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Hop Czar
BridgePort Brewing Co. / Brewpub
- From:
- BridgePort Brewing Co. / Brewpub
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.57 | pDev: 15.13%
- Reviews:
- 390
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 02, 2019
- Added:
- Jul 22, 2008
- Wants:
- 26
- Gots:
- 128
No description / notes.
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Ratings by WalterHeisenberg:
Reviewed by WalterHeisenberg from New Mexico
4.1/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.1/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Aggressive pour into stein
A: hazy reddish amber. Fat foamy head good lacing. Head dies to a foam cap. Nice.
S: not much. Mostly hoppy. Trace of malt. Still what little there is good
T: bitter slightly cirtusy hops upfront slightly malty middle finishes bitter bready. Bitter top to bottom. Could use more bready-ness. That would be excellent. Hint of the 7.5 ABV
M: medium what you expect for an IPA but not a DIPA.
O: pretty nice . Hoppy all around. Fairly balanced. Could use that touch of bready yeast that would be the hop bomb baby! A bit tame for a DIPA.
Apr 24, 2013A: hazy reddish amber. Fat foamy head good lacing. Head dies to a foam cap. Nice.
S: not much. Mostly hoppy. Trace of malt. Still what little there is good
T: bitter slightly cirtusy hops upfront slightly malty middle finishes bitter bready. Bitter top to bottom. Could use more bready-ness. That would be excellent. Hint of the 7.5 ABV
M: medium what you expect for an IPA but not a DIPA.
O: pretty nice . Hoppy all around. Fairly balanced. Could use that touch of bready yeast that would be the hop bomb baby! A bit tame for a DIPA.
More User Ratings:
Rated by Oh_Dark_Star from Washington
1.37/5 rDev -61.6%
look: 2.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.25
1.37/5 rDev -61.6%
look: 2.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.25
Drain Pour.
May 02, 2019Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.43/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Great looking, thick, fluffy head on hazy golden body. Head lasts for a while too. Faint hoppy aroma, taste comes on a bit stronger with some grapefruit acidity, lemon dryness. Finish is abrupt, some tartness lingers. Initial sour face gives way to smile as you savor the hoppiness,
Mar 28, 2018Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.02/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.02/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
The appearance had a hazy orange colored body with a one finger white foamy head that dies and leaves some sticky lacing The smell had some bitter hops up front, but slowly combines with the malts to balance as it warms. The taste had a more bitter than sweet flavoring, but still good for the most part, slightly dry bitter aftertaste, definitely a very dry finish (this definitely has one of the driest finishes I’ve ever had in any DIPA). On the palate, it sat at about a medium, semi-sessionable. Carbonation seems a bit under for the style, not bad to me. Overall, definitely not the best DIPA on the market.
Jun 22, 2017Reviewed by gandres from Philippines
4.05/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
12 ounce bottle poured to wine glass
dark amber, very hazy, medium tan foam that slowly goes away
not a lot of aroma for an imperial IPA
bitter, some sweetness
creamy, good carbonation, long bitter follow through
very good beer, ok to repeat but not look for
drank: February 2, 2017 7:03 PM
Feb 03, 2017dark amber, very hazy, medium tan foam that slowly goes away
not a lot of aroma for an imperial IPA
bitter, some sweetness
creamy, good carbonation, long bitter follow through
very good beer, ok to repeat but not look for
drank: February 2, 2017 7:03 PM
Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
3.45/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
3.45/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
Pours a dark orangey amber with a very stingy foam in the Het Kapittel chalice. Before you can sip the aroma is dank and fruity. The first sip is spruce buds followed by a long resiny bite. Sharp and spritzy on the tongue. More acidic than most big IPAs, at least it seems more old-school as IPAs have drifted into a new tropical mellowness.
Quite surprisingly dry. A mouthful of cider with lime peel and a bitter aftertaste. More of a twiggy and mineral finish. Hard core. From the 22 oz bottle purchased at Haggen Market in Bellingham, Wash.
Nov 27, 2016Quite surprisingly dry. A mouthful of cider with lime peel and a bitter aftertaste. More of a twiggy and mineral finish. Hard core. From the 22 oz bottle purchased at Haggen Market in Bellingham, Wash.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.57/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
One of the first beers to bring the super orange appearance into the double ipa category. I really like it, looks hearty, dangerous yet inviting, 1/2" off white head. Aroma has lots of C hops, maybe Simcoe.
Taste, is a super hoppy affair. There's not much else to speak of, it crushes old school hops into a crystal malt presentation. Its not excessively bitter, but its no slouch either. It leans forward with grapefruit like bitterness throughout. Its not a dry finish, there's lots of malt in here and not in that vibe, like a viscous amber and dipa blend. I don't like the bomber format, too expensive.
Sep 21, 2016Taste, is a super hoppy affair. There's not much else to speak of, it crushes old school hops into a crystal malt presentation. Its not excessively bitter, but its no slouch either. It leans forward with grapefruit like bitterness throughout. Its not a dry finish, there's lots of malt in here and not in that vibe, like a viscous amber and dipa blend. I don't like the bomber format, too expensive.
Hop Czar from BridgePort Brewing Co. / Brewpub
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
1058 ratings
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