Port Brewing Wipeout IPA

Bottle from Monument Liqour in Concord, CA. Poured a murky yellow color with the aroma of citrus. A little rough on the palate. Too many hops and not enough malt to balance. Not bad, but it could be better.

bottle. MIddling appearance, a bit darker than many IPAs, small-ish but thick head that sticks around. Mild aromas of grapefruit and citrus fruits, with notes of fruity sweetness. Middling bitterness starts out, backed up by toasted caramel biscuit sweetness. Flavors of oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and some peppery notes make up the hop character. Relatively well balanced for an IPA, especially one from the west coast. Decent palate and finish, with an even smoothness.

(Bottle, Oliver Twist, Stockholm, 21 June 2008) Pale amber colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with resin, pine needles, orange peel, roses and sweaty hops. Fruity, hoppy taste with roses, pine needles, resin, orange peel, grapefruit and loads of citrussy hops in the finish. Medium body with sweetish undertones. Not really complex, but lovely hop character.

From a bottle recently purchased in Seattle (Bottleworks I think). Pours an attractive, mostly clear copper with a thick, lasting beige head. Given the hop bill on this one, I was surprised at how tame the aroma was; just a whiff of floral grapefruit. Flavor starts with a base of sweet pale malt, light caramel and then notes of citrusy grapefruit, woodiness and a touch of peppery bitterness. Like with the aroma, I’m a bit surprised by the lack of bursting, juicy hop flavor in this particular bottle. The body is very nice; medium and drinkable with a creamy texture/moderate carbonation. Definite re-rate in the works when I go to SD later this summer for RBSG.

~Pours a light honey color with big creamy white head ~Nice sweet floral hop aroma. Light and subtle. ~Fairly mellow grapefruity hop flavor. Light sweetness. ~Light to medium feel. Almost creamy like. Lasting bitter finish. ~This is a really good IPA. Too bad It’s hard to come by in my area.

Tried it on tap at the brewery / pizza (great place)Fantastic onslaught of bitter, good funky hop taste. Different hop flavor coming through than with most highly-hopped IPAs. Bold and spicy. One of the more different IPAs. The hop profile is goofy but it works. Somesort of berry-rye is the best I can describe

bottle... pours a cloudy amber with a french vanilla head... the aroma is clean with hints of hoppiness permeating into my nose.. initial hit, is strong, full bodied, sharp and punchy with numerous flavors of rich stout earthy hops dancing throughout the sip... the finish is very strong with a sharp bite of malty goodness.. the taste lingers for a moment... overall a very good ipa

Bottled at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Cloudy amber, creamy head. Rich lychee aroma. Quite dry with clean rounded mouthfeel,. Highly carbonated, making the body seem more spritzy than firm, but it also dilutes the hop aromatics. Still the malt character is negligible, as this beer is all about the grapefruity hops. Long very bitter finish.