Bottle. Clear amber color with a thin whitish head. Brown sugar aroma, possibly ginger and a bit of fruitiness. Light flavored beer. Sweet, some spice - first taste reminds me of a snickerdoodle. Needs a bit more body and some more malt backing.

Aromas of malt and candy. Copper colored. Standard bitter flavor, sweet finish. Good palate,, high carbonation.

2004 bottle. Good cherry-to-light burgundy appearance. Mostly filtered, with a light amount of haziness. Big off-white foamy head. Aroma of light cinnamon, dry toffee and a hint of goldings or something similar. Not tremendously powerful. Fruity and spicy beginning, with a dry almost nutmeg like spiciness. Gains some sweetness, and balance. I enjoyed the flavor and it wasnt all that boring, the biggest problem was that it just didnt pack enough flavor in it. Lightly dry, nutty finish, more spice and lightly toasted malt. Quite reminiscent of the Fullers Vintage Ale line (though not as full flavored, balanced or interesting) but it’s on the right track, and for being a year old, it tastes pretty good. Hops and a hint of brown sugar linger on the aftertaste as well as a bit too much bitterness and alcohol. This vintage (2004) has some definite aging potential, as this didnt seem to get watery at all.

$1.35 for a 12-oz single. Big fluffy head utop a ruddy-amber colored beer. Smells of apples and soap. Tastes of grassy apples, but is also very weak... not your typical IPA... not a terrible beer, but not very good either.

I am not a big fan of dry stouts or this brewer in general but this was a pretty darn solid example of the style. +++Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark black color with a mildly creamy medium brown head that lingered. The aroma is chocolate, coffee and roasted malt. The aroma is particularly strong and rather pleasant. The beer is thick and strong in flavor with coffee and bakers chocolate. There is a mild hop bitterness on the finish. The beer also dries out a bit on the finish. Well done.

A hazy orange beer with a small disappearing beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of peach and hints of strawberries. The flavor is sweet and sour with notes of garlic. A weird beer.

2004 draught at KBC in Maine. Pours a deep black, with a good off-white head. Aroma of oily chocolate, hints of hops and a decent roast. Pretty decent for a dry stout, which dont normally produce much of an aroma. Flavor is heavily roasty/chocolatey and reminds me much of guiness. Very smooth, watery body, lightly bitter, but mostly lightly sweet and chocolatey. Quite drinkable, very watery and medium bodied, but it’s better than average, has a good, almost nutty finish.

Shipyard is a pretty mediocre brewer in my opinion but this is one fo the few beers of theirs that i will seek out. +++Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a rich golden-amber color with a large creamy yellow head that lingers forever and produces nice lacing. The aroma is strong with malt, some fruit and sweet hop elements. The flavor is sweet, mildly bitter with a strong fuggles hop flavor. Very nice. Decent malt balance. A bit bitter on the finish. A nice pale ale though I doubt that I would classify it as an IPA.