Bridgeport IPA | BridgePort Brewing Co. / Brewpub
Brewed by:
BridgePort Brewing Co. / Brewpub
Oregon, United States
bridgeportbrew.com
Style: American IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.50%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by BeerAdvocate on 07-17-2001
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Ratings: 1,052 | Reviews: 539
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4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
GABF Weekend '08
It's good to revisit this beer after about five years. Along with Sierra Nevada's Pale Ale, this beer defines the style for Pale Ales. A very crisp malt backbone shows low-lying sweetness but strong malt character that hinges toward well attenuated barley flavors and an accentuated hop bitterness. Hop flavor in almost undoubtedly Cascade with a spicy grapefruit-orange zest flavor. Finishes with a snappy malt dryness and a lingering fresh hop flavor.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
GABF Weekend '08
It's good to revisit this beer after about five years. Along with Sierra Nevada's Pale Ale, this beer defines the style for Pale Ales. A very crisp malt backbone shows low-lying sweetness but strong malt character that hinges toward well attenuated barley flavors and an accentuated hop bitterness. Hop flavor in almost undoubtedly Cascade with a spicy grapefruit-orange zest flavor. Finishes with a snappy malt dryness and a lingering fresh hop flavor.
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4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
First off thanks to my buddy hoppedup for the heads up on this beer,pours a slightly hazy peach color with a nice tight one finger gead leaving a sheet of lace behind.This beer is from Portland and its shown in the aroma big pine and citrus-grapefruit with just enough nutty malt to let you know its there,flavors as well citrusy hop dominated but there is a big malty backbone to hold up to the citrus and pine hoppiness to make this if not balanced at least highly drinkable.A nice new find here in Greensboro,a hoppy IPA to get the hop fix.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
First off thanks to my buddy hoppedup for the heads up on this beer,pours a slightly hazy peach color with a nice tight one finger gead leaving a sheet of lace behind.This beer is from Portland and its shown in the aroma big pine and citrus-grapefruit with just enough nutty malt to let you know its there,flavors as well citrusy hop dominated but there is a big malty backbone to hold up to the citrus and pine hoppiness to make this if not balanced at least highly drinkable.A nice new find here in Greensboro,a hoppy IPA to get the hop fix.
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4.24/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Appearance Nice, light, cloudy orange in color with a big head that went down slowly and left a little bit of lacing on my Ruination glass.
Smell Theres a good biscuit malt balance to this hoppy NW IPA. The hop aroma is led by some sharp, slightly-spiced citrus along with a tinge of grapefruit.
Taste The balancing malt leads off the taste followed closely by the sharp hops. The two flavors mix well with the lingering grapefruit and granny apples.
Mouthfeel This is the ales strong point, IMO. It is very smooth with a subtle yet bitter hop bite that gets the saliva glands in high gear. This one is definitely medium-bodied with a very crisp mouthfeel.
Drinkability This is a classic NW IPA thats worth a look if youre in the area.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Appearance Nice, light, cloudy orange in color with a big head that went down slowly and left a little bit of lacing on my Ruination glass.
Smell Theres a good biscuit malt balance to this hoppy NW IPA. The hop aroma is led by some sharp, slightly-spiced citrus along with a tinge of grapefruit.
Taste The balancing malt leads off the taste followed closely by the sharp hops. The two flavors mix well with the lingering grapefruit and granny apples.
Mouthfeel This is the ales strong point, IMO. It is very smooth with a subtle yet bitter hop bite that gets the saliva glands in high gear. This one is definitely medium-bodied with a very crisp mouthfeel.
Drinkability This is a classic NW IPA thats worth a look if youre in the area.
