6th Anniversary Double IPA - Port Brewing Company / Pizza Port

srandycarter

California

4.08/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A - Murky apricot/orange, big head that lasts a long time. Lots of lace.

S - Very sweet malt center, hops surround the smell.

T - Not as malty as smell, nice hope finish.

M - Medium body, good carbonation, nice balance and clean finish.

D - I like this beer. I would like to try it in the bottle.

Serving type: on-tap

10-24-2012 03:30:03 | More by srandycarter

UCLABrewN84

California

3.98/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On tap at The Surly Goat in West Hollywood, CA.

Pours a hazy orange with a foamy bone colored head that settles to a thin cap on top of the beer. A foamy curtain of lace coats the glass on the drink down. Smell is of citrus fruit, citrus zest, and some grapefruit juice aromas. Taste is much the same with an alcohol kick on the finish. There is a mild hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer with some solid aromas and flavors that make it easy to drink.

Serving type: on-tap

07-29-2012 05:15:21 | More by UCLABrewN84

merc7186

New York

4.35/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I had this beer on tap at Lord Hobo in Boston MA poured into a tulip glass.

A: Hazy Golden Straw Hue, Passes Some Light, White Head, Great Lacing

S: Resin, Citrus, Mild Malts

T: Resin, Citrus, Malty

M: Decent Carbonation, Medium Boded, Dry, Semi Bitter

Overall, another solid IPA from Port.

Serving type: on-tap

07-21-2012 21:55:06 | More by merc7186

BostonHops

Massachusetts

3.58/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

on-tap at Publick House, Brookline, MA (July 2012)

pours a clear light amber / golden tone while yielding a frothy 1-2" head; solid retention and lacing. nose offers an aromatic hoppy bouquet with notes of citrus, pine, and some tropical characters. nothing that will knock your socks off but nice.

flavor profile falls into place along those lines, by and large following the aroma. citric, pine, and tropical hops with a secondary malt presence. relatively bitter; well-hidden ABV. on the heavier side of medium bodied with medium carbonation.

overall a nice, flavorful, enjoyable west coast DIPA. nothing about it really blows me away, and in a style chocked full of so many greats i feel you have to distinguish yourself somehow. that said, i would not object to another glass in the future - though i can't see myself seek one out, either.

Serving type: on-tap

07-10-2012 20:51:46 | More by BostonHops

Chico1985

Massachusetts

3.73/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Yet another big Double IPA offering from Port?!? Who-duh thunk it?!

Poured from the tap to a snifter a bright glowing orange, white head starts at about a finger, ending up a slight cap while leaving some lace.

The scent's strength is on the weaker side, but there is hints of a palate assault to come. Lots of pungent piny and grapefruit hops with a tiny bit of malt.

Taste is better, and indeed assaulting. Huge hops here, lots of pine sap, grapefruit, tangerine pulp, grassy, backed by slight caramel malts. Some alcohol presence as well make this one giant beer.

Big mouthfeel, highish carbonation, some booze, definitely a sipper.

Somehow I knew exactly what this beer would be like before having it...though good, it is extremely similar to all the other super hoppy ~10% DIPAs from Port.

Serving type: on-tap

07-02-2012 13:59:48 | More by Chico1985

jethrodium

California

3.6/5  rDev -9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

On tap. Pours a slightly cloudy golden amber with ne finger pillowy cap on top that sticks around a while and leaves lots of lacing. The aroma is big pine, sugar cookie, some grapefruit, dankness, and some caramel. The taste has a lot of initial sweetness with some pine and dank hops. There is also sugar cookie and a bit of caramel. The finish has really strong bitterness and leaves some lingering pine. Medium-full body. Medium carbonation. A bit too sweet, but the bitterness does balance it.

Serving type: on-tap

06-23-2012 02:09:55 | More by jethrodium

DavoleBomb

Ohio

4.05/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Had this on-tap at Falling Rock Taphouse in Denver. Received in a pint glass. The menu listed this at 11% ABV.

