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Shipyard Chamberlain Pale Ale

Shipyard Chamberlain Pale Ale

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An English Pale Ale brewed by
Shipyard Brewing Company

Portland, Maine USA

bottled
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1713.18/5.03.17/5.04.8%75.5 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
The classic English style of Chamberlain Pale Ale is enhanced by its golden copper hue and creamy white head. It is dry and crisp with an aromatic hoppy finish. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: Civil war hero. Medal of honor winner. Maine governor. President of Bowdoin College. The Chamberlain Pale Ale was created by the Shipyard Brewing Company to commemorate the extraodinary life of "the man from Maine."

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 jcr (823), Jasper, Indiana, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 9, 2008  
Bottle. Small, fizzy, off-white head atop a clear amber body. Heavy malt aroma of caramel and grain.Lightly to moderately hopped with notes of flowers and herbs. A hint of apple and wood. The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic and lightly bitter. The finish was lightly to moderately bitter and lasting. Throughout the bottle, there was a slight tartness and hint of vinegar.


 jgb9348 (1811), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/511/20
Aug 5, 2008  
Clear golden coloured body with an orange tint and a thinnish off-white head with some rather larger bubbles rising from the bottom and sides. Aroma of fresh hops, grapefruits, pine, alcohol and strong metal. Medium-bodied; Assertive hoppiness with some astringent qualities following soon behind with a cardboardie malt and chunky nuttiness at the end. Aftertaste shows more malt than hops, but the grapefruit and citrus still ride high. Overall, a fairly strong and overly powering pale, more of an APA than an EPA to me...worth a shot if you like either of the styles, but there are far superior beers in the area that should be sampled first. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Oliver’s Beverage in Albany, New York on 12-July-2008, sampled about a month later on 04-August-2008.


 smjohnst (111), , Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/103/512/20
Aug 2, 2008  
This Pale Ale does have a unique flavor, it doesn’t taste like most others that I’ve had but I didn’t enjoy the lingering aftertaste that it had.


 thornecb (1033), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 27, 2008  
Pours amber into a shaker. Off-white head with fair retention. Bitter and thin, but refreshing.


 DrDavid (117), , Vermont, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 20, 2008  
Crafty07 describes this well.....I agree it’s good, but not great. Certainly not entirely worthy of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain himself. From the bottle, pours nice, and the flavor is well balanced but without much distinction.




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