Red Wheelbarrow
Maine Beer Company in Freeport, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - American Rotating|
Score
7.59
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Farmers play a huge role in the brewing process. They provide us with the grains that serve as the base of the beer and the hops that flavor and preserve it, while also reusing the byproducts of brewing as feed and fertilizer. Cheers to our local farmers, and to Dan Roberts for creating this beautiful beer!
Flavor Profile: Aromas of pine and sweet malt with caramel. Notes of citrus, black currant, cherry, raisin, fig, berries, and underlying burnt toast.
Hops: Amarillo, Falconer’s Flight
Malt: American 2-Row, Munich, Victory, Special-B, Carapils, Caramel 80L, Monastique
Flavor Profile: Aromas of pine and sweet malt with caramel. Notes of citrus, black currant, cherry, raisin, fig, berries, and underlying burnt toast.
Hops: Amarillo, Falconer’s Flight
Malt: American 2-Row, Munich, Victory, Special-B, Carapils, Caramel 80L, Monastique
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9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Nice amber color floral piney aroma smooth drinking with a nice hop flavors not overpowering.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2014
at 13:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Dark brown. Murky nice head fades fast. Nose is bitter with lemon and cloves. Taste is a minor sweetness. Lots of tangerine with cinnamon and apples. Peppery finish.
Tried
on 04 Aug 2014
at 20:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thanks, jlindros. Pours a nice bright, reddish, copper-ish amber color. It seems to be fairly hazy, though it is a bit hard to tell. The head is cream colored and puffs up quite nicely. Easy to swirl back up, as well. Lots of little bubbles. Good lacing and retention. Lots of hops in the aroma. I’m getting earthy and fruity flavors: berries, citrus, grass, pine, spice. The hops dominate, but there’s a solid malt character underneath. Toasty caramel and brown sugar. Mild bready sweetness. Good dose of nutty flavor. Mild vanilla. The taste is dry, particularly for the style, and medium bitter. Dried out crystal malt caramel backbone with that spicy, earthy, fruity hoppiness on top. Starts off with honey and caramel before the grapefruit rind and pine resin bitterness takes over, bringing with it all of the more delicate hop notes, as well. Lots of hop flavor in finish, which hits with a nice shot of bitterness and lingering fruit. Prickly carbonation. Seems a touch higher than most Ambers. Light feel for a 7% abv beer, not really surprising since it’s rather dry. I don’t love the style, but this is an excellent example and a very well made beer. It’s dry and bitter with good flavor. Easy to drink. Seems like it would go great with pizza.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2014
at 21:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
New Beer Distributors, NYC 50cl ($8): Pours amber with an off-white head. Aroma is mostly hoppy (somewhat herbal, fruity, citrus), a hint of booze, and plenty of malts. Taste is mellow at the front then gets progressively more bitter into the finish and comes off with a nice lingering hoppy aftertaste. The sugary malt backbone provides a nice undertone throughout. Unsurprisingly, everything is excellently balanced. Once again, no complaints.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2014
at 16:23
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Refrigerated 0.5 L brown bottle, April 22, 2014 bottled on date. Pours clear amber with big off-white head. Aroma is piney hops, light body, and thick bubble lacing. Taste is piney hops, herbal hops, and bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2014
at 19:17
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Ayotte’s Pours a stunningly clear red brown color with a huge fluffy milky white head that persists forever. Huge citrus hop aromas are nicely countered with a bit of caramel and toffee as well as hints of dark pitted fruits. The flavor is solidly malty with caramel and toffee up front with hints of dried fruits. Citrus earth and pine sweep in quickly to cut right through the fruity sweetness. Lingering hop bitterness last long after every sip. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a slick resinous mouthfeel. Another great beer from Maine beer. I would drink so much of this shit if I weren’t forced to buy it in 7 dollar pint bottles. Love your beer, hate your price point!
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2014
at 16:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a yellowish head. The aroma has notes of citrus fruits, hops, spices, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of citrusy hops, spices, malt, and a bit of alcohol, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2014
at 05:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - slightly fuzzy amber pour with good off-white head. Aroma and taste is fruity hoppy and malty, caramel, light toffee, butterscotch, fresh fruity, high drinkability for the abv, lovely stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2014
at 05:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
50 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small tan head. Aroma is peachy, grapefruity and mango. Passion fruity and mango hops flavoured. Crisp juicy hoppy. Bitter and lingering dry citrusy finish. Light pine note into the far finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2014
at 04:55
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Jeffrey. Pours redish brown with big fluffy head. Nose if caramel malt. Tastes of caramel, red fruits, grapefruit, resin, earthy bitterness, other malt. Chewy texture and bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2014
at 17:05