BridgePort IPA

Brewed by BridgePort Brewing (Gambrinus Company)
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Portland, Oregon USA

Bottle. Pours golden with thin white head. Light orange zest-like hops and mild floral notes in the nose, some very light cascade-like earthiness as well. Flavor has very mild graininess, nicely contrasted by bright, fruity, lightly bitter hop notes. Finish has lingering light resiny bitterness. Simple, well-constructed and very good. Would love to try on tap.

Bottle thanks to Del I think, I’m not sure. Anyway, pours a clear golden color with a medium white head. A sweet musty hop aroma, light yeast. The flavor is similar; dry malt, citrus and floral hops, drinkable and pretty nice.

Yellow, orange gold in color. No head hardly at all for my tasting pour. Notes of mild dish soap, tangerine, orange, sweet citrus. Nice nose. Very clean, but not detergent. Just shy of being too much. Unique. Really liked this beer. I don’t say that very much anymore about IPAs. I love them, but it seems to be a tired and overdone category. This was a pleasant surprise.

12 oz. bottle, pours golden yellow. Subtle bread and hops on the nose. Flavour is hops, biscuit and some floral notes. Decent IPA.

Bridgeport Brewing Company--India Pale Ale--1998 Release--12 oz. Bottle--5.50% ABV. (4.0 / 5.0) IPA--Light straw golden color. Mild, Complete IPA. Good flavor, hop character, and malt body despite lightness. Very floral. Firkin processed with light sediment. Sampled 10/26/1998. Bridgeport Brewing Company--India Pale Ale--2002 Release--12 oz. Bottle--5.50% ABV. (4.0 / 5.0) IPA--Bottle conditioned. Slightly hazy golden yellow color. Light lacy head. Mild very floral delicate hop front. Crisp smooth mild light caramel fruit body balanced with mild hop citrus spice end. Mild classic IPA. Sampled 8/13/2002. Bridgeport Brewing Company--India Pale Ale-Craft Brewery Back--1999 Release--12 oz. Bottle--5.50% ABV. (4.0 / 5.0) IPA--Light straw golden color. Mild, Complete IPA. Good flavor, hop character, and malt body despite lightness. Very floral. Firkin processed with light sediment. Sampled 5/5/1999. Bridgeport Brewing Company--Bridgeport India Pale Ale--2006 Release--12 oz. Bottle--5.50% ABV--55 IBU’s? (4.5 / 5.0) IPA--Creamy lacy head. Bottled Conditioned hazy bright golden orange color. Huge floral Cascade hop front. Creamy mild sweet huge grapefruit pine hop body. Earthy puckery bitter clean crisp hop spice end. Creamy BC ester notes. Sampled 9/20/2006. India Pale Ale--Authentic Bottle Conditioned Ale--2008 Release--12 oz. Bottle--5.50% ABV--50 IBU’s (4.25 / 5.0) IPA--Dense lacy foamy white head. Hazy bright BC gold color. Rich aromatic Cascade hop front. Mild creamy sweet BC fruit ester mild banana grapefruit crystal caramel mild doughy body. Rich hop spice balanced citrus refreshing end. Still Classic! Sampled 2/26/2008. 6-Pack--$7.79

12 oz bottle poured into a nonic glass. The head was huge, white, and had very small bubbles. The color is a very bright yellow-orange. The aroma was citrus and hops. The taste is some citrus, a little bitterness. The mouthfeel is smooth and this beer is very easy to drink. This is a great beer for a very hot day. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 05-24-2007 18:55:38

Peachy, citrusy flavor. Bready, woody, grassy, slightly tart, sweet. Solid malt backbone. Bittering not extreme. Green, floral, spicy, resionous hops. Blueberries, apples, yeast on the nose. Strong warm-fermented yeast presence contends with hops. Not hop dominant like most West Coast IPAs. Thick with a dry finish.

Decent Session IPA. Nice biscuity flavor. Some hops in the nose, but not much. Fairly easy drinker for the IPA noobie.