Beer Review: Shipyard Smashed Blueberry

Serving Type: Draft


ABV: Nine percent


Appearance: I was really shocked when I saw this beer for the first time. When you see a beer with blueberry anywhere in its name, you don't necessarily expect to see this. Smashed Blueberry is almost a dark, black beer. I also noticed quite a few purple, yet blue tones floating around in the body. It features a flat, khaki head without much life to it. It's almost as if the dark color of the beer forbids the head to be adventurous.


Smell: The smell of this beer wasn't exactly sweet, but a slight tartness of blueberries is discernible. I also got a strong hint of roasted malts as well as some dark chocolate.


Taste: The malts and the dark chocolate are the two dominant flavors. The blueberry isn't as strong as I had hoped, but makes for a great finish on the back. In essence, the stronger flavors give way to the fruitiness at the end of a sip. The alcohol content is also noticeable on the tongue.


Overall Rating: 

This was a really interesting take on blueberry beers for me. I've never had one which featured darker and maltier flavors in front of the blueberry tartness. This beer was really enjoyable.