Shark Attack Triple Red Ale
Pizza Port Solana Beach

Pint from draft in Carlsbad for $9. This is a big Red DIPA. Super malty, big time sweet caramel and brown sugar, plenty of hop backbone. That’s all in the nose, too, but overall it’s just a big beer. Disappointingly average. Shark Bite is solid so I figured this would be great. Glad to try it but wouldn’t order again.

 

 

I thought this was kind of old school IPA that was not all about hops. Its not the best ever but an IPA from times gone by...

 

 

 

 

About 6 months old give or take.

Pours murky red with good head/lacing.

CCC hops present as soon as I crack the bottle.

Smell is big honeyish malt flavours, hops show big pine and pineapple. Lightly toasty malts detectable, and a rose profile.

Taste is more hoppy malt with decent bitterness.

Mouthfeel is a little thin, pineapply and bitter.

Ticks the boxes (American Barleywine-like) but I'm not inspired by this approach anymore after being spoilt for hoppy goodness recently.

 

 

Comes out of the tap a barely translucent mahogany with a fairly thick pale honey-golden head. Malty aroma has a honey overtone and hints of apple and horehound. Rich flavor has hoppy, malty, honey and fruity tones with a hint of caramel. Firm-bodied texture is quite fizzy, leaving a tingly finish that has fruit and honey tones. This is one shark attack you will be glad you experienced!

On tap at ujs glenside.

A- comes to me with two good fingers of fluffy light tan head atop a deep ruddy red brown brew. Head settles slowly to a nice cap and some sticky lace.

S- nice balance between malty sweetness and big bold hops. Lots of grapefruit rind and oranges with some conifers and fall spice tossed in to the mix. Malts bring to mind holiday fruit cake.

T- hop forward with grapefruit, pine, cloves and other fall spices. Malts are bready and rich. The combined flavor really remind me of a citrus marmalade or a clove studded orange. Mildly astringent linger.

M- on the fuller end in the body department and mid level carb.

D- big beer and lots of flavor. Bordering on a palate crusher. Tasty but not one I'd get every day.

Sample at Alan's HSC initation. Bottle from the Solana Beach location. The beer pours a luminous reddish-amber color with a thin beige head that dissipates fairly quickly. Spotty lacing on the glass. Toasted malt, orange rinds and hops in the nose. Medium-bodied and moderately bitter with hops, toasted malt and citrus flavors. The finish is hoppy with some grainy malt underneath, and the bitterness lingers for quite some time. Overall this is an enjoyable beer, and would be even better with just a little more balance.

I loved this one. Dark red pour with a tiny white head that turns into an oily ring. Resin, pine, grapefruit, and malt make up the aroma as well as the taste. Thick without being syrupy in mouthfeel. Hops and citrus dominate the beer with the malt tempering it enough so it is not overwhelming. This one is just so good, my description simply can not do it justice.

On tap at the Solana Beach location.

Poured a medium copper color with a smaller sized white head. Aromas of caramel, an little nutty, citrus and some floral hoppiness. Tastes of the same maltiness with citrus and floral hops.

Notes from 11/30/04.

Pretty dark brown, pretty as in attractive, with some ruby highlighting. The head isn't much to speak of, but the lacing is pretty nice.

Very sweet nose, with lots of breadiness, some citric hops, and some alcohol.

Lots of caramel, crystal malts, but not enough to put it in the Great American Strong Ale group. The grapefruit and orange zest hops are pretty apparent for this style; I'm used to more of the pine and menthol type flavors.

Decent mouthfeel, but not quite up to par again. Pretty dry in the finish, which adds a touch of class to an otherwise pedestrian affair.

Pours a cloudy medium brown with a thin beige head and nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, grapefruit, caramel malts and piney hops. Flavor is big grapefruit, caramel malts and piney hops. Full body, sticky texture. Long big bitter finish. Simple but lovely!

Deep mahogany red with very little head...just a ring of white bubbles at best.

Aroma is very American Strong Ale type....rich dark amber malts with plenty of sweetness and strong alcohol.

Taste is sweet amber malt with brown sugar and just a bit of hops at the end that get drowned in the alcohol finish.

Mouthfeel is creamy and thick...just right for the style.

Nothing outstanding or spectacular. Just a very decent American Strong Ale.

Much thanks is owed to akorsak for sharing this treat with us today. I said it before but I will copy my self again; if Adam is going to keep sharing with us then Marvz, keep hookin him up =)

This beer did not knock my socks off today but I had been previously seduced by Masala Mama and wonderfully abused by Cantillon Vigneronne so up against that bar (standard) Shark Attack Triple Red seemed a bit more like a Mosquito Bite than a shark attack, but still a very pleasant bite ;-).

Appearance: Deep red purple hues seep out the recesses of this otherwise mahogany body. The small head recedes but it sustains an ivory collar around the rim for the duration of the beer.

Smell: Sugary sweet bread and malt with a dose grassy hops and a light whiff of booze.

Taste: It has a sweet crisp crystal malt flavor and a nice fruity amber attribute but other than the ABV is didn't "Imperialise" or "Triple" enough of the flavor to actually earn a position among the great American Strong Ales. It is tasty and it is a big (maybe a big big) Amber but as a fan of ASAs I hold a higher expectation for them and this is simply good. It does have a fruity citrus hop attribute that give it just enough balance. Finally, the alcohol shows through in the flavor just for a brief glimpse. This maybe my favorite attribute and the one that deems its style appropriate.

Mouthfeel: This is a full body malty sugary thick beer that benefits form the warming dry alcohol.

Drinkability: Eh. Not bad. With the extremely highly regarded reputation of the sought after Pizza Port (aka Port Brewing Co) beers, my expectations may have been a bit high but I am very happy to have tried it. I could handle a pint but wouldn't need two. A growler full - not alone anyway.

Thanks again akorsak and JohnnyM2002 for sharing this opportunity with me.

Hope this is helpful.
Cheers!