Nelson the Greeter
Port Brewing Company in San Marcos, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.19
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Paying homage to a rather (in)famous surf spot/clothing-optional beach in San Diego, Nelson the Greeter is the newest hoppy offering from Port Brewing. Using the brash flavors of Nelson hops to lead the charge, the Greeter has a strong hop supporting cast using Denali, Lemon Drop, and Mosaic varietals to round out this India Pale Ale.
Notes of gooseberry and passionfruit dominate the nose with clean tangerine and freshly cut stone fruit notes leading to a smooth bitter citrus finish.
HOPS: Nelson, Denali, Lemon Drop, Mosaic
ABV
6%
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TET (6694) reviewed Nelson the Greeter from Port Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
A golden beer, a head is medium and blond. Aroma is fresh, grapefruit, other citrus with blood orange. Taste has grapefruit, tropical notes, nice and strong bitterness, and not a sweetness to decrease hoppyness, so dry. Nice and long bitterness. Medium bodied. Great beer without sweetness, thus the hops can be a major players.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Nelson the Greeter from Port Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can 16fl.oz. @ home in garden. [ As Port Brewing Nelson the Greeter ].Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average to small, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, fruity hops, grapefruit, light pine. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, licorice hops, pine, grapefruit, fruity hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20180608] 7-3-8-4-16
bb (18607) reviewed Nelson the Greeter from Port Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can. Amber beer with a cream head. tropical fruit and light citrus aroma. Light white wine and citrus flavor with light tropical fruit. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Tropical fruit and citrus linger with earth.
TimE (11144) reviewed Nelson the Greeter from Port Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Light golden color. Pineapple pine and citrus notes. Dry. Light body. Aggressive bitterness finish. Decent but straightforward
Brugmansia (22477) ticked Nelson the Greeter from Port Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Poured from a 16 oz can with a best by date of 07/09/2018. Aroma has moderate cracker malt notes with light to faint hip notes. Hints of alcohol spice. Light green grapes, melon and tropical fruit notes with medium light resin. Pours a fairly clear, gold color with a medium large, medium thick, pillowy, white head that recedes steadily to a thin film that lingers on the edges. Light lacing and faint legs. Flavor has a light sweetness with medium cracker malt notes. Moderately strong bitterness with medium light hop character. Light alcohol notes. Some green grapes, melon, tropical fruit and citrus with medium light resin. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a decent beer but I can't help but wonder how old it is. Either there was never much hop character to start with or they use a really extended best by date; I have a feeling it's the later. I would much rather see a brewery use a canned on date than a best by date of indeterminate length. My suspicion is 6 months for this one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours clear gold into a shaker. bright white head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Hot caramel aromas. Soft with hot caramel, resin and mango upfront turning to bitter pith in the lasting finish.
fiulijn (28383) reviewed Nelson the Greeter from Port Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tasting at Oakes' Manor, can
Hazy blond colour. The aroma is dank and a bit zesty. Bone dry mouthfeel, the malt base is mild, the right choice for this beer, the hopping is very powerful, resiny and piney, but the final is pithy.
Good.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Nelson the Greeter from Port Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Can - Light spicy bready notes Clear gold with a decent white head. Spicy and woody cracker notes.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Nelson the Greeter from Port Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Light bronze colour, and bright. No head. Pretty big nelson sauvin hop aroma, with a light pale. Bitter, the malts being a touch of chewy but just barely. Mostly quite bitter with a light sauvin hop note. Definitely filtered and clean. Good.