Hop Czar - Topaz Copper IPA
BridgePort Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.85
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask - Grapefruit and caramel. Cloudy copper with no head. Nice bitterness and caramel with some orange. Bitterness lingers and gets a bit harsh.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a copper with just a tad of clearness to it to allow some light streams of carbonation rising. There was a nice lumpy foamy white one finger head that sustains for a good two minutes before gently concaving to leave some semi-thick lacing.
The smell, I’m not sure where I’m getting this and I don’t think this is intentional but every time I smell this there’s a light intriguing blackberry aroma in the front. As it warms, caramel malts start to take over, still some light pine hops help to balance.
The taste is bitter and just a tad sweet with some citrus fruit to balance. There’s no blackberry in the flavor but I’m okay with that.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium with a fair sessionability about it. The carbonation is there and good for the style and just enough harshness for me.
Overall, if BridgePort intentionally put in the blackberry, honestly, I really liked it. If they didn’t, oh well, for the most part I liked this one and would definitely seek out again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle from a mix pack from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours dark copper with a transient beige head. Aroma is fruity, but a little peppery spice seems to follow. Med body or better. Flavor is fruity with some peppery spice. The malt is slightly roasty. It’s sort of an ESB thing, except there’s hot spice, and the pepper increases in the finish. Quite different and quite nice.