High Tide IPA
Brewery: Port Brewing Company
Alcohol By Volume: 6.50%
Beer Style: American IPA
Availability: Seasonal
Average of 2 ratings: 3.5 stars.
Description:
ach and every fall, we experience a coastal experience in San Diego known as the "Super High Tide." This happens later in the Fall Season when the tidal swings reach a range of about 8 feet in difference between low and high tides. When this happens, there are days when the tide just gets too high and flattens out the surf. The lineups shut down and surfers are left to wait until the High Tide recedes.
While waiting for the tides to shift in your favor, might we suggest a High Tide IPA? Brewed only once each year to coincide with the Hop Harvest in Yakima Washington, High Tide IPA is made with 180 lbs of Fresh Hops per batch that are plucked from the vines and sent straight to our brewery. We skip the whole drying and processing stage which means the hops are ultra fresh and full of flavors we can't normally get. Like grapes, Hops are only harvested one time each year and as such, we make what we can when we get them.
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Appearance - 5.0
Pours a hazy, pale, golden orange. About one finger of white head accumulates leaving spider web lacing.
Aroma - 3.5
The nose consists of citrus, lemon and flowery goodness. There's also a light sweetness from the malts.
Mouthfeel - 4.5
Light-medium in the mouth feel with crisp carbonation. There's some hops oil present that lightly coats the mouth.
Taste - 4.0
A dash of flowery hops followed by a nice pale malt backbone. Towards the middle is a bit of citrus followed by a barrage of pine that finishes off the beer leaving a light, lingering bitterness.
Overall - 4.0
A nice, crisp tasting fresh-hopped IPA. I think some of the flavor from the hops may have faded, since this is a fall seasonal. Despite that, it's pretty delicious. Another bottle will find it's way into my fridge this fall.
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