BridgePort Summer Squeeze:
Ah, hello friends and welcome back to another beer review on a day where we are finally starting to see noticeable shifts in the weather.  For instance, here in the Lone Star State we are finally shifting from 110 degree days to a chilly 90-95 degrees.  Now don’t worry about me, I’ve already wrapped my pipes, brought the pups inside and gotten the heavy coats out of the closet.  While I await the forth coming chill in the air, let’s take a look at BridgePort Brewing’s Summer Squeeze, a summer pilsner that was brewed with lemongrass and contains yuzu fruit juice.  The beer pours a clear golden, though darker than previous lager or pilsners with a decent but small head that dissipates rather quickly, several ascending spires of carbonation and a nose that is strong of lemons and hops.  The beer’s initial taste is strong on the lemon side with not much notice of the hops till mid mouth which is also where the carbonation comes out as well.  The backend taste is very hoppy with a strong skunk that almost makes you cringe while the aftertaste is sour, hoppy and thick.  Not a good beer, I hate to say it but the idea of yuzu fruit was part of my reason for acquisition on this beer but since I have no clue how this fruit really taste, I don’t know if I tasted it during this beer consumption.  Not worth the purchase in my opinion but then again I’m just one man reviewing a world of beer one beer at a time.