Stumptown CandyPeel IPA
BridgePort Brewing Co. / Brewpub

 

rom notes taken 07/20/17:

Mostly clear orange amber, with lots of delicate flakey particles in suspension. Orange cream colored head, dense and foamy with great retention. Half-ring of lace that slides down the glass almost as quickly as the beer is consumed. Very citric aroma indeed, as label would suggest, but also dank, brothy, semi-tart, even a little yeasty, as well as boozy. Like most other hoppy offerings from Bridgeport I have had, this is dank and vegetal to the taste. It is also somewhat metallic and rindy, and don’t forget the fruity tart backbone and strong peppery retro-olfaction. Alcohol downplayed a lot more on palate in terms of flavor, but there is a little heat here. Full-bodied, syrupy, with soft and almost flat suds moving to tight prickles by the finish.

 

Poured into a restaurant pint glass. Pours a medium to dark coppery amber with a two finger white head with good retention and light lacing. Aroma of pale malt, citrus hops and light orange and lemon. Flavor is pale, lightly biscuit malt, citrus hops, orange and grapefruit fruit and rind. Finishes with biscuit and citrus hop bitterness with hints of orange esters. Medium bodied with light creaminess. A nice old style IPA with a lightly biscuit malt base and bright citrus hops with pleasant light orange ester that fit with the name, although fortunately not as sweet as the name would suggest. A good ale to accompany my Chinese peanut sauce dinner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 ounce bottle poured to wine glass
light amber orange hue, very hazy, small tan foam that slowly goes away
very fragrant, hopp malty aroma
bitter, some sweetness
creamy, god carbonation, long follow through, bitter then tart aftertaste
very good beer, ok to repeat but not look for
drank: February 1, 2017 7:30 PM

Pours a hazy gold with nice chunks of material suspended in beer, good foamy head and very good lacing. Smells very nice, full of orange and citrus, some flowery notes, and hops. Taste is very good, hit up front with a bitter orange followed with nice flowery notes and hops. The finish is dry and bitter with a lingering of citrus. The feel is good, nice bite and mild carbonation. Overall this was a clean and drinkable IPA.

 

 

L- amber color. Poured from a 12 oz bottle w/ half inch head and lots of carbonation.

S- pear, orange peel come to mind

T- crisp finish
Orange peel, floral hops

Overall- nothing special. A straight forward beer from the get go. Orange peel smell and orange peel taste.

Not familiar with BridgePort Brewing Co. I picked up a sixer of this at the local HEB grocery store mostly because I'd never seen it before. Always willing to try a new IPA!

Pours a bright golden amber color with a smallish head. No lace to speak of. The nose is big with notes of citrus (lemon and orange) and a strong citrusy hard candy aroma. I like this smell. The taste is nice, again with noticeable orange flavor and a solid hoppy bitter aftertaste. Mouthfeel is firm, but not chewy.

Overall this is a fine beer. Maybe not something that is going to stop you in your tracks and say "whoa," but certainly a serviceable IPA. I would certainly try other things from this brewery though and hope to see more brews from the Pacific NW trickling down to south central Texas. Cheers