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Pizza Port Hop 15

Pizza Port Hop 15

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99
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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Port Brewing/Lost Abbey

San Marcos, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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6224.03/5.04.03/5.0Summer10.5%95.8Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

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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 Soonah (532), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20

Jun 10, 2008  
Poured a fairly standard copper color with some ruby highlights. The head was off-white, two-fingers tall and produced nice lacing. The aroma is mostly pine and floral hops with some citrus and a whiff of sugary malt. The flavor has more citrus in it along with the pine and floral. Not enough malt balance to be one of the best out there. The mouthfeel was full and the finish was dry as a bone. Enjoyable, just off-balance.

 17thfloor (807), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Nov 30, 2008  
[Admittedly not the freshest bottle] Pours a really clear sugary looking brown/orange with a small bubbly head. Love the aroma, sugary toasted pineapple, some grapefruit and honey, light pine/resin. Sugared grapefruit first taste, some toastiness, and lots of bitter resin. Long lasting bitter finish. Medium body, sugary, with low carbonation.


 BeerandBlues2 (2630), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/105/516/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Bottle. WOW! Pours hazy orange with a small, fizzy, white head, mostly diminishing with spare lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (bread, grain, meal), heavy hops (flowers, perfume, pine, citrus), average yeast (sweat) with notes of apple and pear. Full bodied, creamy texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter finish. Long duration, light sweetness, moderate acidity, and heavy bitterness.


 JohnnyJ (721), Oceanside, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Pours a bright clear gold/orange with fluffy head. Bitter piney hops, resinous, grapefruit, floral, hints of spice, and bready malt. Somce caramel, and this beer is cleaner and easier to drink then expected. Very good.


 satan165 (166), River Grove, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/510/104/517/20
Nov 29, 2008  
dark red, small but present head. nose is underwhelming but has a unique note similar to bubble gum. flavor is again unique -- typical resins are present but along side the same strange fruity note from the nose -- sweet but slightly sour, reminiscent of grapefruit, not your typical citrus. not nearly as syrupy as most IIPAs: i dont mind that coating mouthfeel and definitely expect it, its absence is in itself a daring and interesting step by the brewers. alcohol seems subdued but the slight delayed burn and immediate relaxation remind me that this is in the double digits. this is one of the most unique IIPAs ive had.


 DuffMan (2139), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/518/20
Nov 28, 2008  
On tap at The Local in San Diego. Very hazy orange with a creamsicle head that coats the glass. Ridiculously massive aroma of fruity and resinous hops. Heavy silky mouthfeel, sweet chewy malts with a crazy abundance of hoppy goodness providing an assertively bitter finish. Wow! Awesome!



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