For fans of barrel-aged and/or fruit beers, Bridgeport's newest may be worth seeking out. Enchanted is a new, very limited barrel-aged version of Stumptown Tart from 2010. Aged for 2 years in oak barrels, Bridgeport calls it a Framboise. I wouldn't go that far, as the base beer is no Lambic, but I can see 2 years on wood treating this beer well.
Note the new packaging design for Enchanted, reminiscent of the screen printed designs on the new Hopworks Abbey line of bottles for its stylistic but sparse imagery. I wonder if this will be the first of a new reserve series from Bridgeport? Bottles will be available only in Oregon.
“This is a special one for our team,” commented Brewmaster Jeff Edgerton. “The 2010 Stumptown Tart was a favorite not only amongst our loyal BridgePort fans – but also amongst our brewers. The only way to up the ante on that beer was to let it age in oak barrels for two years. The result is something surprising and pretty unforgettable.”
Bridgeport describes the taste of Enchanged as having a "berry wine taste and then finishing with the mellow flavor of oak and some extra-sparkling carbonation."
BridgePort’s Stumptown Tart Stats:
IBU’s: 14 ABV: 7.7% Color: Reddish-Pink OG: 17.6
Ingredients: Pacific Northwest pale malted barley, Pacific Northwest malted wheat, German hops, 2,000 pounds of Oregon Red Raspberries, Belgian yeast. 50% Belgian Tripel aged in wine barrels one year blended with Belgian Tripel and Raspberries.
Description: A Belgian Framboise style Ale infused with Oregon Red Raspberries and aged in oak barrels for two years. A strong, fruit driven Framboise with hints of raspberry, oak and spicy Belgian yeast flavors with a light, refreshing finish.
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