Port Brewing Hop 15

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Hazy amber with a reddish hue. Thin, yet lasting head. Forcefully plunge your nose into a sweet grapefruit: that's what this beer smells like. Smooth and soft palate. Sweet, rich malts are lip-smacking; they seem to complement the big hops pretty well. Much to my surprise, the multiple hops seem to tangle well together. Hoppy as hell, but not overwhelming by any means. Tasty stuff.

acquired from cquiroga. hand bottled #431. My bottle reads 10.5%ABV. color is copper with a slight reddish tint. only a slight ring of a head. there is what appears to be a hop resin sheen on the surface...it's almost like there's been a petroleum release in my beer...i love it. at. 10.5%, there's next to no alcohol presence in the nose. aroma is very sharp on the pine, there is some caramel, but mostly sharp hops. Flavor is initially a surprisingly balanced combo of hops and malt. There is an alcohol burn on the tongue, but still mostly hidden. swirling this in your mouth just unleashes another round of pine. and i mean that in a good way. there are mild chocolate notes on the tongue as well. this beer is as sticky as any candy i've had.

(On tap Real Ale Fest - Chicago) Pours a golden bronze with a sweet floral hoppy aroma. Great balance between sweet and bitter that finishes with a dry woody flavor. Very smooth with almost no detectable alcohol.

Bottle. Amber red and gold with a small head. Aromas are herbal and floral with pine. Very "green" and fresh with some woody notes. Flavours are sweet pine with lots of peppery and spicy character. Some citrus with a bitter finish. Very hoppy and very good.

Cask-RAF-2/28/03-I must say, this was one of my favs of opening night at the RAF this year-HUGE hop aroma and flavor with a good malt backup for its style that set it appart from all the all-hop beers at the fest. piney, hoppy, sappy-all of this without killing your palate(maybe because mine was already killed!!!)

From some generous person’s growler at ’07 DLD. Clear orange colored beer with a thin, off white head. Huge fresh hop nose with tons of sharp pine resins and perfume. Juicey citrus flavors with grapefruit, orange and tangerine, plus the pine resin, peach, and light toast. Lots of grapefruit zest in the finish. All this on just enough malt foundation to tempt balance. Very nice hop head beer.

UPDATED: MAR 23, 2008 ***The re-rate***... bottle... This beer still rocks!... Tasted again at Aaron & Kathy’s Holiday Bash 2003... I found this brew to be even more enjoyable than the one tasted one year ago at the Brickskeller’s So. Cal. Strong Ale tasting.*** Draft... 2002 Brickskeller Tasting... This beer rocks!... The nose is lightly malty with a faint cookie-like aroma. However, pretty much knocking the malt flat on it’s back is the heavy hop aroma, specifically spruce and perfume. I also detected a nice apple and soapy aroma in there. Hazy, dark amber in color, this beer has a frothy, white, fully lasting head with excellent lacing. Up front, the beer is moderately sweet and moderately bitter. Very well balanced at first sip. The spruce is in the flavor as well. The back end is lightly malty/sweet, HEAVILY BITTER and a touch sour. A great combination and the duration is long. I drank this beer two days ago and I am still enjoying it. Ooops... HOP BURP. Excuse me, please. Full, creamy mouthfeel (the beer, not the burp) with lively carbonation. The finish is pretty alcohol laden, but dry and clean as well.

Thanks to footy for this - hazy copper beer, with a small ring of lace - loads of grassy, earthy hops exploding out of the glass, so well-blended that it’s hard to pick out individual types - the hop flavor is huge and aggressive, but not abrasive like many of these beers can be - very grassy, herbal, and earthy - just enough malt backbone to add complexity without making the beer sweet - she stays about as dry as she can be for the abv, which compliments the extreme bitterness - very nice.