BridgePort Nightcap Winter Ale

Brewed by BridgePort Brewing (Gambrinus Company)
Style: English Strong Ale
Portland, Oregon USA

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

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22oz bomber: Appearance is a very dark root beer brown with a quick fading off white head. Aroma is of oak and some malty notes also. Flavor is decently well balanced with the oak and mixed in will a strong ale. Not a very complex beer, and I can’t really justify the price tag, but it’s not half bad.

Bomber bottle. Pours deep brown black with lasting cream head.Bourbon malt aroma, taste of malt with a bit of bourbon burn. Ok.

Bottle thanks to bhensonb. Poured deep amber with an off white head. Aroma was dark fruits, toffee, ham, and slight whiskey. Flavor was toffee, caramel, oak, and whiskey. Body was thin and watery with medium carbonation.

Dark auburn color with medium white smooth head. Malty and nutty aroma with root beer notes. Light malty flavor with some oakiness, orange peel, and ginger and finishing with some spruce hopiness. Wish I could taste some more bourbon.

Bomber from Bottleworks. Pours dark amber with a creamy/foamy light beige head. Aroma is sort of cooked fruit/veg. Sweet. Attractive. Med - body. Flavor is unusual. Very fruity/veg with some vanilla and bitter. Made be think of bourbon and orange. It’s not really bitter, but it’s not excessively sweet either. Quite tasty.

Bottle from City Beer. Pours murky amber with a thick beige head and a sweet nutty aroma. There is a carbonated treacle and toffee flavor with a bit of vanilla and a harsh vegetable finish. Interesting, but real tasty.

Bottle. Amber-brown beer with a light tan head. malt and light bourbon aroma withlight vanilla. Malt and toffee flavor with light bourbon. Medium bodied. Caramel and earth lingers with light bourbon.

Bridgeport Brewing Company--Nightcap Winter Ale--33% Ale Aged In Oak Bourbon Barrels And 67% Ale--Bridgeport Big Brews--Enjoy the Spirit of the Season--2010 22 oz. Bottle. 7.20% ABV. 30 IBU’s? (2.5 / 5.0) Fizz rejuvenated dense foamy light tan lasting 1/2 inch plus head. Fizz clouded dark deep ruby bronze color. Strong Oak Bourbon mild hop front. Bottle Conditioned Barrel Aged sediment. Slightly creamy mild sweet malty oak infused mild fruit complex toffee body. Mild hop Bourbon end. Unbalanced! Sampled 3/25/2011. Purchased for $5.59 @ Fred Meyer--Ballard, Seattle on 11/11/2010. Still Available on Multiple shelves as of today.

Majestic mahagony-amber brew with luxurious, creamy burnt caramel, hop-pocked head. Diversified malt nose with only subtle hints and feint jabs of bourbon wrinkles--mostly of the vanillin and soft, dry oak variety. Bubblegum aroma intensifies with some aeration. Again, a complex malt backbone provides structure. The body seems more winy than bourbon. Wet oaky and fruit flavors enrap the malt. Sweet and sugary vein throughout and on the finish. Estery pieces throughout. Interesting.

Sampled on 3/12/2011. This English Strong Ale pours a medium brown color from a 22oz bottle. Small to medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is fruity, caramel, and sweet with a touch of spices. A medium bodied English Strong Ale. The malts are caramel, fruity and sweet. The hops are herbal and earthy. Touch of holiday spices, some wood and some bourbon. Touch of oak tannins. Good carbonation. A nice solid drinkable winter ale. Nice Sipping beer. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

22oz Bomber – Gravity Beer Market – Olympia, WA
Dark amber in color, clear with a thin head. Nice Floral hops and malt aromas. Balanced flavor nice caramel and dark malt flavors. The hops balance well. This was a nice drinking brew. The alcohol strength was light in my opinion.