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Hop Harvest #2
Portsmouth Brewery
- From:
- Portsmouth Brewery
- New Hampshire, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 93
- Avg:
- 4.25 | pDev: 8%
- Reviews:
- 36
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 02, 2021
- Added:
- Oct 01, 2008
- Wants:
- 28
- Gots:
- 0
Hop Harvest 2 is an ESB with a beautiful balance between malt and fresh wet hops. It is brewed with Pacific Northwest Citra hops from B.T. Loftus Ranches in Yakima, WA. 60 pounds of fresh wet hops went into this 7 BBL batch both late in the boil, as well in the hopback. HH2 is a hop head's wet dream - it's resinous with grapefruit aromatics and tons of fresh wet hop flavor.
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Ratings by MrMonkey:
Reviewed by MrMonkey from Maine
4.03/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.03/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a dark copperish amber with a lot of visible carbonation supporting more than a finger's worth of off-white head. Good retention and decent lacing.
Smell is mostly spicy, floral hops with some minty herbs and a touch of biscuit.
Taste begins with some dry crackers and toasted biscuits before giving way to the spicy, floral hops. There's some resinous pine and just a hint of a caramel malt backbone before some herbal hops and a dry, bitter finish.
Medium-bodied, crisp mouthfeel with just the right amount of carbonation to prevent the resinous hop oils from getting too thick.
Bitter throughout, but never over the top. Easily drinkable and enjoyable.
Nov 20, 2009Smell is mostly spicy, floral hops with some minty herbs and a touch of biscuit.
Taste begins with some dry crackers and toasted biscuits before giving way to the spicy, floral hops. There's some resinous pine and just a hint of a caramel malt backbone before some herbal hops and a dry, bitter finish.
Medium-bodied, crisp mouthfeel with just the right amount of carbonation to prevent the resinous hop oils from getting too thick.
Bitter throughout, but never over the top. Easily drinkable and enjoyable.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Boto from Connecticut
4/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Draught @ Brewpub: This one pours a murky orangish-amber color. There was a small off white head that left lots of lacing. Good nose. Citrus and tropical hop notes. The taste is quite good. Mainly hops, with a touch of caramel malt sweetness in the background. hops are citrus and tropical. Nice!
Oct 12, 2015Reviewed by Flounder57 from Massachusetts
4.03/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22 oz bottle was poured into a large snifter.
Appearance: A two finger head was poured that reduced to a puffy layer. It is a hazy amber copper color with some clarity and vision of bubbles coming up through the glass. Spotty lacing down the glass as the beer was drank.
Smell: Herbal, citrus, grassy, toasted, biscuit, cracker, oatmeal, and some sweetness.
Taste: Pretty much same as above with mild bitterness in the glass. This year's hop harvest was not as tasty as previous years when I compared my notes to others. Lots of toasted grains, bready malts, oatmeal, and some sweetness.
Mouthfeel: Chewy, smooth, medium bodied, medium carbonation, and slight bitterness.
Overall: Pretty nice ESB. Love the fresh hop characteristic and good to see them use on a style other than an a
IPA. I wish I could have tried previous years to compare, but this is only a one time fall brew.
Nov 13, 2014Appearance: A two finger head was poured that reduced to a puffy layer. It is a hazy amber copper color with some clarity and vision of bubbles coming up through the glass. Spotty lacing down the glass as the beer was drank.
Smell: Herbal, citrus, grassy, toasted, biscuit, cracker, oatmeal, and some sweetness.
Taste: Pretty much same as above with mild bitterness in the glass. This year's hop harvest was not as tasty as previous years when I compared my notes to others. Lots of toasted grains, bready malts, oatmeal, and some sweetness.
Mouthfeel: Chewy, smooth, medium bodied, medium carbonation, and slight bitterness.
Overall: Pretty nice ESB. Love the fresh hop characteristic and good to see them use on a style other than an a
IPA. I wish I could have tried previous years to compare, but this is only a one time fall brew.
Reviewed by NateWilleverpott from Maine
4.39/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.39/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
If you like Citra Hops this one is for you! Opened a bottle and immediately got huge grapefruit/passionfruit/tropicalfruits. My Fiancé could smell it from the other room before pouring it! All that nice grapefruit on the nose follows through in the taste. Amazing stuff. Just enough bitterness to cut all the sweetness from the hops and malt. I hope P.Brew will brew up another batch this fall!
Mar 04, 2012
Hop Harvest #2 from Portsmouth Brewery
Beer rating:
93 out of
100 with
55 ratings
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