Shipyard Export Ale

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Beer pours a medium gold color, clear, and capped with a bubbly white head which lingers. Bready malt, light citrusy hops, and yeast comprise the aromatics. The Mouthfeel is thin to average. The taste is typical of a blonde ale…lots of grassy malt up front, and lots of weak citrus in the bitter hop bite.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Bottle from the brewery in Portland. Pours a clean golden colour with a frothy warm cap, decent lasting with minimal lacing. Sweet nose giving some fruitiness, ending up showing cereal grains. The taste has the cereal again, with caramel notes and hops that seem a little out of place for this one. Does get a little better and does get bitter. OK, not that much, but a decent dry finish occurs. Not a bad golden ale.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

Pours clear pale amber, medium off white head, good lacing. Aroma is pretty honey breads. Flavor follows, medium sweet, very light bitter, honey, caramel, a touch of acidity. Medium body, high carbonation.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

pours a bright, orange hue with active bubbling and a little head, head becomes very small after about a sip or two. The aroma is robust malt and some spicy hop zest, rich inviting aroma. The taste is toasted malts and some spicy hop cut, some very light citrus notes, the toasted malts are really apparent and are really good. The mouthfeel is very clean and balanced, nothing to heavy, a nice medium bodied beer.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

It pours a solid golden with a thick and rich white head and some spotty lacing. An aroma of caramel malts, hops, bread and yeast, grass, and mild spice. The mouthfeel is smooth and fairly rich. Flavors of caramel malts, hops, citurs, bread and yeast, grass, and spices. A very relaxing and flavorful ale.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

A clear golden color with a bright white somewhat soapy head with decent size and retention. Some ok lacing left behind also. The head settled to a little film on top. A decent amount of bready or biscuit malt in the nose. Some grain, but not over the top. Balanced pretty well, but a little bit tame. Smells clean. The breadiness really starts to come through as it warms. I get the grain at first followed by a crisp cracker flavor. Tastes a little like white bread. The taste is clean with a moderate amount of bitterness. Medium mouthfeel. Crisp, smooth and dry. Rather refreshing. The palate is left with flavor after each sip. Not an over abundance, but enough to last a minute or two. This is a pretty solid brew. Reminds me of a German Pilsner. Easy drinking and sessionable. Very nice for Spring and Summer. Nothing complicated, no frills. Well crafted.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Aroma is malty and crisp, more like a lager than an ale but still all right. It pours a clear, bubbly amber with a rather thick and fluffy off-white head. Flavor is crisp and malty with a fruity undertone, mainly apple and banana, and a hint of hoppy bitterness. Texture is fairly smooth and edgy, leaving behind a nice tingle. This is a good party beer, or an accompaniment for a hearty meal.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

First couple times I tried this a few years ago, I found it better than it is now. This beer seems pretty mass-producedish to me. Tastes more like a lager or pilsner to me versus "Blonde Ale"....or maybe some kind of weak pale ale. Has an ok flavor, for what it is...just don't expect a Belgian-type blond ale. This would be a decent daytime or lawnmower beer. Or something to get on the cheaper side for parties, but I wouldn't call this craft.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

Just about as mundane as a beer can get without being a drainpour, and event that’s stretching it a bit. The beer pours out a light amber/golden body, clear without any head...just a strangely still pour. Aroma was mostly simple buttery malts with a bit of earthyness to it. Flavor has some dried apricot and light grains. Very easy on everything involved, so it would up being very boring, but drinkable.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 5

not bad for a blonde ale, but nothing distinguished either. a non-descript too highly carbonated non-offensive light semi-refreshing ale. nothing more, nothing less.