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Shipyard Brewing — Portland

86 Newbury Street
Portland ME 04101
Telephone: +1 207-761-0807
Toll-Free: +1 800-789-0684
Hours: Tours Monday-Friday 3:00pm-5:00pm, Saturdays noon-5:00pm.
Brewer: Alan Pugsley
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Notes

Opened: 1994

Annual Production: 180,000 bbl

Contributors: Mario Kornmesser, Marcin Wolynski

Updated: March 12, 2019

News

2012-07-12: Shipyard Brewing Inks Agreement with City Brewing Company Bringing 30,000 New Barrels Online (Brewbound)
2011-04-22: Shipyard seeks smoother sales (Maine Sunday Telegram)
2010-05-26: Shipyard goes Independent (Draft Magazine)

Beer List

Barley Wine

Barley Wine-Style Ale

8.50% abv.
- Date: October 10, 2009 (#7959)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR
  
  Score: 18½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Really really dark red. Dense head.
  
  Aroma (3½)
  Very chocolatey. Grassy hops.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Big, chewy. Sweet, malty. Roasty, vanilla. Nicely complex.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Good beer. Awful dark for a Barleywine.

Blue Fin Stout

Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout

Date: September 28, 1996 (#1827)

Package: bottled

Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Black as night. Smells black, sweet. Big black flavor, a bit thin in body.

Bluepaw Wildberry Wheat

Garden (Fruit Wheat) Beer

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2007 Australian International Beer Awards

Brewer's Brown Ale

English-Style Brown Ale

5.40% abv.

Brewers Choice Honey Porter

Specialty Honey Beer

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2007 Australian International Beer Awards

Chamberlain Pale Ale

Classic English-Style Pale Ale

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2007 Australian International Beer Awards
Second Place, 2007 San Diego County Fair
Gold Medal, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Competition

11.20% abv.

Classic English-Style Pale Ale

Awards:

First Place and Best of Show, 2007 San Diego County Fair

Date: July 6, 2007 (#6568)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. High carbonation. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3)
Grassy, fruity hops. Biscuity malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body. Fizzy. Lots of swet malt. Mild grassy, resiny hop character. More bitter toward the end.

Overall Impression (2)
"Best enjoyed before May 07".

Fuggles IPA

English-Style India Pale Ale

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Competition

Date: July 7, 2003 (#4947)

Package: bottled

Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright amber, slight haze. Big thick head. Fruity esters, slightly spicy. Medium body, fairly fizzy. Big malty base supports a fairly high bitterness. Some fruity notes, and a slight resiny character in the finish.
Date: February 2, 2002 (#4160)

Package: draught

Place: Green Bay Rackers, Green Bay WI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Bright golden, moderate carbonation, thick head. Mildly spicy, malty aroma. Medium body, very mild hop flavor and bitterness, some diacetyl.