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Pizza Port Hop 15

Pizza Port Hop 15 - Imperial/Double IPA

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

San Marcos, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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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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 rustychiles (1007), Mesa, Arizona, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/517/20
Feb 6, 2008  
Poured a 22oz bomber into a Tulip Glass. Pours a nice orange with a small white head with some nice soapy lacing. Smells like Pine Hops and Citrus, mostly grapefruit. Nice mouthfeel, a little oily. The balance between the Sweetness, Malt, Citrus and the hops is perfect, Bitter yet Sweet. Yin and Yang. Also the ABV is well hidden in this one as well. I enjoyed this one a lot.


 smashteroid (227), USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 5, 2008  
served cold from 22 oz. bottle. pours a nice amber/orange color with a quickly diminishing off-white head. good lacing. the aroma is all pine with some notes of different fruits. great body, citrus flavors and a sweet finish to counterbalance the bitter hops. for a beer with over 10% abv, there is almost no alcohol flavor, making it a great and easily drinkable imperial ipa.


 kmeves (1080), Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 3, 2008    Updated: Feb 4, 2008
Thanks to Shyam for a great trade! Pours a cloudy deep orange with a small off white head and some lacing. Some sediment floating around the bottom of the glass. Very pungent floral aroma of pine, graprefruit, mango, caramel and dough. Flavor is distinctly bitter with some caramel malt to somewhat balance what must be a very large amount of hops. Very fruity and makes the mouth pucker as it travels down the throat. Long bitter finish, very creamy texture. A very good DIPA.


 Pastor (509), Maine, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 2, 2008  
Bottle poured into my standard pint glass produced a three finger head on top of a some what cloudy orange yellowish body The aromas of sweet hops and flowers light citrus note there as well the aromas really stand out on this one Flavors Hops on top of Hops along with pine and grapefruit Smooth mouthfeel but defiantly leaves oily coating on the tongue Yes this is a hop bomb good drinkability but the bomber was quite enough for one sitting


 Taverner (826), San Ramon, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Jan 31, 2008    Updated: Oct 26, 2009
The first aroma is pine as the head foams into a biscuit thin line that recedes quickly. Lots of pine and grapefruit in this one. A quintessential West Coast IPA, where the pine flavors dominate. The flavor is almost a honey nectar flavor. ON SECOND ANALYSIS: Drinking this one, I notice its too sweet. THIRD ANALYSIS: Yes, this is too sweet, cloying and the malts and hops work against each other.


 scrizzz (1252), kirkland, Washington, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/518/20
Jan 29, 2008  
Grassy meadow notes with orange and pineapple in the nose. hazy orange with brown in the edges and a creamy 2 finger head that settled to a dense 1/2 inch. beautiful. more sweet ripe orange in the sip with mango and passion fruit, and a swirl of bitter intensities in the finish. the solid malt foundation approaches sticky but is scrubbed down by the abrasiveness of the hops. This really is amazing.


 phiconners (122), Massachusetts, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Jan 26, 2008  
Pours with a nice head, quickly dissipates. Slightly cloudy copper. Nice hops flavor, some grapefruit citrus comes through. Intense but not overpowering. Alcohol is very well masked. Excellent.


 illidurit (851), Santa Cruz, California, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Jan 26, 2008  
Light amber/orangey color with a big fluffy off white head. Decent lacing down the sides of the snifter. Huge, sweet, tropical hops dominate the aroma. Grapefruit, pineapple, orange, pine, and a slight grassiness all rush forth from the complex variety of hops used in this beer. A perfect amount of caramel malt backs up the hop onslaught. The hop bitterness is appreciable but not overdone. Very well balanced. Smooth and a bit thick, good dry hoppy finish. The 10% kinda snuck up on me, but this was enjoyable til the end. Another great Port beer.



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