Pine Line
Portage Brewing Company

 

On tap. A bit cloudy for a west coast. Golden yellow. White head.

This has both west and NE vibes. Juicy and soft up front but bitter finish. Stone fruit. Floral and pine. Faint resin. Finish is the best part. Bitter, sticky, dank. Solid, but not a true west coast.

Poured from pint can into shaker pint glass.
A: Pours a nice clear golden hue with active carbonation fueling a 1-2 inch off white frothy head with good retention. Leaves behind nice lacing.
S: Nice pine resin with subtle floral hops and a caramel malt base.
T: Pine resin, herbal and floral hops (much stronger here than in aroma), and smooth caramel malt in the background.
M: Light body. Strong bitterness with a soft edge. Slightly oily feel. Lingers nicely on the palate, becoming more floral.
D: A very nice example of style. Excellent hop expression with good balance.

 

 

 

Pours a mostly clear light golden color, with a thin but fresh white head. Smell is pine,grapfruit/citrus and baked bread malts. Taste is fruity with citrus mostly ,some pine resins and grapfruit rind. Mouth feel is nicely floral and bitter with hops , nice caramal malts to offset , a nic WCIPA here

Poured from crowler purchased at local liquor store. Certainly not filtered. Hazy but not turbid. Large dense head forms leaving heavy lacing down the glass. Aroma of citrus, pineapple, peach, and maybe pine. Touted as a West Coast IPA, and it does not really taste like one. Even the newer ones before NEIPA took over. Very little bitterness and combined with the sweet malt, the hop flavors taste really fruity. Body is soft and creamy. I feel deceived by the brewery touting this as West Coast IPA. I believe it is try to get dollars from someone that does not drink NEIPA. It is NEIPA in all but name. I should give it a much lower score but it is not a bad tasting beer.