Port Brewing High Tide Fresh Hop IPA

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

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Poured a hazy straw color with a creamy head. Excellent head retention and lacing. Sweet, juicy wet hop aroma. Nicely balanced taste - hop flavor but not too bitter. Clean finish.

Bottle at craft ale house. Pours clear yellow with a small white head and a lot carbonation. The aroma Is very clean with a nice grassy aroma. The taste is nice and clean with more hop flavor than bitterness.

Poured from a 22 oz. bottle into a stemmed cervoise glass. Pours a hazy medium gold capped by a fluffy two finger bright white head. Excellent retention and a ton of lacing that very nearly coats the entire inside of the glass. A bunch of tropical notes on the nose dominated by pineapple, mango, and a touch of papaya. The taste follows the nose; pineapple and tropical fruit, sweet malt with just a touch of caramel, and finishes with juicy grapefruit and grapefruit rind bitterness. Medium bodied with adequate carbonation, oily, sticky resiny mouthfeel. A solid fresh hop IPA, but it tends to be a bit fruitier and sweeter than I usually prefer, however it’s perfect for those that prefer those characteristics in their IPA’s.

22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled 10/2/2012. Pours lightly hazy bright golden amber color with a very nice 2-3 finger fluffy white head with incredible retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big pineapple, orange zest, grapefruit, lemon, citrus rind, grass, floral, herbal, and light piney spiciness. Fantastic aromas with great hop complexity and balance; very dank smelling. Taste of pineapple, orange zest, lemon zest, citrus rind, floral, grass, pine, bread, and herbal spiciness. Fair amount of piney bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of pineapple, citrus zest, floral, grass, citrus rind, pine, bread, and herbal spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice hop flavor balance and complexity; nice malt/bitterness balance; hardly any cloying hop bitterness on the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a sticky, smooth, and crisp mouthfeel that is very nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is an awesome wet hop IPA! Great dank hop complexity and balance; very smooth and crisp to sip on. A highly enjoyable offering.

Pours a clear, yet very bright yellow with a big frothy white head. Aroma is floral hops, grass, lemon, pine, and light grapefruit. Good, but not as robust as I was hoping. Taste contains pine, lemon, and grass. It isn’t very complex. It is very dry with tons of carbonation. Aftertaste is a piney bitterness. My IPA hoppy kick that I look for is mostly nonexistent. I admit that I was looking for much more in this one. Instead, I think its pretty simple and not very creative.

Bottle. Pours cloudy yellow gold with white ring head. Nose/taste of citrus, florals, citrus bread, light caramel, grapefruit and pine. Medium body. Dry bitter grapefruit/citrus finish.

The hops are the story with this beer. Pours a cloudy orange with a thin head. Citrus, pine, grass, extremely fresh, burst out. The flavor is also all hops with just a touch of sweetness to help balance things. Bitter, dry refreshing finish.

This IS a fresh hop IPA but was a bit too ciitrus/grassy for me. I let it warm a bit and started to taste a little more green hopiness. Poured a cloudy "hay" color that had the aroma of what it looked like. I really wanted a couple good cheeses to go with this beer... Very clean finish that didn’t linger. I would only drink this again if I paired it with food.

Bottle. Pours a hazy yellow with no head. Flavor is dry, flowery hops. This beer tastes stale.

Draft at village tap. Yellow and clear pour with lacy and frothy head. Good lemon zest aroma. Very smooth. Mild hops and a little bitter. Good citrus and floral taste. Wonderful