Portsmouth Hop Harvest

Pours a dark ruby/coppery color with deep dark burnt orange hues when held to a light source and a two finger foamy yellowish head that slowly fades into a lasting ring. Spotty lacing. Earthy floral hop aroma with some dank oily notes and subtle citrus as well as a prominent caramel malt scent. Slightly biscuity with a bit of toasted nut. I’m not sure how old the bottle is but it’s not smelling as fresh and/or hoppy as I expecting. Chewy resinous mouthfeel with some fresh earthy floral hops. Slightly creamy body with a slightly roasted caramel malt back bone that provides some nice balance. Hints of biscuit, toast and roasted nut. The malt presence is a little heavier than I prefer but the dry bitter hops still shine through. You can still taste how fresh the hops are and while they are most dominant up front, the pleasant dry bitter flavor lingers throughout into a slight dry finish. The ABV is very well masked without even the slightest alcohol warmth, making it very drinkable.

Bottle in trade from Pastor (joepais) Thanks! Pours a dark amber with a light beige head. Smell is very muted, dull floral hops. Taste is smooth balanced and some hops in the flavor but low bitterness. Medium body and carbonation. Earthy malt and hop flavor. Definitely doesnt have a fresh hop flavor to it in the traditional sense but it is nice and drinkable.

Draught sample at the brewery (Hop Harvest ONE on the chalkboard). A very balanced IPA that didn’t floor you with hops. The hops were definitely citrus in character, more like grapfruit rind. Nice and easy to drink and rather refreshing.

A- Amber in color, small but sustained off white head. S- Smells somewhat floral and very hoppy. Sweet malts also provide a dominate factor in the nose. T- Subtle hops and a somewhat overbearing malt presence. Caramel and a bit syrupy. M- Thick and highly carbonated. D- Pretty drinkable. I’m not a big fan of red ales and this is very characteristic of the style with a bit more pronounced hops.

On tap at Portsmouth Brewing in NH--Rich orange-tawny body with a nice fluffy white head. Superb nose of fresh PNW hops and crisp, full-bodied maltiness. Better than most fresh hops this year in the Northwest. Brewer told us that they next day aired the hops from Washington State. Waves of complex hops flavor. Great great great!

(Draft @ brewpub) Nice fresh hoppy flavor...Medium-dark amber, somewhat cloudy. Very small off-white head. Aroma mostly fruity, a bit flowery with some light caramel. Medium-full mouthfeel. Taste is light-medium bitter, lightly fruity over light caramel. Light lingering bitter aftertaste. Pleasant overall, pretty well-balanced, maybe could stand a touch more maltiness. Currently listed as an IPA here - bartender said it was an amber. My vote based on taste would be for APA.

on tap-pours a light tan head that laces with copper color. Aroma is fresh citrus hops, medium malt. Taste is fresh citrus hops, medium malt, bitter finish. OK/mild carbonation.

Moderate head. Very dark copper. Caramel hop aroma. Caramel and hop, hop, hop flavour. Reminds me of "Red Moon" when I mix Arctic Red and Full Moon.