Man O' War
Portside Distillery & Brewery

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From:
Portside Distillery & Brewery
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
9.6%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.75 | pDev: 13.87%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
28
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 26, 2016
Added:
Jun 09, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  5
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Ratings by wellsnb:
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Rated by wellsnb from Ohio

3.64/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Jul 11, 2015
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

3.26/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Orange amber with a thin eggshell blanket.

Pungent, dank and catty hop aromas are in combat with a fruitier, Trix like hop and malt background.

Flavor is buttery and bitter, with toffee, and tangerine hops.
Jun 26, 2016
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Rated by gobuccos from Ohio

4.09/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours with little head. Smell is a bit boozy. Taste is the same. A bit boozy, but with a good hop presence. This would age to a very good barleywine.
Feb 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.64 by CDBeerDisappear from Ohio

Jan 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.64 by MattCoots

Oct 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.71 by paresis from Massachusetts

Apr 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.98 by Risenhower from New York

Jan 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.43 by Eric_Leon from New Jersey

Dec 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.16 by QuadriderMX from Michigan

Nov 28, 2014
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Reviewed by ClePaul from Ohio

3.9/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Look 8/10
Smell 16/20
Taste 34/40
Feel 8/10
Drinkability 15/20

Overall 81/100

Sits a bit heavy for me, almost as if the malt presence is too heavy or dark. Doesn't let the hops shine through the way an elite IPA does. Sticky as hell. Perhaps not in a great way. Overall I thought it was good but def could use some Tweeking. It's very sweet~
Nov 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by brandoman63 from Illinois

Nov 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by JohnnyMc from Ohio

Nov 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Norseman from Illinois

Oct 28, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by muraco3 from Ohio

Oct 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by MichiganBeers from Michigan

Jul 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by WCW from Michigan

Jul 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by LehighAce06 from Pennsylvania

Jun 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Stinger80OH from Ohio

May 06, 2014
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

3.68/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16 ounce can into tulip glass, no canning date. Pours very hazy deep orange amber color with a 1-2 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, mango, papaya, lemon zest, orange peel, floral, grass, pine, caramel, toast, biscuit, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice aromas with good complexity of citrus/tropical hops and moderate malt sweetness; with good strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, mango, pineapple, papaya, lemon zest, orange peel, floral, grass, light pine, caramel, toast, toffee, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Fair amount of floral/pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, mango, pineapple, papaya, lemon zest, orange peel, floral, grass, light pine, caramel, toast, toffee, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice complexity of citrus/tropical hops with nearly balanced malt sweetness; with a good malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a fairly creamy, smooth, and moderately slick/sticky mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is fairly well hidden with only a light warming present after the finish. Overall this is a nice DIPA. Good complexity of citrus/tropical hops and fairly balanced malt sweetness; and very smooth to sip on for the ABV. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Apr 25, 2014
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Reviewed by ChrisL24481 from New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured a dark, dark orange (almost copper), slightly hazy. The taste and smell is earthy, piney, citrus with a super hop blast. The beer is smooth across the tongue with a strong bitterness throughout each sip (which is almost numbing on the tongue). It is a medium bodied too. Decent but not great.
Apr 09, 2014
Man O' War from Portside Distillery & Brewery
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 28 ratings