Hop 15 - Port Brewing Company / Pizza Port

Med

Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a nice clear dirty yellow with a huge white head that recedes but never leaves and tons of lacing. Smell is floral hops with some citrus and a definite sweet malt aroma pushing through. Taste very much follows the aroma with hops very well balanced by a very big malt profile. Sweet, but lots of grapefruit and a touch of pine. The malts here really remind me of a DFH 90 Minute. Mouthfeel is oily and coats extremely well. Carbonation tingles less than I expected after seeing the head, but is still respectable. Overall a nice drinkable DIPA with no real noticeable alcohol even at 10%. More drinkable certainly than the Port 2nd Anniversary. Recommended!

Serving type: bottle

07-08-2008 00:47:39 | More by Med

Absolut

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-15-2013 20:28:41 | More by Absolut

notchucknorris

California

3.75/5  rDev -10.3%

05-15-2013 04:24:37 | More by notchucknorris

mjw1200

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-15-2013 01:36:08 | More by mjw1200

Gww1864

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-13-2013 16:18:20 | More by Gww1864

MDDMD

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-13-2013 10:51:14 | More by MDDMD

HKUSPC40

Washington

5/5  rDev +19.6%

05-13-2013 08:36:04 | More by HKUSPC40

GuinnessAtRogerWilco

New Jersey

4.04/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

22oz bomber poured into an Ommegang Game Of Thrones chalice.

AP: dark gold colour with a 1" thick sea foam fluffy white head that only dissipated down to 1/2". There's sediment floating which I wasn't expecting. Check the bottle for any dates and it says it was bottled on 3-6-13. Unfiltered Wheat beers, yes, I expect sediment. Imperial IPAs, not so much. Curious.
AR: No funkiness on the smell. I get hay/grass, tropical hop fruits of orange and pineapple with grapefruit and pine underneath.
T: Follows the nose with the addition of a bit of biscuit/cracker and caramel, emphasis on 'a bit'. As with the nose the tropical hops come into play first with the usual West Coast grapefruit and pine following them up.
M: Very juicy and moist and it lingers on the palate. I get a bit of dryness for an instant, but the juicy wet and slightly sticky fruity hops are coating my mouth. Very nice. Not that acidic or bitter with most of the crispness coming from the carbonation.
OV: The flavours are tasty and the juicy lush mouthfeel was very welcomed. I am wishing this had a strong malt base to it, though, and I am still curious why there's so much sediment in it. I see another reviewer below also commented on this.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 04:32:36 | More by GuinnessAtRogerWilco

Jimmys

Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

a hazy brew that starts hazy way too fast. retention and lacing are awesome. super hoppy. aroma is mostly piney and a bit of citrus. inviting. body is a bit bitter but balanced by the sweet malt flavor. hoppy. finish has a bit of alcohol in it. mellow carb on a full body. this tastes slightly oxidized to me which sucks considering that this is 2 months old and is conditioned. drink fresh or pass.

22oz bottle into nonic pint. bottled march something 2013.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 03:30:59 | More by Jimmys

Zimm

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -10.3%

05-13-2013 00:30:47 | More by Zimm

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-13-2013 00:24:58 | More by rolltide8425

hermit990

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-12-2013 21:25:11 | More by hermit990

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-12-2013 18:22:05 | More by Bonko_the_sane

Kubrickx

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-12-2013 18:08:39 | More by Kubrickx

aflies

Arizona

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-11-2013 04:02:08 | More by aflies

vitese

California

3.75/5  rDev -10.3%

05-10-2013 14:11:50 | More by vitese

grubefresh

Arizona

3.25/5  rDev -22.2%

05-10-2013 08:09:27 | More by grubefresh

Hopheadjeffery

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +13.6%

05-08-2013 21:57:44 | More by Hopheadjeffery

richkrull

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-06-2013 12:44:15 | More by richkrull

nosavingsaccount

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-06-2013 01:45:26 | More by nosavingsaccount

GrantBrennan

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-04-2013 23:16:55 | More by GrantBrennan

n2185

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-04-2013 00:18:47 | More by n2185

Prostman81

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-03-2013 23:20:05 | More by Prostman81

jmarsh123

Indiana

2.39/5  rDev -42.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Pours gold/orange with a massive white chunky head. Super carbonated as even a gentle pour resulted in 2/3 glass of foam. Solid lacing down the glass.

Lots of citrus on the nose. Almost candy like with a good dose of malt as well.

Lots of good citrus hoppiness up front. Malts come out in a big way eventually overpowering the hops. Sticky and resiny. Finishes very piney and malty with extreme booziness.

Thick creamy mouthfeel. Booze is way too prevelent and detracts from the flavor profile.

Was not a fan of this one at all. Always wary of higher ABV pales and this one was too extreme. Astrigent solvent like finish sapped anything good that came from the initial citrus burst. Will gladly seek out Mongo or Wipeout over this any day.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2013 16:28:08 | More by jmarsh123

dionito

Washington

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

04-30-2013 23:00:52 | More by dionito