Shipyard Prelude Ale

Very dark pour with little head. Aroma is heavy with malt. Taste of heavy malt, toffee, molasses, brown sugar. Heavy mouthfeel, chewy.

200th rating of this beer. Needed a beer it was in the cellar cold enough. Pours reddish orange with a tan head. Nose is sweet and ok. Taste is pretty good, lightly malty. Not bad.

En el aerpuerto de maine a las 6.30 am - eso es amor al deporte. Talvez la mejor de las 4 en el sampler. La mas oscura y un poco de humo

12 oz bottle poured into a shaker glass. Pours a semi clear mahogany color with a nice off white 1/2" head. Nose is roasted malt, sweet caramel and nuts. Nice substantial mouthfeel. Flavor is malty with nuts and caramel. Not much in the way of spice, which is common in some " holiday " ales. Somewhat bitter finish. Quite enjoyable.

12oz bottle 9/18/08 (Bodega Blue Artisan Cheese)-Pours a dark amber with a full off white head. Aroma of roaste malt, caramel, and fruits. Taste of the same with some spices and malt. This medium bodied brew is one of the better brews I’ve had from Shipyard.

Fizzy, medium-bodied, amber pour. Pleasant aroma. Nutty, brown malts with fairly strong, bitter hops in the finish. A respectable (but nothing special) example of an English strong.

Bottle. Pours a clear deep coppery color with a large tanned head that deflates to about half volume. Roasted malt and something akin to roasted nuts on the nose. Medium body with a bit of sweet malt. Finishes with a bit of a burnt note that seems out of place in a beer I can see through.

Bottle. Dark reddish brown body with a short, off-white head, mostly diminishing. The aroma is sweet and malty with notes of caramel, grain, toast, roasted malt. Very little hop presence in the nose, but the flavor is moderately bitter in the finish. The start is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. Medium body with a creamy texture. Lively carbonation. This ale reminded of Sam Adams Winter Lager, only stronger, more bitter and richer. Enjoyable.