Joys of Summer
Pizza Port Solana Beach

 

 

Can poured into a Mountain Rambler Brewery pint glass

A: Pours crystal clear golden yellow with a frothy off white head that settles to a firm layer and laces very nicely

S: Herbal pine, citrus zest, blueberry, tropical and stone fruit, a touch grassy, biscuity bready malt, and a nice dry finish.

T: Resinous pine, citrus zest, lemon, lime, tangelo, and grapefruit, underlying tropical and stone fruit slowly emerges, very noticeable blueberry from the Mosaic, plus some passion fruit, guava, peach, apricot, and mango, biscuity bready malt, and a dry finish.

M: Medium body, moderately lively carbonation.

O: Exactly what you'd expect from a Pizza Port seasonal. Proper Westy that really shows off what the hops they chose bring to the table.

Creamy heady, earthy, lemongrass, and peachy tastes notes. Decent hint of malt, no booziness whatsoever. Mouthfeel is where this one is let down. What started off strong was let down by the watery finish. Fresh can, and brought up due to the price point and six can tall boy selling point.

 

Great ipa for summer or any time. I am a big fan of swami by pizza port and this is an obvious sister but with its own lovely characteristics. Will review with more detail later. Sláinte!

A textbook West Coast IPA. Poured straight down the middle into a Teku glass it produced a fluffy 2 finger head that lingered throughout the tasting.

This looks like a San Diego IPA. Pale gold with just the right amount of chill haze.

Aroma bursting with citrus upfront and subtle hints of fresh berries on the back end.

Taste is a nice mix of tropical flavors and stone fruits.

Feels good, not too heavy on the palate. 7% abv seems to be where WC IPAs find the most balance in terms of taste and mouthfeel.

Will buy again.

A nice looking beer. Slight chill haze. Tall, Fluffy white tight head of good duration. Lacing. Not a lot of smell, but a nice balance of hoppy bitterness, citrus, and some other nondescript/ unidentifiable flavors; perhaps a bit of pine. Medium body, clean finish. Very drinkable although just enough bitterness that I would probably prefer this one with food. A Nicely balanced WC IPA, that is a nice twist or change from more overtly fruity hazies, without being over the top bitter, although some bitterness is there.

bought a sixer at room temperature cans from the shelf at trader Joe's, date on can 17 days ago. took it home, got it cold, and was delighted after I poured it into a tall glass. excellent example of my favorite style of beer... it's what I would expect from Pizza Port.

 

For the most part, things are ok. And I’m ok. But… maybe for some reason I want a bit more. Like Snap and Crackle without Pop, or the Beatles without George (obvi Ringo doesn’t matter). There is goodness here, but something feels incomplete. It’s good. Damn good. But because we are talking PP, maybe I just wanted full glory.

Canned on 05/24/23, six pack of tall guys waiting for me in the fridge for a few week vacation in the US, so happy to come home to this. As in all of their WC IPAs, this is a massive hop bomb while being super drinkable and surprisingly balanced. The hop bill is outstanding. Bring on summer!