Port Brewing Wipeout IPA

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

(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.

Thanks bmartin! Been looking forward to trying this one as it has a lineup of some of my favorite hop varieties. Pours a very nice vibrant peachy golden brew with a one finger creamy light yellow head. The nose is very intensely hoppy, spicy, sharp grapefruit peel, citrusy, light apricot, earthy, floral tones. Each variety evident in its own regard. The flavor is very bitter and waxy, sharp spicy, light dry alcohol, ruby red grapefruit, earthy. Very intense sharp waxy mouthfeel. Grapefruit peel finish. Lovely IPA.

The color was light golden/orange. The aroma was very fruity, citrisy, tart, pine, and very hoppy. The flavor was very hoppy, citrisy, fruity, and waxy. The palate was full-bodied. The finish was warm and hoppy.