BridgePort IPA

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

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

bottle, caramel, floral, citrus, amber, orange, minimal head, light sweetness, lightly bitter, light body, average carbonation,

Pours medium-golden, fairly cloudy with an off white medium thick head, dissipates slowly and leaves a nice lacing around the glass. Cascade hops in the nose, along with typical characteristics: a very strong candied orange, dried orange peel, floral and a little musty. Taste is clean malt, a small amount of light caramel sweetness balanced by a decent but not overpowering amount of bitterness which finishes with a light floral characteristic. It reminds me of a slightly strong pale ale, maybe not enough to be called an india pale ale, but a step up from most and it strikes a keen balance between malt and hops. Compared to most ipas which tend to lean more toward hops with a higher abv, this would be a fine example of a lower abv, medium bodied, but well balanced ipa. It won’t knock your socks off, but it’s a classic example of the style and for that I give it kudos.

Bottle. Pours a medium yellow with small head. Flavor and aroma is hoppy without being super bitter. There is a lot of citrus flavor and a smooth finish. Very good overall.

Golden elixer with a white, frothy head. Aroma is very fresh with lots of herbal and floral notes. Taste is a symphony of West coast hops bitterness. Juicy, resinous, and slightly astringent. Malt sweetness fades deeper into the background with each sip as the hops build upon each other. This is a great IPA. Its bitterness lingers indefinitely on the tongue, triggering a buildup of saliva that urges me to take another drink, and another, etc. Nowadays it seems like IPAs are a dime a dozen, causing me to lose interest in the style, but this old-school classic has totally revived my interest.

Hazy orange with a medium sized head. Caramel, chocolate maltiness as well as light citrus. Smells a bit like a blueberry muffin with some barnyard skunk. Light-med sweet and bitter. Medium body, malty thick texture and a hoppy astringent finish. Not a fave.

Yellow with a good head. Lots of hop aroma along with pine and citrus in the taste. Weak IPA

somewhat-cloudy yellow with white head. aroma is a tart herbal/weedy hoppiness. Flavor is in the same territory, light bitterness, grain. light-to-medium body, rather drinkable. A little bit of gin botanicals. Interesting, perhaps it’s from the Ahtanum hops. Goldings are supposed to contribute blueberry, and I definitely get a little now that I’ve read that. Cool beans.

Pours a yellow gold, little head. nose is a bit blah and of hay. Dry crisp fairly uninteresting. Not something worth seeking out. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone