Port Brewing High Tide Fresh Hop IPA

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

Pale golden, no haze. Slightly creamy feel, some fine foam, citric hop nose with some grassy character, mildly sweet, more nose than bitterness. Enjoyed the feel, and dropped out malts with high resolution hop aromas.

Draft @ The Bistro Wet Hop Fest. Cloudy, pale copper color with a bright white head. Vegetal hop aroma with some citrus and lemongrass notes. Hop forward flavor but surprisingly malty. Vegetalness does not show up in the flavor.

purchased bomber at BevMo. this beer does it for me. its a nice departure from very malty and sweet IPAs. dry finish and a long lingering bitterness. very green tasting like pine and grass. bottle poured a slightly hazy golden color. hoppy goodness.

Draft at Bistro. Pours with a hazy yellow color, looks unfiltered. Aromas of grapefruit and some floral notes. Not as hoppy as expected, fairly mellow. Finishes with a strong bitterness, but on the palate it is mainly citrus and a bit of pine.

overall not bad but not at all as good as last years High tide A disapointment It Lacks the flavor and overall smell and feel

The beer departs the 22 ounce bottle a beclouded yellowish orange with an exorbitant creamy white head that slowly fades away, the resultant lace a nice occluding sheet upon the glass. Nose has a big citrusy, grassy, flowery aroma, the malt sweet, crisp and clean. Start is sweet at the front, with the malt pronounced and the hops spicy, top is medium in feel. Finish has an invigorating hop spiciness, the acidity agreeable, with the hop spicy aftertaste permanently bolted to the palate.

Pours a hazy orange color with yeast in suspension and a medium white head. Superb aroma of fresh, dry hopped, resinous and green hops. Solid flavor of green, resinous hops with the distinctive dry-hopped signature, there’s also a good measure of malt and a strong, dry and bitter finish.

On tap at Port Brewing San Marcos. One of the best IPA’s I have ever had, very smooth and very well balanced. You get a sense of refreshment when drinking this brew. Very hoppy aroma, very citrusy and very piney, the taste is very bitter with an awesome bite but finishes with the right amount of malts. Excellent brew!