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| Courtesy of Bridgeport Brewing Co |
BRIDGEPORT BREWING’S NEWEST YEAR-ROUND BREW FEATURES THREE HOP VARIETALS
A Bright and Refreshing Take On A Classic Light Ale, BridgePort’s First Cream Ale
PORTLAND, Ore. – May 16, 2016 –
BridgePort Brewing Company, Oregon’s oldest craft brewery, announced
today the release of the newest brew to join their year-round line up
of beers, BridgePort Cream Ale. Currently hitting shelves in the Pacific
Northwest, Cream Ale will begin rolling out
to additional BridgePort markets starting June 1.
“We’ve
been looking to introduce another lighter beer to the BridgePort roster
for awhile now. After some testing, our unique take on a traditional
Cream Ale was the perfect style
to introduce,” states brewmaster Jeff Edgerton. “In the recipe, we used
three hop varietals including Nugget and Meridian. We then used Yakima
Valley Mosaic hops, added in the hopjack to create notes of tropical
fruit and sweet grape. Locally, this beer has
been a big hit with our fans and we’re excited to see what everyone
else thinks as well.”
Our
brewers started off with Great Western 2-row Pale Ale malt and then
added generous amounts of malted wheat and flaked oats, yielding a pale
gold brew. Cream Ale comes in at a
sessionable 4.8% alcohol by volume, low bitterness, and finishes with
slightly sweet fruit notes and a creamy mouthfeel from the added
specialty malt, Carafoam.
BridgePort
Brewing released Cream Ale in February as a test brew, available
exclusively at the Portland-based BrewPub and select locations in
Oregon. The local response was extremely
positive and now, BridgePort’s Cream Ale will be available in 6-packs,
22 oz. bottles and on draft where BridgePort Brewing is sold.
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