A few trips ago to Houston I met up with some friends at The Black Labrador Pub for some beer and dinner... I knew they didn't have the best beer selection around but they DID have a couple of good IPAs available, including one I had never tried before. To kick it off, I went for that new one, the Bridgeport IPA from the Bridgeport Brewery (@bridgeportbrew) out of Portland, Oregon. I had previously tried the Hop Czar IPA from these guys and enjoyed it, so why not try a new one?
Served on-tap... in a standard pint glass. It was a clear amber color, with a finger or two of foamy white head. Pretty good retention and lacing!
It had a nice citrus hop smell, not too rough... and a very palatable hop-dominated flavor. A very solid IPA and a good start to the evening!
It had a nice citrus hop smell, not too rough... and a very palatable hop-dominated flavor. A very solid IPA and a good start to the evening!
After that I went for a Hardcore IPA from Brewdog out of Scotland. This was a much hoppier and more bitter IPA, that I would recommend to any hop heads out there. It only came in bottles (despite the picture... that's the bottle label on a pint glass!) but was worth the price. The two IPAs were a great compliment to good friends and some fish & chips.
India Pale Ale (IPA)
