BridgePort IPA

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

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

Classic IPA in my opinion. Pours a hazy gold color, highily hopped, grapefruit, it is bottle conditioned so try not to drink the last drops because there’s yeast at the bottom and will make you quite bloated.

Pours cloudy pale amber with a big frothy near white head. The hops travel to your nose before you make it to the beer. Light hop and citrus aroma. Smells watery. Light bodied. Strong bitter hop flavor. This beer always leaves me with a headache.

I was at the Crab Pot in Seattle and this was on tap. I didn’t think much of it. So I got a bottle when I was home and re-tried it. I have to say there are better IPAs. Nothing special.

This is a long time favorite of mine. I used to go to the BridgePort brewery for pizza and beer when I lived in the Portland area back in the early 90s. Usually priced less than competing brands at the supermarket, this beer is a bargain given its superior quality.

12 oz. bottle. Pours a pale, cloudy gold, with a fair head to start. Really tangy citrus and spruce aroma. Flavor also carries the citrus tones, plus an herbal undertone of honey/heather. As a lightly bitter IPA, it’s a great summer beer, and the lower alcohol content adds to the appeal in this regard. It’s not a tongue-curler, but it has its uses.

Bottle Orange/copper pour with massive head. Grassy, floral hop aroma and flavor. Surprisingly and disappointingly light hop presence. Would have had a higher rating if it was more true to style.

pours a cloudy orange with no head. smells of mandarin oranges and hops. taste is smooth and dry, bitter, but a bit on the watery side. not a great IPA, not as bitter as i would like.

bottle,copper yellow,white head,grassy hop aroma,and taste,ok bitter finish