Stumptown CandyPeel IPA
BridgePort Brewing Co. / Brewpub
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- Style:
- IPA - American
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.57 | pDev: 11.2%
- Reviews:
- 19
- Ratings:
- From:
- BridgePort Brewing Co. / Brewpub
- Oregon, United States
- Avail:
- Retired (no longer brewed)
- Wants
- 1
- Gots
- 26
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
Notes:
Brewed with three types of hops–Styrian Golding, Centennial, and Crystal–this is a hop-forward, full-flavor IPA. Styrian Golding hops, the cornerstone of this brew, are added at the end of boil to capture the candy-orange quality and aroma. This flavor-profile is complemented with a dash of orange peel. Vienna malt is used to add a slightly sweet taste and perfect balance providing your taste buds with a fresh-twist to the traditional IPA.
Reviews: 19
| Ratings: 68
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Reviews by Briken:
Briken from Washington
3.91/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Clear, light amber and moderate frothy off-white head with good retention. Light sweet citrus and fresh earthy hop aroma. Light pilsner and slight bready sweetness. Light citrus flavoring and a moderate bitter finish and linger. Light refreshing body.
Suitable for a summer day, the light body and citrus flavor are delicately balanced with a restricted sweetness. It has a rather dry body for a beer called Candypeel since it implies a certain sweetness. It really has a nice subtle flavor, especially at a slightly warmer temperature, although the lingering bitterness leaves a tacky/ oily taste that leaves a little to be desired.
Oct 31, 2015
3.91/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Clear, light amber and moderate frothy off-white head with good retention. Light sweet citrus and fresh earthy hop aroma. Light pilsner and slight bready sweetness. Light citrus flavoring and a moderate bitter finish and linger. Light refreshing body.
Suitable for a summer day, the light body and citrus flavor are delicately balanced with a restricted sweetness. It has a rather dry body for a beer called Candypeel since it implies a certain sweetness. It really has a nice subtle flavor, especially at a slightly warmer temperature, although the lingering bitterness leaves a tacky/ oily taste that leaves a little to be desired.
Oct 31, 2015
More User Reviews:
Jason from Massachusetts
3.48/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
12oz brown bottle, sample from the brewery.
Filtered clarity of a deep golden color, decent lacing. Overripe orange, musty yeast, grainy, & fresh grassy aroma. Lush malt backbone, balancing bitterness. Slight orangey hop flavor, more pith than rind. Fruity and earthy with a smooth mouthfeel. Not sure how this is an IPA, perhaps these "flavored IPAs" have jumped the shark? Not a bad sip but its more of a citrus flavored pale ale IMO. If you are going to slap IPA on the bottle, make it an IPA.
Nov 03, 2015
3.48/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
12oz brown bottle, sample from the brewery.
Filtered clarity of a deep golden color, decent lacing. Overripe orange, musty yeast, grainy, & fresh grassy aroma. Lush malt backbone, balancing bitterness. Slight orangey hop flavor, more pith than rind. Fruity and earthy with a smooth mouthfeel. Not sure how this is an IPA, perhaps these "flavored IPAs" have jumped the shark? Not a bad sip but its more of a citrus flavored pale ale IMO. If you are going to slap IPA on the bottle, make it an IPA.
Nov 03, 2015
Mortarforker from Texas
3.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Feb 25, 2016
3.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Feb 25, 2016
Wasatch from Colorado
4.12/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz. Bottle
Pours a pretty clean/clear golden orange color, nice carbonation, with a pretty nice one-finger thick/creamy off-white head, which leaves an island and some sticky lacing. The nose is hoppy, with some malt notes, citrusy. The taste is pretty nice, hoppy, very nice touch of malts, citrusy. Medium body, with a nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, a pretty tasty brew.
Apr 23, 2016
4.12/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz. Bottle
Pours a pretty clean/clear golden orange color, nice carbonation, with a pretty nice one-finger thick/creamy off-white head, which leaves an island and some sticky lacing. The nose is hoppy, with some malt notes, citrusy. The taste is pretty nice, hoppy, very nice touch of malts, citrusy. Medium body, with a nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, a pretty tasty brew.
Apr 23, 2016
Atlas1 from Texas
4.02/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
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
Oct 06, 2016
4.02/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
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
Oct 06, 2016
zeff80 from Missouri
3.74/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle. Poured out a clear, golden amber color with a small, off-white head of bubbly foam. It left some sudsy trais of lace on the glass. It smelled of orange peel, toasted caramel and floral notes. It tasted of orange, light pine notes and toffee.
Apr 14, 2016
3.74/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle. Poured out a clear, golden amber color with a small, off-white head of bubbly foam. It left some sudsy trais of lace on the glass. It smelled of orange peel, toasted caramel and floral notes. It tasted of orange, light pine notes and toffee.
Apr 14, 2016
LXIXME from New Mexico
3.56/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Sep 22, 2016
3.56/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Sep 22, 2016
enelson from Illinois
3.59/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Apr 14, 2016
3.59/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Apr 14, 2016
chinchill from South Carolina
3.84/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12 oz bottle from Bend Oregon, consumed nearby. No date
Apricot colored body with a hedgehogs size, durable, bone-colored head. Exceptional lacing.
More orange peel than candy, this IPA has near average bitterness and is far from sweet.
Interesting herbal-citrus aroma.
Lingering, hoppy aftertaste with near moderate bitterness.
