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Pizza Port Hop 15 4.01 837

Pizza Port Hop 15

Percentile
99
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
8374.02/5.04.01/5.0Summer10%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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 goldtwins (4083), Nesconset, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 29, 2005  
Growler thanks to BobSandage. Poured a hazy orange amber color. Huge aroma of fresh hops. Earthy, piney, and sweaty with some caramel underneath. Hop flavors from start to finish. Long hoppy finish but not very bitter. Medium to full bodied bordering on being syrupy. Alcohol is well hidden.


 scraff (1946), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 29, 2006  
Deep rusty copper, creamy tan head. Nose was just full of fresh melon tones, grassiness, and straight-up mary jane. If only I could have lit this brew up. Anyway, the flavor had every known hop characteristic known to mankind. Every sip had something going on, and was really hard to pinpoint anything except crazy crazy hops. Just a hint of sweetness in the end. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, bitter, green hop finish. A profound hop experience it was...


 apoptosis (1316), Long Island, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 18, 2007  
Potently fresh, hoppy aroma - citrusy and even somewhat sweet. Lots of delectable hops in the flavor as well. Go figur, with the name of the beer and all, its what I should expect. Its a powerful beer, but still the alcohol is pretty well hidden. Heavy. Quite good!


 badgerben (3605), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
May 11, 2007  
Courtesy of Footbalm. Dark copper color with no head. The aroma is something like an earthy orange; definite citrus, but some of that dusty hop as well. Strong hop flavor with a ton of caramel. A little orange near the end. Wicked good.


 sloth (1678), Ceciltucky, Co., Maryland, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Jul 3, 2005  
Large tan head that lasts leaving behind little lace. Lightly hazy, copper color. Big ole hop nose, resiny, citrusy and lightly earthy, malt aromas are medium. Body is med/full, oily textured, coating. Full flavored medium sweet caramel malts, sticky hops, grapefruit, pine, tangerine, nicely frutiy. A pretty massive brew in all respects. Finish is mildly sweet, heavily hoppy/malty, resiny and earthy with faint butterscotch notes too boot. Many thanks to the Pizza delivery man, DarkElf!


 Arayaga2 (976), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 20, 2007  
Coppery reddish with minimal white head. Aroma is sweet and citrusy with pine and pineapple! Taste is almost stingingly bitter, like a hop tea with a slight sweet edge. Mouthfeel is thick and sensation lingers on the palate, fading with a slight alcoholic finish. $14/22oz


 agl108 (509), Manayunk, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 20, 2007  
Bomber. Poured a hazy orange with a bone white head. Aroma of freshly cut grapefruit. Nice blend of sweet caramel malt and piney hops with a bitter finish. Alcohol surprisingly not dominant at 10.5%. Hella tasty.


 SoLan (1426), Orlando, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/517/20
Aug 16, 2007  
Courtesy WeeHeavySD. Growler. Amber with a small layer of white film. Full of juicy west coast hop goodness- tangerine, pine resin, past ripe melon, herbal perfume with just enough malt support. Full body, resinous balanced by carbonation. Very nice IIPA.



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