4.0 A: Lightly hazed dark orange color. Small white head that leaves full on lacing.

4.5 S: Big, huge citrus. Tons of mango, pineapple, and orange. Light breadiness. This is all hops and they are extremely powerful. Booze is reasonably well hidden.

4.0 T: Again, huge top taste. Moderate bitterness. Loads of pineapple, mango, and orange. One dimensional, but that's the point I suppose.

3.5 M: Heavier medium to heavy body. Good moderate carbonation. Moderately creamy.

4.0 D: Not an everyday beer for sure, but tasty and worthy of an anniversary.

Serving type: on-tap

06-20-2012 20:31:37 | More by DavoleBomb

onix1agr

Pennsylvania

4.15/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

On Tap at The Sidecar Bar.

A- I got a 1/2 inch of white fizzing foam that left after time. Some lace tries to stick but does not succeed. This one has a copper orange color to it.

S- A whole lot of hops and a malt backing to counter balance. This gives of a very pungent tropical citrus type of smell. Some alcohol in this 10%er. Getting pine and grapefruit from this with a bit of a sweet backing. Amarillo seems to be bursting.

T- The hop varieties used give off an over whelming grapefruit sense with and and not a lot of earthy flavors to back it, west coast for sure. This is hoppy and very bitter beer with malts to back. 6th while not hot gives off a semi warming sensation with the 10%, while retaining the hop bite and the malt sweet, ya dig. Pine barrens.

M- A step above Medium bodied with some warming quality from this 10% brew. This is extremely hoppy and very malted as well, you know what it is. Port has been stepping up in the carb game even though it's still not greatly carbed, but it is big beer and the yeast may not have been as strong as expected.

D- This is a hopbomb in all sense of the word so if thats not your thing look elsewhere. 6th has a balanced hop flavor came from many varieties of the plant giving citrus and pine. At 10% one draft is good with driving and all, but I could drink more.

Serving type: on-tap

06-02-2012 15:07:58 | More by onix1agr

Kadonny

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from tap at TJs in Paoli into a snifter glass.

A: A light to medium copper color with a one finger white head. Lacing is full but it does not last.

S: Real citrusy and tropical with grapefruit, pineapple, mango and some lemon zest. Some slight pine and bready malt.

T: The citrus is the show here. Nice blast of grapefruit, pineapple, mango, lemon and slight grassy tones. There is some bready malt there but make no mistake about it, this is all about the hops. Finish is slightly bitter but very dry and prickly. Nice. Alcohol does warm the throat but no way it's 10% warm. I've had prior Port Anny brews that were an alcohol mess, but not this one, the alcohol is blended perfectly. Hop heaven.

M: Medium, prickly, resinous, slightly bitter with some alcohol. Nice lasting finish and nice carbonation (should mention this since it is a Port beer).

O: I thought this was a great beer and a true hopheads dream. I think they are finally learning how to do their Anny beers as they seem to get better each year.

If you want a balance DIPA, stay away. If you want the sheer joy of hops just totally overcoming all aspects of a beer, drink this one. Hops-a-plenty, the way a good west coast DIPA should be.

Serving type: on-tap

06-01-2012 19:34:31 | More by Kadonny

Auracom

Illinois

2.93/5  rDev -26.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

On-tap at Kelleher's (man it's been a while). 12 oz. in a goblet (wtf) on May 25th, 2012.

A - Standard DIPA appearance, relatively clear golden coloring with a twinge of head and little retention. Good lacing. Totally blame the bar here, the glass is completely incorrect.

S - A bit dank, resinous pine and sap. Some underneath citrus and a little bit of tropical fruit. Peculiar burnt caramel note that seems atypical.

T - A touch of front palate sweetness from the malt bill than bombardment of pine cone bitterness. Cashews transition in a touch of bread and sweetness near the back. Very unbalanced, as I may have expected, but the bitterness seems much more unnatural than what I've had from Port previously.

M - Semi-dry finish, high carbonation, medium body.

D - Not memorable beyond west coast hoppyness, which felt a bit overdone and not complex enough in this instance.

