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Pizza Port Swamis India Pale Ale


 Percentile 
93
overall
An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Port Brewing/Lost Abbey

San Marcos, California USA

bottled
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1233.69/5.03.67/5.07.4%87 Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
"It’s hard to believe we’ve been slingin’ pizzas for 20 years since March of 1987! That’s about 7300 days or 175,200 happy hours of fun! We’re excited to celebreate by brewing and bottling up a beer to share a special toast! Swami’s IPA is one of our best selling beers. Many have called it the original San Diego IPA. As such, it’s been a big part of Pizza Port Solana Beach since we installed the brewing system in 1992. A bold IPA hopped to the extreme with galena, Centennial and Cascade hops. We also add a healthy dose of dry hops in the serving tank and always serve it unfiltered. Thank you so much to everyone who has been sharing the memories along the unbelievable way...Cheers!"

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 omhper (10393), Stockholm, Sweden
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/101/510/20
Oct 18, 2004  
Sampled draught at O’Briens, San Diego.
Deep golden. Surprisingly neutral nose. Boldly malty, yet clean and watery up front, followed by an immense hop explosion with pine needles, ink, salt and bitterness. Strikes me as being more offensive and rude than balanced.


 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/510/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 12/01/2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub, Solana Beach, CA

hazy amber, thin beige head, strong floral hop aroma and a dry carmel malt base, lots of hop flavor on a decent malt base, long bitter finish, too much bitterness,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 4/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: **/4


 yespr (6162), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Aug 6, 2008  
From tap at Solana Beach. Pours clear golden orange with a fully diminished white head. Peach and grapefruity hops aroma. Flavour is sweet grapefruity. Mild peach accent too. Fruity and dry bitter finish.


 argo0 (6144), Washington DC, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 27, 2003  
Hazy copper with beige head. Aroma is grapefruit, medium sweet. Taste is medium sweet, big grapefruit, with alcohol noticeable in the swallow. Good chewy, medium-full body. Yummyful hop bomb.


 BückDich (4525), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Mar 23, 2006  
Draft at Pizza Port Solana Beach: Amber color, nose of cripsy hoppy notes, nice intense balanced fruit and hops and a bit of caramel flavor. clean, crisp, good.




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