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Shipyard Prelude Ale

Shipyard Prelude Ale - English Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
71
overall
Brewed by Shipyard Brewing Company
Style: English Strong Ale

Portland, Maine USA

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2253.27/5.03.26/5.0Winter6.8%66.1English pint, Trappist glass
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Commercial Description:
Prelude Special Ale is full-bodied in the true English Style. It’s a rich and nutty ale with a hoppy finish and an inviting deep amber hue. Available November-December.
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 demdeac40 (238), Etowah, North Carolina, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/54/102/510/20
Dec 17, 2007  
Pours a dark amber, light brown with a slight creamy looking head. The nose is all malty with a little spice. Has a nice hoppy bite but doesn’t seem balanced. A little funky at the end. Totally missing the malty flavors I was looking for in this beer.


 mribm (419), Hurley, New York, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/103/59/20
Dec 15, 2007  
Beer # 400! Not quite what I expect from a winter / holiday beer. Slightly malty taste up front with a slightly hoppy finish. Nothing really special in the taste, aroma or appearance. Pretty much just an average beer.


 tronraner (1905), Maryville, Tennessee, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Dec 15, 2007  
12 oz bottle. Pours copper with beige head. The aroma is very caramelly with some odd grassiness and a metallic tinge that I associate with most Shipyard beers. The flavor is caramel, copper, mild grass. Not among my favorites.


greenleaf (90), Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/57/103/513/20
Dec 15, 2007  
Bottle. Pours deep amber brown with reddish hue. Off white, slightly brownish head. Pleasant, but very light arouma consisting of malt and spice. Taste is pleasantly spicy, after taste is slightly bitter but not too dry. A nice winter ale.


 DenverLogan (421), MileHi, Colorado, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/515/20
Dec 14, 2007  
Copper amber color; small lingering head. Slight aroma of malts, caramel, cocoa, spice, nuts, corn...somewhat true of taste also. Has an English hoppy bite like a rich, spicy ESB somewhat, but also some off notes in the finish.


 thegreenrooster (1811), St.louis, Missouri, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Dec 14, 2007  
Pour is a dark red with a small tan head. Aroma is a very nice roasted malt with some honey and alcohol. Flavor is even better with lots of roasted malts and butterscotch with some toffee and dark fruit. Pretty decent ale and very tasty.


 beerguy101 (3861), Newark, California, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Dec 9, 2007  
2007 bottling, best before Oct 08. This English Strong Ale pours a dark amber brown color from a 12oz bottle. Small to medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is caramel malts and some spices. A medium bodied English Strong Ale. The malts are caramel and semi sweet. The hops are earthy and “dirty”. The spices don’t seem to do much more than dirty up this beer. It’s a touch cardboardy and vegetative, and need to be a little sweeter to balance things out. Mellows a little as it warms, but still there is something seriously wrong with this beer. Thinks it’s more of a recipe thing than a bad-brewing thing but still, something ain’t right. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly biter and spicy.


triodemike (3), Pittsfield, Maine, USA
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3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 7, 2007  
Has a nutty flavor, slightly sweet, much better than some of the othe nutty browns



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