nougate. Flavor is carame, pine, toffee, and fruity candy upfront. Soon after comes in the burnt sugar, bitter grapefruit, melon, green apple, peach, and burnt sugar. The finish is pine, bitter grapefruit, white tea, and more burnt sugar. The palate is medium thickness, a little oily and slick on the tongue, carbonation level is a little low and finish is moderately dry.


 GuilTTy (527), Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Mar 7, 2009  
Bomber from BevMo in Scottsdale, AZ. Pours a deep copper bronze under a tall rocky white head. Huge pine forrest and grapefruit aroma. Flavor follows the aroma with plenty oitrus and a solid malt backbone. Texture was a bit chalky for me hut the finish is crisp, hippy and welcomig of another sip. Glad I stumbled on this in the isles.



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