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RATINGS: 1051   WEIGHTED AVG: 4.02   IBU: 182   EST. CALORIES: 300   ABV: 10%
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.


4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
GrungyBob (62) - Kettering, Ohio, USA - JAN 8, 2010
Bottle, pours a brown amber thick with a thick tan head, Aroma is nice and floral some spice with a little malt, Taste is over the top hop. Big floral numbs the tongue nicely but smooth some malty finish but mostly citrus and floral. One very good beer

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Mora2000 (2732) - Dallas, Texas, USA - JAN 5, 2010
Bottle courtesy of Exiled. Pours a cloudy brown with some light brown and dark brown stratification. Lots of yeast floating around. Not very attractive. The aroma has some oak, caramel malt and some sweetness. Not near as much hop character as I expected. The flavor is more of the same, with lots of toffee as well as some citrus hops and bitterness. Quite a strong malt backbone. Not as hoppy as expected. Medium mouthfeel and low carbonation.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
ScottyP (425) - Brentwood, Tennessee, USA - JAN 3, 2010
Pours a slightly hazy orange/gold with white head. Aroma of citrus/pine hops with grapefruit, malt, honey. Taste is the same, great balanced beer with a huge but not overbearing hop finish. Fantastic DIPA. Cheers!

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
MmmcKay (841) - Brentwood, Tennessee, USA - JAN 3, 2010
Pours cloudy orange copper. Tastes fluffy for an IPA^2. Love it. This is hands down my favorite style of beer. I’m kinda drunk right now. I give it a solid 4.o.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
markdredge (50) - Kent, ENGLAND - JAN 2, 2010
NYE 2008 I was blown away by a Stone Ruination IPA so I wanted a rocking double IPA to bookend the year. This was the biggest one I had in the fridge so I shared it with my girlfriend’s dad, who loved it. For me it tasted a little past its freshest with sticky old hops and a dry bitterness where I expected full, fresh fruit. The body is big and rich and there’s a lot of fruit in there, it was just a little old, sadly. Unfortunately I have to rate it on what I got and not what it could be... I will hopefully try this fresh sometime soon!

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
M’ARCOlizzo (31) - ITALY - JAN 1, 2010
Bottle. Amber golden with a lazing white head. Sweet aroma and lots of hoppy notes. Flavour is heavy bitter with a lovely fruity hops, leading to a dry grassy finish.

4.8
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
Maddog (348) - Kettering, Ohio, USA - DEC 25, 2009
Easily one of the best beers that I’ve ever had. The pour is cloudy goldish amber with a nice lasting chunky white head. The aroma is spicy, piney hops, but its the flavor that wins me over. Flavors of pineapple and orange in the beginning with some sweet, resiny malt backbone that just explodes into piney hops with a biting, spicy finish. The hops at the end linger like no other ipa. An excellent, excellent beer.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
jcr (1627) - Jasper, Indiana, USA - DEC 24, 2009
Bomber. Hazy, deep gold. Frothy white head that diminishes to pools. The aroma is full of grapefruit, orange, resin and sweet caramel. The flavor is moderately sweet and moderately bitter. It finishes lightly sweet and moderately to heavily bitter, a long-lasting bitterness. Medium to full body, velvety texture and moderate carbonation. Hop 15 is big on hops with less complexity in the malts. In fact, it is fairly one-dimensional. Still, the sweet backbone helps balance out the heavy bitterness. Enjoyable double iPA.


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