BridgePort Ropewalk Amber Ale

Brewed by BridgePort Brewing (Gambrinus Company)
Style: Amber Ale
Portland, Oregon USA

(12 oz bottle: BevMo in La Jolla, CA) Caramely and sugary, but somehow it doesn’t seem overly sweet. A mild "brown ale" roastiness, and general earthiness bordering on cardboard, shows up in the finish. Bitterness is very light. Sugary nose with a slight caramel aroma. Almost medium bodied, but it is a bit thin overall, and especially so in the finish. Ruddy amber color and fully clear. Off-white head fades to a thin film, but somehow leaves some patches of fairly dense lace behind. Not the greatest beer, but this is generally a boring style in my opinion, and you can do much worse than this amber.

Looks bland somehow. I know that sounds extremely presumptious and uneducated but it really does look bland - light brown with minimal head, yielding no signs of excitement. The aroma is no different, overly smooth boring malt, perhaps a tad smokey. Flavor is a touch bitter, some smoke here too, a little cane sugar. Poor malt profile (although fairly present). Boring, just flat out boring.

on tap and cask at bridgeport. plenty of white grape in the aroma. the cask version had quite a firm texture and some sourness which kept you wanting more. tasty stuff

I loved this beer; I guess to each his own... The smell was wonderful, inviting, provacative. The deep amber color was beautiful. This is what I’ve been looking for in an amber that has a bit more punch then Fat Tire.

Bottle Pours a deep redish brown with a nice thick beige head. Fine sheeting lacing as well. Aroma is a woody sweet malt mostly. Not much hops are evident. Flavor is straight forward and simple, sweet malts some dark roast flavors and a thin feel with lazy carbonation. Aftertaste is a wet cardboard woody flavor. Not bad.

not a great amber ale, it does the trick if your looking for a drinkable summer ale that you care more to consume than to taste but you all can do much better with Full Sail Amber or Rogue American Amber, due try.

Nice amber/red color,small off white head that had a decent hangtime then faded to leave little behind.The aroma was nicely malty with a bit of caramel and some mild hop notes.The flavor was malty with a mild sweetness and a bit of light caramel coming through with the hops showing up towards the end but not overly done.This brew is a nice surprise to some amber i’ve had makeing this a brew that is well worth trying again.

Bright garnet hue is it’s appearance, gifted with a fine, beige head, gently fading to a small ring. Aroma, hoppy, fruity,(cherries and berries) a bit dry, eventually. Taste: yup, it has some, but rather mild, ...hops bite for a brief bit, then step back, and it’s all smooth, but also tepid. Very mellow, but also on the side of blase. Zingy taste, for a second, then the body collapses and the finish never shows. Not bad for just drinkin’...and I’ll leave it at that...