BridgePort Brewing Company, Oregon’s oldest craft brewery, has introduced two exciting new brews, CAFÉ NEGRO and KINGPIN, to its family of award winning beers. CAFÉ NEGRO, a rich coffee infused porter and KINGPIN, a double red ale add a new variety and style of beer to the 26-year-old brewery’s portfolio.

“We crafted these beers after seeing room in our current line-up for cutting edge brews that will complement our ‘heritage’ beers like the IPA or Blue Heron,” commented Jeff Edgerton, BridgePort’s Brewmaster. “We’re really proud to bring these two styles to the ever evolving beer culture of the Pacific Northwest.”

CAFÉ NEGRO Coffee Infused Porter
BridgePort worked with a number of Portland area coffee roasters to formulate its own blend specific to CAFÉ NEGRO that was then infused with the base beer during cold conditioning. The cold conditioning process helps retain subtle coffee aromas otherwise lost during boil and fermentation. CAFÉ NEGRO is brewed with the strong dark flavors of roasted barley and chocolate malt. IBU’s: 30 ABV: 5.5% Color: Dark Brown OG: 13.4%

KINGPIN Double Red Ale:
KINGPIN is a full-flavored, red-colored ale that uses a rarely-grown Willamette Valley Hop varietal known as Liberty Hops from fourth generation hop farmer John Annen of Annen Bros. Farm in Silverton, Oregon. Jeff and his team of brewers also used rye and caramel malt leading to a unique flavor profile; triple-hopped for bitter aroma and a unique dry-hopped character. IBU’s: 65 ABV: 7.5% Color: Red OG: 17%

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