Pizza Port Hop Suey Double IPA

GABF 2007. A golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet and very grassy and also with notes of the alfaacid. The flavor has notes of grass, grapefruit, spices, and hops - going overboard and lending the beer an acidity from the hops and showing off the alfaacids.

Brewery: Port Brewing / Pizza Port
Date: 11/30/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: O’Brien’s

Appearance: hazy amber, wispy white head, touch of lace,
Aroma: big sweet malt aroma with lots of sweet pine character,
Flavor: lots of hop flavor but with diminished bitterness compared to the hop flavor,
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Brewery: Port Brewing / Pizza Port
Date: 11/29/2007
Mode: cask
Score: 3.2 to 3.5
Words: O’Brien’s

Aroma: huge sweet pine and tangerine aroma,
Flavor: big sweet crystal malt flavor with lots of fruity tangerine and a touch of pine, light bitterness lets the hop flavor be the star of the show,
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Brewery: Port Brewing / Pizza Port
Date: 11/30/2007
Mode: draft
Words: pizza port carlsbad

sharp sweet pine aroma and flavor, crystal malts are well balanced with the citrus hops, endless tongue scraping citrus hop bitterness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

(draft, Lupulin Slam III) Clear amber body with off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, grapefruit, light caramel, incredibly inviting despite the simple description. Taste is moderately sweet, grapefruit, caramel, pine. Medium-full body, some resin, alcohol well hidden.

Clear amber with medium off white head. Loads of hops in the aroma with piney notes. Massive amounts of hops in the flavour. Contains pine, grapefruit and peach Notes. Very bitter finish. Nice!

Draft... RFD/DC Lupolin Slam (leftovers)... Hazy, prune-colored ale with a small, frothy, off-white head. Excellent retention. The citrusy aroma is all about grapefruit. Medium-bitter flavor with tons of grapefruit and tangerine rind. Nice malt, but it’s really not the star of the show. Medium to full-bodied and creamy with fizzy carbonation. Short, crisp, clean finish. Bold and satisfying, but refreshing at the same time. Excellent beer!

(Draught) Pours a clear golden body with a medium-sized off-white head. Aroma of grapefruit, perfume, spruce, and cereal. Flavor of pine/citrusy hops and caramel malt with a lightly bitter finish.

On tap at the 10th Annual San Diego Strong Ale Festival: Pours a slightly hazy bright golden bronze with a thin coating of wispy off-white head. Sweet caramel malty nose boasts lots of fresh piny hops. Starts sweet and hoppy, intense in both regards, but well-balanced and surprisingly drinkable. Fresh, resiny, sticky, piny hops coat the tongue sprinkled with some sweet toffee flavor and hides the alcohol very well. This was my favorite beer of the festival.

Tap at Downtown Johnny Brown’s. Aroma is absolutely stupendous. Rather bright citrusy nose, tropical fruit, mango, grapefruit, pineapple and passionfruit. Orangey and citrusy with a soft perfumy muskiness behind it. Flavour is equally incredible. Initially loaded with bright tropical hop oils, citrus, lemon/orange/grapefruit and mango. It smells and tastes like a hop field... perhaps the most perfectly hoppy smelling beers I’ve ever come across. Flavour is surprisingly soft and delicate with a resinousness that just scream "fresh". It’s like pure hop essence in a glass. Goddamn, this is not a bad start to the day at all.