Shipyard Smashed Blueberry (Pugsley's Signature Series) - Shipyard Brewing Co.

WesWes

New York

4/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The beer pours a dark brown/black color with a thick frothy tan head that slowly fades to lacing. The aroma is good. It has your typical porter scent; roasted, earthy black malts with some chocolate malt balance. The blueberry aroma is tart and refreshing. The taste is good as well. It has a solid malt base consisting of dry, earthy, roasted malts as well as some crystal/chocolate malts for some added sweetness. The blueberry character is mild and compliments the malt bill. It goes down smooth with little indication of this being a 9% abv beer. The mouthfeel is fine. It is a full bodied beer with adequate carbonation. This is a good to great fruit beer. It's a nice take on the porter style along with an adequate/not over the top blueberry addition.

Serving type: on-tap

07-31-2011 09:41:19 | More by WesWes

ystazi

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

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Florida

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

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tommyguz

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -17.1%

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bumchilly25

British Columbia (Canada)

4/5  rDev +2%

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jmmy3

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

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Carpentiere

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev -17.1%

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Kelp

New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

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JakerLou

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +2%

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Indiana

4/5  rDev +2%

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JMS1512

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

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bulldogg915

Wyoming

4.75/5  rDev +21.2%

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DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

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Lare453

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

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NMG318

Virginia

4/5  rDev +2%

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New York

1/5  rDev -74.5%

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ET678

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%

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SocalKicks

California

4/5  rDev +2%

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djrn2

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

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Mikecap

Rhode Island

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

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orangesol

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

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RyanC

Virginia

4/5  rDev +2%

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Pecan

California

2.5/5  rDev -36.2%

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JWU

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -36.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

22oz. bottle poured into a tumbler glass.

A- a very dark brown, little light gets through, with a nice dense tan head. Head does dissipate fairly quickly.

S- some cocoa, blueberry, and candy sugar. Boozy, and overly sweet.

T- a big boozy mess. You would think that chocolate and blueberry would work, but it just doesn't. Overly sweet, with an aggressive bitterness on the back end to try and tame it. Nothing melds together, and nothing works about this beer.

M- Fairly thin for as dark as it is, a bit dry and almost metallic on the back.

O- Had high hopes for this, which were quickly crushed.

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2013 01:15:28 | More by JWU

takemetothelion

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

02-13-2013 16:33:31 | More by takemetothelion