Long Ball Ale
BridgePort Brewing Co. / Brewpub

 

Poured from a bottle into a glass while listening to Blondie LPs.

I note that this has a 50% score on BA. Odd, as when I was drinking it I was overwhelmed by the averageness of this beer. It seemed calculated not to offend. It left me with a run-of-the-mill drunk. Charlie Brown would drink this beer.

 

 

Best at a Hops game! Not too heavy or light and is refreshing on a warm summer evening at the ball park.

 

 

 

Part of a summer sampler case, 6 bottles of 4 different beers. Poured in to a pint glass.

Pours a pale yellow color, a bit of haze, with a thin wispy head.

Smell is decidedly citrus, but a flat subdued stale citrus aroma not a sweet lemon blossom scent.

Taste is a lot like the aroma,, some cereal flavors, and lemon, with a dry bitter finish.

Mouthfeel is clean and crisp, with a bit of a chalky bitter aftertaste.

Overall a nice beer. I'm not big on the golden ale style, i'd probably prefer a pale or an IPA, but this is OK.

 

 

12 oz. Bottle

Pours a cloudy golden yellow color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice two-finger white foamy head, which leaves some very nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is malty, slighty hoppy, slightly citrus, kinda yeasty. The taste is malty, slightly hoppy, yeasty, slight citrus. Medium body. Overall, a pretty nice thirst quencher.

 

Half-opaque golden amber, not bright but not full either. In any event, a certain attractiveness to it. I'm thinking they should call it a Blonde instead of a Golden, if you catch my drift. Off-white head is foamy and somewhat thick, I really want to just suck it right off the surface like a puff of whipped cream from hot chocolate. Lace is present but not really noteworthy. The smell is fantastic, hop-forward but not strong. Spicy, piney, resinous, and vegetal much like with other Bridgeport ales. Palate is no surprise at all, balance favors these same hops, although a partly crackery, partly tart malt backbone, weak as it is, still exists. Dry finish but this ale is not overly bitter. Yes, there's more to hops than that. Beyond the hop qualifies already mentioned, the taste has citrus fruit, citrus rind, iced tea, and soap notes, and of course, one of my favorites, pepper (not always from the alcohol, my friends). It feels not too thin and moderately smooth, of light to medium body and mellower carbonation.

L: Golden amber appearance, a little hazy. Small head, but not lacey whatsoever. Some bubbles.

S: Can definitely smell that its decently hopped beer from the scent. Appealing, though a little sharp.

T: Hoppy and a little spicy at the front and smooth in the back. You can taste the citric elements toward the middle and end of your swig. Very flavorful in the beginning.

F: Bubbly and tingling on the tastebuds initially. Really punchy for a golden ale, which I find to generally be a little less robust.

O: Like Bridgeport says, this is a beer that I could see me drinking a few of at a ball game somewhere. Flavorful enough to keep me coming back for more and thankfully not so strong or hoppy that it wears me out too fast. Solid beer.

 

 

Look: Hazy golden orange color with a frothy white head.

Smell: Peach, lemon peel, orange, yeast

Taste: breadth crackers, some spicy hops, lemon

Feel: Light body and pretty high carbonation