Smashed Blueberry
Shipyard Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
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6.93
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Smashed Blueberry is a hybrid between a Porter and a Scotch Ale. It has a rich mouthfeel and a full, complex body.
Up front, there are notes of coffee and chocolate; beautifully accentuated by the aroma of blueberries.
The finish features a delicate balance of sweet fruit and dry hops.
This beer is best enjoyed at 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
Up front, there are notes of coffee and chocolate; beautifully accentuated by the aroma of blueberries.
The finish features a delicate balance of sweet fruit and dry hops.
This beer is best enjoyed at 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
650ml bottle @ Hilpeä Hauki, Helsinki
Pours dark brown, almost black with a small smooth white head. Aroma of blueberries, roasted malts, vanilla, chocolate and coffee. Taste is slightly roasty with a lot of blueberries, chocolate, coffee and vanilla. Finish is roasty with some blueberries and chocolate. Nice, quite tasty and complex stout/fruit beer hybrid.
Pours dark brown, almost black with a small smooth white head. Aroma of blueberries, roasted malts, vanilla, chocolate and coffee. Taste is slightly roasty with a lot of blueberries, chocolate, coffee and vanilla. Finish is roasty with some blueberries and chocolate. Nice, quite tasty and complex stout/fruit beer hybrid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2012
at 11:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle, 0.65 l, at Hilpeä Hauki, 20120605) The beer poured almost black with red shading. Its head was medium sized and lightly brown. Aroma had blueberry, roasted malts, sweetness and chocolate. Palate was full bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were roasted malts, chocolate, blueberries, ash, hops and bitterness. Aftertaste was roasty, burnt and bitter. A tasty combination of blueberries and stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2012
at 11:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled 650ml (Hilpeä Hauki)
Dark almost opaque black color, small beige head. Strong tasty aroma of blueberries, some toasted maltyness, maybe chocolate. Medium to full-bodied. Sticky palate. Tasty fresh blueberry flavor, some caramel, toasted maltyness and chocolate. Suprisingly good and balanced beer from Shipyard.
Dark almost opaque black color, small beige head. Strong tasty aroma of blueberries, some toasted maltyness, maybe chocolate. Medium to full-bodied. Sticky palate. Tasty fresh blueberry flavor, some caramel, toasted maltyness and chocolate. Suprisingly good and balanced beer from Shipyard.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2012
at 07:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6
Blueberry nose, not strong with even more subtle vanilla notes. Maroon brown, thin tan head. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel. Starts with blueberry and ends with soil and baker’s chocolate. Vanilla comes and goes. In between is an odd intermingling of all three that isn’t terribly appealing. Pretty weird, but I think the brewer achieved their objective.
Tried
on 08 Mar 2012
at 16:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ Dan’s house. Deep reddish brown appearance with a dark brown head. Very strong blueberry, mild vanilla, cereal, tart aroma. Somewhat toasty, rich, dark blueberry, slightly bitter, light caramel/chocolate flavor. Tons of blueberries. Pretty good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2012
at 19:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Enligt bryggeriet en porter/scotch ale med blåbär. Mycket blåbärsdoft i kombination med knäckiga malttoner. Ja det är nästan som att drick en blåbärspaj. Tycker också att det finns en havretouch i den runda lena kroppen. Torr avslutning med en försiktig beska känns helt rätt. Smaskens
Tried
on 03 Jan 2012
at 07:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber pours deep mahogany with tall bumpy tan head. The aroma is bold spiciness from the likes of black strap molasses, black licorice and some Mt. Hood like spicy hops as well as a bit of roasted malts and some thick blue berry notes too. I wasn’t expecting this to be so spicy. The taste is thick and rich and bold with robust spicy notes of black strap molasses, black licorice and spicy hops. Behind the boldness of the spices I get firm notes of blueberry syrup and bits of chocolate around the edges. It would really be tough to kill off a full bomber of this stuff alone without maybe a big meal with it. Still pretty good sipper.
Tried
on 02 Dec 2011
at 15:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty blueberry aroma. Roasted malty fruity blueberry flavor with hints of chocoalte. Has a fruity malty blueberry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2011
at 08:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
22 oz bottle. Used a Weizen glass. Deep mahogany color, lively carbonation which leaves a thin off white head sitting on the surface. Nose is roasted malt and mild coffee. I don’t get blueberry at all. The flavor is an interesting mix of what the commercial description says. Malt and smoky peat is what people should be getting here. ABV is masked well. I have a strong feeling this brew would translate VERY different on draft. I only get a mild blueberry in the finish as an afterthought. The berry is there but very faint in the finish. This gets points for being different and creative. I don’t this this should be labeled as a fruit beer. A solid brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2011
at 10:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle bought @ Systembolaget and consumed on September 27. Pours reddish black with a brown head. Smell is full of blueberries with some notes of dry sparkling wine. Taste is malty with an almost chemical blueberry taste similar to blueberry candy. Aftertaste is very porterlike with roasted malt and coffee. The beer kinda tastes like liquid blueberry pie...
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2011
at 15:24