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Kingpin
BridgePort Brewing Co. / Brewpub
- From:
- BridgePort Brewing Co. / Brewpub
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Red Ale
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.55 | pDev: 14.65%
- Reviews:
- 186
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 22, 2019
- Added:
- Dec 28, 2010
- Wants:
- 15
- Gots:
- 77
Kingpin is a full-flavored Double Red Ale that doesn’t take any lip. It showcases the spicy tone of the Liberty hop, grown in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. We start with Malted Rye and Caramel Malts to create its dark red color and distinctive dry character, then triple hop at three stages during brewing…all for an offer you can’t refuse.
OG: 17
IBU: 65
OG: 17
IBU: 65
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Ratings by jwinship83:
Reviewed by jwinship83 from Illinois
3.93/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
12oz bottle picked up after reading the description for $1.49. im not sure weather to think arrogant bastard, or miller lite after seeing the "tripple hopped" on the label. into my samuel adams perfect pint glass it goes.
A- this one pours out a translucent ruby red colored body with a large cream colored head on top. the head falls quicker than expected and leaves behind only small rings of lacing.
S- the first thing i pick out of the nose are bready malts with a little bit of caramel and toffee. after that it goes straight to the hops which offer a little bit of pine, a little bit of grapefruit, and a larger dose of floral notes. i cant pick out the booze in this.
T- the taste starts out with some sweet caramel, toffee, and bready malts. it quickly moves into hop country from there. floral are the main attraction. there are also lesser degrees of pine and grapefruit. the alcohol remains well hidden.
M- a solid medium body with a nice level of carbonation. no complaints there. the alcohol is very well hidden.
O- definitely closer to arrogant bastard than miller lite. ill probably pick up a sixer of this given the price. i feel i rated this beer higher than average, but i also feel that it isnt given the respect its due. check it out for a nice value craft beer.
Apr 20, 2011A- this one pours out a translucent ruby red colored body with a large cream colored head on top. the head falls quicker than expected and leaves behind only small rings of lacing.
S- the first thing i pick out of the nose are bready malts with a little bit of caramel and toffee. after that it goes straight to the hops which offer a little bit of pine, a little bit of grapefruit, and a larger dose of floral notes. i cant pick out the booze in this.
T- the taste starts out with some sweet caramel, toffee, and bready malts. it quickly moves into hop country from there. floral are the main attraction. there are also lesser degrees of pine and grapefruit. the alcohol remains well hidden.
M- a solid medium body with a nice level of carbonation. no complaints there. the alcohol is very well hidden.
O- definitely closer to arrogant bastard than miller lite. ill probably pick up a sixer of this given the price. i feel i rated this beer higher than average, but i also feel that it isnt given the respect its due. check it out for a nice value craft beer.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by D1noB from Oklahoma
3.37/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.37/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
A bitter almost dry hopped red, mall in the back but the bitterness takes over.
Taste rating in words: Running with a head of steam straight and fast.
May 07, 2018Taste rating in words: Running with a head of steam straight and fast.
Reviewed by bohuggabee from Colorado
1.81/5 rDev -49%
look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 1
1.81/5 rDev -49%
look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 1
i literally joined this site to tell people to avoid this beer...i have bought it before and completely forgot about it, and ended up being tricked into buying it again...just to taste it and remember exactly why i don't remember this beer. they trick you into believing its a strong ale, but the truth is its a pale ale whether they admit it or not. the flavor is pale ale. its a strong beer at 7.5%. the first flavor i got was a soap taste that tasted like a cleaning product. in short, pretty much every beer i've had from portland is awful. its supposed to be near a dark beer and a little lighter, so you expect that blend of flavors. instead you have a beer that tastes like a soapy pale ale that gets you really drunk, and headached 15 minutes into the first one.
it gets better further on, like most beers change. the flavor changes with this too. but that pale ale is still there in the background and there is nothing i hate more than buying a beer that i am optimistic about, only to be screwed over.
you will end up drinking it without enjoying it, and the experience is better left as a party beer you pound your frustrations away into a female...
Dec 22, 2017it gets better further on, like most beers change. the flavor changes with this too. but that pale ale is still there in the background and there is nothing i hate more than buying a beer that i am optimistic about, only to be screwed over.
you will end up drinking it without enjoying it, and the experience is better left as a party beer you pound your frustrations away into a female...
Reviewed by bondjedi from Washington
1.27/5 rDev -64.2%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
1.27/5 rDev -64.2%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Poured from a bottle into a glass, watching old music videos on YouTube.
Perhaps the most disgusting, vile smell to be had from any beer. It smells like dry cat food, and it didn't taste any better. This was the third type of beer that I had from a Bridgeport sampler twelver, and the second with an off-putting smell. I find it hard to believe that any brewery that sells this could remain a going concern, so maybe I just got a stale batch.
Sep 23, 2017Perhaps the most disgusting, vile smell to be had from any beer. It smells like dry cat food, and it didn't taste any better. This was the third type of beer that I had from a Bridgeport sampler twelver, and the second with an off-putting smell. I find it hard to believe that any brewery that sells this could remain a going concern, so maybe I just got a stale batch.
Reviewed by Spikester from Oregon
4.02/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Clear ruby with almost three fingers of bone color head that lasts around ten minutes leaving a curtain of fine bubble lace.
Smell is caramel malt and slightly resinous.
Taste is sweet malts with a good balancing hop bitterness. Some floral resinous hop flavors.
Mouthfeel is medium with good streaming bubbles of carbonation. The finish initially mostly sweet but the bitter and dry starts creeping in as the sweetness fades. Overall a tasty beer in a style I usually avoid due to the sugar content.
Jun 23, 2017Smell is caramel malt and slightly resinous.
Taste is sweet malts with a good balancing hop bitterness. Some floral resinous hop flavors.
Mouthfeel is medium with good streaming bubbles of carbonation. The finish initially mostly sweet but the bitter and dry starts creeping in as the sweetness fades. Overall a tasty beer in a style I usually avoid due to the sugar content.
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.5/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured various times in a mug, a pint glass and currently having in tulip; it pours an amber/slightly reddish colored body with a slim half finger of a white foamy head that dies and leaves barely any lacing, body is dark red; aroma is dry roasted malts and not really hoppy whatsoever; taste is pretty malty as well; somewhat easy on the palate but not that much to be honest; overall, well, its an imperial red ale so with a high ABV that’s trying to display an "American Red/Amber Ale" sort of quality about it.
Jun 22, 2017Reviewed by hreb from Washington
3.51/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle served in pint glass. This is one seriously handsome brew: deep red garnet in color, with great clarity, and an ample khaki head. Medium to large barley malt aroma. Flavor is robust and assertive, though fairly one dimensional for my tastes. It's malty, it's bitter, and it will make its presence known across your palate even after you finish the bottle. This is well executed, but Double Red ale just isn't a style that excites me.
Jun 14, 2017Reviewed by gandres from Philippines
3.71/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 ounce bottle poured to wine glass
dark amber orange hue, very hazy, small tan foam that slowly goes away
not a lot of aroma for an imperial IPA
bitter, some sweetness
creamy, good carbonation, long follow through, bitter then tart aftertaste
very good beer, ok to repeat but not look for
drank:February 2, 2017 9:03 PM
Feb 03, 2017dark amber orange hue, very hazy, small tan foam that slowly goes away
not a lot of aroma for an imperial IPA
bitter, some sweetness
creamy, good carbonation, long follow through, bitter then tart aftertaste
very good beer, ok to repeat but not look for
drank:February 2, 2017 9:03 PM
Kingpin from BridgePort Brewing Co. / Brewpub
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
570 ratings
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