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BridgePort Haymaker Extra Pale Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1252.88/5.02.87/5.0Summer5.3%15.9Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
A refreshing extra pale ale, Haymaker features a distinct blend of four malts and three varieties of hops that create a slightly complex ale with a light body and a crisp finish. Its alcohol by volume of 5.3% complements the low bitterness - 15 bittering units - and original gravity of 12.8 degrees Plato. Bright golden in color, it can best be described as "sunshine in a glass."
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 ljstephenson (114), Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 12, 2009  
Hazy yellow pour with a dissipating white head, aroma is yeasty with moderate citrus, flavor is strong with yeast, orange citrus and slight malt, finishes crisp with no bitterness.


 djd07 (740), Houston, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jun 11, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a cloudy yellow golden with a small white head leaving behind decent spotty lacing along the glass. The aroma is a fruity hop with citrus and grapefruit. Medium mouthfeel with a sweet grain taste. Easy to drink a very refreshing beer perfect for the heat. A good American pale ale from Bridgeport.


 glkaiser (1171), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 17, 2009  
It’s not uncommon to find a brewery advertise a beer as a pale ale, only to serve up an unbalanced hop monster. The Haymaker avoids that and presents a balanced pale ale with assertive hops and bready malts. The hops fade to the back letting the malts take over as the beer finishes. This is a perfect BBQ beer to bring for a crowd.


 milljam (583), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 6, 2009  
I would necessarily say refreshing, or ’sunshine in a glass’. Mild hop aroma, mainly herbal and a bland flavor profile, with some notes of hops and malt. Mouthfeel is light, and although thirst-quenching on a hot day, the overall beer is a bit lacking.


 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 31, 2009  
Golden color with light floral hoppy aromas with an attractive lacy head. Nice crisp taste and a pleasant aroma. Light bodied a good refreshing beer that would quench your thirst on a hot day.


 leeburg (149), Juneau, Alaska, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/104/512/20
Jan 26, 2009  
Sampled at Bridgeport, clear yellow, small head. A little grassy, really light and watery. As expected, not a huge winner for beer geeks.


 ryanknock (150), San Francisco, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Jan 14, 2009  
Considering I think of Bridgeport IPA as really more of a Pale Ale by todays agressive standards, their pale ale was a pleasant surprise, almost a very hoppy small beer, or an American version of a bitter. This sample was tried on site, and was very biscutty, toasty and slightly carmelly overall. A slightly grassy, lemony hop presence ran throughout. The overall impression is a crisp, dry grainy, and slightly hoppy beer. This is the lawnmower beer for hopheads.


 ansermadide (512), Kyle, Texas, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/511/20
Dec 22, 2008  
12oz bottle… at work… on December 22, 2008. Little to no head... what was left was soapy. Murky orange color. Bitter, light pale flavor. Numbing sensation on my tongue. Crisp is right... something in it almost reminds me of a lager.



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