With the rolling in of fall darker and more bodied drinks seems a little bit easier to drink. Call me crazy but drinking a heavy beer in 90+ degree heat is just not my thing. On my weekly grocery shopping trip I noticed this beer, not because of the flashy gold foil wrapper (which you could see if my camera didn’t die on me at the time I drank this beer) on the top but rather the fact that I have not seen this brewer yet. Shipyard Brewing is from Portland, Maine which is interesting only because I have never had a beer that was brewed in Maine. I have been feening for some porters and stouts so I grabbed this one before my conscious could yell at me to put it back. Enough babbling on to the review!

This beer pours a little bit lighter than what I was expecting, don’t get me wrong it is still dark but it doesn’t pour like syrup. The smell of the beer is a bit sweet and reminds me of chocolate. However, the taste of the beer is not that sweet on first taste it has a touch of sweetness to it followed by a dry bitterness, it is quite good and refreshing. It has a touch of carbonation but nothing crazy just enough to give a little buzz on your tongue. The beer is a great sipper and very easy to go down. As the beer gets a bit warmer the taste starts to get sweeter but still it is nothing crazy and the backend of the taste is quite refreshing.

The good: easy to drink and great for a rainy and windy fall night
The bad: probably not the easiest beer to find

Overall taste: ★★★½☆ 

Bitterness: ★★½☆☆ 

Smoothness: ★★½☆☆ 

Overall rating: ★★★½☆ 

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