Vortex IPA
Fort George Brewery in Astoria, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.19
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Vortex IPA is named in reverence to the tornado that nearly scattered our Sweet Virginia brew system (the original pub system) among the cornfields of Nebraska, while en route from Virginia Beach to Astoria. To this day, Sweet Virginia remains a workhorse in the public house and we continue brewing Vortex IPA as our flagship beer.
India Pale Ales were originally brewed strong to withstand the long voyage to India. Today, breweries concoct IPAs hoppy enough to make the trip back. Vortex IPA is Fort George’s contribution to the IPA arms race. Brewed with generous additions of Simcoe, Apollo, Comet, and Chinook hops throughout the brewing, fermentation, and conditioning phases, and balanced with heaps of pale malt. We designed Vortex IPA not to rip the taste buds off of your tongue, but rather vigorously stimulate your palate with lupulin ecstasy.
Hops: Simcoe, Apollo, Comet, Chinook
Malts: Great Western 2-Row, Grain Millers Flaked Whea
India Pale Ales were originally brewed strong to withstand the long voyage to India. Today, breweries concoct IPAs hoppy enough to make the trip back. Vortex IPA is Fort George’s contribution to the IPA arms race. Brewed with generous additions of Simcoe, Apollo, Comet, and Chinook hops throughout the brewing, fermentation, and conditioning phases, and balanced with heaps of pale malt. We designed Vortex IPA not to rip the taste buds off of your tongue, but rather vigorously stimulate your palate with lupulin ecstasy.
Hops: Simcoe, Apollo, Comet, Chinook
Malts: Great Western 2-Row, Grain Millers Flaked Whea
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Salmon Creek Brewery in Vancouver, WA. Pint arrived a very cloudy, murky even deep orange and a huge pillowy light tan head. Nice bright fresh citrusy hop aroma. Flavor is the classic combo of plenty of IBUs but also tons of fresh hop flavor. Quite bitter actually Full. Fairly heavy palate.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Aug 2012
at 20:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
2 1/2 oz sample at the brewery yesterday. It seems like I forgot to take notes on the appearance of this one; I only gave it a score. Smells like pot (even more than most "dank" IPAs), tastes like a basic IPA. Good.
Tried
on 18 Jun 2012
at 19:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
5th August 2009
Cask at GBBF. Very slightly hazy gold beer. Crispy palate. Juicy grapefruit hops, grassy as well but not too bitter. Nice.
Cask at GBBF. Very slightly hazy gold beer. Crispy palate. Juicy grapefruit hops, grassy as well but not too bitter. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 May 2012
at 04:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Horse Brass Pub, pours a hazy golden orange with a small off-white head. Aroma of piney hops and tropical fruits. Flavour is the same with some candied sugar - very well-balanced with the hops and sweetness. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Apr 2012
at 10:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled at SAVOR. Poured a hazy amber color, small white head. Aroma was hoppy, pine, and a bit earthy perhaps? I wouldn’t quite say vegetable hop, but yeah... Flavor was pretty flavorful citrus hops, tasty, with the alcohol in this one at 7.5%, it was almost completely hidden.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2011
at 08:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at the brewpub. This brew pours a clear pale amber color with a medium bone white head that dissipates slowly. Top ring of lacing with strings underneath. Citrusy hops aroma with a malty undercurrent. Medium body with a moderately bitter hops character that has citrusy and piney qualities. Caramel malt is present in the background. The finish is hoppy with a citrus aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2010
at 11:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Unclear medium orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, grapefruit, pine, citrus - orange. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light heavy sharp bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20090805]
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Nov 2009
at 00:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF. Golden with a small off-white head. Big peach and pine hop aroma. Sweetish juicy hop flavour with a firm bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Nov 2009
at 14:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
At GBBF 2009. Gold, slight haze, thin line of bubbles. Big floral hop aroma. That’s quite aggressive isn’t it? Its pretty awesome. Lovely. Good IPA that I could drink all day.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2009
at 04:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2009 ....amber ... big bright grapefruit hop nose ... dry fruits ... bitter grapefruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2009
at 14:22