Bridgeport Releasing Brewer’s Reserve “Enchanted” (aka Barrel-Aged Stumptown Tart 2010)

Looks like our pal Jeff Edgerton from Bridgeport has an exciting release up his sleeve.  He’s taken my favorite Stumptown Tart version (Raspberry) and aged it 2 years in bourbon barrels and naming it Brewers Reserve “Enchanted.”  Details on this beer are here and word from Bridgeport is that it will be released at GABF.  While the 2010 version of Stumptown was Raspberry, the last two years have been Strawberry-based so I’ll be curious to see if any of that beer is getting the Enchanted treatment.  This from Bridgeport:

PORTLAND, Ore. – October 10, 2012 – BridgePort Brewing Company, Oregon’s oldest craft brewery, is set to premiere its newest beer, Enchanted, at this year’s Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colo. The new, very limited brew is an aged version of the brewery’s ever-popular Stumptown Tart from 2010. Enchanted is a Belgian Style Framboise infused with 2,000 pounds of Oregon red raspberries and then aged for two years in oak barrels.

“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.”

Enchanted has been described by the limited few who have tried it as presenting with an obvious berry wine taste and then finishing with the mellow flavor of oak and some extra-sparkling carbonation. This reserve beer will be available in limited quantity in Oregon only.
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