Pizza Port Hop 15

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
San Marcos, California USA

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.

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.

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.

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.

bottlled. Murkey and golden with a medium sized head. Quite cheesey in the nose. Malty with notes of cheese.and old english hops.

Bomber pours a cloudy amber with a medium heavy lacing off-white head. A sweet aroma of citrus and peaches, hops, and malts. Taste starts with a sugary sweetness, citrus, followed by a hit of hops and pine and grass. Ends bitter and malty.. Mouth feel is thick and coating compared to most IIPAs.

Courtesy of After4ever, thanks Tom! It is hazy, orange-golden with a small, creamy head. The aroma has notes of citrus, spruce, melon, papaya and a touch of cooked vegetables. The flavour has a light sweetness, notes of citrus, papaya, melon, spruce, light malt and a hoppy bitter finish.

Lawnmower nose, grass ,resin, orange and grapefruit. Medium Body, light orange hue, and large orange and slight pepper flavor, light toffee and esters, and slight warmth. Smooth, moderate bitter finish. Really solid