Shipyard Brown Ale

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

Not a bad beer but could have been better. Kind of an off taste through out. Kind of tasted likea homebrew.

From the bottle it poured a chocolate brown color with a thin khaki head. The aroma was of light toasted malts, some nuts, and a little chocolate and caramel in there too. The flavor was much the same with a slight roasty flavor to go with the chocolate and sweet malts. It is a little light on the body for a brown, and probably has a little too much carbonation. I bet if this were on draft it would be better. The finish was nice and sweet with chocolate and caramel coming through. This is definitely one of their better efforts. Not bad for a brown ale, it’s drinkable.

Quite light and somewhat weak for a brown. Not bad, but not nearly as malty or nut flavored as expected. Still a hint of toasted taste, but very little hops and quite dry. Good color, but the rest is somewhat disappointing. From a bottle of the "Captains" sampler.

(draft, Eliot) Crystal clear light copper body topped by fluffy beige head with nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, toasted caramel, chocolate, light roast. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, some toffee, chocolate, light earthy. Light-medium body, light acidity.

12 fl oz, best before October 07. Pours honey brown with good, full creamy tan head that overflows the pint mug. Continual carbonation. Malty aroma. Medium mouthfeel. Not as nutty or sweet as some brown ales I have had. A tad watery but I like them a little weaker like that.

Nice chestnut brown color with a thick tan head. Malty aroma, malty flavor with a drying finish. medium mouth feel, nice brown, nto my favorite style but it is growing on me.

Rated 9/1/06: Medium to dark amber in color with a very quickly diminishing head and no lacing. What it lacks in appearance it makes up for in aroma and flavor. Lots of sweet malt with that trademark buttery goodness. Mouthfeel is alright I like my browns a bit thicker and creamier. Flavor is good, nice and sweet with a hint of bittering hops. Light caramel and buttery goodness round out this one. If it wasn’t for the flavor I wouldn’t consider this a brown ale, it’s decent but that’s about it.

Bottle: Poured a clear brown color ale with a nice foamy head with better then average retention. Aroma of grain with some roasted flavour. Taste is really malt but with more dry notes then sweetness. Some light bitter notes at the end with a weird yeasty finish. Body is a slightly watery with some adequate carbonation. Overall, I thought this was a refreshing brown ale but something seems off with the yeast.