Shipyard Summer Ale - Shipyard Brewing Co.

Todd

Massachusetts

2.48/5  rDev -18.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

12oz brown bottle. Best before Aug 05.

Slightly cloudy pale, yellowy, straw colored topped with a pure white, thick and frothy foam head with a bit of sticking lace. Respectable retention.

Big diacetyl nose – buttery, just like popcorn with butter and salt. And that’s it. Just butter.

Odd mouthfeel. Light and slightly carbonated, like a can of seltzer water that’s left open overnight – both in feel and flavor. Light twang. A bit tannic and rough around the edges. More diacetyl and a grainy husk character that clashes and creates a mess all over the palate. Quick flash of soft citric hop bitterness gets lost in the heavy butteriness. Some coarseness and hints of dry bubble-gum. Weak finish, dry and dull.

A bit more backbone than other weak summer offerings, but it still lacks and comes across as yet another lackluster summer seasonal.

Serving type: bottle

07-28-2005 22:08:58 | More by Todd

Jason

Massachusetts

2.95/5  rDev -3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

12 oz brown bottle with a freshness date.

Pours a crystal clear orangey yellow with quick to foam head and thin layer of lace.

Tad fruity in the aroma with buttery diacetyl and some doughy grain.

Solid crispness in a light body, thin maltiness with an add fermented grain twang. Hint of dry fruit and buttery diacetyl. Mild on the hops with a dry finish.

Not as much character compared to previous years ... seems weak when put up against many of the other summer seasonals.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2005 00:58:06 | More by Jason

tennisoscar1

Delaware

2.75/5  rDev -9.5%

05-23-2013 05:24:13 | More by tennisoscar1

johntfox

Florida

3.25/5  rDev +6.9%

05-21-2013 18:05:46 | More by johntfox

Stonehill64

2.75/5  rDev -9.5%

05-19-2013 13:13:16 | More by Stonehill64

WVbeergeek

Ohio

3.13/5  rDev +3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I'm sure this American Pale Wheat goes way better with a lobster roll eating in Portland, ME but here it goes. Crystal clear golden straw color with a slightly off white head formed thick with fine bubbles carbonation levels seem kicked up a bit by the amount of head I'm getting in this glass but the fine speckled lacing is patterned around my wheat beer glass evenly. Aromatics I'm getting a light sharp wheat character a hint of lemon citrus peel, and some grain maybe even a light biscuit malt expression pretty muted so far. Flavor has a whirl wind of yeast characteristics I'm guessing this is their house yeast fermentation set up with one of the Alan Pugsley systems, I'm getting earthiness a bit of oak with a mild light bodied summer ale as the backbone base beer. A touch of citrus, and bitterness that comes of as grassy but overall a really lackluster beer experience on flavor, and if you don't care for their house yeast watch out it has a bite. Mouthfeel is light bodied even lively carbonation flow with a lingering bitterness mainly from the yeast pitch here. Overall not my cup of tea but it's quite refreshing, and like I stated before I'm sure I would be guzzling a couple of these on tap when in Rome, aka chowing one some fresh seafood in Maine.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 23:38:48 | More by WVbeergeek

dvanhandel

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -1.3%

05-16-2013 01:48:06 | More by dvanhandel

rderedin

Maine

3.25/5  rDev +6.9%

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mendvicdog

Maryland

3/5  rDev -1.3%

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ajtorres311

Florida

3/5  rDev -1.3%

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Pacioli1445

South Dakota

3/5  rDev -1.3%

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jimbodude5

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -1.3%

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Kelp

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev +6.9%

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Arsenal0328

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev +6.9%

04-11-2013 01:30:37 | More by Arsenal0328

Ograd001

Connecticut

2.5/5  rDev -17.8%

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shehateme

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev +6.9%

04-06-2013 23:49:02 | More by shehateme

bluerabbit

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev +15.1%

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BGsWo22

New York

1.25/5  rDev -58.9%

03-20-2013 23:48:58 | More by BGsWo22

ToastySteve

2/5  rDev -34.2%

02-23-2013 18:30:53 | More by ToastySteve

elchingen

Georgia

2.75/5  rDev -9.5%

02-18-2013 22:38:51 | More by elchingen

markmcconv

Illinois

3/5  rDev -1.3%

02-13-2013 18:36:53 | More by markmcconv

Sailracer

3.25/5  rDev +6.9%

02-10-2013 21:17:36 | More by Sailracer

BeerLover99

New Jersey

2/5  rDev -34.2%

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t0rin0

California

3/5  rDev -1.3%

01-05-2013 02:51:31 | More by t0rin0

sendbeer

Georgia

2.25/5  rDev -26%

12-15-2012 05:49:52 | More by sendbeer