From the tap at Port Solana. Pours a nice amber color with a nice white head. Aroma is hoppy with a hint of malt. Flavor is malty citrus hoppy with a long hoppy bitter finish. Another fine Port brew. I’ve also had Ponto Pale ale from the cask as well. Very nice drinkable cask ale. Very creamy from the cask.

Tap @ PP Solana Beach. Pours a golden-amber with a fluffy off-white head. Aroma is heavy hop with grassy notes thrown in as well. Taste is malt and grain up front dissolving into a much heavier hop presence than I’m used to in a Pale Ale. The beer remains smooth throughout, and the bitterness at the end only adds to a wonderful offering.

On-tap at PPSB. Pours clear, brilliant amber with a creamy offwhite head, spider web lace. Smells hoppy with quite a bit of dishtowel, grassy hops, maybe a hint of malt. Tastes more malty up front, solid bread and cereal malt flavors with a grassy hop bitterness towards the finish and lingering. Medium body, subdued carbonation.

Solana Beach. Pours a lighter clear amber with a decent white head. Fresh aroma of lemon and grapefruit hops with a bready malt. Bittersweet taste. Nice mix of grapefruit, strawberry, and lemon with the hops. Good caramel maltiness, with a bit of the biscuit taste. Great balance.

Sample at the brewpub. This brew is a mostly clear amber color with a medium thin off-white head that diminishes steadily. Top ring of lacing with spots underneath. Hoppy aroma with notes of citrus and malt. Medium-bodied with a moderately bitter hops character. Malt and caramel are present as well, plus more citrus. The finish is citrusy hops with a lingering bitter aftertaste. Pretty good all around.