Pizza Port Hop 15 4.01 844

Pizza Port Hop 15

	Percentile
	99
	overall

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

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
844	4.02/5.0	4.01/5.0	Summer	10%	97.7	Snifter, 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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deflagro (100), Lund, Sweden

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	9/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Dec 6, 2009

Bottle. Pours an orange, cloudy liquid with a medium-sized, off-white head. Aroma is fruity and grassy with lots of floral hop notes. Taste is a bit acidic and quite bitter with lots of grapefruit and some pineapple. Long, bitter finish. A really nice DIPA.

NayTron (48), Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	9/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Dec 3, 2009

Huge, huge thanks to coyotehunter for this. Pours a golden orange with a one finger head. Smells of citrus, sugar, honey and pine notes. Mouthfeel is thick and oily, taste follows the nose and is really smooth with a wonderful hops bitter. Really well balanced beer. Wish this was available around here.

greenhorn1 (462), Mission Viejo, California, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	18/20

Nov 21, 2009

22 oz bottle. Pours somewhat copper with a big head. Aroma is outstanding. As soon as I opened the bottle, I could instantly smell the hoppy goodness. The aroma and taste is mainly dominated by citrus and pine notes. The bitterness from the hops lingers forever on your tongue. I had no clue this was 10% ABV, it is well hidden. This is great flavorful, well balanced, double IPA.

madmitch76 (659), , Essex, England

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Nov 21, 2009

27th August 2008. Orange cloudy beer. Lots of hops but smooth and fruity. Ubiquitous grapefruit aftertaste. Good IPA - slightly above the myriad crowd of hoppy beers.

tangent (22), San Pedro, California, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	19/20

Nov 18, 2009

One of my favorite California IPAs. Hoppy deliciousness! The pour has a hazy amber orange look to it, with a decent sticky head. The smell of this beer is pure hops. The taste is hop heaven. Not too piney and not too citrus-ey a perfect balance of hop varieties. Probably not the best beer for someone who is just getting introduced to IPA’s , but for the IPA lovers a it’s hit for sure.

potbeercollege (469), Boulder, Colorado, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Nov 17, 2009

Bomber. Hazy dark orange with small white head. Aroma predominantly of citrus-fruity hops, slight sweetness, noticeable malt, notes of pine. Taste is dominated by fruity-acidic hops, slight malt sweetness. Big bitter bite lingers.

TipsyMcStager (946), Calgary, Alberta, Canada

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Nov 17, 2009

Pours a murky orange-brown with thick head. Aroma of citrus, pine, orange, florals. Promises and delivers....hammering hops. Sweetish malt, but you wouldn’t say the word balance. Still, its the good stuff.

ChrisThomson (415), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Nov 7, 2009

650mL Bottle. Thanks to Dan for sharing this one. Pours mid-golden colour. Aroma is very citrusy, with some pine. Complex hops, pine, citrus and honey notes. Has a long lngering bitter finish.

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