BRIDGEPORT BREWING COMPLETES ANNIVERSARY SERIES
WITH SESSIONABLE BROWN ALE
Trilogy 3 Brewers’ Class, a Collaboration with Oregon State University, Premieres this week
Press Release:
PORTLAND, Ore.—August 28, 2014
— The third and final beer in BridgePort’s anniversary series, Trilogy 3 Brewers’ Class, starts shipping this week in all markets where BridgePort is sold.
Designed as a collaboration with students enrolled in the
Fermentation Science Program at Oregon State University,
Trilogy 3 Brewers’ Class looks to the future of craft brewing in Oregon
and nationwide. Conceptualizing the liquid started over
three months ago when the students, alongside program director Thomas
Shellhammer, joined brewmaster Jeff Edgerton at the brewpub for a beer
and some great conversation.
“We
weren’t given many parameters, aside from that it needed to be a beer
that the students would want to drink,” commented Shellhammer. “Knowing
that BridgePort’s end goal was to sell this beer in all of their
markets, we also tried to avoid anything too ‘out there’ that wouldn’t
scale well.”
After
a productive brainstorming session and review of Bridgeport’s current
lineup, the Oregon State students dreamt up an easy-to-drink brown ale
with a blend of dry hops that lend a unique aroma. Over the following
months, there were multiple rounds of test brews at the OSU lab before
landing on the final product: a sessionable dry-hopped Brown ale with an
ABV below 5-percent.
“We
used several classic Willamette and Yakima Valley hop varieties for
this one” commented Edgerton. “Centennial, Sterling, Cascade. The unique
hop
flavors present themselves on the finish of this smooth, mellow beer
and blend very well with the delicious flavors from the dark Caramel and
Chocolate malt.”
It
is now up to BridgePort fans to determine which Trilogy release will
return as a year-round beer in 2015. Fans can compare each of the
Trilogy
beers, all available in the upcoming Voter’s Box Variety Pack, and then
cast their vote on BridgePortTrilogy.com, on Instagram, or on Twitter.
The BridgePort Voter’s Box will start to hit shelves in early
September.
About Trilogy 3 Dry-Hopped Session Brown Ale or Brewers’ Class
IBUs: 30 ABV: 5.0% OG: 13.0 Color: Brown
Ingredients:
Centennial, Sterling, and Cascade hops, dark caramel malt
Description: Easy-to-drink brown ale with a blend of dry hops
give this beer a unique aroma character. Dark caramel malt is used to
give this beer a decidedly brown color. Low alcohol but still retains a
malty backbone.
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