Filed under: Imperial/Double IPA (snifter, tulip), Port Brewing | Tags: amazing, bitter, bravo, burns, capsaicin, citrus, coating, dark, deep, delicious, enticing, flowery, head, hop bomb, hurts, inviting, lace, murky, orange, pepper, piercing, quality, screaming, special, stands alone, staying, sticky, sugar, white, Wondrous
Port Brewing Hop-15 Ale DIPA
Style and Glass: DIPA, Snifter; tulip
ABV, Volume & Calories: 10.5 % in 22 fl oz. estimated at 400 C
Purchased at: The Six Pack Store, Roosevelt Blvd., Philadelphia, PA for $9.00
Aroma: flowery citrus burn, soft but speaks of quality and heft.
Visuals: A very nice package — inviting but not overwhelming, hop bomb motif is especially enticing, murky after adding sediment, but brilliantly clear at first pour. Deep, dark orange with staying white head and sticky lace. Hard to see through.
Taste: A screaming fit of sugar malt and piercing hop bitterness. It literally hurts the back of my mouth and tongue. It is amazing. The burn goes on for nearly a minute. A sensory experience like no other. The citrus, pepper, and it must be capsaicin, I can’t believe that any other additive would burn like this. It is used to a special and wondrous effect. Bravo.
Palate: Piercing, biting, and hoppy. Burning, sweet, and bitter. Coating and delicious.
Overall: It is a stand alone in imperial IPAs. None other have exactly the ssame effect. In a long line of collectible duplicates, this DIPA stands alone. Very, very well done, and memorable.
Filed under: IPA (shaker, tulip), Russian River | Tags: bitter, brilliant, chilled, clear, delicious, dissipates, flowery, golden, head, hops, lacing, nice, quickly, sour, sweet, tap, white
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Enjoyed this with friends at Issac Newton’s in Newtown, PA. On tap, served a chilled (sigh) shaker. Deep golden, brilliant, clear and delicious. Nice white head dissipates fairly quickly. Some lacing. All about the hops — delicious flowery aroma and bitter finish that is a little bit sour and sweet. Would be delicious with a Szechuan stir fry or with Vietnamese chile dumplings. Dark flavor, roasty, and an exemplar of the style. I really really want to try some of the bigger brews by RR.
Filed under: Hefeweizen (weizen), Southern Tier | Tags: apple, banana, brilliant, clear, clove, coriander, flowers, fruit, golden, head, long sweet finish, peach, quickly dissipating, slick, some bitterness, sticky, sweet, thin, weak lace, well crafted, white
ABV, Volume & Calories: 8 % in 22 fl oz. estimated at 360 C
Purchased at: Joe Canal’s, Lawrenceville, NJ for $5.99
Aroma: banana, apple, peach, flowers. 10 out of 10.
Visuals: clear, golden, brilliant, thin, white, head, quickly dissipating, weak lace. 4 out of 5.
Taste: sweet, coriander, clove, fruit, some bitterness, well crafted. 9 out of 10.
Palate: slick, sticky, long sweet finish. 4 out of 5.
Overall: Classic hefeweizen. I would have it again. It’s a very nice example, and I like it a lot. Very well crafted. 18 out of 20.