Serving type: on-tap

05-31-2012 22:02:54 | More by Auracom

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

First had: on tap at TJ's, Paoli, PA

It was a choice between this and the Van Viven IIPA for the ending of my lunch session, and the bartender recommended this one. And it was a good choice, plus it kept me in America.

Poured a slightly hazy copper-amber hybrid color with a cap of soft white head that retained well and left streaky lacing on the glass. Great aroma of fresh hops, citrus, tropical fruit, pine resin. There was a definite bready malt background here, but the beer was clearly hop-dominant (expected, of course), with flavors of orange, grapefruit, pineapple, touches of white grapes. Great example of West Coast IPA greatness. Medium body, a bit sticky, alcohol is decently hidden in the taste, but about halfway through, I started to FEEL it. Oh boy. Mellow out before driving. Very nice beer overall.

Serving type: on-tap

05-28-2012 04:07:51 | More by Rifugium

HopHead84

California

4/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

5/24/2012

On tap at Lost Abbey.

A: Dark orange and slightly hazy. Inch of beige foam.

S: Spicy grapefruit with light mango notes. Orange blends with nectarine and earth. Malt reminds me of sweet bread with a dash of caramel.

T: Moderate piney bitterness with grapefruit rind notes. Orange, tangerine, and grapefruit flesh. A little bread and biscuit. Dry bitter resinous finish.

M: Medium body with moderate carbonation.

Overall: In the vein of the previous anniversary beers. A nice big hoppy Imperial Pale Ale/Double IPA.

Serving type: on-tap

05-25-2012 05:12:14 | More by HopHead84

ehammond1

California

3.95/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On Tap

The Lost Abbey
San Marcos, CA

A deep copper and amber with orange edges. Huge foaming off-white head that lasts and lasts. Not as much lacing as I would have expected.

All sorts of citrus elements in this beer--guava, mango, orange, grapefruit--very aromatic.

A tongue buckling bitter blast of a beer! Hop bitterness galore! Unbalanced to its core--this is hops hops hops! As advertised: delicious and bitter hop bomb! Also some citrus and sweet elements as well, but bitterness steals the show. If that's what you dig, seek this one out!

A relatively heavy mouthfeel and a slight biting alcohol heat on the finish.

A delicious Port DIPA. Big citrus aromatics and huge hop bitterness.

Serving type: on-tap

05-22-2012 03:22:41 | More by ehammond1

claspada

New Jersey

3.65/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

This beer pours a nice pleasant clear orange in color with a small pillowy white head that leaves some decent lacing.

Aromas begin with a nice hop profile composed of citrus and grapefruit, with a lot of tropical notes as well; mainly pineapple with some apricot and peach. Some malty sweetness with a tad bit of alcohol in the background, but pretty solid otherwise.

The taste begins with a little bready/caramel maltiness but immediately you are assaulted with intensely hoppy grapefruit and citrus flavors with some lesser pine notes. Pretty sticky and resinous, with a little alcohol kick in the finish. The malt tries to make more of an appearance as this warms but the hops assert themselves and make sure they are center stage.

Mouthfeel is medium in body with a medium level of carbonation. Dry dry sticky finish from the combination of intense hopping and the high ABV. Alcohol becomes a little prevalent as it warms which detracts a little and is my only complaint for this beer. Bitterness also lingers more than I usually like.

Overall this is a decent Imperial IPA that is better served in a small size servings because it is a tad too astringent and alcoholic. Flavor profile overall is a tad too bitter (in the grapefruit dept) for my preference, not to say it's not a bad beer, it just misses the mark on a few key checkpoints for me to be great.

Serving type: on-tap

05-13-2012 23:40:45 | More by claspada

macrosmatic

Florida

3.79/5  rDev -5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Reviewed from notes. Poured from bomber into a Cigar City pint glass.

A: Orangish copper, quite hazy, and has some floaters amidst the modest carbonation. Forms a half-finger creamy white head.

S: Bready sweet malts, orange citrus, grassy and flowery hops.

