michael-pollack (2603), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA Dec 5, 2008 12oz. Bottle: Aroma of an older airplane. Smells of malts, roasting, chocolate, burnt coffee, slight ringwood yeast, slight butter, and a USAirways stewardess. Poured deep amber/copper in color with a small, dense, beige head that lasted throughout. Clear. Not sparkling. Tiny lacing. Flavor is lightly bitter. Tastes of malts, chocolate, roasting, light smoke, light burnt coffee, slight brown sugar, slight toffee, caramel, and slight fruit. Light to medium body. Average texture. Soft to average carbonation. Roasty, malty, buttery finish. SSSteve (2047), Atlanta, Georgia, USA Dec 4, 2008 murky amber copper under a medium sized creamy beige head. earthy malt, fresh minty hops, and caramel in aroma. flavors of caramel, hops, herbs, earth, and licorice. good stuff. DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA Dec 4, 2008 Bottle. Malty aroma, with some sweetness. Reddish amber body, light brown head. Flavor is pleasantly complex, malts, fruits, and nuts. Finish is a little weird. Not bad for a Shipyard product. timsilvia32 (445), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Nov 20, 2008 Fairly dark clear amber pour. Cream head. Malty aroma, sweet and roast, some spice. Surprisingly solid medium body. Malty, caramel/toffee with nice spice and christmas sugar cookie accents. Not as much hop presence as some Christmas ales, which I found nice. Clean finishing and very drinkable. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect with this and was pleasantly surprised. beerbill (1918), Laurel, New York, USA Nov 19, 2008 12 oz. bottle. Pours a hazy dark amber with a moderate linen white head that lasted until the end of the glass and left partial lace. Pleasant aroma of malt and just a bit of spice. The flavor is malt with some sweeteness and again just a bit of spice. Some moderate hops at the finish. Medium bodied. I’d have to look back, but off-hand I’d say this is one of the better offerings I’ve had from Shipyard. zach8270 (2051), Henrietta, New York, USA Oct 19, 2008 (bottle - 12 oz) Deep red pour with a puffy tan head. Aroma is a mixture of sweet caramel malts and a touch of hops. Some fruit in the aroma as well. Flavor is very hoppy at the beginning with a light malt backbone and a bitter finish. Not really expecting all the hops. kiefdog (1567), Tampa, Florida, USA Oct 12, 2008 12oz bottle from Beverage Castle (Tampa, FL). Pours a hazy dark reddish brown with a massive, two finger tan head that settles slowly and provides lacing on the glass. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of sweet caramel, ripe dark fruit, slight hint of hops. Flavor is much different with mainly roasted barley and coffee flavors with slighter notes of chocolate and hops. Generally medium to full bodied with a slightl bitter coffee finish. unclemattie (2370), Georgia, USA Sep 22, 2008 12oz twist-off bottle. Mahogany, brown color. White head. Nutty aroma, lots of caramel, some toasted barley nots. Fruity flavor, woody bitterness. Deep rich caramel, rich toast flavors. Heavy bodied. full flavored.
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