5th Anniversary Double IPA
Port Brewing

5th Anniversary Double IPA5th Anniversary Double IPA
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From:
Port Brewing
 
California, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
10%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.06 | pDev: 10.34%
Reviews:
83
Ratings:
151
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 26, 2016
Added:
May 14, 2011
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  7
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Ratings by Dope:
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Reviewed by Dope from Massachusetts

4.15/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottled 5/5/2011 and sampled on 6/22/2011. I figured the hops would have faded but if they did, this was probably borderline unbearable when it was fresh.

A: An orangey amber pour that's not quite clear - just a bit cloudy. Huge, fluffy off-white head that retains very well. In fact, the entire time I drank this bomber the head never completely settled, there was always an 1/8" or so. Nice lacing too. Top notch.

S: Huge hops. Citrus, followed by almost equally strong pine. There is a nice bready malt smell in there too. All together it makes for quite an impression.

T: Definitely a hop-forward typical west-coast style DIPA. Strong, sweet grapefruit and lemon. Pine resin mixes in in the middle. Maybe a little bit of alcohol and a bit of grass. Quick, relatively drying finish. Surprisingly little bitterness in the aftertaste. Almost no indication of malt in the taste. Unbalanced but not necessarily in a bad way - especially if you like your hops.

M: Pretty heavy given that it's a 10% DIPA. As mentioned, the alcohol has a bit of a drying effect. Surprisingly the bitterness doesn't last too badly given the hop bomb nature and lack of balancing malts. Surprisingly clean given the hop overload, no typical bitterness that sticks around forever.

O: Pretty good and definitely up any hop-lovers alley. The beer is unbalanced as a whole but the hops are balanced with each other. There are distinctive hop smells and flavors, not any one drowning the rest out.

I liked it, just wish it had a bit more malt and it would be a solid A rating I think.
Jun 23, 2011
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Good orange appearance with a small 1/4" head on it, aroma was yielding more malt sweetness than I ever expected from a Pizza Port dipa. Kinda weird that the hops didn't pop here.

Taste was 100ibu size bitterness. Sticky malt, although lighter than initially thought. This was decent, but also a disappointment coming from one of the world's best hoppy beer makers.
Feb 26, 2016
 
Rated: 4.04 by shoegueuze from California

Sep 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by afsdan from Colorado

Aug 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Durandal_777 from Pennsylvania

May 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by alcjudge from New Jersey

Jan 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by GRG1313 from California

Oct 26, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by FrankHammer from Michigan

Oct 21, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by jpaulsen from California

Oct 20, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by Methical from Pennsylvania

Oct 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Vlaminck from California

Sep 26, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by eagles22 from Pennsylvania

Aug 11, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by Smitty1988 from Arizona

Aug 04, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by CreightonSM from New York

Jul 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Smurf2055 from Washington

Jul 20, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by virinow from New York

Jul 14, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Zbeetleman from California

Jul 09, 2013
 
Rated: 4.2 by rkarimi from Colorado

Jul 08, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by tswater from Colorado

Jul 08, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by AndrewSmith from Texas

Jun 28, 2013
5th Anniversary Double IPA from Port Brewing
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 151 ratings