Shipyard Monkey Fist IPA - Shipyard Brewing Co.

JamesMN

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Best buy date on bottle: December 2012.

Appearance: Super hazy orange glowing hue with a two finger soapy off-white head.

Aroma: Really sweet hops with a candy-like astringency with a bit of lemon peel. Caramel malt under all that hop funk.

Taste: Incredibly bitter from start to finish with no regard for your palate. Not getting any real hop flavor in there, just bitterness. Not really enough malt to back up the hops. Just a hint of caramel and crystal barley. Pretty watery for 6.9% ABV as well.

Mouthfeel: Just above thin in body with somewhat excessive carbonation and decent drinkability.

Final Thoughts: Somehow the brewers at Shipyard have managed to extract all the bitterness from their hops without any of the flavor that makes hopheads rejoice. Would I drink it again? No.

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2013 22:45:35 | More by JamesMN

seplo

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -12.5%

05-21-2013 01:32:29 | More by seplo

bcuz7

Florida

4/5  rDev +16.6%

05-19-2013 21:56:07 | More by bcuz7

Srive009

Florida

3/5  rDev -12.5%

05-18-2013 23:35:24 | More by Srive009

Bustersuess

New York

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%

05-17-2013 00:27:22 | More by Bustersuess

Zimm

New Jersey

2.5/5  rDev -27.1%

05-15-2013 17:48:25 | More by Zimm

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +2%

05-15-2013 02:09:28 | More by SmellsofMahagony

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.19/5  rDev -7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I poured this chilled into a mug from a 12oz brown botttle

The color is deep amber with significant haze and thick cream with very good retention and fine bead. The smell is very piney/fruity with slight hint yeast with citrus accent, there is a light band-aid tinge. The feel is tangy, astringent with medicinal and high amount of carbonations with malt support and light spicy dry finish.

This has more of an English IPA flavor with yeast tangy aspect both fruity and piney up front in the hop flavors yet slight caramel from the malt with astringency and medicinal qualities coming through near the end and grassy pine tinged hop flavor leading to a more astringent and band-aid-like flavor near the end. The beer is not horrible but not great, just consider the source and I give it a fair rating since I am familiar with the brand so I did not expect a west-coast hop bomb, but it has a lot of off flavors so only try this if you are curious

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 02:35:05 | More by Slatetank

WreckingBrew

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev +2%

05-12-2013 23:50:12 | More by WreckingBrew

mcdsports

Texas

2.75/5  rDev -19.8%

05-12-2013 01:04:52 | More by mcdsports

sharpski

Oregon

3/5  rDev -12.5%

05-11-2013 20:26:59 | More by sharpski

VTHopddicted

Vermont

3.5/5  rDev +2%

05-11-2013 11:27:36 | More by VTHopddicted

saiconotto

Maine

2/5  rDev -41.7%

05-10-2013 23:42:46 | More by saiconotto

JMurphy41

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%

05-09-2013 04:38:02 | More by JMurphy41

Rusty_Pabst

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%

05-07-2013 14:34:03 | More by Rusty_Pabst

Mersh

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +9.3%

05-05-2013 23:12:54 | More by Mersh

bellb

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%

05-05-2013 05:06:19 | More by bellb

cnwillis31

Maine

3/5  rDev -12.5%

05-04-2013 11:57:48 | More by cnwillis31

crob3888

California

4/5  rDev +16.6%

05-02-2013 05:29:50 | More by crob3888

SPThirtyThree

Colorado

3.13/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75

A: Pours 3 fingers of khaki head atop a copper orange, hazy beer. The cap settles in large, lacy globs.

S: Pine and citrus. Sweet and spicy, with notes of juniper, pineapple, caramel, raisins, and fig. Biscuity melanoidins are present, but also more harsh fusels, and I think also a hint of diacetyl. Warrior hops. The smell is good cold, but develops unpleasant notes at warmer temperatures.

T: Not as sweet or fruity as the nose suggested. It's fairly dry, with a sharp astringency from the hops. The first few sips taste just like eating a hop pellet, but thankfully, halfway into the beer, the flavor improves, as sweet, malty backbone finally peeks through.

M: Bitter, from the start through the aftertaste. Medium body, somewhat creamy.

Overall, the beer looks and smells delicious, but the taste is a letdown. It's harsh and unbalanced. It's definitely drinkable, but not memorable.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 22:55:30 | More by SPThirtyThree

mobrockman

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +2%

04-28-2013 21:24:01 | More by mobrockman

Kelp

New Hampshire

3/5  rDev -12.5%

04-27-2013 20:06:22 | More by Kelp

Molnar

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +2%

04-27-2013 00:37:12 | More by Molnar

grittly

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -12.5%

04-26-2013 22:36:11 | More by grittly

vicg12

New York

2.61/5  rDev -23.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Not a very good IPA. The malts and the hops clash terribly, big let down on this beer. Head is good, two finger. Nice copper color, and pretty nice lacing. The biggest let down is just the taste. This beer is just a sub-standard IPA all around. It's almost not an IPA, although I'm not sure what I would call it. Starts off with a strong malty taste then abruptly ends and finishes with a gross, grasses, moldy hop taste. FAIL Shipyard.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 20:52:50 | More by vicg12