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Shipyard Chamberlain Pale Ale

Shipyard Chamberlain Pale Ale - English Pale Ale

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58
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Brewed by Shipyard Brewing Company
Style: English Pale Ale

Portland, Maine USA

bottled
common

on tap
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2003.13/5.03.12/5.04.8%77.3English pint, Shaker
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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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 cbkschubert (1945), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 21, 2007  
22 oz. bottle from BevMo - Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a 1/2 finger off white head. Very light spotty lacing. Has a noble hop, esters, and toasted malt aroma. Flavor is toasted malt and esters. Light to medium body. Watery palate. An OK beer.


 mcox90 (618), Wilton, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Jun 17, 2007  
12 oz bottle consumed at fridge temp. Golden color w/ amber hue. Small white head w/o much lace at all. Light watery mouthfeel. This is a pretty average brew. It neither offends or inspires. Mild hop flavor, maybe some citrus notes in there somewhere. Gets fairly boring as it warms. Mild bitter aftertaste. Might be a good lawnmower beer.


 probstk (1007), Nepean, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 27, 2007  
Bomber in Florida, served cold in a wine glass. MA03/07.

App.: Clear, medium amber, tiny white head. Aroma: light licorice/molasses, toasty-roasty malts, oddly fruity (lychee??). Palate: Medium body and carbonation. Flav.: Similar to nose,; dry with slight bitterness.


 Linc (736), Sydney, Australia
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/59/20
May 25, 2007  
Diacetyl city! Not too impressed with the massive dose of butterscotch that went up my nose when opening this one. Potential is there for a nicely balanced drop with a rose like floral hop note, but the fermentation by-products are hard to see past.


 redlight (1445), Winter Park, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/513/20
May 8, 2007  
Bready aroma, with feint hints of english hops. Pours light yellow, blonde. Stale bread flavor, with hints of citrus hops. Flat flavor, alittle dry.


 SwillNoMore (105), USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/510/20
May 5, 2007  
Bottle, Duvel tulip, cellar temp. Best before Jan ’08. Clear reddish copper. Big fast white head, poor lacing. Aromas are malty, herbal, piney. Light to medium body, thin texture. Sweet malty flavor, dry bitter finish. There was a metallic quality which ruined it for me.


 bhensonb (4187), Woodland, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/513/20
May 1, 2007  
Something of a malt aroma with citrus hop, but it leaves something of a floral impression? Very light amber color with a decently frothy near-white head. It did some lacing. Starts with a slight sour, perhaps medicinal, characteristic, reminiscent of some Siletz products, but not so strong. Definitely malt, and the finish seems decently bitter. Relatively dry. Seems a bit thin, but it’s nicely drinkable.


 yayforbeer (641), Orange Park, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 24, 2007  
Bomber. $2.49 at Broudy’s. Pours orange-amber with a small off-white head that doesn’t last long. Malty aroma. Flavor is sort of a malt bomb with English hops. A bit of resinous puckering astringency. Interesting hop flavor buried in the malt. Notes of caramel and butterscotch. Slightly crisp on the finish. I liked it, found it drinkable and enjoyable.



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