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4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From BeerAdvocate magazine Issue #68 (Spetember 2012):
LOOK: Mild haze, golden glow, three fingers of head
SMELL: Floral, pineapple, passion fruit, juicy, pungent, biscuity, yeast, mild caramel, spicy
TASTE: Very fresh, wildflowers, bitter, rustic, yeast, juicy, slightly pungent, orange pith, pineapple skin, melon, leafy, dried grass, slightly biscuity; long, lingering, hoppy finish
How could you not be drawn into the raw nature of this brew? It’s a bit “in your face” … a trait that has not changed over the years. Many layers for an IPA—we want to quaff this one back and dissect it at the same time. Our palates are happy to bask in this beer.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From BeerAdvocate magazine Issue #68 (Spetember 2012):
LOOK: Mild haze, golden glow, three fingers of head
SMELL: Floral, pineapple, passion fruit, juicy, pungent, biscuity, yeast, mild caramel, spicy
TASTE: Very fresh, wildflowers, bitter, rustic, yeast, juicy, slightly pungent, orange pith, pineapple skin, melon, leafy, dried grass, slightly biscuity; long, lingering, hoppy finish
How could you not be drawn into the raw nature of this brew? It’s a bit “in your face” … a trait that has not changed over the years. Many layers for an IPA—we want to quaff this one back and dissect it at the same time. Our palates are happy to bask in this beer.
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3.59/5 rDev -7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle. Pours a glowing golden with lots of tiny yeasties. The head is a large frothy white that retains and leaves some lacing.
The aroma is slightly sweet, earthy malts and very grassy, almost metallic, hops.
The flavor is sweet bready malts leading to a subdued english hop finish. There are some metallic, slightly skunky notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and smooth with a good amount of carbonation - slightly sharp.
Overall, a good English IPA. I prefer the over the top American style, but this is a nice change of pace.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle. Pours a glowing golden with lots of tiny yeasties. The head is a large frothy white that retains and leaves some lacing.
The aroma is slightly sweet, earthy malts and very grassy, almost metallic, hops.
The flavor is sweet bready malts leading to a subdued english hop finish. There are some metallic, slightly skunky notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and smooth with a good amount of carbonation - slightly sharp.
Overall, a good English IPA. I prefer the over the top American style, but this is a nice change of pace.
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4.22/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
Presentation: 12 oz slender brown bottle, “Bridgeport … Oregon’s Oldest Craft Brewery” in raised glass around the neck. Undecipherable freshness code on the back label.
Appearance: Sizeable frothy off white head leaves a web like trail down the glass, weathered and mildly hazed golden hue.
Smell: Hints of alcoholic esters, fruitiness from both the yeast and hops with a some biscuity grain thrown in there for extra measure.
Taste: Smooth and creamy mouth feel from the bottle conditioning showing a complex texture. Bitterness from the hops, fruitiness and a well rounded maltiness seem melded together in an almost seamless way. Hops are earthy in flavour, yeast drops a nuttiness on the tongue, esters are even with fruity undertones and malt is stable with a biscuity flavour throughout. Bitter finish as the brew dries on the palate.
Notes: Not as big compared to the many American IPAs but certainly just as flavourful. The best attribute about this brew is that it is bottle conditioned and by far adds more complexity than the usual American IPA. A nice spicy curry dish would go great or even a plate of buffalo wings.
Here are some notes of when we had this beer on tap at the brewery back in 08-14-1998:
Amber in colour with a fine white lace. Very slight chill haze is evident A complex mix of bread, hop leaf, grain and pale malt aromas with a hint of yeast. An up-front bitterness and a full semi citrusy hop oil flavour sit atop a fruity, dry malt, bready and caramel palate that is just as complex as the aroma. This brew is somewhat balanced but between the complexities and making the hops shine though bring it to be a fine IPA. 5.5% abv and 2 lbs of hops per barrel.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
Presentation: 12 oz slender brown bottle, “Bridgeport … Oregon’s Oldest Craft Brewery” in raised glass around the neck. Undecipherable freshness code on the back label.
Appearance: Sizeable frothy off white head leaves a web like trail down the glass, weathered and mildly hazed golden hue.
