Shipyard Chamberlain Pale Ale

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

From a 22-ounce bottle. A deep amber color, very slight hoppy aroma, and fading white head. Even hop/malt flavor balance, mostly caramel flavor and non-assertive hop bitterness. Well carbonated. Clean finish. Average.

Has a pretty good smell. A very thin pale ale, part of why I don’t like the English version too much. The flavor is pretty weak and a little metallic. Not so good.

Caramel, butterscotch, citrus and pine greet the nose. Clear golden body topped by a low white head that recedes to cover. Flavour is as aroma suggests with fair bitterness and some light esters. Not very exciting but not bad. Medium light body with moderate carbonation. Pretty middle of the road but drinkable. Sampled at Mondial 2006.

What an odd beer. This one turned into lambic. Nose of yeast and rot, taste of sour citrus, yeast, and malt, with some floral overtones. Definitely the most complex of the Shipyards, and actually quite interesting, but I don’t think it was meant to turn into a lambic! Poours a beautiful gold with visible carbonation and a huge frothy head that slowly reduces, leaving great lacing. I have to downgrade the flavor because it not a pale ale but an accidental lambic. Even has typical lambic astringent mouth. I don’t think my bottle was a one-off accident ... look at the review from STEPHENDR a couple down from mine.

I agree that this is the best beer in the shipyard line up. It is an excellent PA that really puts most of my locals to shame. Hard to find.

Clear color of gold – white head frothy but , short - nose of yeast , cobwebs , apricots , tar , and sour red berries – taste of yeast, dried apricots , cinnamon , and citrus – light bubbly body – sweet yeast aftertaste bitter apricots slightly acidic

Bomber poured a clear golden amber with a large lasting creamy ivory head. Aromas of carmel, bread, light citrus and some hints of pine. Palate was light bodied. Flavors of carmel, straw and light lemon with a crisp lightly bitter finish.

Weak, weak, weak. Im actually suprised that this beer is rated as high as it is. No real aroma, color or flavors here. Pretty much a boring, lightly hopped seltzer water with some coloring added. Dear hop heads.....avoid this one like the plague.