Invasive Species IPA - Captured By Porches Brewing Company

GreenCard

Oregon

2.83/5  rDev 0%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

Appearance: ruddy orange-brown, hazy, big layer of yellowy fine-beaded foam with good head retention; but VERY CHUNKY... if you don't pour the entire bottle into a glass with the first tilt, you're going to need a spoon to finish your beer

Aroma: herbally/citrusy hop scent with a nutty malt backnote

Flavor: bready, chewy malt profile that threatens to turn sweet but is tipped back by an acerbic, throaty hop bitterness; finishes dry with a long-lingering bitter aftertaste; hint of rust

Mouthfeel: medium-full body, mouth-scrubbing carbonation, fairly astringent

Other comments: A very raw IPA with a kind of throaty bitterness that verges on off-putting. The harshness dies down about midway through, though.

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2012 21:37:18 | More by GreenCard

HarmonMW

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev +14.8%

05-12-2013 02:03:49 | More by HarmonMW

scottfrie

California

2.81/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75

A: Pours deep amber with a huge, oily off white head slow faded into a greasy rocky film leaving patchy lace.
S: Bready malt dominates with some herbal hops and sweet caramel undertone.
T: Follows the nose. Bitter leafy hops, herbal, slighty piny, resinous and sticky hop oil. Finish is a mix of bitter cones and bready caramel malt, and aftertaste is full of hop resin and lingering bitter. Sweet and oily.
M: Medium full body, soft carb, sticky oily mouthfeel.
O: Strange, bitter but lacking complex flavor profile. Too much malt flavor but great bitterness.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2013 17:41:32 | More by scottfrie

Weebay

Ontario (Canada)

1.5/5  rDev -47%

01-23-2013 12:44:58 | More by Weebay

throwerbri

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev +23.7%

09-29-2012 03:34:29 | More by throwerbri

fitius5150

Oregon

2.75/5  rDev -2.8%

07-01-2012 03:10:51 | More by fitius5150

amnesia85

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +41.3%

04-24-2012 02:45:30 | More by amnesia85

rogerthegill

Oregon

3.25/5  rDev +14.8%

04-14-2012 18:10:22 | More by rogerthegill

Frankieteardrop

1/5  rDev -64.7%

04-13-2012 21:13:45 | More by Frankieteardrop

bluckbeyes

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev +23.7%

03-28-2012 02:35:05 | More by bluckbeyes

dipso123

California

4.5/5  rDev +59%

03-28-2012 00:20:44 | More by dipso123

RElliott12

Oregon

1/5  rDev -64.7%

02-12-2012 17:00:30 | More by RElliott12

shelby415

Oregon

2.75/5  rDev -2.8%

02-12-2012 08:18:59 | More by shelby415

Jeriba

Arizona

2.85/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

$1 deposit bottle unlabeled. A gift from a friend-of-a-friend, who tells me it was the IPA. I'll take his word for it.

A: Pours a murky amber-yellow with a topping thick, creamy off-white foam.

S: Prominent floral aromas, followed by pine and citrus.

T: Lemon/citrus, pine--your typical fresh IPA aromas..at first. After the first glass, it turns yeasty with lots of bananas. I was pretty careful to let the bottle settle before I poured, but this has a LOT of sediment.

M: Somewhat watery, and very carbonted, but certainly not a "gusher" as described by some of the other reviewers.

D: It's a strange experience to finish a bottle of "homebrew style" beer. This kind of thing will fly in the Portland area, if anywhere.

Serving type: bottle

02-08-2011 06:54:42 | More by Jeriba

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

2.4/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Figured hey, a flip top 1L, good for homebrew. This beer wasn't even average homebrew.

Gushed from the pop. I mean, the top blew off the bottle! Chilled out after a few minutes. Clumpy head still. Aroma was garlic and steak seasoning (did I spill some on the beer in the cooler?).

Taste, so gritty, looked like homebrew. Maybe even nugget hops, was extremely bitter. Wasn't enjoyable in any sense, may have taken a little enamel off the teeth. Was very happy to get this one over and done with. Would like to try it again, but fool me once, twice, you know the saying.

