BridgePort IPA

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

Draught. Pours light golden with small head. Aroma is relatively nondescript, but has a bit of floral and piney hops. Flavor is quite good---quite hoppy, with mostly floral and general bitter hops, and a bit of piney taste. Finishes bitter but with a hint of malt. A bit mild by modern-day west-coast IPA standards, but still quite good. Rerate from bottle, 9/13/2006: Mostly the same of course, but the aroma is stronger and more complex, with some citrus character, and the flavor has a noticeable yeasty and spicy component. Somewhat better than on draught, mainly due to the bottle-conditioning which adds a nice yeasty edge. I’d give the draught a 3.6, and the bottle a 3.7.

bottle from bevmo. pours a light golden color with a small head and very bubbly looking (streams rising up). Aroma is light and slightly piney with a slight (very slight) hop hint. Flavor is very light and slightly grassy/hoppy. Very bubbly mouthfeel. Great session beer and at my local bevmo... works for me!

Draft - Copper colored with white head. Aroma of hops and sweet malt. A very enjoyable, not overly hopped IPA. Sweet flavor and perfect bitterness made this quite enjoyable.

Bottle. Wasn’t expecting much here and was pleasently surprised. Crisp and hoppy, this was a good one to drin out on the deck on a cool spring night.

While I do not consider myself a hop head , this beer provides a nice hoppy flavor and zing. It promotes nice small sips that are utterly relaxing. I belive Bridgeport is one of the best values in the beer world, very good beers and great prices. This one is worth buying,. I enjoyed it at the Electro Lounge in OKC.

Bottle: London foggy look with lots of bubbles and a nice white head. The color is a gold/copper and has fairly sticky lacing. The aromas are hops and the taste is an interesting combination of apricots and hops. I had low expectations for this one, and was pleasantly surprised finding it yumscilicious and refreshing. It shows a slight bitter aftertaste (could have been more) and has an easy finish. This is a great IPA when you are not in your mood to have your mouth assaulted by a gang of ultra bitter hops, but still want the style.

Bottled. Poured a nice, coppery color with lots of yeast "floaties". Aroma was somewhat subdued, but taste more than made up for it. Hoppy character was crsip and assertive, but not too much so. I was more than pleasantly surprised by this one. Pick a sixer up and you’ll be, too.

Poured hazy golden with a moderate head. Aroma was a bit musty, flavor was hoppy but not the fresh floral hops I generally prefer. An ok beer, but not a stunner.