Port Brewing Anniversary Ale is the 6th time release of their 10%ABV Double IPA. It releases every year in May. When it comes to hops and complexity, this is their department. Many of Port brewing beers are pretty much a hop central. This beers has a lot of hops. For many who wonder what hops are, they are special plants that give certain beers its citrus, grassy, piney and mainly bitter taste. This is a Double IPA so the amount of hops and alcohol is greater ofcourse. So how does this DIPA go against other ones? Well, one thing for sure is they definitely try well and don’t disappoint. They know the style is not original (even says so on the label) but even then when it comes to beers I like to find whats so different about them. So lets see…So I basically covered the basic taste of an IPA but this focuses on more sweeter caramel taste. The way some sweet flowers smell is the way this taste a bit. These flavors mask the alcohol which is good. Some pineapple and mango aftertaste with residue of the caramel and orange lingering. The is more an in between sweet and hoppy type of beer. Not bad of a DIPA. Recommended to IPA lovers. This is the second time I try this beer so I had to get it again this year
The 5th Anniversary Imperial IPA from port brewing is a nice Hoppy concoction that consist of hoppy and bitter aromas mixed with the sweetness and complexity of yeast finishing off with a bitter sweet after taste that is almost like flowers. A great beer for an Yearly May Release and a recommended one at that