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Shipyard Longfellow Winter Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1783.47/5.03.45/5.05.8%44Snifter, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
This beer is indeed a full-bodied Strong Ale; a Hybrid between a Porter and a Scottish Ale…
This hearty winter warm ale is named in honor of American poet Henry Longfellow.

I remember the black wharves and the ships, and the sea tides tossing free……. And the beauty and mystery of the ships, and the magic of the sea. –“My Lost Youth”

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 anders37 (4691), Malmö, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 26, 2006  
Bottle. Pours an almost black colour with a lonhlasting thick tan head. Sweet malty spicy caramel aroma. Sweet malty spicy flavor with hints of licorice and caramel. Sweet malty finish with a bitter aftertaste.


 AlKHall (161), West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/511/20
Dec 15, 2006  
Not too bad, a little thin for my tastes, but OK. This has a some pine flavors mixed in with the maltiness and nuttiness. Carbonation is rather high, there really needs to be more alch in this beer.....


 Papsoe (14996), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/512/20
Dec 7, 2006  
(Bottle 65 cl) Pours a beautiful, clear mahogany with a reddish tint and an off-white head. Lightly nutty aroma. Fairly light body with hard roasted, malty notes ending rather bitter. Starts rather anonymous but does develop some sort of personality. 011206


MattHimself (7), USA
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4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/104/520/20
Dec 6, 2006  
Had this on tap in Kennebunkport, ME at the Federal Jack’s bar. It looks very dark, and while they label it as a cross between a scotch ale and a porter, I lean towards the porter. The scent is of coffee, maybe raisins, and a faint chocolatey undertone. The mouth feel is thick, much like a porter or even a stout. The flavor is almost sweet and fruity in my mouth, almost like a summer fruit flavor. I always feel I can taste a hint of peach. However, the aftertaste is of a nice winter porter. Rich coffee and chocolate maltiness fills the mouth. This beer really seems to feel like several different styles, taking the best qualities from each. Definitely the best Shipyard beer in thats avalliable each year!


 Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Dec 5, 2006  
Bottle. Dark red brown colour with a small tan head. Caramel malty, fruity, hoppy aroma and taste, spicy. Medium body with a dry finish.


 Ungstrup (15239), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 5, 2006  
A deep red beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma is sweet malty with a dusty hop note. The flavor is sweet malty with a dusty hop note, as well as light roasted notes, leading to a dry end.


 joergen (8610), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 3, 2006  
Bottle. Clear orange brown coloured with an off white head. Aroma of vcaramel, hops and pine needles. Flavour of malts, caramel, hops and pine needles.


 madsberg (4966), Søborg, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/511/20
Dec 3, 2006  
Bottled. Dark reddish brown coloured. Off white dense head. Sweets, cocoa and fruits in the nose. Flavour of fruits, light coffee and cocoa. Quite bland. Thin bodied. Rather anonymous. Ends on a sweet cocoa note. Bland and easy to forget beer.



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