Port Brewing Wipeout IPA

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

Orange-golden with a low head. The aroma is quite sweet with notes of tropical fruits: pinneapple, mango, peach and furtherdown citric fruits alongside caramel. The flavour is also suprisingly sweet (I expected it to be more bitter and grapish) to begin with and highly refreshing! Then the bitterness kicks in and gives a long, dry aftertase. Oh, this is great!

(Bottle) Pours light hazy orange with a small off-white head. The aroma is medium bitter hoppy and light to medium crystal malty with tones of grapefruit, tangerine, black tea, black and white pepper, mango, melon, pineapple, apple juice, toast, honey, vanilla powder and white bread. A tiny touch of alcohol. The nose is a not a monster, but this bottle is not completely fresh, so some aroma hoppiness are perhaps lost. Still enjoyable. The flavour is light to medium sweet and medium bitter with tones of grapefruit, flowers, black tea and light tropical. Good toasted crystal malt backdrop with notes of honey. The finish is of resin, grapefruit and hints of pine. The mouthfeel is clean, light astringent and round. Medium bodied.

Bottle. Golden orange with an off-white head,. Aromas are earthy and spicy with green pine and lots of peppery notes. Flavours are toffee malts with alcohol and spices. Citrus with woody notes and pine. Warming alcohol.

(New Year’s Eve tasting Flight (2 of 3) Pours a more subdued head than the fresh hop IPA I had a couple of hours ago. Aroma is also subdued, though there’s still a little there. Color of orange marmelaide. More complex flavor. Probably partially from having a plethora of hop varieties, but I’m detecting some malty sweetness undertones in there as well. I wonder if that’s why they call it a San Diego Style:? Nice "light" IPA variety.

Bottle.1pint. Hazy fluid with a fine crown, just by the book. Very hoppy aroma, just a bit to complex. Medium sweetness, very bitter, medium body, oily feel.

Bomber at Jerrys. Orange gold with good, foamy white head / Nose of hops, citrus and cream / Medium body, creamy with discernable malts and potent, but not bitter, hops, and fine finish / Flavors of orange, cream, cut pine, and burnt sugar / Lush, and perfect.

Bottle from Beermerchants/Cave Direct thanks to Phil L for dropping this off on Christmas Eve. Oh this is really good. Just love the hops all over this. Hazy gold/orange. Thin lasting white head. Aroma has some yeast, toast and a decent bucketload of PNW hops. In mouth slightly creamy, good background malts and then the finish is hoppy zingy but not over the top and not too extreme and nicely bitter but not overly so. 7% never comes through. OK so not overly complex, but its a good IPA does everything that I would want it too plus a bit more too. Mouthfeel I think is good too. Not surprised that it has amarillo, centennial, cascade and simcoes. Lovely I think and would gladly buy it again. Also my first rate on my new laptop bought today and very excited.

2008 Bottle - Pours golden yellow with a medium white head...malty aroma, sticky hops..flavour follows, citrus syrupy..decent...