Port Brewing High Tide IPA

Beer Name: High Tide IPA
Brewery: Port Brewing Co. (San Marcos, CA)
ABV: 6.2%
How sold: 16 oz tallboy cans; on draft
Where bought: Craftshack (San Diego, CA)  ****bought online
Price: $2.49 for a 16 oz. tallboy can

Date Purchased: September 22, 2017
Date Received: September 27, 2017
Date Opened: October 18, 2017
Freshest By: January 9, 2018
When brewed/released? Year-round beer.

What's on the Can/Website: "A citrusy IPA drenched in notes of tangerine and stone fruit from the judicious amounts of Simcoe and Amarillo hops, finishing with a crisp hop bite and a smooth piney finish." Read more here!

Where distributed: As of January 2018, Port Brewing ships to nine states. In the Pacific NW, they may only found in Washington. See if Port Brewing ships to your area!

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Poured slightly hazy golden into a pint glass. Unfiltered; sediment suspended in the beer. Frothy white head and some lacing at the top of the glass. 4.5/5

Smell (25%): Tangerine and stone fruit qualities, with complementing malt. 4/5

Taste (40%): Very slight malt-forward, soft tropical and berry-like experience. Aftertaste brought some stone fruit and some citrus peel. Still, it is only pedestrian when compared to the amazing IPAs I've enjoyed over the years. 4/5

Mouthfeel (10%): Medium-bodied, some carbonation. Slightly juicy on the tongue. 4.25/5

Overall (20%): A decent IPA. I thought I was getting their Fresh Hop High Tide variety (since that was what was on the website in late September), but I believe they just sent me their regular High Tide beer (the fresh hop label is different). High Tide was fine for what it was, and I happily drank it all, but nothing really stood out to make it a memorable one. 4/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.05/5