Son of Shakey
Maplewood Brewery & Distillery

Very vanilla creamy - a fine, easy drinker - but the milkshake (Vanilla and lactose) aspect overcomes too much of the hoppy aspect to be above what I'd consider "good".

 

 

 

 

 

Poured into shaker pint. Foamy lemon-cream head that disappears quickly at first. Lingered more when I poured in the rest. Bright opaque yellow body.

Creamy, fruity nose.

Taste follows. Candy cream vanilla, marshmallow, and mango with an underlying hop bitterness parallel to the sweetness.

Medium feel.

Yet another entry in a glutted but tasty category of ales. Drink full and descend.

 

 

Son of Shakey is the simplified product of the Mr. Shakey line. It is purely vanilla and has the bitterness of an IPA. A bit different than the other milkshakes that boast well rounded fruit flavors. A very honest milkshake IPA.

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Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a one pint can on May 30, 2020.

Congrats on making a vanilla bean lactose malt beverage, there’s just about zero hop character in this to qualify it as an IPA of any kind.

Pale pastel orange, thin layer of foam and spotty lace. Smells like vanilla, no hop character to speak of. Tastes like vanilla and lactose, liquid marshmallow, it's sweet and a chore to drink. Thankfully they didn’t OD on the lactose as there’s no chemical harshness. Thin bodied and well carbed, if they were going for a milkshake it still feels like a fizzy beer.

Overall I didn’t care for this, and if it’s an inside joke I don’t get it. Maplewood makes world class NEIPA’s, but they’re getting crowded out by novelty junk like this. Can we get more of the good stuff please? Thank you in advance. Thanks to Lee for this one, bon voyage.

So up front, I really don't like IPAs. No matter how many positive attributes each may have, most are just too damn bitter at the end. But I LOVE milk stouts -- and most other beers from Maplewood -- so just the name had me considering it. And after reading the previous reviews stating it wasn't terribly bitter I finally decided to pull the trigger.

It's... odd. 16(?)oz can purchased in a 4pk from Woodman's in Lakemoor, IL. Canned date - 06.01.20. Appearance is Dole pineapple orange juice with a bit of white head. Smell is the same, with a hint of vanilla. Taste is creamy and, well, the beer version of pineapple orange juice with a hint of vanilla. Finish is pretty bitter, not as bad as many IPAs, but at the higher end of what a non-IPA guy such as myself finds palatable.

Overall, they pulled it off. It really is a vanilla milkshake IPA. And aside from the bitterness that I hope to gradually get over, it's really good.

 

 

Had to retract my last review

Had a second go at this one. What's there to say other than it's great.

Taste like Lucky Charms, in the best way possible.

At one moment, I looked down and said "it's gone already?"