Ipswich Ale Brewery

Regional Brewery in Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 1991

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2 Brewery Place, Ipswich, MA, 01938, United States
Description
Residents of Boston’s North Shore were first introduced to Ipswich Ale during the spring of 1991. With over 30 years of history behind it, Ipswich Ale has been in existence longer than nearly every other craft brewer in New England. Since that time, the Ipswich Ale portfolio of brands have developed into a tradition shared by not only the residents of eastern Massachusetts, but across New England.

Took over production for Newburyport Brewing in 2019, before both breweries were acquired by Huntwicke Capital Group later that year.

Began a partnership with RiverWalk Brewing in late 2023, moving the bulk of production to RiverWalk's facilities, while leaving a small pilot system in Ipswich for small batch and experimental brews.

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at GBBF 2016. It pours clear amber with a small white head. The aroma is toasted grain, soft, sweet, cereal, grainy husk and orange muffin. The taste is bitter - sweet, orange muffin, toasted grain, orange peel, tangerine, kumquat, spice, muffin, pepper and light alcohol with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Decent enough.

Tried from Cask on 12 Sep 2016 at 05:20


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Tried on 06 Sep 2016 at 16:06


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Pours gold into a shaker. Bright white head quickly recedes to nothing. Hay aromas. Crisp with hay and marshmallow front to back. Mild bitter earth finish.

Tried on 14 Aug 2016 at 18:05


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the GBBF 2016... Copper.. Thin white lacing.. Soft sweet toffee fruit nose.. Soft dry toffee fruit

Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2016 at 11:52


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Gbbf. Klares hell nussbraunes Bier. Geruch nach rotem malz, mild hopfig bitter. Geschmack mild hopfig bitter zitronig harzig.

Tried on 09 Aug 2016 at 11:38


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at GBBF 2016 09/08/2016. A orange amber coloured pour with a a halo of white head. Aroma is semi sweet biscuity malts hints of caramel, midget gem, lemon, pine, woody. Little resinous hop. Flavour is composed of semi sweet , little caramel, light. Pine hop, lavender, candied orange. Palate is lowish carbonation, semi sweet sticky mold hop resin.

Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2016 at 11:08


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

2 oz bottle pour at SAVOR 2016’s Saturday session. Black with light tan head. Aromas of chocolate, dark fruit, light roast. Tastes of chocolate, dark fruit, raisins, roast. Medium body with a dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2016 at 17:44


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Poured from tap at Century House dark cola color with a creamy mocha head. Aromas of roasted malt bakers chocolate licorice. Taste is slightly sweet malt licorice with a slightly bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 17 Apr 2016 at 18:28


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle pour into nonic pint glass from Leary’s Fine Wines. Aroma is nice fruity esters, clove, some bubblegum. Appearance is hazy, pale yellow with greenish tinge, attractive mild sparkle, finger width foamy white head with fair retention and nice sudsy lacing. Taste is strong fruity ester sweetness. Palate is medium bodied with sticky texture and lively to fizzy carbonation (kind of stings--a bit too much) that dominates the taste/palate experience, dry finish. Overall, pretty true to style without a lot of nuance.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2016 at 20:13


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours deep gold into a shaker. Bright white head with excellent retention recedes to coat surface. Sour caramel aromas. Thick with sweet tofee and sourdough upfront continuing with mildly hot caramel in the medium length finish.

Tried on 23 Mar 2016 at 17:15