Smell: Hints of alcoholic esters, fruitiness from both the yeast and hops with a some biscuity grain thrown in there for extra measure.
Taste: Smooth and creamy mouth feel from the bottle conditioning showing a complex texture. Bitterness from the hops, fruitiness and a well rounded maltiness seem melded together in an almost seamless way. Hops are earthy in flavour, yeast drops a nuttiness on the tongue, esters are even with fruity undertones and malt is stable with a biscuity flavour throughout. Bitter finish as the brew dries on the palate.
Notes: Not as big compared to the many American IPAs but certainly just as flavourful. The best attribute about this brew is that it is bottle conditioned and by far adds more complexity than the usual American IPA. A nice spicy curry dish would go great or even a plate of buffalo wings.
Here are some notes of when we had this beer on tap at the brewery back in 08-14-1998:
Amber in colour with a fine white lace. Very slight chill haze is evident A complex mix of bread, hop leaf, grain and pale malt aromas with a hint of yeast. An up-front bitterness and a full semi citrusy hop oil flavour sit atop a fruity, dry malt, bready and caramel palate that is just as complex as the aroma. This brew is somewhat balanced but between the complexities and making the hops shine though bring it to be a fine IPA. 5.5% abv and 2 lbs of hops per barrel.
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3.18/5 rDev -17.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On tap at Barleys. Very nice Cascade aroma, with some sweet malts to back it up. Poured a hazy yellow/orange with a snow white head. Pleasant Cascade flavor with just the right bitterness. A bit thin with some harsh carbonation. Slightly astringent. Best beer of the day.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On tap at Barleys. Very nice Cascade aroma, with some sweet malts to back it up. Poured a hazy yellow/orange with a snow white head. Pleasant Cascade flavor with just the right bitterness. A bit thin with some harsh carbonation. Slightly astringent. Best beer of the day.
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4.48/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Thanks to 1hopmontster for this one...have been looking forward to this one since we started talking up a trade...did not disappoint.
Pours a cloudy, golden orange color with a full finger of snowy, bright white head that sticks around for most of the pint...and produces some impressive striated lace.
Bitter, piney hops in the nose...a touch of malt in the mix as it warms.
The taste is fantastic...sweet malt shines through to balance this offering out perfectly. Tons of resiny hops in the flavor, yet hitting me more like a hopped up English style IPA.
Mouthfeel is slightly above average and the carbonation makes this highly quaffable. Finishes bitter but not dry and the hops linger on the pallet with incredible flavor, yet not sweet.
Have to add this one to my handful of exceptional IPA's that would find it's way into constant rotation if only if it was available in my area...one can only hope I will find this one again in my travels.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Thanks to 1hopmontster for this one...have been looking forward to this one since we started talking up a trade...did not disappoint.
Pours a cloudy, golden orange color with a full finger of snowy, bright white head that sticks around for most of the pint...and produces some impressive striated lace.
Bitter, piney hops in the nose...a touch of malt in the mix as it warms.
The taste is fantastic...sweet malt shines through to balance this offering out perfectly. Tons of resiny hops in the flavor, yet hitting me more like a hopped up English style IPA.
Mouthfeel is slightly above average and the carbonation makes this highly quaffable. Finishes bitter but not dry and the hops linger on the pallet with incredible flavor, yet not sweet.
Have to add this one to my handful of exceptional IPA's that would find it's way into constant rotation if only if it was available in my area...one can only hope I will find this one again in my travels.
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3.8/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
With AKSmokedPorter and PhantomVodoo, I got a few of these from the group shipment we made this year.
Starting off, a nice golden color with rapdily-disappearing foam. Hoppy aroma, but not too much. I, too, expected a more distinct bitterness from the hops. Good balance of hops and malt. Very easy to drink more than one, it has a crisp mouthfeel with that really pleases.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
With AKSmokedPorter and PhantomVodoo, I got a few of these from the group shipment we made this year.
