Monkey Fist IPA (2013 - 2016)
Shipyard Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.49
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Shipyard Monkey Fist IPA is the genesis of a new generation of IPA. The traditional elements of classic English IPA have been redefined by American craft beer innovation. Like the image suggests, Monkey Fist is edgy, aggressive, and unique in style. This beer is brilliant copper in color and exploding with Chinook and Cascade hop character but able to maintain a beautiful balance. Monkey Fist holds up to the spiciest foods or is delicious savored just on its own. And, in case you didn’t know, a Monkey Fist is the knot tied at the end of a sailor’s rope to serve as a weight and make it easier to throw. Cheers!
Admin Note: This first iteration of Monkey Fist IPA was brewed from 2013 - 2016. In 2017 Shipyard reformulated the recipe based on customer feedback.
Admin Note: This first iteration of Monkey Fist IPA was brewed from 2013 - 2016. In 2017 Shipyard reformulated the recipe based on customer feedback.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Pivoteka, Zagreb. Shared with Višnja 666. Reddish-golden, lasting medium off-white head. Medium to heavily hopped, hops nicely present in the nose as well as toasty malts and dry fruits. Dry bitterness, hops aggressively breaking through. Gasoline. Full taste. Something perfumed is off here. Otherwise good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2016
at 13:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Canette 473ml. Couleur orangée foncée translucide, mousse beige laissant une dentelle épaisse. Arôme de malt caramel, houblon résineux faible, orange confite. Goût de malt, houblon résineux, amertume plutôt élevée, côté herbacé. Carbonatation moyenne, corps moyen.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Mar 2016
at 08:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 355 ml from Pivoteka, Zagreb. Shared with JFK10000. Pours hazy dark orange with medium white head. Caramel malty, fruit, pine. Medium bodied. Solid dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Pivoteka Zagreb
on 19 Mar 2016
at 16:33
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
On tap at Cold Spot. Hazy dark Amber with small beige head. Aroma is English herbal hops, medium/light body, low carbonation, and good smal-bubble lacing. Taste is English herbal hops and slightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Feb 2016
at 17:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear copper colored, moderate strong creamy off white head, nice lacing. Aroma is of caramel malts, some biscuit, fruity and floral hops. Taste is moderate sweet caramel malt, fruity and floral hops, citrus as well, some biscuit in the finish, moderate+ bitterness and a fairly dry finish. Moderate+ bodied and carbonation, oily. Decent, not great. (bottle Pivoteka, Zagreb)
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2015
at 13:45
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, best before 11/25/2015. Pours slightly hazy orange/copper color with a 2 finger fairly dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of grapefruit, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, pear, pineapple, pine, caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/pine hops, fruity yeast, and dark/bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of grapefruit, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, pear, pineapple, pine, caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate amount of pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, lemon/orange peel, citrus rind, pear, pineapple, pine, caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness, compelxity, and balance of citrus/pine hops, fruity yeast, and dark/bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately sticky/resinous, and lightly creamy mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a very nice English IPA style. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of citrus/pine hops, fruity yeast, and dark/bready malt flavors; and very smooth to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2015
at 22:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Harvest Market, Bedford NH. Aroma is bready malt and toast with citrusy and resinous hops, yeasty dough. Appearance is hazy brown with finger-width white head with mild lacing. Nice sparkle. Taste is moderate fruity sweet balanced with hop bitterness. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thin texture, average carbonation and mild bitter finish. Overall, more going on than your average beer. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2015
at 19:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Pivoteka, shared with Hrabren & Jones. Dark amber body, slightly off white head. Sweetish aroma, tropical fruit perhaps, caramel, slightly herbal. Nice, interesting fruity, soapy taste, peaches mostly. Quite bitter aftertaste that grows and grows. Good beer, not thrilling.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2015
at 05:16
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled 355ml. -from Pivoteka Zagreb. Dark golden coloured, small to medium sized off-white head, mild caramel in the nose. Sweet malty, caramel, herbal/citrusy hoppy and notes of grass with pretty harsh bitterness in the finish. Let’s say not really my type of IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2015
at 18:11
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Can, courtesy of Ferris
Hazy light amber color. Nice caramel aroma, but there is an impression of oxidization. Dry, with too much cereal flavor, and too much chicory-like bitterness in the final, covering some timid hop resins.
Quite bad.
Hazy light amber color. Nice caramel aroma, but there is an impression of oxidization. Dry, with too much cereal flavor, and too much chicory-like bitterness in the final, covering some timid hop resins.
Quite bad.
Tried
from Can
on 14 May 2015
at 23:30