Longfellow Winter Ale
Shipyard Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Scottish Ale Winter|
Score
6.65
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I remember the black wharves and the ships, and the sea tides tossing free……. And the beauty and mystery of the ships, and the magic of the sea. –“My Lost Youth”
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
From old tasting notes. Translucent brown color with reddish highlights. Rocky tan head. Spicy toasted malt nose. Rich roasted malt flavor has an underlying treacle character. Big bitter hop finish. Full bodied and intense.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
(Tap) clear, bright reddish brown colour with a small brown head; aroma of jam, then hint of roast; smooth palate; balanced flavour with a long, medium bitter and mineral finish
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a very dark brown color with orange highlights and an enormous fluffy tan head that lingered forever and left good lacing. The aroma was sweet and toasty with molasses, dark fruit and cocoa. The flavor was bitterish with tart dark fruits, chocolate, molasses, toasty malts and vanilla. An off flavor developed as it warmed. Long finish. Medium bodied but overcarbonated. Decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
A nice toasty malt, biscuit and toffee notes too, both in the nose and the mouth. Good beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
At a tasting, thanks, very little head, deep brown but not opaque colour, aroma of cake and a touch stale toasted brown bread, chocolate flavor with toasty notes and a hint of carob, quite bland and watery. Not really interesting.
DSG (25977) reviewed Longfellow Winter Ale from Shipyard Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle sample at my (post-)10,000th rating celebration tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks kerenmk. Dark brown. Nice aroma of malt, caramel, cookies, nuts, chocolate, some roast, a bit of dark fruits. Sweetish flavor with caramel, roast, nuts, chocolate, some dark fruits, a bit of oxidation. Medium-bodied.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Dark brown with reddish tint, strong whisky aroma, small creamy beige head, low carbonation, caramelized malt taste laced with whisky, long finish with whisky aftertaste. Feels as if it has stronger alcohol content than it actually has.
CLW (16859) reviewed Longfellow Winter Ale from Shipyard Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
650 ml bottle purchased at my local Market Basket. Deeper ruby color with to much carbonation. Fizzy and lasting. Aroma is caramel malt, light peat and some toasted grain.
Flavor shows toasted malts and grain with a light smoke in the back of the sip. Secondary notes of chocolate and peat. Thin watery body. There is an old saying, " you get what you pay for." That would describe this beer.