Monumental IPA
Port City Brewing

Monumental IPAMonumental IPA
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From:
Port City Brewing
 
Virginia, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #3,405
ABV:
6.3%
Score:
80
Ranked #25,969
Avg:
3.54 | pDev: 13.56%
Reviews:
104
Ratings:
460
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 15, 2024
Added:
Feb 19, 2011
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  91
DC is known as the City of Monuments, and our Monumental IPA is a fitting tribute. Monumental IPA is distinctive for its complex aromas and flavors, and it strikes a perfect balance between hoppy bitterness and malty sweetness.
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Ratings by orcrist_cleaver:
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Reviewed by orcrist_cleaver from New York

3.61/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
A: Murky sunkist orange/over-ripened mango red hue. Very fluffy white head with excellent retention.

S: Earthy, woodsy, peppery. Orange citrus and vanilla undertones.

M: Slick and oily, medium body. Medium-high carbonation. Some pithiness at the end.

T: Prickly pine and bright grapefruit combined with a moderate minerality give the impression this was aged in wine barrels. Metallic afterbite and spicy hops. Strong grass notes. Distinct patches of toasted caramel with orange bursts of sweetness.

O: More of an American/English hybrid if you ask me. The Liberty and Magnum hops speak to its European heritage, as well as its pronounced malt flavor, and combined give it a pleasant aroma. Not a hop bomb for sure, but the malts can carry the hop oils nicely...perhaps too nicely as the Amarillo hops gives off too much metallic that hampers the enjoyment of the hop bitterness.

I'm interested in comparing this beer to Maine's Peeper, as the hop bills are nearly identical, save for the substitution of Cascade for Liberty.
Jun 11, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.56 by EdFed from Illinois

Feb 15, 2024
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Reviewed by detgfrsh from Texas

3.59/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From a bottle. Pours a clear amber color with white head. Malty aroma with some citrus. Medium body. Caramel malt flavor with a citrusy hop finish. Old school
Jan 10, 2024
 
Rated: 3.85 by Chilmer from Iowa

Aug 31, 2023
 
Rated: 3.08 by bv51 from Washington

Apr 15, 2023
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Reviewed by BFCarr from New Jersey

3.69/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours amber with a medium white head. Aroma is hoppy floral and kinda sweet. Taste is pretty standard hop forward IPA. Decent malt balance and easy drinking. Feel is good not overly thick but decent mouthfeel. Overall it’s a good IPA.
Feb 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.6 by MGibbons from Maryland

Nov 16, 2022
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.54/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
From the bottle, it pours a clear amber color with a modest off-white head that slowly reduces and leaves a bit of lacing. The nose gets a bit of honey and citrus. The mouth gest a bit of bitterness and some pine.
Apr 09, 2022
 
Rated: 3 by BeerDreadz from Florida

Dec 19, 2021
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Reviewed by CodyBasden from Texas

4.45/5  rDev +25.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
The look is beautiful and unfiltered everyone is used to the NEIPA this is not one it’s hazy and unfiltered and beautifully amber not orange juicy like NEIPA the smell is not to strong on the hops it’s got a mellow not kill u hop smell taste not to bitter at all it does have a bite at the beginning but that’s it it mellows out nicely
Nov 25, 2021
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Reviewed by MrOH from Maryland

4.32/5  rDev +22%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Light amber with chill haze, finger of slightly off-white head, great retention, rings of lace
Big earl grey tea aroma, some toasty malt
Toasty-sweet malt, bergamot, some fresh pine and grass
Medium bodied and appropriately carbonated
Seems like more of an English IPA than American, and if judged as such, is really good
Oct 07, 2021
 
Rated: 3.85 by carrcolind from District of Columbia

Aug 21, 2021
 
Rated: 3.8 by HarlotBronte from District of Columbia

Jul 18, 2021
 
Rated: 3.86 by Apellonious from North Carolina

Jun 12, 2021
 
Rated: 3.42 by benjaminsa from Vermont

Apr 27, 2021
 
Rated: 4.24 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Mar 20, 2021
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Reviewed by milkshakebeersucks from Maryland

3.47/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Hazy, reddish amber appearance with a fairly large off white head and good lacing. Muted, bread-like malt aroma with some citrusy hops catching up near the finish. Earthy, hoppier taste turns a bit more herbal with a touch of citrus and pine in the aftertaste. Enticing but not overwhelming.
Sep 20, 2020
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Reviewed by GarrettB from Colorado

3.55/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
April 12th, 2016 - More floral and sweet than hoppy, this Monumental IPA commemorates the sweeter side of the style. The aroma starts sweet with fresh honey, orange and Iris coral notes, which is both strong and still appealing. The body is of medium weight, and delivers more bitterness, but even this is clouded out by strong notes of tangerine and clementine. Another excellent IPA, even if it leans more towards sweet than savory.
Sep 01, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by ryanf2192 from District of Columbia

Jun 08, 2020
 
Rated: 3.77 by Curt3 from Ohio

Nov 07, 2019
Monumental IPA from Port City Brewing
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 460 ratings