Bar Harbor Real Ale
Atlantic Brewing Company in Bar Harbor, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale Regular|
Score
6.48
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Yeast: Nottingham
Hops: Pilgrim, East Kent Golding
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Black Patent
ABV: 4.8%
When we opened back in 1991 this was our first beer. We created this recipe while brewing with our mentor Pierre in his friend's garage in Montreal. We wanted to develop a beer that was smooth and easy-drinking, yet still retained an assertive body to set it apart. The result was a beer with nice caramel tones and a balance of the malt and hop profiles. Over time we have refined the ingredients to achieve what we feel is a perfectly balanced session brew.
Hops: Pilgrim, East Kent Golding
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Black Patent
ABV: 4.8%
When we opened back in 1991 this was our first beer. We created this recipe while brewing with our mentor Pierre in his friend's garage in Montreal. We wanted to develop a beer that was smooth and easy-drinking, yet still retained an assertive body to set it apart. The result was a beer with nice caramel tones and a balance of the malt and hop profiles. Over time we have refined the ingredients to achieve what we feel is a perfectly balanced session brew.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Location: 12 oz bottle from Chevy Chase, at least I'm pretty sure that is where I got it, the memory isn't working as well as it use to, 3/12/10
Aroma: Nutty nose, there is toast, roasted malts, mild coco, fruity, and floral notes
Appearance: Dark mahogany color with a thin, fizzy beige head, and a bit of lace
Flavor: Flavor is somewhat sweet and nutty, floral notes, almost no hop presence at all
Palate: The carbonation on this one is soft, almost flat, it is medium bodied, and somewhat creamy
Overall Impression: A decent brown ale overall, not great, but it has some nice flavors to it. More along the lines of solid then being anywhere near spectacular, but it makes for a pretty sessionable brew.
Aroma: Nutty nose, there is toast, roasted malts, mild coco, fruity, and floral notes
Appearance: Dark mahogany color with a thin, fizzy beige head, and a bit of lace
Flavor: Flavor is somewhat sweet and nutty, floral notes, almost no hop presence at all
Palate: The carbonation on this one is soft, almost flat, it is medium bodied, and somewhat creamy
Overall Impression: A decent brown ale overall, not great, but it has some nice flavors to it. More along the lines of solid then being anywhere near spectacular, but it makes for a pretty sessionable brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2010
at 18:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Vintage Cellar. Dark amber color with a quickly gone whiteish head. Aroma of caramel/malt. Medium body with lightly fizzy carbonation. Flavor is mild roast caramel with a bit of light hop. It’s really tasty. Finishes less than dry, but tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2009
at 20:53
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
12 ounce bottle from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a dark ruby color with a small head. The aroma is odd, with maybe some infection notes... tart, nutty and with a bandaid note. Taste is caramel, nuts, toffee and that bandaid thing. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2008
at 12:05
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a reddish brown with a big head that doesn’t let me get more than about half of the bottle into a pint glass. Aromas have a bit of funkiness to them and leaves me wondering about infection. Flavor has a bit of earthy malt, acidic peat and maybe some nut to it... Finishes off with a bit of a sour edge that is a nice touch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2008
at 00:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours mahogany into a shaker. Offwhite head with good retention leaves sheet lacing as it slowly recedes. Smoked caramel aromas. Sweet smoked malt upfront becoming sweet and thin and onto a sour finish.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2008
at 20:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Amber-brown colour. Toasty, earthy nose with cocoa notes. Balanced earth and cocoa. A light hint of tartness late.
Tried
on 27 Jun 2008
at 19:33
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Dark pour. Aroma is roasted with a nice touch of malts. Flavor was a little, eh. Not bad, but nothing spectacular. I have to admit that it felt like it was really fresh, which for me is usually a plus, so I was happy with this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2007
at 11:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Capital Ale House - Downtown. Clear deep amber cherry body with a small off-white head. Sweet malty aroma with a touch of molassas. Sweet malty flavor, some caramel and a bit of nuttiness.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Mar 2007
at 08:20
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Brown sugar malt aroma. Brown amber with small head. Light brown sugar, cocoa, coffee and roasted malt flavor. Light palate Great light tasting beer and smooth drinking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2007
at 20:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle from a trade with Porterhouse) Nose of coffee, caramel, and hops; Transparent brown with a very tiny tan head; flavor shows coffee, chocolate, and a little bitter walnut.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2006
at 15:00