Serving type: bottle

09-21-2010 15:43:20 | More by Beerandraiderfan

brewcat

Oregon

1.93/5  rDev -31.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

WTF. Can't imagine this is the beer they intended to sell. At the first pop of the swing top I was doomed. Gusher! Foam everywhere and difficult to poor. When everything quieted down the aroma was a blast of sour/tart citrus (lemony) which was present in the taste as well. The body was thin and abrasive. Would love to try this fresh to see if it's just a bad bottle. Bummed too because I hate to write a negative review of such a small brewery.

Serving type: bottle

07-11-2010 12:21:29 | More by brewcat

philbertk

Washington

1.35/5  rDev -52.3%
look: 4 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1

Captured By Porches Brewing Company--invasive species ipa--2010 25.4 oz. Bottle. 6.30% ABV. 70 IBU's. (1.0 / 5.0) Huge foamy thin rocky mild lace off white head. Big tight sour sediment pellicle. Clear pretty bright rich orange gold color. Sour floral pine hop front. Tangy sour sweet fizzy fruity body. Sour citrus end. 2nd Bottle tastes better, and hints of a good IPA when fresh and bottled properly, but still dumped both. Sampled 7/4/2010. 2 @ $4.70 Each

Serving type: bottle

07-05-2010 05:07:57 | More by philbertk

goatgoat

California

3.58/5  rDev +26.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

The server at Saraveza sent me back to California with this bottle.

Pours a muddled rust color. Thick foamy head, tan in color, leaves a sticky lace. Aroma is thick sweet tropical fruits, lots of pineapple. Moderate malt body with a good bitter finish. Medium body.

Nothing special, but a nice offering from a small brewer. I do enjoy the starling label.

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2010 02:53:52 | More by goatgoat

brewandbbq

New Hampshire

3.78/5  rDev +33.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Flip-top bottle.

Pours dark copper with thick haze and a full inch of beige froth. Plenty of lacing throughout the glass and a solid skim coat held tight.

Aromatics start off with pungent tangerine pith and dank herbage. Crushed chives stuffed into a tangerine peel with earthy bark. I was getting a lot of Summit hops, but there is plenty of garlic and onion as well.

Medium bodied with a slightly tacky mouthfeel.

Oily citrus and a medium malt base start the palate. Slightly resinous with orange oil and candied grapefruit. Hints of pine and earthy grass.

Finishes with a light bitterness, lingering tropical hops and sweetish malt.

The nose is so dank it might be over the edge, and the palate comes off a bit light on the hops after the massive promise form the nose.

An interesting IPA and would certainly revisit.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2010 00:14:23 | More by brewandbbq

cswhitehorse

Oregon

3/5  rDev +6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I was looking forward to this as it came it a cool flip top bottle to re-use next time I bottle. Pouring into the glass it had a good head but color was a hazy amber with some lacing.

The smell was a little off and gave the aroma of green apples. It was more malty in the nose than I am used to. Taste was dominated by the off flavor which I would gather is the green apples. Some citrus in the background. In the mouth it is semi dry and goes down easy. Overall the bottle was sweet but it may need some re-tooling.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2010 04:26:06 | More by cswhitehorse

sinistermadman

Oregon

3/5  rDev +6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a hazy deep gold with a creamy, burly pancake-like head that retains well. Minor lacing is left on the glass. Aroma is slightly sweet but mostly subdued.

Initial taste is underwhelming, but midway through the beer brightens with some mild rind-like hop notes. Finishes somewhat grassy with a faint veggie undercurrent.

Mouthfeel is relatively thin with a slick presence on the palate. Malt profile could use some bolstering and the overall "feel" comes off a bit watery. Overall not a bad beer, just not my style. Cheers.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2010 01:47:33 | More by sinistermadman

inthebeeraisle

Oregon

3.03/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

I bought this bottle at Cork on NE Alberta. The bottle is a $1 deposit, the brewer reuses the bottle. It is a pop-top bottle listed as 1 pint and 9.4 oz. American pints here so the bottle is 25.4oz or a normal 750ml wine bottle size. I used a english pint glass 20 oz.

