Son of Shakey

Name: Son of Shakey
Brand: Maplewood Brewing Company
Rating: 3.98 (346 reviews)

Maplewood Brewing Company

Chicago, IL

Tavour Rating

3.98

Style

IPA - Milkshake

ABV

6.5%

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A Note on This Beer

Today’s delightfully drinkable treat from Maplewood Brewery tastes like an old-timey orange malt shake from the local ice cream shoppe: plush, juicy-sweet, and crave-worthy.

The crew at Maplewood brews Son of Shakey with a foundation of wheat, oats, and lactose for that signature creamy thickness. Then, they dry-hop it with Mosaic, Mosaic Cryo, and El Dorado for a super-powered blast of fresh-pressed orange juice flavor. Finally, they top it off with a hefty dose of real vanilla sweetness.

Maplewood’s Milkshake IPAs like Son of Shakey are groundbreakingly tasty! About 99% of them score 4+ ratings and rave reviews all over the internet.

And, today’s vanilla creamsicle treat is no different — fans even say it’s the “perfect example of the [Milkshake IPA] style!”

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Reviews

3.98

346 Ratings

BriannaMoody

1.0

Overall I think they tried but missed the mark, which made me sad because I have always loved the shake IPAs. It does give you that slight hint of vanilla but to me is not a good combo with the hops and almost gives it a diaper like aftertaste (if you had tried beanboozled you know)!

kristen714

4.0

Such a surprising treat. Sweet but not too sweet, great vanilla flavor.

Akio

5.0

Not my personal cup of tea, but the flavor is nice.

kyle5013

4.0

Delicious! Excellent vanilla flavor, tastes like a hopped vanilla milkshake.

jason7770

3.75

Reminded me of a creamy vanilla New York seltzer

conal

4.0

Very good. Very vanilla forward. Not as full of a mouthfeel as some other milkshake IPAs, not a bad thing - just a comparative observation

cledes206

4.5

The flavor is amazing. Definitely not something I would drink a lot of, but a great beer to top off the night! It really does taste like a vanilla milkshake!

juangon01

3.75

Vanilla forward, unique taste

BeersAndBeats

3.25

Too much vanilla, not enough beer, but a fun novelty

Jim.Jeff.Greg

5.0

Ale

tom12974

5.0

Loved every bit of this

todd1614

3.0

A little underwhelming. Kind of an entry level milkshake IPA

RyanW

4.0

Nice aroma. Definitely get a vanilla flavor. Good beer

greg2706

2.0

I had high expectations, but like someone else who reviewed this on Untappd...If I were to imagine what a vanilla scented candle tastes like, this would be it. Oh well.

matthew196

4.0

Tastes like a vanilla cookie

Ilex

4.75

So good, wish I had more

tyler4878

5.0

Taste really smooth with a vanilla aftertaste

derek1960

3.5

Solid vanilla flavor and very good, probably better than the rating but I’ve doesn’t have as cohesive a flavor as some other vanilla milkshake ipas that I’ve had

thom59

5.0

LOVED IT!!

bryanna31

5.0

Can really taste the vanilla and milkshake. Fantastic.

charles1957

4.5

Vanilla!!! A leader that leads!!!

jordan2874

4.0

Great flavor but a bit too sweet for me

theUnwise

4.0

Adds nice flavor to ipas.

sara909

3.0

Interesting flavors.

holly463

4.0

Very easy to drink. Tastes exactly like a vanilla milkshake

brandon5313

5.0

Fantastic. I thought I was nice and balanced. Not overly sweet, nice hoppy creamsicle flavor

joelle

4.0

I’m not an IPA person but this was so good!

Chainsawbrewing

3.0

If you’re looking for vanilla milkshake hop beer this is it.

logan353

3.0

Odd, it tastes like a mix of cream soda and orange juice, with hazy ipa malts on the finish. I like it, but I don't love it. Better than a lot of flavored beers I've had

dschaeffer2487

4.5

Like drinking vanilla ice cream

yoda5472

4.75

Very vanilla, awesome!

ShaneSercl

4.0

Vanilla ipa with hints of orange creamsicle.

jon12146

3.0

Weird

marc454

5.0

F-ing amazing beer

DIY78

3.5

I lived in Chicago and am very familiar with both Maplewood and their Shakey series. Peach Mr. Shakey, for example, was amazing. This beer, unfortunately, fell somewhat flat.

Hoppy_nurse97

5.0

Smooth & delicious.

Beerhere

2.5

Creamy but not overbearing on the lactose. Milkshake iPad aren’t for me but this is a bearable one

JennLoza

3.0

Taste like Captain Crunch

roman147

2.25

The beer and vanilla flavor was way too light for me wasn’t for me but if you like light tastes this is for you

jonathan3814

5.0

Fantastic soft IPA. Perfect texture and the name nails it. Vanilla taste is perfect but your tastebuds bring you back to the ice cream float you had as a kid. Very little hops tasted. Great job Maplewood, wish you were distributed in NH. Thank you Tavour for bringing it to my doorstep

sean104

3.5

Very vanilla forward but it’s not a great flavor almost just very un balanced to be honest

jimmy663

4.5

Taste just like a vanilla milkshake! Would definitely purchase again.

JD14

0.5

Way too much vanilla flavor for my liking

cameron1283

3.0

A fairly neural ipa, simple with some vanilla

john3809

3.75

Almost there

Mgodissart

4.5

Quite tasty, though could have more qualities like hops or fruitiness to it.

bhuff85

2.5

Maplewood is always great, but this was an odd one. I get the milkshake style, but just not my cup of tea. Sweet with a hop punch combo that didn't hit right. As Randy says, "It's a no from me, dawg"