3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 mar (4244) - Dallas, Texas, USA - JUN 29, 2009
bottle thanks to ericandernavy. murky amber with a cream head. wet grapefruity hops on the nose. nice mouthfeel with a smooth citrus hop flavor and a nice bitterness.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20 Shag (2439) - Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA - JUN 29, 2009
I scream underrated! Odd for Port Brewing. Anyways......A cloudy orange appearance with a white head. The aroma contains alot of pine as well as oranges and lemons. The flavor is like an orangesicle (remember those?) I loved em. Some pine and lemons in there as well. This is perfectly balanced. Overall a kick ass IIPA!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 daknole (7204) - Scottsdale, Arizona, USA - JUN 28, 2009
Bottle, shared at CCB release. Light amber color. Lots of floral and resinous hops with some caramel malts. Straight forward flavor of caramel, pine hops and citrus. Not bad.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 fidel (1302) - Livermore, California, USA - JUN 27, 2009
Poured hazy dark amber, smooth, floral hops, orange, molasses, slight licorice.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 AgentSteve (1613) - SF Bay Area, California, USA - JUN 27, 2009
Pours deep opaque copper brown with a frothy finger thick head. Nose is subtle, but smooth, molasses sweet and pine hops. The flavor is also smooth, with sweet citrus like Mandarin oranges, floral hops and a molasses like sweetness. Smooth on the palate and smooth finish. Quite enjoyable.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 scoth (437) - Fort Collins, Colorado, USA - JUN 27, 2009
Pours cloudy orange-amber, with a very thin beige head, fine lacing considering how small the head is. Strong, mouth-watering bouquet of pine, flowers, grass and caramel. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry. Strongly bitter pine, grass and grapefruit flavor, some light floral notes, and caramel underneath it all. Lingering aftertaste.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 SphinxTX (2846) - Mata Gorda, Texas, USA - JUN 26, 2009
Bottle thanks to ericandersnavy. Pours a cloudy orange/brown with white head. Aroma is hoppy, malty, fruity, and grapefruit. Flavor of pine, malt, some citrus. Mouth feel is medium-heavy body with medium-high carbonation. Overall, very nice beer...
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 blutt59 (5685) - Dallas, Texas, USA - JUN 26, 2009
bottle, thanks to ericandersnavy, golden color with a rich perfumy mandarin orange aroma, flavor has a lot of sweet fruit cocktail, grapefruit juice, malty, a little hot on then finish
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Cavie (3382) - Fort Worth, Texas, USA - JUN 26, 2009
Bottle courtesy of ericandersnavy. Hazy orange. Hints of hops and a touch of alcohol on the nose. Stings the tongue but has an excellent sweet hop profile.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 goldtwins (4320) - Nesconset, New York, USA - JUN 25, 2009
Poured a hazed gold with an off-white head. Grapefruit juice aroma and flavor. As expected great hops. Good malt base and sweetness. So drinkable. This one knocked me for a loop. Seemed stronger than 10% but I also had 4 pints before it. Medium bodied.
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