Shipyard Blue Fin Stout

Brewed by Shipyard Brewing Company
Style: Dry Stout
Portland, Maine USA

Dark and opaque like a thick Coca-Cola. The thick medium-brown head overflows. Head sits atop like shaving cream. The smell of the malt is roasted, but also sweet like semi-sweet chocolate and caramel. Dates and a hint of raisin. A little bitter but more sweet. The taste is a bit musty, but doesn’t deter. There is a bitter malt blast. Some sweet fruits like mild raisin, dates, dark grape. As it warms up, a charcoal bitterness comes up, with a tart finish. Smooth and oily. Medium thickness, but easy drinkin’. A very solid stout. Wait for it to warm and pour it slowly.

A: Poured jet-black and opaque with a very small, tan head that hung around for the duration. Small amount of lacing on the glass. S: A very nice combination of heavy malt, in the form of chocolate, and a lot of roasted coffee. Quite a lot of character, here. T: Starts off with the sweetness of dark chocolate, and finishes with the roasted coffee that was so present in the aroma. Average duration, but not overpowering. M: Body is medium, yet slightly thin-oily... not as thick as you would expect from the color. Average carbonation for the style. D: I’m only starting to enter the world of stouts, but I was really impressed by this one. A very good, non-overbearing dry Irish stout that would probably make a good entry-level stout for anyone else in the same boat.

Tap at the Del Mar race track. Pours a deep brown-black with a small light brown head. Low malty flavors, light smoke, too fizzy. Very dry mouth, almost cause cotton mouth. I did not enjoy this one too much.

Pours a very dark brown with a minimal tan head. Aroma of roasted malts and coffee. Flavor of coffee and chocolate, pretty thin tasting for a stout.

bottle poured a dark brown almost black color with a one finger tan head. aroma has chocolate malt, coffee, and light sweetness. roast comes out in the flavor, bitter malt, dark chocolate, and some nice nuts. much better than expected and actually tasty.

Pours dark brown with a tan head. Smells of sweet malt and spicy. Tastes roasty and earthy with a spicy finish.

Bottle. Pour was thick with a lasting head. Carbonation was way too high so I had to let it sit in the glass for a bit. Afterward, the brew wasn’t bad with a medium or so creamy body with notes of light chocolate, oats, and roast. Not a bad brew but also probably not one I would go out of my way for.

Great dark smoky aroma. taste is of coffee, malts and a little moss. finish is bitter and coffee like. Solid balanced stout