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Fort George Vortex IPA


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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Fort George Brewery

Astoria, Oregon USA

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133.62/5.03.52/5.07.5%68.7 Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
India pale ale's were designed to withstand the long voyage to India. Today, it seems one has to design the IPA strong and hoppy enough to make the trip back as well. Vortex IPA is the Fort George's first foray into this strong beer category. Our IPA is made with generous additions of cascade, Simcoe and Palisade hops throughout the brewing, fermentation and conditioning phases, balanced with heaps of organic pale malt. We designed this to not rip your taste buds off your tongue, but rather vigorously stimulate them and your palate into a lupulin-ecstacy of pleasure. During the cross-country truck trip our brewery made to find it's home in Astoria, it was nearly scattered to the cornfields of Nebraska by a tornado. We try to capture some of nature's intensity in every pint. IBU 97

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 BrewDad (1553), Olympia, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Jul 23, 2008  
Taster - Fort George Brewery - Astoria, OR
Aroma – Strong hops aroma with good malt backing.
Appearance – Deep Golden in color, Thin head and clear.
Flavor – Good malt and hops balance. The hops where there and had a great flavor.
Palate – Good Mouthfeel, Nice IPA texture with a dry IPA finish.
Overall – A very good beer the IPA was a hit and came out very nice. They got a good beer here. They bring the hops to kick your taste buds.


 Ungstrup (10853), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 15, 2008  
Draft at Hood River Hops Fest 2007. An unclear amber beer with a thin orangey head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of hay and fresh grass, and so is the flavor, leading to a dry bitter finish where notes of grass and grapefruit lingers.


 bhensonb (2735), Woodland, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 18, 2007  
Draft at the brewpub. Beautiful nose of cat p---. Great. Amber color with lacing white head. The flavor is just grapefruit on top of caramel. The finish resolves to decent grapefruit bitter. A great IPA.


 Angeloregon (1549), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 2, 2007  
Poured a deep amber and copper bosy with a one-fingered whitish head. Bold floral and piny notes with a bold malt spine. Finished stickily and gritty. Chewy brash Imperial IPA. Total PNW style!


 Viking_Hammer (287), Lynnfield, Massachusetts, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/103/515/20
Nov 14, 2007  
Tap at Redbones. Pours an orange hue with a decent size white head. Floral hop aroma. Covered a wide profile of hops in the flavor. Lively carbonation. Nice IPA.




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