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Shipyard Longfellow Winter Ale 3.45 179

Shipyard Longfellow Winter Ale

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1793.47/5.03.45/5.05.8%44.3Snifter, 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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 fonefan (11822), VestJylland, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 5, 2009  
Bottle 66cl.
Clear dark brown color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel. dark berry, vanilla notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, light light acidc and moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20081121]


 TBone (6842), Pori, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 3, 2009  
Bottled 650 ml from Systembolaget (alc. 5.9%, BB 09/2009). Dark ruby color, small creamy beige espresso head. Aroma has molasses, toasted sugar, fudge and hops. Moderately hoppy bitter porter with roasted maltyness, sweetish caramelly flavors, quite strong carbonation. Hoppy, cold coffeish aftertaste. Not really strong ale, but hoppy porter. Wellmade and quite drinkable.


 BeerFanDan17 (625), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Feb 2, 2009  
A very nice seasonal strong ale. A very unique balance of malts and hops. The strength is actually just right for this variety. Hints of sweets and bitter complement well. On cask at Mr. Dunderbak’s.


 kiefdog (1631), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 11, 2009  
Bottle courtesy of sebletitje. Pours a generally clear dark brown to black color with a thin white head. Aroma is malty and sweet with notes of raisins, sugar plums, brandy, candied apples. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of raisins, brown sugar, some dark ripe fruit, honey with phenol overtones. Generally medium to full body with a sweet and malty finish.


 markwise (1187), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 10, 2009  
Bottle courtesy of sebletitje. Pours cola brown with a nose of molasses, sugar, dark fruit, some caramel. Flavor is the samme with some roast and spice to it. Probably my favorite Shipyard beer to date; very good.


 Grandpa (325), Verona, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/103/515/20
Jan 9, 2009  
A dark brown, almost opaque brew with a big, creamy, tan head. Strong malt taste followed by a light hop follow-through. It ended in a lingering hop aftertaste. It was medium bodied and lacked the spicy flavored, warming effect expected in a winter ale. Definitely not a sipping beer. It went down well and quickly.


 sebletitje (1978), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Jan 8, 2009  
Pours clear black with beige head. Aroma of light roasted malts, light caramel. Taste is malty and roasted, dark fruits - cherry with notes of coffee and caramel. Light hoppy finish. Very enjoyable, for $3.25 22oz. this is a real small gem.


 gunhaver (1043), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 8, 2009  
Bottle, courtesy SeaBass. Pours a clear amber caramel color. Slight grayness to it. Brown sugar aroma, molasses, cinnamon is distant. Flavors of sweet brown sugar, spicy, molasses, slight roast in the finish. Bright, clean and crisp, dry maltiness.



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