Gold in American India Pale Ale
Breakside Brewery & Taproom, Milwaukie, OR
Hops
Tasting Notes
This light copper beer has huge citrus and tropical fruit aromas, with hints of perfume and pine. Flavors like apricot, guava, and orange hit the tongue…
| Form | Use | Farm or Lot | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinook | Chinook | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | breakside.com |
| Citra | Citra | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | breakside.com |
| Columbus | Columbus | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | breakside.com |
| Falconer's Flight | Falconer's Flight | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | breakside.com |
Aroma
Grapefruit, apricot, pine resin, juniper
Grown by
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Aroma
Mango, grapefruit flesh, lime zest
Grown by
Aroma
Lemon, black pepper, green onion, mango
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Grown by. These farms publish the variety as grown. It does not mean this beer used hops from them.
Breakside IPA is the year-round flagship IPA and top selling beer of Breakside Brewery in Oregon, a clear, light copper take on the Northwest IPA.
| Category | Medal | Entries | Brewery | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100, American India Pale Ale | Gold (1st place) | 165 | Breakside Brewery & Taproom | Milwaukie, OR |
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Style | India Pale Ale | Breakside: Breakside IPA |
| ABV | 6.8% | Breakside: Breakside IPA |
| IBU | 62 | Breakside: Breakside IPA |
| Hops | Chinook, Citra, Columbus, Falconer's Flight | Breakside: Breakside IPA |
| Malts and grains | Caramel 20, Caramel 40, Munich, two row | Breakside: Breakside IPA |
| Yeast | Not Found | Not Found |
| Adjuncts, fruit, spices | Not Found | Not Found |
| Other | year round; kegs, 16 oz and 19.2 oz cans | Breakside: Breakside IPA |
Distinctive Interpretation of a Northwest Classic
beautifully clear India Pale Ale
Source: Breakside: Breakside IPA
The page goes on to describe strong citrus and tropical fruit aromas with hints of perfume and pine, flavors of apricot, guava and orange, a mild evergreen note, and caramel sweetness balancing the hops.
This light copper beer has huge citrus and tropical fruit aromas, with hints of perfume and pine. Flavors like apricot, guava, and orange hit the tongue accompanied by a mild evergreen note. There's just enough caramel sweetness to balance the hop flavors.
Source: breakside.com
The brewery's own page is the single source for the four hops and four malts in the specs table (Breakside IPA page); no yeast or adjunct is named.
| Hop as Published | Variety | Form | Use | Lot or Farm | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinook | Chinook | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | breakside.com |
| Citra | Citra | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | breakside.com |
| Columbus | Columbus | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | breakside.com |
| Falconer's Flight | Falconer's Flight | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | breakside.com |
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Color (SRM) | Light copper (no SRM number published) | breakside.com |
| Original gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Final gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Water | Not Found | Not Found |
| Process | Not Found | Not Found |
As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for American-Style India Pale Ale calls for pale to copper color, medium-low to medium malt, high to very high American hop character and medium-high to very high bitterness, at 6.3 to 7.5 percent ABV and 50 to 70 IBU. The published 6.8% ABV and 62 IBU fit inside both ranges.
| Year | Competition | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Great American Beer Festival | American-Style India Pale Ale | Silver |
| 2025 | Great American Beer Festival | American-Style India Pale Ale | Bronze |
| 2026 | Great American Beer Festival | American India Pale Ale | Gold |
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
Breakside Brewery & Taproom is in Milwaukie, OR.
Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Instagram.
Each farm listed as growing a variety grows that variety according to the hop farm data; the brewery has not said it bought hops from that farm.