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Pizza Port Hop 15

Percentile
99
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
8344.02/5.04.01/5.0Summer10%97.5Snifter, Tulip
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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 dpjuart (670), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/103/518/20
Nov 19, 2008  
3/27/08 - 750 courtesy of Naka. Pours hazy orange/amber with quickly dissipating white head. Lots o’ hops in the nose. Rather complex on that end. Citrus, resin, pine, pineapple, grapefruit, flowers and grass. Taste is straight hops. Everything imaginable. Delicious.


 markwise (1175), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 19, 2008  
Pours a golden orange color with an aroma of pine sap, citrus, sap, and more pine. Flavor is a fizzy piney liquid with a bite. This beer bites and backs off leaving the mouth with a nice grapefruit feeling. Double IPA brewed with feeling.


 HonkeyBra (1319), Lemont, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Nov 19, 2008  
I am excited to get this in Chicago. Someone suggested this gave Pliny a run for its money. No, that’s not close. However, it pours a deep amber with a light, off white head. Aroma is spicey, citrusy, with sweet malt and a sugar cookie backbone. Flavor is bitter, with orange rinds mixed into a pastry sweet malt. Very bitter finish. But not unbelievable bitter. No sense of alcohol at all in the beer. This is an Awesome double IPA.


 presario (2956), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 18, 2008  
Light lasting cream head on dark amber. Moderate hop aroma. HUGE up front hop flavour. A hint of bubble gum. Delicious complex hop soup with a nice complementary malt sweetness.


 NobleSquirrel (1105), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/102/516/20
Nov 18, 2008  
Bottle from Binny’s Lakeview. First of all, I don’t think this is fair. Mine had little carbonation, which sucks. But, from what I could gather, this is pretty kick ass. Not enough malt in my opinion to hold up the alcohol burn. For me, if you’re pushing the double digits, I need some dry, biscuity malts to prop it up. Other than that, tones of pine, citrus and bitterness. Basically, a bigger, meaner, darker version of Wipe-Out. I need a fresh/carbonated bottle...


 clingman71 (245), Centerville, Ohio, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Nov 2, 2008    Updated: Nov 10, 2009
Bottle. Orangish color, thick hop aroma. Huge hop presence throughout. Deep resinous chewy mouthfeel. Plenty of malt carrying the hops, but never getting in the way. Good hop bitterness, not overwhelming though, just consistently delivering hop yumminess, start to finish. Excellent.


 drjay44 (772), Salida, Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 1, 2008  
22 oz. bottle, shared with Gabe. Once initial carbonation is gone, pours a thin head with minimal duration some lacing, over an orangish amber body....nose of resin, pine, malt with a bit of sour yeast....tastes of layers of hop flowing through, ending with sweetness (hop rather than malt)...nice thick chewy mouth feel.


 Funknmilla (577), Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/58/104/518/20
Oct 29, 2008  
Bottle at Teresa’s next door...Light cloudy copper color....small dotted lacing...orgasmic perfect hop malt combo for the nose...slightly sweet scent... hops are in a comfortable hug with the malt....sharp fresh hops on the palate...clean and crisp, with a sweet malted finish...detailed aroma: sweet marshmallow, toffee, and a touch of bread....flavors of citrus throughout is a combination of grapefruit with a hint of orange



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