Rough Seas
Ship Bottom Brewery
- From:
- Ship Bottom Brewery
- New Jersey, United States
- Style:
- Czech Dark Lager
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.1 | pDev: 2.2%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 25, 2026
- Added:
- Apr 15, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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“Rough Seas is our classic Czech-style Dark Lager. Brewed with a single decoction and delicately layered malt bill, hopped aggressively with the delightful Saaz hops. Rough Seas is a deceptively smooth and elegant Dark Lager.”
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by HoppingMadMonk from New Jersey
4.14/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Dark tea appearance with a lasting off white head.
Medium carbonation with about the same for the body
Aroma is roasted malt, dark chocolate, toasted grains and a bit earthy.
Taste has some syrupy sweetness balanced out with dry roasted grain bitterness. Very mild dry dark cocoa with the sweet malt and dry bitterness lingering long in the aftertaste
Overall I would say its probably my favorite beer from this brewery
Apr 25, 2026Medium carbonation with about the same for the body
Aroma is roasted malt, dark chocolate, toasted grains and a bit earthy.
Taste has some syrupy sweetness balanced out with dry roasted grain bitterness. Very mild dry dark cocoa with the sweet malt and dry bitterness lingering long in the aftertaste
Overall I would say its probably my favorite beer from this brewery
Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania
3.97/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
16oz can into a pint glass. No freshness dating.
Black cola like body.small off white head, thin rings of lacing early on. Mild malty aroma. On tasting, malt is toasty and stronger than the nose suggests. There is a hint of sweetness, faint roast bitterness. Finish is lasting, but very clean and enjoyable
Overall, very well put together dark Czech lager. Sorry to only have the single.
Jun 15, 2025Black cola like body.small off white head, thin rings of lacing early on. Mild malty aroma. On tasting, malt is toasty and stronger than the nose suggests. There is a hint of sweetness, faint roast bitterness. Finish is lasting, but very clean and enjoyable
Overall, very well put together dark Czech lager. Sorry to only have the single.
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