Starting off, a nice golden color with rapdily-disappearing foam. Hoppy aroma, but not too much. I, too, expected a more distinct bitterness from the hops. Good balance of hops and malt. Very easy to drink more than one, it has a crisp mouthfeel with that really pleases.
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3.75/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
2.82/5 rDev -26.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
Unimpressed. Pours orange-tan cloudy due to the brewer's yeast in the bottle. Aroma is great; hoppy, citrus, and piney. The taste is soap. Minor hops, some citrus and pine, but primarily soap. It reminds me of the cleaning product Simple Green. Would not recommed this IPA if you like West Coast IPA's.
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look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
Unimpressed. Pours orange-tan cloudy due to the brewer's yeast in the bottle. Aroma is great; hoppy, citrus, and piney. The taste is soap. Minor hops, some citrus and pine, but primarily soap. It reminds me of the cleaning product Simple Green. Would not recommed this IPA if you like West Coast IPA's.
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4.62/5 rDev +19.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Enjoyed a pint of this not too long ago at the Barking Kudu on Lakeview. Really nice, tasty IPA.
Appearance - Beautifull liquid gold look to it with a well-crafted and lacey head. Nicely presented beer. The kind you'd take home to mom on a first date.
Smell - Deep hops smell throughout with a spicy-floral aroma that makes you want to swan-dive into.
Taste - Heavy hops bite grabs you from the start and never lets go. Spicy and fruity flavors, hinting of citrus fruits and cloves.
Mouthfeel - a well developed feel to it, like you've really got something in your mouth. Soft, yet dense, resist the temptation to chew.
Drinkability - Goes down smooth with enough of a mesmerizing hoppiness the keep you coming back for more. Excellent IPA.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Enjoyed a pint of this not too long ago at the Barking Kudu on Lakeview. Really nice, tasty IPA.
Appearance - Beautifull liquid gold look to it with a well-crafted and lacey head. Nicely presented beer. The kind you'd take home to mom on a first date.
Smell - Deep hops smell throughout with a spicy-floral aroma that makes you want to swan-dive into.
Taste - Heavy hops bite grabs you from the start and never lets go. Spicy and fruity flavors, hinting of citrus fruits and cloves.
Mouthfeel - a well developed feel to it, like you've really got something in your mouth. Soft, yet dense, resist the temptation to chew.
Drinkability - Goes down smooth with enough of a mesmerizing hoppiness the keep you coming back for more. Excellent IPA.
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4.22/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
I really enjoyed this beer and think this is a perfect example of an American
IPA on all levels. This is so well balanced in this world of over hoppy IPAs that are on the market now. Super smooth and the right amount of malt gave this a great mouthfeel which would make drinking a few of these an easy task to do on a nice summer's day.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
I really enjoyed this beer and think this is a perfect example of an American
IPA on all levels. This is so well balanced in this world of over hoppy IPAs that are on the market now. Super smooth and the right amount of malt gave this a great mouthfeel which would make drinking a few of these an easy task to do on a nice summer's day.
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3.84/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
A: light head, no lace, golden.
S: floral and fruity.
T: Citrus Rind and a noticeable, but low malt flavor
M: Light, but overcarbed.
O: Another middle of the pack IPA, it may even be somewhere between a PA and IPA. Call it a PA.5.
Good to drink though.
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look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
A: light head, no lace, golden.
S: floral and fruity.
T: Citrus Rind and a noticeable, but low malt flavor
M: Light, but overcarbed.
O: Another middle of the pack IPA, it may even be somewhere between a PA and IPA. Call it a PA.5.
Good to drink though.
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Bridgeport IPA from BridgePort Brewing Co. / Brewpub
3.86
out of 5
based on 1,052 ratings.
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
This is a great beer, and one of my favorite all-around IPAs. The drinkability factor is certainly a highlight. They do use a method of fermentation that involves yeast in the bottle, which you can taste toward the end, but it is not near as severe as Belgium ale.
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