Shipyard Export Ale

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

Bottled. Amber with a rather small, bubbly head. Some hoppy toffee-aroma. Crips and fresh flavour with toffee-notes and fine maltiness.

I am only slowly getting to try this brewer’s products. This was my first tasting of this beer. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer pours a caramel color with a medium sized yellow-tan head. The aroma is sweet and vaguely nutty. The flavor is sharp and has a strong macro sour malt element with a nut undertone. The end result is rather vile and I ended up pouring this one down the drain.

Bottled. Amber colour. Notes of honey and hops in aroma. Flavour is American Pale Ale Style - crisp and hoppy - with notes of honey. Flavourful with a balanced bitterness.

Pour is a deep yellow with a white head. Aroma is slightly hoppy but nothing really stands out. Flavor is kind of bready and hoppy but again nothing stands out for you to notice. Ok beer,somthing easy to drink and not offensive.

[Update 3/7/05 - got fresher bottle with better body, raised rating from 2.8] Aroma is faint and hoppy. Flavor is a lot like an IPA except the hops are more bitter/less floral and the malt is more assertive, leading to a nice mix of flavors dominated by sour-grape tartness. Aftertaste is hopped and tart. The body of this beer is thin and insubstantial yet highly carbonated. It’s definitely worth a try.

bottle. Clear golden color with thin white head. Discreet aroma. Looks like the Molson Export but the american version but the taste .... very good, for this kind of beer, its the best i ever taste, verry hopy, taste like an IPA, lightly floral hops. Over all impression is 13 but for this kind of beer, could be 18/20. Bière de couleur doré clair, avec un mince collet blanc qui reste jusqu a la fin. En apparance (odeur et aspect) elle ressemble en tout point a la Molson Export, y a meme le bateau sur l étiquette et c est également écrit export ale mais, le gout est totalement différent. Pour ce type de bière elle est très bonne, très bonne amertume, on dirait presque une IPA, et léger gout de houblon floral. Mon impression général est de 13/20 mais, pour ce type de bière, je la coterais au moin a 18/20. C est la meilleur bière de ce type que jai gouté jusqu a maintenant.

Clear light amber body, thin off-white head. Earthy, slightly cardboardy aroma. Earthy hops and light sweet biscuity malt flavor. Has a light leafy (tobacco) kick at the end. Not very impressive or interesting.

Clear golden with quickly dissapating white head. Aroma is lightly malty and perfumy with some citrus. Taste is the same as the aroma with some lemon zest, grain and lightly floral bitter hops in the finish. Moderately sweet. Medium body with subtle carbonation. No lacing or head retention. Drinkable but boring.