Pizza Port Hop 15

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

1. From the Bottle at Tom’s Ultimate Glasgow Tasting, Blackfriars 01/12/2007 Very hoppy pine aroma. Golden coloured and a little hazy in appearance. Very hoppy with some dryness in a crisp and bitter finish. 2. Cask Stillage from the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 26/09/2009 Big hop aroma. Golden coloured and very hoppy with a pine fruit flavour. Lots of bitterness in a crisp and slightly dry finish.

This is simply a beautiful beer. Impossible to over rate. Unique combination of hops come down like a velvet hammer. Delish from sip to swallow.

Amber with nice head. Beautiful floral, citrus, and somewat grassy hop aroma. Very smooth but very powerful floral, resiny, and citrus hop taste. Very subdued bitterness. Showcases the hops extremely well.

smells real sweet and columbus hoppy like a typical southern cali ipa. really sweet ale, a little hop bitterness and sweet hop finish was way too sweet for me, couldn’t really taste the hops that much just malt and hop bitterness and alcohol. was expecting way more hop flavors, pretty much a basic double ipa to me.

Bottle shared at Muckfest 2009 in Lancaster Ohio. Golden amber pour. Aroma of pine and oranges. Flavor was a hop whop of pine, oranges, lemon, and honey. Very bitter finish. Not a fan of IPA’s.

22 oz. Orange/golden pour, nearly non-existance white head. Very piney and citrus aromas. Taste was mostly citrus fruits followed by piney hops. Could be a little more full bodied and a little more carbonated. Finish again with the hops. Just a bit too much bittering for me. Still a good brew however.

Growler from the brewery. Not sure what to say other than if you like 2IPAs this beer is a must have. Beautiful golden orange with a thin white head. Tremendously hoppy and floral nose with traces of orange peel, tangerine, lemon and grapefruit. Flavor is actually somewhat spicy and moderately bitter. You can pull out hints of freshly cut grass, pine, lemon and grains of paradise. The bitterness is nicely balanced by a touch of malty sweetness. Body is sticky and resinous, but not overly heavy or syrupy. Mild carbonation shows off the hop flavors which are rich and noticeably throughout. Has a quick, dry, resiny like finish. Definitely among the elite 2IPAs available anywhere. Another winner from Tomme.

Bottle (Bomber). Tack till Alex för den här. Pours a hazy orange-amber color with a mediumsized white head, some lacing on the glass. Aroma is nice with pine needles, resin, grapefruit, citrus, grass, and some caramel/toffee coming through. Not superpowerful, but still very nice. Flavour is hoppy with typical pine needles, resin, grapefruit, ctirus and grass balanced by some malty caramel. Finishes with a long bitterness. Fullbodied, rather thick on the palate, with average carbonation, texture is a bit sticky but still nice. Overall a very drinkable beer and fun to try.