BridgePort Hop Harvest Ale (2007)

Formerly brewed at BridgePort Brewing (Gambrinus Company)
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Portland, Oregon USA

22oz bottle. Mint, cut grass, tree bark, mango, pineapple on the nose with a decent sweeter malt base. Pours a nice bright copper with a decent sized white head leaving nice sticky lacing. Six months later and the hops are still nicely evident on the tongue. Perhaps a tad muted, but still there. Lots of grass, tangerine, plum, sweeter malt. Still a good amount of bright hops. A lush texture on the tongue. I think this would be stellar fresh!

Name: Hop Harvest
Date: 12/15/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: cloudy orange, wispy off white head, bits of drippy lace,
Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma with citrus and floral hops,
Flavor: sweet crystal and caramel malt flavor, lots of hop flavor, good blend of floral and citrus hops, lasting bitter finish, bitterness eventually catches up and dries it out,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Courtesy of Silphium

Bottle: Huge hop aroma with citrus, pineapple, and grapefruit. It pours a transparent orange with a small off-white head. The flavor starts with a big orange kick with some light tropical fruits. There is some faint pineapple in the background. The finish has some mild grapefruit hops and light acidity. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

15 DEC 07, Southeast YeHa. 22oz bottle. light orange color. Aroma of wet dog. Flavor is of a super sharp bitter pale ale.... Resiny hop flavors.

Bottle… O-Town Christmas Gathering ‘07… Mostly clear, golden ale with a mid-sized, creamy, white head. Excellent retention. The aroma provides notes of wood, herbs, evergreen, orange peel and earthy hops. Medium to full-bodied and coarse with soft carbonation. Moderately bitter, lightly sweet and mildly acidic with a dash of salt. Finishes gently tart and Sahara dry. Bottle courtesy of kmweaver!

Bottle from jah noth. Hazy amber-orange body, medium buff head. Citrusy, medicinal hops nose, green and oily. Wet socks. Sweet, bready body with grapefruit and pine hops, earthy and medicinal, oily, and bitter. Not over-the-top or particularly complex, but solid.

Bottle: Golden hue with a fizzy head and okay lace. WOW! A big fresh resiny hops dominate the nose with additional peppery, clove, mango esters. Also noted caramel, biscuit, some medicinal and catty notes in the aroma as well. The taste is very bitter and acidic but there is a lot of sweet malt in the background, spicy and weird flavor profile that failed to match the aroma. The mouth feel is aggressive and sharp, a bit boozy as well. Starts nice but the discombulated flavors knocks it down. (THX Brad)

Hazy pale body with a tiny white head. The nose is light and floral with citrus and bread. The flavor is fairly dry, moderately bitter with bread, light cotton candy, floral hops and tangerine. Medium body is very soft with light, gentle carbonation.