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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%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.
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 andersand (271), Malmö, Sweden
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Feb 21, 2009  
Juicy, sticky, nasty yet lovely DIPA. Not the best looking fellow but the aroma and taste makes up for that with piney hops and sticky caramel. Big biting finish that holds on to your mouth for quite some time. I try to drink this as often as I possibly can.


 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Feb 20, 2009  
Cloudy amber in color with a decent sized off-white head. Aroma is of hops, citrus and caramel. Taste is heavy in grapefruit with grass, hops, and light caramel.


 larsniclas (3383), Gothenburg, Sweden
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Feb 20, 2009  
Draught at Toronado, SF Hazy amber with a medium, white head. Very sweet and hoppy aroma; elder-berries and peaches. Loads and loads of fruity hops; pine, peach and apricot.


 rederic (1787), montréal, Quebec, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 19, 2009  
22oz bottle, cloudy amber hue, with a beige head, toasty malt, faint fruity candied orange, apricot, hop cedary, piney, resinous hoppy nose, with some toffee, caramel, spicy floral hop accents, with a minty, spuce aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a toasted, caramelized malt, flowery hop resinous character, with some leafy, piney, cedary, zesty, citrusy accents, with a spicy, minty, spruce note, leading towards a malty, hop piney, resiny bitterness finish.


 polomagnifico (532), Saginaw, Michigan, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/104/518/20
Feb 17, 2009  
Bottle thanks to MrChopin, Thanks Kevin!! Aroma has notes of citrus, resin, caramel, raisins. Very good nose. Medium orange amber hue with a very small fully diminishing head that left no lace. Flavor is nice and sweet with a nice bitter finish. Palate is medium to full bodied and oily flat. Fantastic DIPA. I love the sweet caramel malts and the citrus pine hops. The head was nowhere but that’s ok. Very nice.


 ChainGangGuy (2523), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 16, 2009  
Appearance: Pours a lightly hazy, amber body with a creamy-looking, white head. Smell: Fruity, citrusy floral, unquestionably tropical hop aroma encompassing a sweet-scented malt base. Taste: Sweet, surprisingly sweet, pale maltiness. Hmm, it’s candyish even. Expressive hop flavors of pine resin, grapefruit pith, orange blossoms, and lemon zest. The bitterness is somewhat restrained for a DIPA, medium at best. Light touches of alcohol throughout; their noticeable, but not bothersome. Finishes bittersweet. Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Medium carbonation. The mouthfeel is, I’ll freely admit, a bit sticky. Drinkability: A fairly easy-going, downright refreshing DIPA. Not at all the non-abrasive hop character I’d expect from a beer utilizing 15 different hops. Maybe 4½-6. The hop bitterness was so, well... mild, that I’m left wondering if this bottle is perhaps past its prime. However, as there are no freshness dates on the bottle that I can make out, the question can’t be sufficiently answered. I’ll make a mental note to revisit this one down the road.


 Jonte (801), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Feb 14, 2009  
Bottle. Thanks to Marsiblursi. Amber/orange colour with an off-white head. Aroma: mostly sweet and a bit spicy, caramel, toasted malt, manure, only a faint hop aroma. Taste: malty & sweet, a bit of burning alcohol, bitter hops but not much taste or aroma hops. Full bodied. Probably this bottle was too old.


 bager (2121), Copenhagen N, Denmark
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/55/103/510/20
Feb 14, 2009  
bottlled. Murkey and golden with a medium sized head. Quite cheesey in the nose. Malty with notes of cheese.and old english hops.



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