Hop 15
Port Brewing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slightly hazy orange amber look. Has the classic West Coast DIPA basics. Citric and piney smell, with taste of the malt sweetness. Piney resinous and grapefruit flavors linger. Thicker and sweeter feel and taste than I would like. Minimal carbonation and not overpowering bitterness. I’m a Pizza Port fan from S.D. This is a beer to pair with dinner or lunch but at 11% ABV, you’re better off doing it closer to bedtime!

September 19th, 2015 - Port's 15 Double Hop is a no frills, no thrills Double IPA. Clean and consistent, this is like the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale of DIPA's, and I love it. The color is a nice orange marmalade shade, with a generic IPA smell, and it's not even especially hoppy. But the flavor is where that brilliant familiarity lies. Balanced, good hops and a clean taste balanced on a comfortable body, this is a great beer to pair with food.

From the large can, it pours a clear amber with a modest head, but leaves lacing as you enjoy it. In the nose, it is solidly hops. In the mouth, the same. It is a classic West Coast IPA.

Poured on draft.

Pours a lightly hazy golden amber color with a finger of creamy white head. The head leaves some cobwebs of lacing before settling into a ghostly thin sheet.

The aroma brings loads of pineapple and grapefruit as well as some orange and honeydew melon. The pine cones through in the back.

The flavor brings grapefruit, pineapple, and caramel malts followed by a bitter, piney finish. Classic West Coast right here.

The feel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth, yet a touch syrupy and sticky. Alcohol is definitely present.

Overall, a great DIPA that punches you in the dick with hops yet has plenty of sweet malt for balance. Would drink again.

19.2 oz can from Winooski Beverage, Vermont.
Stamped on the bottom "freshest by 12/17/2019."
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a ruddy burnt amber bronze color with a level foamy white head slowly dissipating to leave some wispy messy lace.
The aroma seemed to lead with a blend that reminded me of "honeydew coated biscuits." Some light dry citrus rind underneath with an ever so slight whiff of clean laundry. Some floral hops lean in further underneath.
The flavor dryly took the sweetness and met it with an ample bitterness. Mellow aftertaste of biscuit malts, floral hops, and some honeydew.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about it. The ABV might be high in this one but it seems like the brewer was able to combine well enough to not let the ABV "overtake" in any sort of way. Some smoothness running along my tongue. Carbonation felt good like a West coast styled DIPA. Finishes with some malty sweetness but slightly sticky and dry, floral hop bitterness.
Overall, not sure why people can't distinguish between West coast styled DIPA's and New England styled ones, but those of out there loving on a great West coast styled DIPA, you should seek this out.

Yikes!
19.2 oz. can.
11.0% abv.
"Freshest by
12/17/20"
Moderate to vigorous pour yields a 3/4 inch creamy white head over a fairly bright, golden body with sticky lacing. Nose of citrus, pine sap, and slight, damp bud. Taste mirrors nose with a malt character and pine bitterness throughout. Bitterness is not too much but it is surely up front and personal. Nice feel and overall, abv is not too well hidden and I won't be driving anywhere tonight. Hey, pick one up, lose your car keys, and you won't be disappointed. Cheers!

 

Bright yellow gold, mostly filtered with little carbonation, topped with 3 fingers of white head.

Smells of dope, green leaf, fresh hop cones, pineapple and citrus candy.

Tastes of dope, green leaf, hop cones, pineapple and tropical jello.

Medium, syrupy body with little carbonation.

I got this in Redding where I am enjoying it, July 19th, 2019. Excellent brew.