Wipeout I.P.A. - Port Brewing Company / Pizza Port

FlyingBull

California

3.98/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thi is Wipeout IPA, in a 22oz bomber from BevMo, poured into Stella glass.

A: Very nice light gold/light amber color, clear, with a 1" white head; lots of lacing left on the glass as the head subsided.

S: Nice hop aroma - Initially a very spicy aroma; something like you'd find with an English IPA or an all Amarillo IPA. This is followed by a light tropical fruitiness with orange and pink grapefruit to me.

T: Malty and a slight sweeness followed by style appropriate bitterness that lingered nicely as expected. I could again, pick up tropical ruit with moderate bitterness with orange and grapefruit. The overall finish was dry and mildly bitter. The one thing I picked up on the front end was a very strong alcohol presence. If there's one negative about this beer, I would say that's it.

MF: To me, it was a medium heavy mouthfeel, with medium carbonation, and a dry bitterness.

O: I like this IPA. It's a nice, solid very drinkable IPA. I do wish the alcohol were lower and I don't like the alcohol on the front end.

Serving type: bottle

09-28-2012 01:12:37 | More by FlyingBull

Geno206

Washington

4/5  rDev -2.2%

06-17-2013 08:09:00 | More by Geno206

Dirt

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

06-16-2013 22:06:30 | More by Dirt

Bigtwin

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

06-16-2013 12:19:46 | More by Bigtwin

CERVEZALANDIA

Spain

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

On bottle from Cervezalandia.Always a perfect beer, never old.Always fresh and very hoppy.Medium body with a nice white head.Fresh hops, citrus and other grape fruits.Long flavor with a some resin.High carbonation but don't disturb.Is one of my favourites IPA.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2013 17:56:06 | More by CERVEZALANDIA

EyePeeAyBryan

Arizona

4.5/5  rDev +10%

06-14-2013 17:54:38 | More by EyePeeAyBryan

Muggins25

California

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

06-14-2013 15:12:13 | More by Muggins25

doremite

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

06-13-2013 22:03:37 | More by doremite

djre4orm

Virginia

4/5  rDev -2.2%

06-13-2013 18:45:26 | More by djre4orm

Eazy28

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.2%

06-13-2013 05:04:51 | More by Eazy28

RussBeercier

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

06-12-2013 18:30:55 | More by RussBeercier

s35keith

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

06-11-2013 20:08:35 | More by s35keith

mweso2000

Georgia

4/5  rDev -2.2%

06-08-2013 23:28:57 | More by mweso2000

Mack2012

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

06-07-2013 18:45:46 | More by Mack2012

Sergeh

California

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

06-06-2013 02:39:51 | More by Sergeh

hnandez

California

5/5  rDev +22.2%

06-05-2013 21:13:34 | More by hnandez

pisano

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

06-05-2013 12:31:44 | More by pisano

phishphorce

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

06-04-2013 06:15:00 | More by phishphorce

TKEbeerman

Florida

4/5  rDev -2.2%

06-04-2013 00:24:42 | More by TKEbeerman

Paccamacca

California

4/5  rDev -2.2%

06-03-2013 05:15:12 | More by Paccamacca

eduardolinhalis

Switzerland

4/5  rDev -2.2%

06-02-2013 22:42:17 | More by eduardolinhalis

flayedandskinned

California

4.06/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottled of 5/1/13
Poured in the Sierra Nevada/Dogfish Head IPA glass.

Appearance: (4.5)
Pours a hazy, pale straw yellow with a massive, 3 finger white head that has amazing head retention and leaves a ton of thick, sticky lacing behind as it recedes. Gorgeous looking IPA.

Aroma: (4.75)
Waves of ripe, juicy peach from the hops slap your nose as soon as you raise the glass to your face. Behind the bright peach, there are huge notes of pine, grapefruit and even a little bit of pineapple. There is a light, flaky cracker light malt presence underneath the deluge of tropical hops, that becomes more and more apparent as the beer warms.

Taste: (3.75)
A sizable wallop of grapefruit pith greets your palate with notes of resinous pine and light apricot soon to follow. The beer finishes dry with a kiss of cracker-like malt to help balance out the bitter hops. There are lingering notes of lemon zest and pine resin left dancing on your palate. There is a faint alcohol phenol presence in the finish as the beer warms.

Mouthfeel: (4)
Medium bodied with moderate to high carbonation.

Overall: (4)
A very solid, albeit not the most complex IPA from Port Brewing. The very tropical aroma is absolutely wonderful, but unfortunately the taste doesn't quite live up to it. If more of the apricot and peach aromatics were carried over in taste, I'd absolutely love this beer. Overall this is a very solid IPA, but just a tad disappointing.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2013 03:02:33 | More by flayedandskinned

Shogun730

California

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

06-02-2013 00:55:53 | More by Shogun730

wertschy

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-31-2013 00:03:05 | More by wertschy

JMM0414

California

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-30-2013 14:09:33 | More by JMM0414