Shipyard Export Ale

Brewed by Shipyard Brewing Company
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Portland, Maine USA

amber, frothy, white foam, light sweetness, light body, average carbonation,

Bottle. Clear amber body, small foamy white head. Spearmint and lime rind over yeasty bread. Nicely spicy hop flavor over dry caramel. The mouthfeel is too fizzy for me but this is still decent stuff. It’s sort of a malty APA.

(Draught) On tap at the Great Lost Bear in Portland, ME. Pours a mild straw body with a medium white head. Nose of nail polish and sweet malt. Mildly oily texture with a bready flavour and undertones of straw and hops. Average.

pours yellow/gold. Faint hops aroma. Flavor is crisp hops and subtle spices. Ok beer, but it seems like more of a session beer, and there are too many better choices out there.

Clear medium yellow color, no head, very still. Medicinal or chemical nose, like make-up, with some sweet corn and sweat scents. Texture is somewhat frothy, decently thick I would say, for a golden ale, and a bit chewy as well, with notes of biscuits, crackers, sour (bad) vegetables... finishes with a sour and putrid coating of vegetable flavors and corn.

Bottle from Premier in Halifax. Crisp golden yellow with a good sized white head. (3+) Grassy grainy aroma. Dry grassy hop bitterness and underlying pale malt. Average palate. Decent for the style but is not to my tastes.

12 oz. bottle. Dark golden colour with a mostly lasting creamy white head. Big butterscotch aroma balanced somewhat with citrus fruits and leafy hops. More butterscotch and fruit in the flavour plus a mild fruity bitter finish. Light bodied, a tad watery but refreshing.

Thanks to Degarth for sending me this one. Pours a clear light golden color, large foamy head dissipating quickly into a small layer around the brim. Aroma is corn, a little orange zest, lemon, sweet with almost no hop aroma to it. Flavor is Very sweet, almost a hint of fruit in there, the rest is corn and that artificial taste that can only come from a session ale.