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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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 skibumphishead (180), USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/59/105/518/20
Jan 10, 2008  
I had this one last night with Brie. It is great to be working down the street from Table and Vine (Town and Country is what I still call it.) The first sip was too strong for me because I have not had a double IPA in a while. This beer was all hops. It was not too thick and heavy like most doubleIPAs, it was light and this made it easy to pay attention to the potent citrus and ganja flavors that were stinging my tongue. I am def going back to table and vine tomorrow to pick up one more dank beer for the weekend.


 jake65 (1658), Williston, North Dakota, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jan 9, 2008  
Bottle: Pours a mild copper with a thick sandy head. Nice lacing. Aroma is a simple medley of citrus and florals with bits of caramel. Flavor is wrapped in hops; citrus, floral, and hints of pine. Nice sweet maltiness to back up the bitters in the tail. Simple, elegant, and overall magnificent. One of my new favorites.


 mkgrenwel (420), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/103/518/20
Jan 8, 2008  
sweet juicy malt and loads and loads of citrus. Tangerine and big time grapefruit. Light and fresh. Finishes into a light resin and bitterness. Bitterness is soft but expansive, keeping the sweetness perfectly in check. Mouthfeel is OK, but leaves something wanting. Doesn’t fill the mouth the way it could, but that’s really the only flaw I can find. Alcohol is undetectable, despite being 10+. IIPAs don’t get much better. Complex, balanced and explosive.


 emacgee (1859), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/517/20
Jan 7, 2008  
Pours a hazy golden brew with a creamy golden head. The aroma is sweet, hoppy, malty, some caramel. This bottle sat for a little while before being consumed and some of the hops may have faded. The flavor is rich, bitter, alcohol, caramel, grapefruit peel. The palate was rich and waxy.


 Cletus (5002), Connecticut, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 7, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of Dark Elf. Pours copper with a thin white head. Smells of flowers, biscuits, roses, some citrus. Taste combines resiny bitterness and orange sweetness with a dry malt character. Alcohol is well hidden. Good, but I don’t get the inflated scores on this one.


 BeerPrince (1701), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/517/20
Jan 6, 2008  
Pours a light amber body with nice offwhite frothy head. Aroma is rich of citruc fruit, pine, sandlewood, allspice and some earthy tones. Flavour is rich and hoppy but nicely balanced with sweet malts. Ends with a nice dry bitter touch. A very solid DIPA.


 ukoolaid (572), Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/518/20
Jan 5, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a hazy golden amber with soapy white head. Aroma of piney floral hops. Big hop is balanced with chewy malt. Finishes very bitter. I know everyone can make a big hop beer these days, but I really like this brewery. Good beer.


 CamdenD (606), Madrid, Spain
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/103/514/20
Jan 3, 2008  
This one was a bit too sticky as an DIPA for me. Nice strong hopped, obviously, aroma with pines overwhelming the citrus. Beautiful copper gold color. Taste was similarly nice with good malt balance, surprisingly enough. Not worth the $9 for a 22oz bottle however.



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