T: Bitter grapefruit hops, sweet caramelized bready malts, some booziness, and some sweet flavor I can't quite place.

M: Heavy-bodied, carbonation on the low side, and the alcohol is quite noticeable but not obnoxious.

O: I'm torn about this one. A friend brought this one over and we decided to drink it, but it's now a year old. I suspect it held up fairly well given the ABV, but the hoppiness has fallen out some, I'm sure. As it is, a fairly forgettable DIPA. No particular faults, but the barleywine aspects have come to the forefront.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 01:38:11 | More by macrosmatic

WoodBrew

Illinois

4.05/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Whilst at 2Bros Tap Room I split a bottle of Port Brewering's 6th Anniversary IPA with a good friend. The beer pours a cloudy copperish amber color with thin slightly off-white head that did not lace all that much. The scent was mostly malt with subtle backdrop of pine and citrus hops. The taste was a big power of bitter hops with strong malt background the pine and citrus come true. With every double monster IPA at 10% ABV the malt base generally dictates the taste of the beer. The mouthfeel was full body with subtle carbonation. Overall it was a good DIPA, but certainly not teh best I have had.

The beer was bottled in May-2012.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 01:36:19 | More by WoodBrew

southdenverhoo

Colorado

4.46/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

5/16/12 bottle I bought about a couple months ago at Grapevine Liquors in Denver, marked down from $8.99 to $5.99. "Great but fading fast now," said the main beer dude (Chris?). One of the things I like about this shop is they mark down big hoppy beers as they get older. Consumer sentiment is so in the nature of "gotta drink this within minutes of release or don't bother" that I guess he has no choice...

Anyhow I forgot I had it and so another couple months of alleged decline occurred before I noticed it in the back of the fridge last night and said "What the hell?"

Ratings are as noted, I'll just say that although the hop aroma may be a little muted the hop flavor is still big and piney with a little citrus lurking in the background; that the bready malt is right where I'd like it to be, present but not by any means "in balance" with the big hops, even after all this time, the alcohol at 10% is unnoticeable (in a blind tasting I'd probably have estimated it at about 7-7.5%) and that I'd drink all of this I could get at $5.99 a bottle if he still has any, which I don't believe he does.

A LOT of yeast settled to the bottom, ended up in my third pour (I use a little 25 cl Delirium Tremens taster glass on bombers and 750s, works out to 3 glasses each), no biggie to a homebrewer like me

Ten month old DIPAs, if marked down like this, may be my new thing.

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2013 14:59:42 | More by southdenverhoo

Oakenator

Pennsylvania

4.46/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a cloudy golden yellow - looks hearty. Easily two fingers of head at pour - creamy - retains the head well - a good layer of head remains on top even after a few minutes of settling. Smells of piney, floral hops and slightly bready. Taste is thick - head remains. Bitter piney hops up front stays strong but yields a slight caramel sweetness towards the back.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2013 01:29:16 | More by Oakenator

rajendra82

Georgia

4.05/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

The orange amber colored body body looked very cloudy, and the head was creamy and craggy, and crowned above the rim of the tulip. The smell was subdued for the style, with a citric floral hop presence hidden under the thick foam. The taste was a good balance of citric and herbal hops and sweet and sticky malt. The beer lacked the in your face bitterness of the really good DIPAs, and instead provided a more laid back session. The body was quite thick for the style, starting approach on the Barleywine levels. This was a good beer, but I liked Mongo better as a DIPA.

Serving type: bottle

01-13-2013 06:10:22 | More by rajendra82

JG-90

New Jersey

4.39/5  rDev +10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

220z into glass

A - dull orange color, off white head with heavy lacing down glass, considerable sediment in bottle (bottled on 4/1912) still very fresh though!

S - Hops, citrus, sweet fruit (pineapple), a little bread

T - Awesome IIPA, first sip i got hit with hops, but after drinking some more the other flavors really came out. Tons of hops, citrus and pinnapple, light malt. Huge bitter hops finish which I love. 10% ABV is almost un-tastable

M - Medium-High carbonation with Medium-light body. A little higher carbonation and lighter body than my "ideal" IIPA, but both these are prefect with the flavor profile in this beer.

