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

IronDjinn

Alberta (Canada)

4.43/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

From a brown 22 oz. bomber, picked up in Ponderay, Idaho. Pours out a cloudy apricot hue, tall rocky cream coloured head that retains and slowly settle to a thick cap. Thick rings of lacing.

Apart from some sweet bready malt the aroma is a veritable medley of hops with perfumey, floral, citrusy, grassy notes.

While not technically balanced (this is, after all, an American IPA), there is a high degree of harmony and cohesion in the flavour. Grainy and mildly bready malt up front that quickly fades back to dry leafy and grassy, spicy, citrus pith hops, fruity floral notes near the finish that gets bumped out by earthy pine and grapefruit rind. Lots of character here, if only from the hops.

Medium-bodied mouthfeel, slick mouthfeel with moderate carbonation that gets brisk on the swallow.

Very satisfying West Coast IPA, not merely a hop bomb, there's substance and depth to be found in it as well. Solid offering, wish I would have grabbed more.

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2012 03:24:49 | More by IronDjinn

Obsidian

California

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-24-2013 02:39:01 | More by Obsidian

Alek

California

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-24-2013 02:04:35 | More by Alek

Drucifer

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

05-22-2013 03:44:34 | More by Drucifer

jakecattleco

California

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-21-2013 18:10:00 | More by jakecattleco

ystazi

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-18-2013 20:44:03 | More by ystazi

rainfairy

California

3/5  rDev -26.7%

05-18-2013 13:38:56 | More by rainfairy

avacadohotsauce

Alabama

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-17-2013 20:29:00 | More by avacadohotsauce

jpaulsen

California

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-17-2013 02:21:38 | More by jpaulsen

outoffocus

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-16-2013 01:33:16 | More by outoffocus

Absolut

California

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-15-2013 20:29:40 | More by Absolut

twenty5

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-15-2013 17:02:43 | More by twenty5

mjw1200

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-15-2013 01:36:32 | More by mjw1200

drummermattie02

Texas

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-14-2013 18:14:40 | More by drummermattie02

PhilDaBrewer

Indiana

3.13/5  rDev -23.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

This bottle is 6 months old so we'll see how it goes.

A: Pours hazy yellow with an orange hue. Huge, frothy, white head. This one is lively.

S: Slight citrus, grassy hops. Not all that aromatic and not nearly as hop forward as I like in an IPA.

T: Taste is malty and citrus hops. Again, hops are not as pronounced up front as I would like although they do show up in the form of a bitter finish.

M: Medium bodied and very lively. Slightly overcarbonated.

O: This one is a disappointment for me. Where are the hops in this West Coast IPA? Very average and forgettable, IMO. I definitely wanted to like this more. I'll have to try again with a fresher bottle.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 01:58:01 | More by PhilDaBrewer

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-13-2013 06:19:32 | More by Bonko_the_sane

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-12-2013 16:47:46 | More by mikeburd1128

BeerBucks

New York

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-12-2013 00:38:19 | More by BeerBucks

M_C_Hampton

Georgia

4.19/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A: poured from a 22 oz bottle into a pint glass, golden amber colored with a huge white head that lingers leaving good lacing, hazy

S: vibrant hop aroma, grapefruit, pine, citrus

T: bitter up front with flavors of citrus, grapefruit peel, pine resin, finish is dry

M: high carbonation, full bodied, slightly sticky

O: heavily hopped with high bitterness typical of the West Coast Style

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 22:26:04 | More by M_C_Hampton

shelby415

Oregon

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

05-11-2013 07:41:32 | More by shelby415

ScottieD

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-11-2013 01:28:55 | More by ScottieD

eulerthegrape

California

3.25/5  rDev -20.5%

05-10-2013 15:44:05 | More by eulerthegrape

vitese

California

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-10-2013 14:11:18 | More by vitese

Zimm

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-10-2013 11:25:07 | More by Zimm

jeff1973

California

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

05-09-2013 00:48:19 | More by jeff1973