SPA (Summer Pale Ale)
Port Brewing Company in San Marcos, California, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.17
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A massively hoppy west-coast style pale ale. An initial nose of dankness with subtle pine. SPA starts with an initial bite from the hops and finishes with a refreshing tangerine-like bitterness.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A light orange beer with a quite big, clouding and blond head. Aroma has mangos, from citrusfruits at least grapefruits and oranges, nice sweetness. Pleasant and fresh aroma. Taste is grapefruity and medium bitter, quite dry, some mandarin. The end is piney and long. Medium bodied, strong carbonation. Fresh and good even the beer is 9 months old. Citrusfruity.
Tried
on 25 Feb 2015
at 09:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
650ml bottle
Bottled 05/29/14 - Pours orange with a large foamy head. Aroma of grassy hops, citrus, pine, crisp malts and grapefruit. Taste is crisp, sweetish and fruity with hints of grass, herbal notes and citrus. Finish is crisp and grassy with hints of grapefruit and herbal notes. Surprisingly tasty even though it’s almost 9 months old.
Bottled 05/29/14 - Pours orange with a large foamy head. Aroma of grassy hops, citrus, pine, crisp malts and grapefruit. Taste is crisp, sweetish and fruity with hints of grass, herbal notes and citrus. Finish is crisp and grassy with hints of grapefruit and herbal notes. Surprisingly tasty even though it’s almost 9 months old.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2015
at 10:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
650ml bottle courtesy of skullgeorge. Hazy orange color with big white head. Hoppy citrusy fruity aroma, light floral. Sweet and light bitter taste. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2015
at 02:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
650 ml bottle from Beergium.com, bottled on 05/29/14.
Golden, moderate hazy body, with a massive, frothy, rocky, white head, that leaves a thick lacing.
Fresh, fruity aroma of citrus, apricot, orange, passion fruit and other tropical fruits, some pine, grass, some candy.
Taste follows this pretty much, light bodied, but bursting with fruitiness.
Quite light mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes medium bitter, quite dry, citric, zesty.
Tasty, I can imagine this a perfect summer beer! Very easy to drink and refreshing, light bodied, but with loads of lovely fruits, even from a more than 7 months old bottle. Really a great Pale Ale!
Golden, moderate hazy body, with a massive, frothy, rocky, white head, that leaves a thick lacing.
Fresh, fruity aroma of citrus, apricot, orange, passion fruit and other tropical fruits, some pine, grass, some candy.
Taste follows this pretty much, light bodied, but bursting with fruitiness.
Quite light mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes medium bitter, quite dry, citric, zesty.
Tasty, I can imagine this a perfect summer beer! Very easy to drink and refreshing, light bodied, but with loads of lovely fruits, even from a more than 7 months old bottle. Really a great Pale Ale!
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2015
at 13:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
650ml bottle [6.0% abv]. Slightly hazy, orangey golden colour with average, frothy, fairly lasting, decently lacing, off-white head. Citrusy fruity, hoppy aroma, notes of grapefruit, lemon, orange, passion fruit etc., caramel malty background. Taste is citrusy fruity hoppy, corresponding mixture of tropical fruity flavours, caramel malty basis; dry, bitter hoppy finish. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2014
at 09:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 22fl.oz. [ As Port Brewing SPA (Summer Pale Ale) ].ABV: 6.0%. Clear medium orange yellow color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, grass, flowers, orange - citrus. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, hoppy, flowers, grass, citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20141025]
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2014
at 23:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ ZZT X, small sample, thanks all for sharing! Slight hazy golden color, short head. Aroma is very hoppy, almost onion and garlic, slight biscuity malt. Medium bitter in taste. Refreshing. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2014
at 07:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ ZZT 10 shared by dEnk. Hazy yellow colour with a medium sized white head. Smells Belgian yeast, hops, fruity, nice. Tastes hops, slightly fruity, slightly yeasty, nice. Medium body, soft to medium carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2014
at 09:56
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ ZZT X shared by dEnk. Slightly unclear, medium sized white head that lasts for quite a while. Aroma is lightly malts, very hoppy, grassy, fruity. Taste malts, hops, fruity, nicely bitter, grassy, grapefruit. Medium body and carbonation. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2014
at 09:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at ZZT 10 thanks to Denk. Pours hazy golden with an off white head. Aroma of peach, grapefruit, light orange peel, citrus. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2014
at 09:54