BridgePort IPA

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

12 oz. bottle and on draught at multiple locations. Pours a wonderfully clear golden yellow with ample crown. Decently good retention with good lacing. The aroma is rich with citrus and herbal hops, not too strong but not weak by any stretch of the imagination. It is exactly what I expect to smell in a good IPA. The taste screams of hops but it is more aggressive than offensive. There is a slight malty backbone but the hops features all the way through to the hoppy finish. For me, this has never been a bad decision to drink and I almost enjoy it like a session beer since the hops are strong enough to be an IPA but not too strong, like a DIPA or Imperial IPA that makes you pucker up. Finish is crisp and leaves such a pleasant aftertaste. This IPA is so perfectly balanced, IMO, even in the hop flavour (e.g. not too citrus, not too bitter). Overall, this is one of my favourite standard medium-bodied brews to drink at a bar or with pizza. And it’s relatively cheap and available in Atlanta too. Highly recommended whether or not you’re new to IPAs or if you’re a tried-and-true hophead.

This is a great American IPA. The aftertaste is amazing. It blooms in your mouth.! Bridgeport secondary bottle conditions this ale, and you can see the yeast sediment in the bottom if you hold the bottle up to the light. Maybe this has something to do with why the result is sooo good. BTW, the bottle says 5.5% alcohol, but I think this a low estimate. I had bottles of beer marked 1% higer and the Brridgeport; side-by-side in the freezer, and guess what? The other beer started to freeze first!

I’ve had a few IPAs before, but I’ve never had one so hopped or double fermented. There is so much head in the bottle that it was amazing. The taste starts off like a typical IPA, but transitions into a nice grassy aftertaste. This is definitely a good recommendation for an IPA.

Bottle at just the right temperature. Poured clear gold with a white head. Aroma of hops and slight malt. Full in the mouth with a hoppy bite. Finish like the final note of ’A Day in the Life’. Wonderful. This is low enough in alcohol you could drink a crate in an evening and be able to dance.

A clear gold color with a lasting white head. Strong citrus/grapefruit hop aroma. Very balanced taste. Very nice sessions beer.

erroding head, but intense hop aroma that carries over to the flavor. a little juniper is in the aroma too. i caught a little bit of fruit, and perhaps a faint nutty undertone in the flavor too, but i can’t quite place it. it’s a beer that is filled with complexity. there’s even some saltiness on the palate. golden-ish color, similar to weihenstephaner hefe weiss. it’s a very pleasant beer to enjoy anytime. it’s a smooth ipa.

Bottle. Strong Hop aroma, Nice fluffy head. Nice even bitterness. Golden in color. Very clear for a bottle conditioned ale. Mor yeast sediment than the typical homebrew but all in all a good beer.

This stuff is delicious. Has a great sweet yet bitter taste to follow. One of the best beers we can get down here.