O - Great beer, very happy that it still tastes so fresh even with the 4/19/12 bottle date. Mouthfeel and taste are more reminiscent of a single IPA, great fruity flavors and light body for a 10% ABV brew.

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2012 17:26:44 | More by JG-90

BeerDawgs

Georgia

4.53/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A 220z bottle bottled on date 5/16/12

A - A cloudy sediment filled bright yellow, with the biggest head I have ever seen! 3 fingers at least, and sticky lace left all over the glass. Perfect looking brew!

S - Huge hop nose! Heavy on the citrus front. But bitter as well. Grapefruit

T - Tasty! A good balance between the citrus and bitter hops. Grapefruit.

M - Medium to full bodied, high carbonation. Smooth

O - As good a west coast DIPA out there. Highly suggest grabbing this one. It is still amazingly fresh, 6 months old

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2012 03:41:31 | More by BeerDawgs

CondorMcBride

California

4.48/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottled on 5/16/2012, purchased today at Whole Foods in Redondo Beach, CA. Served up cold in a Duvel tulip.

A - Might have shaken it up a bit on the car ride back, but the head is outrageous. At cap level when opened and when poured takes up about 2/5 of my glass. Off white head sits on top of an opaque orange body. No lacing, but splatters of head residue on the glass.

S - You can certainly smell the hops in this one. Oh boy, fruity hop fragrance (citrus, lemon, piney, pineapple).

T - Citrusy hops upfront, malt in the middle, and a little bitter on the finish. Tastes of grapefruit, lemon, pine, mango, peach, and pineapple all surrounding a soft and almost undetectable caramel and milk chocolate undertone. Serious hop bomb, I'm burping up hop gas every couple sips.

M - Dry with good/moderate carbonation.

O - Pleasantly suprised by the hoppiness despite the 7 month age. I'm really glad I tried this one and if you haven't already and have the chance don't hesitate. As far as an in-your-face hoppy beer, this far exceeded my expectations.

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2012 00:06:36 | More by CondorMcBride

StJamesGate

New York

4.05/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Off white head that's stiff like egg whites over a cloudy tangerine body.
Hope flower and citrus nose - very fresh.
Mango and bread sticks with serious resin, lemon rind, and pine needle hops creeping in from the start. A bit of caramel and pineapple as it warms.
Limoncello and tangerine finish and aspirin linger, with a veggie undercurrent to the hops.
Hot, medium, salty, oily, creamy yet dry, a bit of chew.

Bone dry and simple. With the heat and a white pepper-herbal quality to the hops, echoes a tripel on some sips. But really just San Diego all the way.

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2012 19:23:25 | More by StJamesGate

Suds

Pennsylvania

4.18/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Firstly notable for an extraordinary expanding head, tall, firm, and permanent. The brew is heavily carbonated. It's a pale orange color, containing a maelstrom of violently agitating bubbles and floaties. The smell is of piney, grapefruity hops and stone fruit. It's very hoppy in smell, completely overwhelming the faint pale malt aroma. The taste is bitter and herbally hoppy with some underlying fruitiness and mild malt. Strong bitter finish, long and lingering. It hides its alcohol very well. Nice.

Serving type: bottle

11-04-2012 02:46:49 | More by Suds

Cobrito

Georgia

4.98/5  rDev +24.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Bottled 5-16-12.

Five months old now but this is just fantastic. Cloudy golden color that I love, with very nice head, though dissipates quickly. Incredibly fragrant, with massive blast to the nose of multiple flavors, some sweet but mainly sour, but very appetizing. A full meal is in store here. Taste is superb, combining both malt and hops, but emphasizing a nice blend of the latter. Similar to Mongo but slightly sweeter and bigger. This is a huge, potent beer, almost too potent, but it lights up the palate like Mozart or the Beatles light up the speakers. Bright, complex, and a party in the glass.

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2012 02:25:00 | More by Cobrito