Jul 29, 2016
3.84/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12 oz bottle from Bend Oregon, consumed nearby. No date
Apricot colored body with a hedgehogs size, durable, bone-colored head. Exceptional lacing.
More orange peel than candy, this IPA has near average bitterness and is far from sweet.
Interesting herbal-citrus aroma.
Lingering, hoppy aftertaste with near moderate bitterness.
Jul 29, 2016
jaydoc from Kansas
3.53/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Mar 13, 2016
3.53/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Mar 13, 2016
DucksFan16 from Alaska
3.72/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
07/19/2016
Jul 20, 2016
3.72/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
07/19/2016
Jul 20, 2016
LiquidAmber from Washington
3.77/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
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.
Jan 04, 2018
3.77/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
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.
Jan 04, 2018
mactrail from Washington
3.51/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Starts rather sweet and ends with a pleasant bitterness. A little hot on the lips. The hops add some spiciness but then the orange peel takes over. The bitterness grows more in the aftertaste. Fruity and bitter sums it up.
Light body but the malty sweetness gives it a thicker mouthfeel. This reminds me of the Black Raven's Flock Party I had couple days ago-- a seriously over-citrused candy beer. The Stumptown is by comparison much less flavored up and almost subtle. Drinkable, if a little peculiar. From the 22 oz bottle purchased at Fred Meyer in Burlington, Wash.
May 20, 2016
3.51/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Starts rather sweet and ends with a pleasant bitterness. A little hot on the lips. The hops add some spiciness but then the orange peel takes over. The bitterness grows more in the aftertaste. Fruity and bitter sums it up.
Light body but the malty sweetness gives it a thicker mouthfeel. This reminds me of the Black Raven's Flock Party I had couple days ago-- a seriously over-citrused candy beer. The Stumptown is by comparison much less flavored up and almost subtle. Drinkable, if a little peculiar. From the 22 oz bottle purchased at Fred Meyer in Burlington, Wash.
May 20, 2016
elglueckert from Montana
3.75/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Apr 28, 2017
3.75/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Apr 28, 2017
TBoneJones from Texas
3.55/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Very hazy pour, nice full white foam.
Smells just okay, with a hint of bread and rind.
Taste is zesty and sweet with orange notes. Tropical bouquet of hops, but it is also earthy/ somewhat peppery.
Feels medium and well-carbonated.
Not half bad.
May 30, 2016
3.55/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Very hazy pour, nice full white foam.
Smells just okay, with a hint of bread and rind.
Taste is zesty and sweet with orange notes. Tropical bouquet of hops, but it is also earthy/ somewhat peppery.
Feels medium and well-carbonated.
Not half bad.
May 30, 2016
morrowd3 from Vermont
3.81/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Oct 30, 2016
3.81/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Oct 30, 2016
a77cj7 from South Dakota
3.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Sep 06, 2016
3.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Sep 06, 2016
Darkmagus82 from Texas
3.74/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Apr 09, 2017
3.74/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Apr 09, 2017
archero from Texas
3.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Jul 04, 2017
3.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Jul 04, 2017
sharpski from Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands
4/5 rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dec 21, 2015
4/5 rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dec 21, 2015
kylehay2004 from Illinois
3.32/5 rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Apr 02, 2016
3.32/5 rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Apr 02, 2016
InfernoBoss from California
3.63/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Dec 19, 2015
3.63/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Dec 19, 2015
StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.54/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
not a bad ipa, cool concept for one anyway, featuring a lesser used hop in this fashion, and giving it some real support with bona fide heavy hitting hops and some orange peel to accent. they have done a nice job with it overall, but it doesnt really speak to me personally. clear and bright and orange, and with a delicious creamy white head with great retention. smells only a little like the citrus peel, more hops than fruit by a mile. the styrian golding hop is a little less familiar to me in this context, but i get some bitter lawn and some lemon from it for sure, and then the woody bitter hearty centennial as well. the flavor is like the nose, with a little more malt flavor and sweetness than i think this needs, but good as a body builder. the orange peel contributes as much bitterness as it does flavor i think, and the centennial hops overtake the more subtle varietals pretty easily in the sweeter finish. clever little beer, but it just didnt get my juices flowing too much. i like the use of the hops though, and can definitely appreciate what they were shooting for with this one.
Mar 19, 2016
3.54/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
not a bad ipa, cool concept for one anyway, featuring a lesser used hop in this fashion, and giving it some real support with bona fide heavy hitting hops and some orange peel to accent. they have done a nice job with it overall, but it doesnt really speak to me personally. clear and bright and orange, and with a delicious creamy white head with great retention. smells only a little like the citrus peel, more hops than fruit by a mile. the styrian golding hop is a little less familiar to me in this context, but i get some bitter lawn and some lemon from it for sure, and then the woody bitter hearty centennial as well. the flavor is like the nose, with a little more malt flavor and sweetness than i think this needs, but good as a body builder. the orange peel contributes as much bitterness as it does flavor i think, and the centennial hops overtake the more subtle varietals pretty easily in the sweeter finish. clever little beer, but it just didnt get my juices flowing too much. i like the use of the hops though, and can definitely appreciate what they were shooting for with this one.
Mar 19, 2016
cbcrunch from Wyoming
3.69/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Aug 14, 2016
3.69/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Aug 14, 2016
Whiskeydeez from Kansas
2.75/5 rDev -23%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Apr 22, 2016
2.75/5 rDev -23%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Apr 22, 2016
Stumptown CandyPeel IPA from BridgePort Brewing Co. / Brewpub
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