The Hop Concept
Microbrewery
in
San Marcos,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Port Brewing Company
Established in 2014
Contact
155 Mata Way, Ste 104, San Marcos, CA, 92069, United States
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: soft yellow to copper coloring with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: light peachy and citrusy hop tones, mild bready hop notes
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together in a nice bittersweet blend; nice finish of those hops
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper, some smoothness but also light hop abrasion to the tongue (was expecting that)
Overall: nicely done West coast styled DIPA well worthy of returning to.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: soft yellow to copper coloring with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: light peachy and citrusy hop tones, mild bready hop notes
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together in a nice bittersweet blend; nice finish of those hops
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper, some smoothness but also light hop abrasion to the tongue (was expecting that)
Overall: nicely done West coast styled DIPA well worthy of returning to.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Feb 2026
at 23:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark copper color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrusy hops, piney hops, clean biscuity malts
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas together in a nice bittersweet West coast sort of way; finishes more piney than citrusy but some citrusy hops are there
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper, nice enough smoothness, light hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty good West coast styled DIPA I would have again.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark copper color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrusy hops, piney hops, clean biscuity malts
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas together in a nice bittersweet West coast sort of way; finishes more piney than citrusy but some citrusy hops are there
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper, nice enough smoothness, light hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty good West coast styled DIPA I would have again.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Feb 2026
at 22:45
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt orange semi-haziness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to allow some light lace
Aroma: some grapefruit, tangerine, sweet grassy hoppiness meshing nicely to roll into a nice clean malt base
Flavor: blends all those aromas together to a fine juicy bittersweet quality, finishes grapefruity and semi-mango-like
Texture: medium bodied, between sessionable and being a sipper; some smoothness but noticeable carb hits the tongue, low hop bitterness
Overall: for the most part, it's on it's way but maybe lower some of that carb level to let this be juicier
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt orange semi-haziness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to allow some light lace
Aroma: some grapefruit, tangerine, sweet grassy hoppiness meshing nicely to roll into a nice clean malt base
Flavor: blends all those aromas together to a fine juicy bittersweet quality, finishes grapefruity and semi-mango-like
Texture: medium bodied, between sessionable and being a sipper; some smoothness but noticeable carb hits the tongue, low hop bitterness
Overall: for the most part, it's on it's way but maybe lower some of that carb level to let this be juicier
Tried
from Can
on 15 Feb 2026
at 22:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: copper color with a one and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace.
Aroma: mango hoppiness with citrusy to floral hoppy underneath then a nice clean malty tone underneath
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together in a nice bittersweet hoppy quality; finishes floral and mango toned
Texture: medium bodied, leaning to being a sipper, some smoothness, light hop assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done West coast styled DIPA I would bang again.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: copper color with a one and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace.
Aroma: mango hoppiness with citrusy to floral hoppy underneath then a nice clean malty tone underneath
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together in a nice bittersweet hoppy quality; finishes floral and mango toned
Texture: medium bodied, leaning to being a sipper, some smoothness, light hop assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done West coast styled DIPA I would bang again.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Feb 2026
at 21:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: nice golden color with slow rising carbonation seen rising to fill a one and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated slowly to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrusy hops, lighter piney hop notes, in the middle some lemony hop notes, clean malts underneath
Flavor: blends all the prior noted aromas to a sweet to middle bittersweet quality; mild citrusy hops in the finish
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, smooth along the tongue, no hop assertiveness
Overall: nice easy going blonde that would go nice with Summer food.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: nice golden color with slow rising carbonation seen rising to fill a one and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated slowly to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrusy hops, lighter piney hop notes, in the middle some lemony hop notes, clean malts underneath
Flavor: blends all the prior noted aromas to a sweet to middle bittersweet quality; mild citrusy hops in the finish
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, smooth along the tongue, no hop assertiveness
Overall: nice easy going blonde that would go nice with Summer food.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Feb 2026
at 21:19
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 26 Mar 2025
at 11:51
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2025
at 07:34
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Aroma: Ripe fruits with tangy notes. Flavour: Fruity sweet and bitter with a sweet and tangy bitter finish. Colour: Yellow with a white head. From: Can.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Sep 2023
at 15:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can, 7%. Hazy dark yellow with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hop, spicy and pine. Flavour is malt, fruit, hop, medium sweet, pine and bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Aug 2023
at 18:45
7/10
Magus, mõru, karamell, linnaseline, kuiv, männine, vaigune, alks. Ok.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Aug 2023
at 13:50