Hop 15 - Port Brewing Company / Pizza Port

Rumrunner

California

4.45/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Bottle #319

I have had this bottle for about six months. It has been sitting in my fridge. I am glad I finally opened it. What a great brew.

It pours an unclear light brown with caramel highlights on the side. Light on carbonation but the bubbles are large at first and quickly disappear. Spotty lacing. The scents are big hops and sweet fruits. A mix of bitter grapefruit and banana peels. An alcohol scent is present as well.

The flavors took me a minute to calculate. Of course there are huge hops. Fruity and bitter. Grapefruit and alcohol soaked cherries and plumbs. Some pine and sap accompany the hops. When drinking this ale look deeper. Some rind and a hard alcohol flavors make themselves noticed. A toasted bread, dates and a decent caramel malt give a very dessert like sweetness to this ale. All the flavors are well balanced and time their appearance perfectly.

Mouthfeel is strong and caresses the palate. For an ale with a high alcohol level there no bite to the mouthfee. It drinks comfortably easy. This is a great sipping ale. The hops might confuse the drinker at first. Let this ale settle and concentrate on what it has to offer. There is a lot going on in this ale.

Serving type: bottle

01-11-2004 05:29:30 | More by Rumrunner

jakecattleco

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-21-2013 18:07:49 | More by jakecattleco

Davepoolesque

Massachusetts

4.28/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

A: Burned orange color, a little hazy.
S: Sweet, Toffee, Citrus, some tropical fruit and pine resin.
T: Big topical fruit and pine. When I was drinking it, I was just thinking how juicy this is. Pretty big malt backbone on this.
M: Thick, coats the mouth, slightly syrupy.
O: This was a really decent DIPA. Reminded me of 90 Minute, but slightly better tasting. The hops made my tongue tickle.

Serving type: on-tap

05-21-2013 16:26:17 | More by Davepoolesque

gpblackgt

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-20-2013 23:33:18 | More by gpblackgt

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