A- After noticing a heavy yeast content in the bottle I poured this beer slow. It poured dark, unfiltered, and heavily carbonated, but head dissipated quickly despite being thick.

S- A sweeter note then one would except from a 6.3% IPA. Almost a Belgian golden ale smell. Low hop content on the nose.

T- Okay, this tastes like an IPA now. A slightly sweeter malt front is backed by a fairly dry hop profile. The flavor of the hops & yeast stay with you.

M- This beer feels much lighter then I expected.

D- Yup, I'll have another one sometime. Good luck young company.

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2010 09:45:49 | More by inthebeeraisle

MadeInOregon

California

3.9/5  rDev +37.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Well, with the bad reviews already posted I was kinda dreading popping the top of this artsy-labeled beer which I picked up recently while in Oregon. Personally, I think the reviewers are being too harsh. This beer isn't the best, but it certainly is not bad...

The appearance is quite dark for an IPA--the darkest IPA I've ever seen in fact. It resembles a dunkelweizen in color. It also has the massive, pillowy off-white head to match with nice frothy lacing throughout drinking. It looks nice, just a little too brown for an IPA. There is LOTS of yeast in the bottle which makes for an extremely cloudy brew, which is nice.

The smell is interesting. I think this is the lowest point because it is unusual. After several whifs I picked up hops, yeast, and an odd nutmeggy cinnamon-like spiciness.

The taste is more similar to a nice pale ale than an IPA in that it's not very hoppy and lacks the intensity of most IPAs...especially the ones coming out of the NW, like this one is. It is also quite carbonated from the yeast, which adds a nice Belgian-ish flavor, by the way. There is also a good bit of alcohol in this beer. The label says 6.3% but mine tastes and feels more like 6.8-7.0%--perhaps it fermented more since December (?).

The Invasive Species IPA has a good body and nice consistency all the way through. I found it very drinkable and very enjoyable. I think it could be improved by adding less yeast, but, as it is, it's an interesting variation on a NW IPA.

One more thing, the flip-top is dope, but I'm not really feeling (or understanding) the whole bird theme. Is the beer commemorating invasive birds in Oregon, or is the beer invasive? Seems like another brewer putting inside jokes on their labels. And what's with the Imperial Japanese flag motif? Weird.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2010 04:29:07 | More by MadeInOregon

Docer

Washington

2.75/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Grabbed a flip-top $1 dep. bottle of this at The Beermongers... heard about this brewery... and St. Helens needs one... even though many good ones exist further over in Astoria... Like Astoria Brewing (wet dog cafe) and Fort George brewing etc...

- Thick murky dark amber IPA... looks more like a cloudy double, or barleywine styled ale. White thick head down to a cotton sheet over the top.

- Estery... brown sugar... little bit of green olives... funky scent.. meaty really.... don't know what to think here. Not much hops showing through.

- Certainly some earth bitter hops show up in the flavor. Loving the hops... not liking the malt so much... a strange funky earthy meat flavor on top of a thick syrupy molasses.. strange indeed. Loving the hops again though even when I belch...

- Medium and slightly thick bodied... smooth really....

- Overall it needs some work... and my sister lives in St. Helens and helped fix the place up a bit... nice local support there. So far consistency is off... but I am sure we will see more great things from this brewery in the near future once they get things settled.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2010 21:30:36 | More by Docer

ccrida

Oregon

3.18/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Hazy bronzed orange with a light, frothy white head, small,with big bubbles and little last.
Smell is sweet citrus, like orange marmalade.
Taste is also fruity, cascade hop flavor and esters reminiscent of belgian yeast. Fairly malty, moderately bitter, a slight off-flavor masked by the fruitiness.
Mouthfeel is dry, lighter bodied.
Drinkability is ok, not bad but still can use some work.

Serving type: on-tap

08-07-2009 02:40:12 | More by ccrida