Shipyard Brewing
Shipyard Expands
Shipyard Brewing (Portland, ME) is expanding. The brewery is undergoing a $1 million dollar expansion, adding more capacity & employees.
The Expansion By The Numbers:
– Capacity will add 40,000 barrel capacity (To 180,00 barrels)
– That’s an addition of just over 1.2 million gallons of beer (5.5 million gals annually)
– 3 fermentation tanks to be added (2/300 barrel capacity, 1/100 barrel)
– Additional grain silo
– Expansion adds an additional turn. Shipyard will be able to brew 5 times a day.
– Expansion adds 5 employees
Shipyard is the 19th largest U.S. craft brewer, 28th overall.
Get Smashed On Blueberries
Headed your way in May is a new fruit infused offering from Shipyard Brewing (Portland, ME.) Smashed Blueberry joins the Pugsley’s Signature Series. Shipyard states this beer is a blend between a porter and a scotch ale, with fresh blueberries added.
Hops: Summit, Tettnang, Cascade
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Chocolate, Roasted Barley, Light Munich, Torrified Wheat
Yeast: Top-Fermenting English
Taste Expectations (Per Shipyard): This beer has a rich mouth feel and a body of complex intensity. Upfront, there are distinct flavors of coffee and chocolate beautifully accentuated by the aroma of fresh blueberries. The finish features a delicate balance of sweet fruit and dry hops.
Food Pairings: Glazed Duck, Ribs, BBQ, Chocolate, Blueberry deserts
Availability: 22oz bottles. Draft.
Arrival: May, 2011
9% ABV
NEW RELEASE: Shipyard Double Old Thumper
Just released is Shipyard Brewing’s bigger, bolder version of the breweries year round beer Old Thumper Extra Special Ale by Ringwood Brewing, in the United Kingdom. Stateside Shipyard brews Old Thumper as well. Double Old Thumper is a year round offering.
Backstory:
Double Old Thumper is the big brother of the British Grand Champion beer Old Thumper Extra Special Ale, which was created in 1979 by veteran British brewer, Peter Austin, founder of the Ringwood Brewery in Hampshire, England, and brewed in the United States solely by Shipyard. Shipyard’s Master Brewer Alan Pugsley trained at the Ringwood Brewery before moving to the United States 25 years ago. Double Old Thumper was created by Pugsley and has 11.2% alcohol by volume. “Despite its strength, this beer is a great example of balance between malt and hops lending to a surprising drinkability,” noted Pugsley.
Style: ESB
Hops: Challenger, Progress, Goldings, Simcoe
Malt: 2-row British Pale Ale, Crystal, Chocolate
Yeast: Top-Fermenting English
Taste Expectations: Caramel malts, spicy/herbal hops. Alcohol is prevalent, some light fruits intermingle.
Availability: 22oz bombers, draft. Year round offering.
ABV: 11.2%
Shipyard Brewer’s Brown Goes Year Round
Shipyard Brewing Company’s Brewer’s Brown Returns to Stay. Brewer’s Brown was released by the Portland, Maine based brewery as a spring seasonal in 2010. In 2011, it has been promoted to year round.
Description:
Shipyard Brewer’s Brown is a full-bodied dark brown ale made with 5 different malts and 3 varieties of hops. This beer has a nice, smoky taste up front and a smooth, full body finishing with a crisp hop bite at the back.
Style: Brown Ale
Hops: English Challenger, Styrian Goldings, East Kent Goldings
Malt: 2-Row British Pale Ale, Crystal, Roasted Barley, Chocolate, Torrified Wheat
Yeast: Top-Fermenting English
Food Pairings: Hamburgers, Traditional Pub Fare
Availability: 12/6pks. 12pks. Draft.
5.4% ABV
Shipyard Releasing Double Old Thumper
Shipyard Brewing (Portland, ME) just bottled the first batch of “Double Old Thumper”. DT is a new year round release from Shipyard in bomber bottles. Yes, as you may have guessed it IS the bigger, bolder brother of “Old Thumper Extra Special Ale” by Ringwood Brewing (Ringwood, United Kingdom). You have seen “Old Thumper” stateside by Shipyard Brewing as well. Check out the press info on this upcoming beer:
PORTLAND, MAINE — (January 10, 2011) — Shipyard Brewing Company announces the release of Double Old Thumper. This new beer is available year-round in 22 oz. bottles and on draft.
