BridgePort Black Strap Stout

Brewed by BridgePort Brewing (Gambrinus Company)
Style: Dry Stout
Portland, Oregon USA

Had last night in bottle at Bulldog. Rating from memory and what I distinctly remember is lots of liquorice, salty, molasses and dark chocolate. It was very much like an English stout, but hopped up. It was kinda weird. At first I liked it, but then I decided I didn’t care for it that much after all. Something different, but won’t try again.

Black pour, no head, no lacing. Sweet, syrupy aroma. Smoky and sweet. Some licorice and caramel. Light toffee notes, with sickly sweet raisin and date undertones. Fizzy mouthfeel, tad watery. A little sweet and artificial, better than most crap.

Black pour with a not to style fizzy head. Very cocoa and coffee aroma. Bitter up front with a nitro metallic finish. Decent stout but could have used more girth.

Bottle. Pours a brown body with a tan head. Malty caramel and molasses with a lightly bitter feel. Hint of chocolate malt and a dry lightly roasty finish. A good brew.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of chocolate and roasted malts. The flavor is strong roasted malts. Decent beer.

Pours a dark brown color with a tan head. Pretty sweet aroma for a stout with some roasted malts, chocolate, and coffee. Flavor matched the aroma pretty well. A little too sweet for me from the molasses and dark frutis.

bottle at old chicago Poured a nearly opaque brownish black in color with a minimal tan head. Aroma is strong: roasted malt with a touch of coffee and alcohol. Flavor is interesting with a slightly dry and bitter front end fading into a bittersweet chocolate. A bit thin on the palate, but a very good beer nonetheless.

12oz bottle. Pours a dark brown, almost black body with a thin, brown, quickly dissipating head that leaves some swirling lace on the surface and soapy lace on the glass. Aroma is sweet and nutty. Almost smells like a brown ale rather than a dry stout. Some light notes of roast in the background, but mostly caramel. The flavor is definitely more along the lines of a dry stout, but still leans toward a brown at first. Nutty and caramel malts dominate throughout before a nice touch of roasts kick in at the end and through the finish. Some fruitiness and more of a burnt taste starts creeping in as this warms. The sweetness seems to be molasses and I’m not picking up much chocolate. Sweet and sticky aftertaste with a light burnt roast flavor. Palate is light to medium, very creamy and smooth, and slightly carbonated. Overall, an odd "dry stout." Has the typical characteristics of a dry stout...more in the finish...but tastes like a nut brown initially. Almost like an infusion of the styles. Not bad at all, just a little unexpected.