(Portland, OR) – It’s only March, but 2018 is already shaping up to be a big year for Portland, Oregon’s BridgePort Brewing. Last month, they unveiled their remodeled brew pub and their brand new 5-barrel pilot experimental tap system (which houses 18 taps), launched their Original IPA into outer space, and on April 1st, BridgePort’s first ever East Coast Style Hazy IPA will be released to the public!

While BridgePort’s Original IPA, (which is celebrating its 22nd birthday this year), is known as one of the pioneering IPA’s in the U.S., Bridgeport is excited to push into new areas by introducing beers like this new Hazy IPA, part of their new Hop Hero series. Below are some specs from BridgePort about the Hazy IPA:

Hazy IPA

The Hazy IPA creates a ton of hop flavor while keeping hop bitterness low. We use our pale malt combined with Malted and Un-malted White Wheat to create a smooth and slightly hazy background malt flavor. We then do something that we’ve never done before: we don’t add any kettle hops! To accentuate the incredible flavors of Mosaic, Centennial, and Liberty hops, we add all of the brew house hops in the Hopjack after the boil. This way we capture as much of the aroma of these excellent hops without creating a lot of bitterness. Near the end of fermentation we dry hop with Mosaic and an Experimental hop from John I. Haas.

ABV: 6.9%

BU’s: 42

The Hazy IPA will be available in six-packs (12oz.) for purchase in stores across 12 states on April 1st (see below for full distribution list).

BridgePort is also excited to announce the release of their new Crowlers (1 qt.) sold exclusively at their Brew Pub in Portland for $10 each, as well as their first ever production of canned beers (KingPin, IPA and MultiBall Double IPA), now available in stores across 13 states.

*BridgePort is distributed in the following states: WA, OR, CA, AK, MT, ID, AZ, WY, CO, NM, KS, OK, TX. NOTE: The Hazy IPA is not yet available in OK.