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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.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 BrewCzar (108), St Louis, Missouri, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Feb 11, 2009  
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.


 Maria (6056), Thisted, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 10, 2009  
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.


 ryanknock (150), San Francisco, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/59/103/519/20
Feb 9, 2009  
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


 ksurkin (354), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 8, 2009  
bomber from archer liquors poured into a pint glass. honestly, i was really looking forward to this beer and i was pretty damn disappointed. pours a clear, light copper with zero head and a razor thin rim of lacing. aroma is very weak. slightly hoppy with just a hint of citrus and a slight, burnt brown sugar sweetness. a big astringent/skunky aroma of moldy grass seemed to dominate. flavor was off as well. mostly hop flavors come through but they certainly weren’t fresh. a bit of pine and earth came through but again, the alcohol come through too much and the maltiness seemed absent. palate was very thin for a DIPA with almost no carbonation and was just way too astringent. guess i just got unlucky and got an off bottle, which sucks considering the good rep of this beer. maybe i’ll get to try it fresh and re-rate.


 BrotherGrendel (545), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Feb 8, 2009  
Poured into a Duvel tulip glass A- Pours a clear amber/orange/honey hue, head is a few fingers’ of white, craggy, frothiness that is mostly sustaining, good watery lacing sticks on the glass S- Nose is dominated by big citrus and piney hops with a nice backbone of sugar sweetness and some floral spice, really impressive T- Initial taste is tart and sour citrus (lemon/grapefruit) and pine hops that is complimented by some subtle sweet malts, some pepper and spice comes in midway with a bit of funkiness, finishes dry and bitter M- Medium-bodied ale, oily texture that coats the tongue and sticks around for a while, nice level of carbonation D- Surprisingly easy-to-drink DIPA, but that 10%abv will definitely sneak up on you, I know that this is a "hop bomb" but my West Coast palate is not overwhelmed by the hoppiness, rather this is much better balanced than other DIPAs owing in part to that honey/citrus sweetness that avoids cloyingness and takes you along for a tasty hop ride


 Lumpy (1802), Carrollton, Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/103/518/20
Feb 7, 2009  
Bottle. Body-amber with a thick ring of bubbles and a thin film of bubbles. Nose-lots of big PNW hops, pine, clean citrus. Taste-cereal, fruity hops, very spicy, not too sweet, very fruity, light brown sugar. I am not a huge fan of hoppy beers, but I must say-this is as flawless as a DIPA can get. Not too bitter not too sweet solid malt backbone. Excellent.


 nickd717 (1273), Palo Alto, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/516/20
Feb 5, 2009  
On tap at City Beer Store in SF. Excellent west coast IPA. Clear golden-amber color, nice off-white head. Strong piney hop aroma. Flavor is piney, grapefruity hops, well balanced by a sweet malty backbone. Typical SoCal IPA hop character. Somewhat syrupy on the palate from the hop oils. This is up there with the best.


 scoth (266), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/518/20
Feb 4, 2009  
Pours clear amber, with a thin white head, good lacing. Smells of pine and grapefruit, with a slight undertone of caramel and hay. Medium body, slightly dry. The flavor is much like the smell, has good subtle malt flavors, and a complex hop profile, with a delicious and fairly strong bitter finish.



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