Belfast Bay Lobster Ale

Brewed by Shipyard Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Portland, Maine USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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355ml brown bottle. Bottle states abv is 4.7%. Pours out a clear amber-red shade, big beige head with decent retention and light lacing. Nose is pretty straightforward caramel malt. Taste has a caramel malt start, fruity middle, finishes with grains and caramel, and a little citrus bitterness. Light body, medium to high carbonation, pretty lively. Typical amber, sessionable.

This one pours a sparkling amber body and is topped with a dense, 1/2 inch lightly beige cream head. Pleasant bouquet of fresh grains and some bubblegum/cotton candy. Light to medium-bodied with again, the appearance of some cotton candy, burnt sugar notes that supercede the soft grainy body. Toasty malt and caramel finish with a touch of wet shoe.

Bottle, best before Oct. ’12. Pours clear dark orange with a small light beige head. Aromas of sweet toffee, brown sugar, and caramel. Sweet and malt-forward, with some buttery caramel and a grassy, lightly bitter finish. Average. [1003]

Bottle. Deep coppery red, medium off-white head. Fruity caramel aroma and flavour, low bitterness. a simple amber; a style that, for me, was the bridge away from lagers into the world of craft beer.

On bottle at Jekyll & Hyde Lillestrøm Dark golden, ok foam Medium light body and complexity Ok beer ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

355 ml bottle from Vaaland, Bryne. Clear sparkling orange body with a light brown, foamy head an inch thick and leaving a fair lacing. Caramel on the nose and an aroma similar to an old wooden cupboard. Malty, bitter and toasted flavors. Medium body, prickling tongue that becomes dry in the end.

Bottle pour dark amber red, with a thick head, that last. Although the aroma isnt strong the taste is.

33 ml bottle. Pours a white lively head which stays. Nice dark red golden color. Aroma of plum among others. A sweet chalky flavour. Not a through-evening beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

0.355 L bottle picked up @Centra, Colloseum, Oslo. Pours a bright and crystal clear dark reddish amber body, covered by a finger of greyish blond head. Plummy and red berry-like fruitiness to the nose, backed by a whiff of sweet-scented caramel. Some fine fruit flavors as well, jammy plums maybe. Medium malt body. Spiced caramel, faint nutty, and a touch of sour bread. Mild hop bitternesss. Clean mouthfeel. A light astringency in the finish. A decent ale with good drinkability.

Amber in color, clear with a thin white head. Light malt and hops aroma. Light skunk like flavor. This was a decent beer for the occasion. I wish it had more flavor and added hops finish.

Medium beige head. Clear brown body. Caramelly earthy nutty aroma with floral fruity notes. Dry-sweet nutty caramelly taste with perfumy floral notes. Mid-bodied. Fizzy, sharpish mouthfeel. Dry-bitter metallic nutty caramelly aftertaste with oily floral notes. I guess it’s OK, but not a major beer. (0.355l bottle, Centra Colosseum, Oslo.)