Shipyard IPA - Shipyard Brewing Co.

undeadozzy

Pennsylvania

2.65/5  rDev -18.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A - Vigorous pour resulting in thick foamy head. Head dissipates and completely vanishes after several minutes, but leaves thick lacing on glass. Nice deep amber color.

S - Smells very floral. Picking up scents of caramel and an almost buttery scent, but it has a scent that is not one I would apply to an IPA.

T - Tastes like beer. Beer with a hoppy aftertaste. It's not a bad beer, but definitely not like the IPAs that I'm used to. It does have a nice aftertaste, but up front it's a blast of breadiness with a touch of hops.

M - Light, almost "greasy" feel. Feels like it clings to my mouth even after it's gone. The dryness after every sip is a tease, seeing as it doesn't have a taste to match the aftertaste.

O - Is a good beer. Not a very good IPA overall, but it tastes as though it's on the right track. In coming years, I hope the brewery reformulates it to bring it to its full potential.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2012 05:01:14 | More by undeadozzy

mendvicdog

Maryland

3/5  rDev -8%

05-10-2013 20:03:54 | More by mendvicdog

blknikon

Massachusetts

2.75/5  rDev -15.6%

05-07-2013 23:23:19 | More by blknikon

bellb

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -8%

05-04-2013 23:22:36 | More by bellb

Lazy_Genius

Florida

2.5/5  rDev -23.3%

05-02-2013 18:25:40 | More by Lazy_Genius

naturallight1

Nevada

3/5  rDev -8%

04-28-2013 00:46:26 | More by naturallight1

Kelp

New Hampshire

3/5  rDev -8%

04-27-2013 20:07:24 | More by Kelp

gwiedman1

New York

4.75/5  rDev +45.7%

04-27-2013 19:54:08 | More by gwiedman1

trotnixon

Maine

3/5  rDev -8%

04-24-2013 10:42:35 | More by trotnixon

pcsnyder

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -0.3%

04-23-2013 14:23:29 | More by pcsnyder

Ograd001

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev +7.4%

04-23-2013 02:01:22 | More by Ograd001

estlinska

Arkansas

3.39/5  rDev +4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

Served from the bottle and poured into a standard shaker glass. The beer pours with a good 1-2cm of bubbly head that dissipates rather quickly and leaves very minimal lacing on the glass. The color is a pale amber color that reminds me of some cheap sun-bleached orange fabric. The light penetration is pretty good with some mild chill haze that clears as the beer warms a little bit. The nose comes right out and introduces itself as a big glass of fuggles. It really is like opening a package of fuggles hop pellets. It is very earthy and very vegatal like a freshly dug carrot or radish. It wasn't an unpleasant smell at all. There was also some mild sweet caramel to the background as well, but the fuggles were all over it. The tast was again very earthy and vegetal, but more like zucchini bread than the aforementioned carrots and radishes. The bitterness was smooth and easy. Mouthfeel was super-dry and fairly bitter; maybe a little too far on the dry scale. As far as an IPA goes, this is very British given the excusive use of the Fuggles hops. I really enjoy the single hopped beer concept, and this IPA really does give you a full dose of fuggles so that I will always be able to find it in a beer. That said, the vegetal side of this hops really needs something with it to cool it off.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2013 16:08:44 | More by estlinska

tehzachatak

Massachusetts

1.75/5  rDev -46.3%

04-12-2013 16:58:49 | More by tehzachatak

carndog

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +15%

04-12-2013 02:39:54 | More by carndog

Segelstrom

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +22.7%

04-10-2013 12:18:53 | More by Segelstrom

Alexmc2

Rhode Island

3.04/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

Beer pours a golden amber. Small head dissipating quickly, not a whole lot of lacing going on in the glass as you drink. Smell is a light toasted malt with some citrus with a small metallic note. Initial taste is a mildly bitter citrus, fairly thin. Generic IPA, nothing to write home about. Actually grabbed this one in Montreal, where they don't seem to know what IPA is, so it was a pleasant change of pace from the choices of Blonde/Red/Stout there.

Serving type: bottle

04-10-2013 00:38:36 | More by Alexmc2

bigbeers84

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -8%

03-28-2013 10:12:17 | More by bigbeers84

JMS1512

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -8%

03-27-2013 21:58:23 | More by JMS1512

brheuer

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +7.4%

03-25-2013 00:22:42 | More by brheuer

Molson2000

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -8%

03-15-2013 23:01:00 | More by Molson2000

MAbeerNE1

Massachusetts

2.75/5  rDev -15.6%

03-14-2013 23:17:02 | More by MAbeerNE1

Waypoint

New York

3/5  rDev -8%

03-14-2013 16:54:02 | More by Waypoint

mcewesr

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -23.3%

03-13-2013 17:16:55 | More by mcewesr

AJ01923

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -8%

03-13-2013 02:44:40 | More by AJ01923

spycow

Illinois

3/5  rDev -8%

03-10-2013 20:43:08 | More by spycow