Mongo - Port Brewing Company / Pizza Port

Cobrito

Georgia

4.9/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Bottling date July 2, 2012.

Very nice head even on gentle pour; aggressive pour produces several inches. Cloudy orange-gold that I find appetizing. Aroma is very nice, if typically West Coast IPA, doesn't quite prepare you for how special this brew is. Mouthfeel is perfect balance between crisp and creamy. Taste is very tropical-plus-piney hoppy with a bitter yet smooth aftertaste that makes the back of my tongue sing Hallelujah. It's a bit like Ruination, only brighter, and the hops sail along on top of the background malt like the surfing cat on the label. So glad this is not like one of those DIPA's that's way too malty/syrupy/sweet for my taste (talkin' bout chu Maharaja, Hop Stoopid, etc. etc.). I live in GA, so we lack many highly rated products, but this is one of the two or three best beers I've ever had, and deserves even more love than it has received. Perhaps would receive more if fewer people expected a malty DIPA and just tasted this as an entirely superior IPA. Would give it extra points for being named after a late, beloved brewery cat, but it doesn't need them.

Serving type: bottle

10-01-2012 22:15:44 | More by Cobrito

Ciocanelu

Romania

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

05-23-2013 07:09:45 | More by Ciocanelu

grannaniwa

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -16.7%

05-23-2013 01:25:13 | More by grannaniwa

Justin_Neff

Ohio

4.1/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A: Cloudy, burnt orange body. Results in a huge, fizzy, beige colored head that leaves unbelievable lacing and has great retention. The lacing almost covers the glass fully.

S: Pine needles are strong in the waft. Resin. Loads of bitter citrus and hops.

T: Hop forward. Bitter. Grapefruit. Pineapple. Finishes with pine.

M: Full body. Heavy carbonation. Oily.

O: Over the top hop bitterness. A little one-dimensional and not overly complex, but its a pretty good dimension.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 23:36:29 | More by Justin_Neff

anticipation23

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

05-22-2013 22:28:30 | More by anticipation23

morefackinghops

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

05-22-2013 21:36:16 | More by morefackinghops

jakecattleco

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

05-21-2013 18:08:24 | More by jakecattleco

Davepoolesque

Massachusetts

4.18/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A: Burned orange color, clear.
S: Citrus, some tropical fruit, lots of pine resin.
T: Big pine notes with more subtle tropical fruit. Smaller malt profile on this than on the Hop 15.
M: Crisp, clean and nicely carbonated.
O: This was a really decent DIPA. Finishes dry. A pretty good example of a west coast IPA.

Serving type: on-tap

05-21-2013 16:37:43 | More by Davepoolesque

lilnicky068

Kentucky

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

05-20-2013 16:49:54 | More by lilnicky068

Geno206

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

05-20-2013 02:10:03 | More by Geno206

MSardina1

California

4.71/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

What can I say more than: I simply love this beer.

The appearance is a golden orange hue, with a slight haze from the hop and yeast sediment left in the bottle-conditioned beer (detractors call these "floaties"). I will take half a point off, because I do not drink the last 1/4" inch of the yeasty brew.

Smells like citrus, hops, and floral yeast notes. Delicious.

Tastes like mango, orange, with a distinctly hop-forward finished. Not overly bitter, dry and not sweet.

Mouthfeel is INCREDIBLE! Love the bottle-conditioned carbonation levels - nice chewy beer. Mouthfeel may be the number one reason that I love this beer.

Overall, I will always seek out and drink MONGO!

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 14:08:48 | More by MSardina1

juicebox

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

05-18-2013 01:53:13 | More by juicebox

Johnbeer1

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +13.1%

05-17-2013 23:42:23 | More by Johnbeer1

HopLuva

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -4.8%

05-16-2013 00:46:10 | More by HopLuva

Absolut

California

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

05-15-2013 20:29:17 | More by Absolut

twenty5

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

05-15-2013 17:04:13 | More by twenty5

HarmonMW

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

05-14-2013 23:12:54 | More by HarmonMW

drummermattie02

Texas

4/5  rDev -4.8%

05-14-2013 18:20:10 | More by drummermattie02

GimmeGumballHead

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.8%

05-14-2013 16:49:20 | More by GimmeGumballHead

h0ppster

District of Columbia

4.75/5  rDev +13.1%

05-14-2013 16:39:03 | More by h0ppster

rainfairy

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

05-14-2013 08:37:10 | More by rainfairy

baybassboy

California

4/5  rDev -4.8%

05-14-2013 05:08:28 | More by baybassboy

jimmygord

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

05-14-2013 00:54:09 | More by jimmygord

Steve_Oldrati

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

05-13-2013 19:51:58 | More by Steve_Oldrati

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +13.1%

05-13-2013 06:18:05 | More by Bonko_the_sane