Port Brewing High Tide Fresh Hop IPA

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
San Marcos, California USA

Nov. 2007 - Thanks for eaglefan538 for sharing. Golden yellow color with decent head and lacing. Aroma and flavor were super duper grapefruit, like chewing on a grapefruit rind. High bitterness as well. Some syrupy fruity maltiness as well, but man, this is a lot of grapefruit!

Courtesy of foureyedgeek. Hazy gold body with a thin white head. Smells like a grapefruit cured in cat piss. Overbearingly bitter taste with no balance. Strong piney, resiny notes with a long, horrible, nearly gag-inducing finish. What’s the point..?

Bomber Courtesy of foureyedgeek. Pours hazy yellow with slight orange hues. Head is thin and foamy, white, dissipating to a small, filmy rim. Smells of a "cat urine infused grapefruit" (santoslhalper 2008) Jolly Rancher. Taste is mild bread with big citrusy orange/grapefruit middle, finishes with a big, but managable bitterness. Resiny quality throughout.

Courtesy of foureyedgeek. A golden color with a bit of a fizzy head. A very even balance between citrus and floral hoppiness. Some pils character as well. The flavor has a nice grapefruit rind bitterness, but the actual fullness of the hop flavor is missing something. Has some good citrus toffee flavor. The body remains pretty light and refreshing. Bitter is left on the tongue, but is nice and not overwhelming.

From bottle courtesy foureyedgeek. Awesome hoppy nose, with cat urine, resin, ozone .. big. A bit of sewer gas, too. Hazy amber-orange with thin off-white head, some chunks. Medium-heavy watery body with medium carbonation. Starts with medium fruity orange character, big bitterness with resin, pine, orange peels, and tons of hoppy notes. Finish is medium-heavy bitter with dry resiny after. Nice IPA, but the nose leaves a bit to be desired.

Nice thick light amber pour with good sized head. Hoppy, green, citrus yet some sweet aroma. Flavor is that fresh hoppy/meaty citrus. Really smooth texture, with much more of a hoppy nose than the flavor lets on. Great balance betweet hops and malt. Maybe my bottle was old, and the hops settled down, but still very nice IPA.

Pours a hazy golden color with a 1/2" foamy white head. Decent lacing. Aroma of citrus, hops, and earthy smells. Flavors of hops and citrus. Smells a lot hoppier than it tastes, good beer and not as bitter as most IPAs. These are typically not my style of beer, but I was rather impressed by this beer.

I had the chance to help bottle this one and get a super fresh pint. Huge thanks Tomme. Hazy bright orange beer with a perfect 2 finger head that leaves lacing for days. . Super piney, grapefruit and sweet malt. This thing smells awesome fresh. Nice mild bitter hop profile with a great citrus tang. You can feel the hop resin in this one coat your mouth. Perfect carbonation and mouth feel. One of the best fresh hop beers out there. It was a pleasure to bottle this one and be able to smell this one all day. On a side note, I was there when they pulled the hop sacks out of the tank and was floored by the smell. WOW!