Shipyard Chamberlain Pale Ale

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

Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a very thin head. Aroma is mostly earthy hops. Flavor is sweet with earthy hops. Decent.

The aroma is very hoppy and sweet. Very pretty dark amber color. Flavor isn’t too hoppy-- slightly bitter with a nice smooth finish. Good pale ale.

Enjoyed from a 12oz bottle in a pub glass. The beer pours a medium to medium-light amber color, too light for a traditional English pale ale. The nose is hard to get a handle on, in large part because it is covered by a beautifully creamy white head. Some malt comes through, of the medium crystal variety. In terms of taste, either Shipyard’s hopping regimen is very light, or my sample had been extensively aged, as there was, at best, a balancing bitterness, without any decernable varietal hop character. However, malt character was pronounced and pleasing, showing a nice combination of slightly cooked caramel and toffee, with perhaps just the slightest hint of raison. The finish had a decent amount of residual sweetness that seemed to help round out the beer. Overall, a nice session beer, but lacking in overall malt/hop balance.

22oz bottle-An amber body with a nice white head and an aroma of malt and slight hops. Taste fairly weak in the hops but it is an English Pale Ale. Not very impressed.

Taste 8/8 Bottle(best by 8/8) Looks: Clear pale copper, almost no head. Aroma: Mild yeast sour and caramel malt. Taste: Mild bitter flavor. Thin, bitter and yeasty. Decent.

12 oz bottle, moderate head. Very heavily hopped aroma and taste. Average palate. Didnt really get a chance to savor this one but it seemed to be a quality drink and one I would recommend.

Smells delicate and floral, some sour hops. Pours a clear bubbly golden amber color with a generous off white head. Taste is crisp, slightly metallic, well balanced hops and malts. A very good pale ale.

Bottle. Pours a medium gold with 2 finger fluffy white head and clumpy spotty lacing. Nose is malt, bread and a touch of citrus hops. Taste pretty much follows suit with the aroma. There’s a bit more citrus hop in the finish than the nose lets on. Medium mouth feel. Not terrible.