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216 Dry Hopped Session Ale
Portside Distillery & Brewery
- From:
- Portside Distillery & Brewery
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.45 | pDev: 14.2%
- Reviews:
- 5
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 26, 2017
- Added:
- Oct 15, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.88/5 rDev +12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
I got a can of this at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland during the U2 concert. It poured a clear amber with thin white head that is leaving a spotty lace. The scent had hints of hop bitterness. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it's a decent beer.
Jul 02, 2017Rated by Erockss from Ohio
2.86/5 rDev -17.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.86/5 rDev -17.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
finishes very watery
Mar 10, 2016Rated by pbass0 from Ohio
3.3/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.3/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Kind of a middle of the road IPA for me. The taste was good if you like IPA's, but it wasn't anything spectacular. Lots of citrus as to be expected
Feb 15, 2016Reviewed by HeightsEats from Ohio
1.94/5 rDev -43.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2
1.94/5 rDev -43.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2
Color is fine, medium brown, but the bottle (bought yesterday from a refrigerated beer section) seems to have gone off. Aroma is sweet with an unwelcome funk (not sour, but something gone bad) and flavor is reminiscent of rotting basil. Body is overly sweet with not a lot of hops. Schoolboy's "bad tang" remark is spot on--there's either a quality control issue or this is really old (there's no "sell by" or "bottled" date) and the hops have degenerated. There's some interesting malt elements underneath the problems, but the bottle was so off I couldn't finish it. I'd love to support this brewery if they could get this issue worked out. I'll give it another try in a month or two.
Jan 27, 2016Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.84/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.84/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
what a tasty pale ale! never had a beer from these guys before. thanks to my dad for passing this one along to me. real hoppy as pales go, but with a plenty sturdy malt base too. the freshness here is whats most striking for me though. its juicy and ripe on the hops, refreshing despite being fuller bodied, and dry but fruity. just delicious pale ale. notes of orange and grapefruit on the hops, mild malt sweetness, cut grass, brilliant carbonation. for a brewery i had never heard of before this beer, its awfully good. pineapple notes from the hops too, and something else tropical, melon perhaps, not too busy, but not simple either. i love these bigger bodied pales, has everything any beer geek could want, nuance and mouthfeel. my only regret here is that i had only the one bottle and have no idea where to get any more. for all the upstart cleveland stuff happening, this is way ahead of the curve. dying to get my hands on more, and more flavors from these guys. its top notch pale else, super fresh and distinct.
Jan 03, 2016Reviewed by schoolboy from Ohio
2.8/5 rDev -18.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.8/5 rDev -18.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Uh, oh. I had two bottles of Portside I bought at Heinen's and neither were good. I want to hope there was something wrong with the bottling or handling - I doubt it was supposed to taste like this.
It starts slightly flat looking with medium sized bubbles. Yellow and somewhat cloudy. There is fizz, but only a little. The aroma is fresh hops dominated by a rotten organic smell. The taste similarly has a bad tang to it. There was a pale in there (you can tell that it might have been good) but now it's a zombie. The aftertaste thankfully does not linger too much.
So I got myself some bogus bottles at Heinen's. Two out of two were drain pours. I won't write this brewery off yet, but I won't buy any more bottles of their either.
Oct 10, 2015It starts slightly flat looking with medium sized bubbles. Yellow and somewhat cloudy. There is fizz, but only a little. The aroma is fresh hops dominated by a rotten organic smell. The taste similarly has a bad tang to it. There was a pale in there (you can tell that it might have been good) but now it's a zombie. The aftertaste thankfully does not linger too much.
So I got myself some bogus bottles at Heinen's. Two out of two were drain pours. I won't write this brewery off yet, but I won't buy any more bottles of their either.
Reviewed by mabermud from Washington
3.51/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Look: Creamy looking off white head. Dark amber body. I am sure this one is much show. I am sure it is not as strong as it looks.
Smell: Some floral and citrus notes. I can already tell this is going to be underwhelming :(
Taste: I was right. A light floral and citrus taste. Perfume on my tongue. Like after you kiss a girl with perfume on her neck.
Feel: Watery.
Overall - I do not like lower ABV beers unless they are called Pseudo Sue or Hoppy Birthday. I wish people would stop sending me their leftover trash :)
Aug 06, 2015Smell: Some floral and citrus notes. I can already tell this is going to be underwhelming :(
Taste: I was right. A light floral and citrus taste. Perfume on my tongue. Like after you kiss a girl with perfume on her neck.
Feel: Watery.
Overall - I do not like lower ABV beers unless they are called Pseudo Sue or Hoppy Birthday. I wish people would stop sending me their leftover trash :)
216 Dry Hopped Session Ale from Portside Distillery & Brewery
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
33 ratings
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