BridgePort Hop Harvest Pilsner

Brewed by BridgePort Brewing (Gambrinus Company)
Style: Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils
Portland, Oregon USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Footed Pilsner, Lager glass, Stein

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pours a clear pale yellow with a small egg-shell head, and good lacing. smell is of citrus, a little corn, hops, and grass. taste has some citrus, corn, some malt, and a few hops. ends with a slight funky aftertaste and a little oily mouth-feel.

Tap. Golden with small head. Very rich and hoppy pils. Decent, but definitely not to style.

A golden lager. Crisp cereals with a hint of corn and iron to the nose. Sweet with a nettle bitterness. The bitterness is light white peppercorn and lasts for avery short period. There is a little arugula herbiness.

22oz bottle from S.Salem Freddys.$5.99 Typical pilsner..cooking oil yellow with a small bubbly white head. Again pretty typical aromas, bready hop and a grassy hoppiness. Not typical taste..starts off semi sweet and very malty like a helles lager, then gets some bitterness, but its not really that pleasant.like a slight battery acidity bitterness.,then fades to sweetness again. Odd Mouthfeel is generally acceptable if not thick. I judged this as a malt liquor and as such it is good..its a terrible pilsner however

Bottle. Full grassy aroma with a pepper and citrus note. Tang in the flavour, some pepper and a peppery finish. Some grease in the mouthfeel. Not a bad lager, but doesn’t taste much like a pilsner

Bottle:   Yellowish straw, fairly clear, light carbonation, moderate to large frothy white head, decent lacing.   Has a rich mealy background, somewhat reminds me of white grape juice.   Fairly mealy on the tongue.   A little rough, fresh hops don’t seem at play in this at all.   Not sure why an Imperial Pils would be chosen for a Fresh Hop type offering.   I do get some soft notes of hops, perhaps a bit bright or fresh, but the mealiness overshadows it.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   I have had some not so fresh hop Imperial Pils that are much more crisp than this one.   Yeah, just not a fan... would prefer they go back to either a IPA or IIPA category.   Leave the Imperial Pils to the Europeans.   Mealy, beyond my nightmares.

Bottle @ home, picked up at Wilbur’s Fort Collins. Pours a pretty clear, golden appearance with a white head. Lemon, grassy/herbal, chewy grainy, slightly spicy, pils malty aroma. Slightly sweet, lemony, very spritzy, grassy, cracker, strong flavor with a bit of booze. Not sure why they hopped it up at 8% abv. Kind of disappointing.

Bomber bought at Fred Meyer in CDA, ID. Pours slightly hazy golden with a medium white collapsing head; falls into a collar of big-bubbly foam and a little lace. Aroma is a bit skunky, hayfield, unimpressive. Taste starts out lightly sweet before becoming really bitter mid-palate and remaining that way through the long finish. Carbonation is softer than expected. Very flawed.

Bomber. Sweet malt and light citrus up front. Thin. Some bitterness towards the end that turns a bit harsh. Finish is unbalanced and rough.

Bottle. Head is initially small, frothy, white, mostly diminishing. Body is medium to dark yellow. Aroma is moderately malty (toasted grain, husks), moderately hoppy (flowers, herbs), with notes of detergent, alcohol, cement, lemon juice. Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter, husky, slightly unclean. Medium to full body, watery texture, lively carbonation, moderately alcoholic. Clunky and dirty.