Shark Bite Red Ale
Port Brewing Company

 

 

Head dissipates fairly quickly, less lacing than I’d like, medium bodied, etc etc but I NEED to express how much this reminds me of Welch’s fruit snacks - in particular the grape ones & strawberry ones. Smacked in the face w that flavor along with the expected roasted malt flavors: caramel, toffee, etc. Seek this on draft if in the area

 

 

 

 

Pours a deep amber red color with big khaki head leaving plenty of lacing. Nose is lots of malt and a bit of hops. Taste follows with a hint of bitterness on a big malt palate. A tasty example of the stye.

 

On tap at Fools and Kings San Diego, into a pint glass

Partaked in this deliciousness dozens of times but never done a proper review.

Deep copper-tan, slightly opaque brew with a wispy head. Hoppy, bready nose, with notes of lemon a caramel. Follows through on the palate with plenty of citrusy notes offsetting caramelly malts. Did I mention this is bready? Like hop-laced squaw bread.

With all the crazy beer trends, something old school like this is throwing back easy. I remember when this was 'pushing the envelope'...hop-forward red ale? No way!

Pours a gorgeus deep copper, with thick, billowing head.

Smell is malty with hints of caramel, and a little bit of pine and citrus.

Taste is malty with plenty of caramel up front, with a well integrated bitterness in the back. Very good balance.

Mouthfeel is medium, well carbonated.

Overall, one of my favorite red ales, and it's just beautiful to look at.

L: Hazy red color, one finger off white head, messy lacing, light carbonation.

S: Hops.

T: Hoppy, malty, bitter.

F: Medium bodied, nicely flavored.

O: Another good beer from Port Brewing.

 

Canned for the 30th anniversary.

A clear deep red with a beige head with boys retention and nice lacing, this looks great. The nose is a blend of pine, caramel, a little toffee, and candied grapefruit. A slight chalk note is present. The palate opens moderately bitter, with pine,

 

 

Tremendous. Hopped to high hell red, bursting with resin and grapefruit, this is unapologetically West Coast. But it ain't just a hop show, as lurking beneath is a malt profile tinged with dry chocolate, an almost peat-like greenness, and pleasing biscuit overtones. Mostly, though, you'll be focused on the hop oil coating your teeth, unrelentingly and delightfully bitter. There's a point to the bitterness, by the way. People think something so big and brash can't have a purpose, that it's sloppy and simplistic. But, in the same way that certain Southeast Asian cuisines incorporate mouth-melting levels of spiciness into their dishes, which can actually serve to highlight other flavors, so here the hops may appear dominant but in fact complement the robust malt character. This is beautiful stuff, and I can only hope that, while nouveau hopsters kill each other for the next juice bomb, stuff like this never goes away.

Canned on date of 01/11/17

Appearance - Pours clear and ruby brown in color with a khaki, one-finger width head. Fair retention, resulting in a thin, broken layer of suds. Not much for lace save one broken line running near the top of the glass.

Smell - Toasty notes with some floral hop qualities. Lesser hints of citrus, toffee and faint chocolate.

Taste - Malts upfront, with toastiness and a fair amount of powdered chocolate. Hops come in mid-taste, bring notes of floral and herbal quality in addition to a bit of citrus. The finish is bittersweet before some waxy bitterness kicks in and lingers in the aftertaste.

Mouthfeel - Medium-bodied with low to moderate carbonation. Slick, slightly creamy texture with an easy drinking finish.

Overall - A solid, quaffable red. Simple, but tasty. For a recipe supposedly drawn up in 1992, I'd venture to guess this as a brew a bit ahead of its time.