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Lost Abbey & Pizza Port - Hop-15 Returns In March
« on: February 04, 2012, 04:35:19 PM »

(San Marcos, CA) - The Lost Abbey has a post on their website about the return of their Hop-15 Double IPA. Apparently this return was due to popular demand on a vote held by the brewery. The date of return is March 12th. More details below...


From the Lost Abbey website:


3/12 = 15


Hop 15 returns in a big way in March, 2012


The Hop Heads have spoken!


Out of just about 500 votes,  nearly 90% of you wanted Hop 15 back. What’s more, most of you aren’t  going to stand for this “oh it’s out there, but you can’t get it because  it’s so limited.” No, you want it back in a big way – bottles and draft  from coast to coast.


So that’s what you’re going to get.



We just got word from Production Head Honcho Gwen that the brewers will  be clearing the decks at the end of this month and the first part of  March to brew not one, but four – count `em, 4 – big, fat  batches of Hop 15. (Some of the brewers aren’t so excited about having  to make 60 trips up the brew platform — 15 hopping sessions per batch —  but they could probably use the exercise anyway.)


With a run that big that means there’ll be enough to fill taps and  shelves in all of our distribution regions north, south east and west!


Look for the Port Brewing fleet of hop bombers to be filling the skies over your neck of the woods in mid-to-late March.


Link to information on Lost Abbey website


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Re: Lost Abbey & Pizza Port - Hop-15 Returns In March
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2012, 07:08:23 PM »
Good to see them going back to the original recipe.
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Re: Lost Abbey & Pizza Port - Hop-15 Returns In March
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2012, 11:49:37 AM »
This is one of my absolute favorite DIPAs  :thumbup:  I haven't had it fresh in nearly 2 years.

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Re: Lost Abbey & Pizza Port - Hop-15 Returns In March
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2012, 05:28:49 PM »
I'd love to try this one uber-fresh. I think I've always had stale bottles in the past.
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Re: Lost Abbey & Pizza Port - Hop-15 Returns In March
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2012, 05:38:25 PM »
I'd love to try this one uber-fresh. I think I've always had stale bottles in the past.

Me too.  Tasted like rubbing alcohol and honey.

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Re: Lost Abbey & Pizza Port - Hop-15 Returns In March
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2012, 01:50:47 AM »
Bottle conditioned IPA's tend to go downhill much sooner, imo. Sorry to hear you guys have had older bottles, when super fresh (and brewed to the original recipe) its one of the best DIPA's around.
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Re: Lost Abbey & Pizza Port - Hop-15 Returns In March
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2012, 12:55:51 PM »
Bottle conditioned IPA's tend to go downhill much sooner, imo. Sorry to hear you guys have had older bottles, when super fresh (and brewed to the original recipe) its one of the best DIPA's around.
Had this fresh from SD a couple (too-tree) yrs. ago and it was awesome. When Port first showed up here, the bottles had carb/freshness issues, so I avoided it altogether. Looking forward to this one, it's been a long time.