Double Old Thumper is the big brother of the British Grand Champion beer Old Thumper Extra Special Ale, which was created in 1979 by veteran British brewer, Peter Austin, founder of the Ringwood Brewery in Hampshire, England, and brewed in the United States solely by Shipyard. Shipyard’s Master Brewer Alan Pugsley trained at the Ringwood Brewery before moving to the United States 25 years ago. Double Old Thumper was created by Pugsley and has 11.2% alcohol by volume. “Despite its strength, this beer is a great example of balance between malt and hops lending to a surprising drinkability,” noted Pugsley.
Double Old Thumper has a brilliant deep copper hue and spicy hop aroma with a complex malty finish featuring a dry Simcoe Hop bite. This beer pairs well with short ribs, lamb, hearty stews, and casseroles. When Pugsley was brewing Old Thumper at Ringwood Brewery in the 1980s it was considered a very strong ale and, by English standards, it still is.
“When we started brewing Old Thumper under license at Shipyard in 1994 it was considered strong in the United States too,” Pugsley continued. “Double Old Thumper is literally twice the strength, twice the grist, and twice the hops of Old Thumper and, today, is considered strong and Old Thumper is just of average drinking strength. It’s a funny old world!”In homage to Old Thumper, the package features an illustration of two of the famous Ringwood boars heads.
More about the beer:
Malt: 2-row British Pale Ale, Crystal, Chocolate
Hops: Challenger, Progress, Goldings, Simcoe
Yeast: Top-Fermenting English
Color: Deep Copper Hue
OG: 1.108
ABV: 11.2%
More about Shipyard: Shipyard Brewing Company is located on the historic waterfront in Portland, Maine and produces 17 varieties of award-winning English style and seasonal beers. Its products are distributed in over 35 states. A full list of Shipyard Brewing Company’s distributors can be found at this link: http://www.shipyard.com/pdf/distrolist.pdf.
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SEASONAL RETURN: Shipyard Prelude
Back for another season is Shipyard Brewing’s Prelude. (Portland, ME) Shipyard Brewing is the largest brewery in Maine, with a 144,000 barrel capacity. Prelude Special Ale was originally introduced in 1993 at Federal Jack’s Restaurant and Brew Pub to celebrate the holiday season in Kennebunkport, Maine. Prelude is the name of the town’s annual holiday celebration.
Commercial Description:
A rich, nutty, full bodied English Ale with an inviting amber hue and hoppy finish. Prelude has 6.7% alcohol volume, making this seasonal specialty the perfect winter warmer.
Beer Rundown:
Style: Winter Warmer
Hops: Cascade, Tettnang, Fuggles, Goldings
Malts: 2-Row British Pale Ale, Crystal, Chocolate, Roasted Barley
Yeast: English Ale
Taste Expectations: Roasted and caramel malts. Hint of cinnamon, brown sugar, molasses, dark fruit.
Food Pairings: Desserts, Turkey, Stews
Availability: 12oz/6pks. Draft. Nov-Dec. Seasonally.
6.7% ABV
Fun Fact: Check out this beers namesake Christmas event
Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin Arrives!
Following on the heels of Shipyard’s seasonal release “Pumpkinhead” comes another pumpkin beer – “Smashed Pumpkin.” Smashed Pumpkin is part of the imperial bomber series by Shipyard dubbed the “Pugsley Signature Series.” The series is named for Shipyard’s brewer Alan Pugsley.
Commerical Description:
Smashed Pumpkin is a big-bodied beer with a light coppery orange color and pleasing aromas of pumpkin and nutmeg. The Pale Ale, Wheat, and Light Munich malts combine with the natural tannin in pumpkin and the delicate spiciness of hops to balance the sweetness of fruit.
Ingredients:
Hops: Willamette, Hallertau
Malts: Pale, Wheat, Light malt
Taste Expectations: Smells of nutmeg & spice. Pumpkin. Taste, pumpkin to match with malt and falls spices to balance.
Availability: 22oz bombers. Draft offerings. First brewed 2009. Fall seasonal
9% ABV
Side Note: Shipyard cellar aged some of the 2009 brew. Bombers with a gold 2009 edition sticker are exclusively available at the Shipyard retail store – Portland, ME.
