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Hmmm. I'm getting some Bridge/North déjà vu.

Meh, similar, but Brightwood is clearly the MacDonald Bridge - it has the big lift gear in the pic.

I would think their biggest issue would be Brightwood golf course.

Jimmy wrote:Meh, similar, but Brightwood is clearly the MacDonald Bridge - it has the big lift gear in the pic.

Except Bridge Brewing is named for the Lion's Gate bridge - which was the previous "Big Lift" deck replacement project. Very easily could have had the same gear on that bridge at some point. Mind you, both bridges were designed by the same company and the designs are very similar, so I don't know how that would play out legally. I tend to agree with Kyle though. Since that rendering is basically just a more detailed version of the Bridge logo - same perspective/angle - I suspect Bridge would have no issue coming after them if they used it as a logo.

BobbyOK wrote:

Jimmy wrote:Meh, similar, but Brightwood is clearly the MacDonald Bridge - it has the big lift gear in the pic.

Except Bridge Brewing is named for the Lion's Gate bridge - which was the previous "Big Lift" deck replacement project. Very easily could have had the same gear on that bridge at some point. Mind you, both bridges were designed by the same company and the designs are very similar, so I don't know how that would play out legally. I tend to agree with Kyle though. Since that rendering is basically just a more detailed version of the Bridge logo - same perspective/angle - I suspect Bridge would have no issue coming after them if they used it as a logo.

Not denying the similarity, but it's definitely the MacDonald. The gear used is similar but not exactly the same.

Yes, clearly their drawing is of the MacDonald, I just wouldn't put it past Bridge Brewing to use the similarity to file a cease and desist.

All brand infringements aside, has anyone tried the beer on offer yet?

B-boy wrote:All brand infringements aside, has anyone tried the beer on offer yet?

Not I - but I hope to get to the market on Saturday to pick some up. A couple reviews on Untappd seem to suggest the IPA (only offering right now) is citrusy but on the sweet side, so maybe an underattenuated but hoppy offering?

Grabbed some on Saturday. IPA was indeed citrusy, didn't come across as bitter as the advertised 70+ ibus, and if I had to guess, used some honey malt rather than crystal to give it some additional malt backbone. I say that partly because they used honey malt in their second offering - Smokey the Beer - a honey smoked ale that has ample smoke along with a pleasant honey character from the malt. No actual honey in this one.

We also chatted a bit about the drawing on the bottle. Part of their business will be supporting local artists, hence the artwork they use on their 750 ml ceramics and standard 1.6 l Growlers (they'll fill others so long as they're clean, and they'll take back their own bottles for a refund), but it was one of the brewers who did the bridge.

Hi Guys
Matt from Brightwood here, would love to get some feed back from the beer. Let me know if you liked it or not. Both me and Ian are originally homebrewers and I'm a long time creeper on this site, haven't really posted much. Anyways, love to get the brewnosers involved in what we are doing and chat about beer.

Regards
Matt

McGrail Ale wrote:Hi Guys
Matt from Brightwood here, would love to get some feed back from the beer. Let me know if you liked it or not. Both me and Ian are originally homebrewers and I'm a long time creeper on this site, haven't really posted much. Anyways, love to get the brewnosers involved in what we are doing and chat about beer.

Regards
Matt

Welcome.

Are you guys currently on tap anywhere in HRM? Was out on the weekend, and hoping to see your beer at Stillwell or Stubborn Goat after seeing you post that you were at the market.

I had the IPA yesterday with Chris. I found it to be under attenuated, the hop flavors were good but could use more in the aromatics department. It was a decent beer but I feel like it can and will be better once you guys get things dialed in.

I'd love to try it. Let me know where I can pick it up. However this Tuesday is the monthly meeting. Might be a good opportunity to get some feedback from the club. Speaking of that I'm planning on attending this meeting.

We were on tap in Battery Park with our Honey Smoked beer (Smokey the Beer). We'll try to be regulars on that tap and as our production ramps up hopefully we'll be on a couple others. We are at the Alderney Landing Market every Saturday doing growler fills, and we plan on being there regularly since that is our retail space. We are trying to improve our recipes, so feed back is welcomed and appreciated. Our AIPA is dry hopped and we do look to get a lot of aroma out of it, but we had some carbonation issues that we have resolved that probably fixed the issue Brian is talking about. Anyways enjoy and look forward to answering questions

Matt

Hey Matt, I tried your "Smokey the Beer" last week at BP. I found it quite heavy on the smoke - as in, I couldn't taste anything else as the smoke was overpowering. And it stayed with me for hours, if you know what I mean. I'd love to see it toned down a bit so that the smoke can play off of the other flavours of honey malt, etc.

Looking forward to trying your other brews. Cheers!

Picked up a growler of the IPA on Saturday. Def had some carbonation issues as it was completely flat by the time I got it home. Had a nice aroma, but not much in the way of flavour or bitterness. Very thin and no finish. It was like a colourng book picture of a beer, the outline is there it just needs to be filled in

Hi
We've been having issues with the carbonation since it's our first time using a carb stone in a bright tank. We think we have the issued solved, higher pressure over long period of time. as our production increases we're allowing the beer to sit longer under pressure longer. As for the Smoke, I love the strong Smokey taste. but it does dissipate over time, so maybe a extra week of conditioning will allow this to happen. Maybe we'll send more conditioned kegs to BP in the near future

Matt

As for the Smoke, I love the strong Smokey taste. but it does dissipate over time, so maybe a extra week of conditioning will allow this to happen. Maybe we'll send more conditioned kegs to BP in the near future

Could just be a matter of preference cheers

McGrail Ale wrote:Hi
We've been having issues with the carbonation since it's our first time using a carb stone in a bright tank. We think we have the issued solved, higher pressure over long period of time. as our production increases we're allowing the beer to sit longer under pressure longer. As for the Smoke, I love the strong Smokey taste. but it does dissipate over time, so maybe a extra week of conditioning will allow this to happen. Maybe we'll send more conditioned kegs to BP in the near future

Matt

Carbonation can be a pain when have the pipeline is just in time or just yesterday. Easy thing to fix though:
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