Belfast Bay Lobster Ale

Brewed by Shipyard Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Portland, Maine USA

Nice and smooth for an ale. Taste is great, but all I could think of was Lobster.

From a 12oz bottle Pours a deep amber, reddish brown. Nice tan head, about 1/2 inch thick that leaves little lace. Smells slightly bitter with light malty aromas and hints of apple. Tastes immediately bitter and hoppy although that quickly fades. Not that hoppy. Smooth and buttery if you can imagine that, hint of coriander with a caramel finish. Light to medium bodied and a very drinkable brew. I grab a six-pack of Lobster Ale, cross Rt. 1 and drink it while eating lobster dinners at Young’s Lobster Pound here in Belfast. Tastes best under these circumstances.

First tasted this at a Yanks/O’s tailgate in a Silo; take two from home in a pint glass... smooth malty scents with slightly fruity yeasts--excellent balance... dark ruby, almost purplish brown body with a thin off-white head--bold and assertive... effervescent, full-bodied ale, smooth and palatably textured... first taste impression is the solid malt; secondary tastes include a bit of spiciness--not dramatic, but enjoyable... the word for this beer is BALANCE, although recent reviewers seem not to be so taken by this aspect. Wouldn’t have known this was Shipyard’s doing unless otherwise noted by website...solid.

12 oz. brown screwtop bottle whose lable would seem to indicate that it is among the last to have been brewed by the Belfast Bay company as opposed to Shipyard...


Surprisingly dark red, almost brown in color with about a finger of off-white head. Smells malty with a hint of hop bitterness. Roasty malt flavor, maybe a hint of skunk unfortunately. Medium to full bodied. Tasty, but it would be better if it didn’t have just that hint of skunk quality to it. It gets better as the skunkiness dissipates somewhat. A pretty decent ale, I’d say. Too bad Shipyard brews it now, only because the character of the ale will probably change a little.

pretty damn nice. smells nice with a hoppy like citrus grapefruit aroma that is clearly impressive. then tastes like wood and cherry with no citrus at all. nice trick! medium consistancy and still a bit refreshing. bit of caramel in there but it is not overly present. hop profile is very much like a good octoberfest -just a tingle on the tongue. me like!

Thanks to my sister Michelle for bringing this brew home from vacation for me!

WOW! I am Highly Impressed with this Amber Ale!
The body is a dark cherry wood hew and thick ass head is a nice light kaki color. There is a nice crisp spiciness to this beer. Notes of black pepper, caramel, apple, grilled red peppers with a lightly roasted flavor… SOLID! There is a crisp hoppy finish, kind of woodsy and organic… a little grapefruit and pine. The palate is a toasted malt and buttery backbone, nice and creamy… Great Amber Ale, BeOch!

Had it with a bowl of clam chowder at the Lobster Cooker in Freeport, Me. This brew is great. Nice reddish color with some foamy head. Nice malty fragrance. Good hop and malt balance. Great palate with a dry finish. Excellent with fresh seafood or social afair.

This ale lacks any indistinguishable characteristics but is an all around good drinking beer. Nice apple malt flavor with litte bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel. Nice and tasty.