Sweet barley-wheat confluence and sour orange-grapefruit enliven musty bitter-hopped malt-scented pale ale. Subtly spiced dry finish lingers indubitably, picking up unexpected piney chamomile elegance.
Monthly Archives: January 2009
SHIPYARD EXPORT ALE
Moldy apricot mustiness underscores candied butterscotch entry of sunset orange ale. At midst, barley-roasted toasted nuttiness and herbal nuances invigorate tidy tangerine-pineapple tang. Tiny black-dotted yeast sediment found at bottom probably sweetens the deal.
(SHIPYARD) CHAMBERLAIN PALE ALE
Soapy suds honoring Civil War hero Joshua Chamberlain fails to maintain honeyed citric splurge and toasted barleymalt follow-up. Bland hopping and blase’ mocha murk sink thin metallic medium body.
SHIPYARD BROWN ALE
Peculiar sour grain whim settles down and vanishes in fizzy haze as ticklish honey nut spell retreats to soft hop daintiness. Easy drinking brown ale’s seafaring ocean spray briskness mired by vague, dull finish.
SHIPYARD BLUE FIN STOUT
Creamy ebony-hued tan-headed medium-bodied dry stout with bitter dark chocolate waft, smooth ice coffee creaminess, and floral hop insistence retains barley-roasted peat malting. Plum and fig paint the corners. Burnt caramel and hazelnut endure to mild oats spine.
(SHIPYARD) BATTLEGROUND ALE
Off-dry golden-hazed wheat ale retains pallid honeyed wheat base too frail to lift slack herbal spicing, soiled vegetal nature, and butterscotch candied nicety.
SHINER SUMMER STOCK KOLSCHBIER
Clear-bodied sourdough-scented German-styled Kolsch brings soft wheat elegance, sunny citrus hop agility, and white bread passivity to salty bottom.
SHINER HONEY WHEAT HEFEWEIZEN ALE
Honeyed cereal aroma, soft lemony fizz, and light grain essence punctuate extremely delicate German-styled wheat. A hint of orange peel coats throat, but inconclusive, unassuming finish impedes progress.
SHINER HEFEWEIZEN ALE
Dreary clover-honeyed souring and nasty phenol astringency run roughshod all over unfiltered sunset-hazed German-styled triviality. Skunked malt liquor rampage and rancid cat piss acidity wash out lemony orange-peeled liming of ruinously dreadful scum water .
SHINER BOCK
Musty cedar-hued, small-headed, vegetal-wafted bock too light and unassuming for respected Bavarian class (despite being brewers flagship offering). Inefficient mocha malting hurts straight-ahead barley sweetness, toasted nut thrust, and minimal lemony hop bitterness.
(SHERWOOD FOREST) SHERIFF’S INDIA PALE ALE
Well balanced hazy copper medium body overlays dry floral-spiced wood-toned hops with wheat-cracked cereal-grained toasting and tangy grapefruit-pear-strawberry-cantaloupe fruiting.
SHERWOOD FOREST MAIDEN’S BLUEBERRY ALE
Fresh blueberry essence ignites golden-hazed fruit ale. But corn-oiled grassy-bottomed acridity, phenol hop bittering and delicate lacquering nearly undermine sweet and sour blueberry ripeness.