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Summer Ale
Shipyard Brewing Company
- From:
- Shipyard Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Wheat Beer
Ranked #222 - ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 72
Ranked #27,826 - Avg:
- 3.12 | pDev: 17.31%
- Reviews:
- 218
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 25, 2023
- Added:
- Jul 31, 2001
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 126
No description / notes.
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Ratings by StonedTrippin:
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3/5 rDev -3.8%
3/5 rDev -3.8%
an extremely plain and almost flavorless summer beer, which is odd because it has more body than it needs to with this little flavor. brassy color, a little dull looking from the bottle but holding a decent white head and leaving some patchy froth lacing as I drink it down (very quickly). the best feature is the feel, great carbonation and a clean finish, but that's expected because there isnt much flavor to clean up. a really mild two row malt base is basically irrelevant, and the hops are for balance only, no real flavor to them. the thing I taste the most is the yeast, which is a clean and very basic ale yeast. I think more grain profile (not body) on this beer would make it a little better, but its good for mindless summer drinking. I much prefer it with spicy food, can cleanse the palate pretty will without getting too filling. nothing special though overall from shipyard. they save their magic for the signature series.
Aug 17, 2014More User Ratings:
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.21/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.21/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
A clear amber colored beer poured from a 12 oz can. Plenty of wheat and hops in the nose and flavor, along with some head. Relatively bitter for the style.
Sep 25, 2023Reviewed by Foyle from North Carolina
4/5 rDev +28.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +28.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from 12 bottle into pint glass. A frothy off white head recedes slowly, golden color, rich malty aroma. Mouthfeel is light to medium with a pleasant finish. Flavor is malt dominate with the distinctive Shipyard yeast presence throughout the taste, mild earthy hops. Overall: excellent.
Apr 29, 2023Rated by DrewDances
3.05/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.05/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Had it on a trip to Portland at Portland Lobster Company. It was tasty
Jul 01, 2022Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
3.54/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.54/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
This one pours a straw golden yellow color, with very little haze, and a bit of lacing.
This smells mostly like wheat and citrus, and not much else.
This has a really nice crispness, and that's about it. There's not much to the flavor here, other than wheaty crispness and some light hop flavor.
The drinkability here is the main draw. It doesn't have the blatant off-flavors that basically every Shipyard beer has, so that's at least something.
I haven't had much Shipyard lately, this probably won't change that - but it was honestly not that bad.
Jun 18, 2022This smells mostly like wheat and citrus, and not much else.
This has a really nice crispness, and that's about it. There's not much to the flavor here, other than wheaty crispness and some light hop flavor.
The drinkability here is the main draw. It doesn't have the blatant off-flavors that basically every Shipyard beer has, so that's at least something.
I haven't had much Shipyard lately, this probably won't change that - but it was honestly not that bad.
Reviewed by DrMullet from Florida
3.5/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a medium golden yellow with moderate head.
Smell is a light sweetness with faint wheat.
Taste starts malty then grassy with a pretty mild wheat finish. Faint earthy spice at the end.
Feb 10, 2019Smell is a light sweetness with faint wheat.
Taste starts malty then grassy with a pretty mild wheat finish. Faint earthy spice at the end.
Summer Ale from Shipyard Brewing Company
Beer rating:
72 out of
100 with
633 ratings
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