Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale
Atlantic Brewing Company in Bar Harbor, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Fruit Beer Regular|
Score
6.09
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Hops: Pilgrim, East Kent Golding
Malts: Pale, Wheat, Munich
ABV: 5.1%
Nearly twenty years ago, a local farmer stopped by our brew pub looking to sell his truck full of wild Maine blueberries, providing the inspiration for our Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale. That year our beer debuted at the first-ever Maine Brewer’s Festival where it was enthusiastically received. This brew stands alone as a beer first, ending with a subtle berry finish. Unlike many fruit beers on the market, which are imbalanced with sweetness our amber ale isn’t overly fruity—just enough berry flavor to complement the hops.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Clear, amber iced tea pint for my wife while waiting for our bbq order at the Town Hill location. Yeasty, half artificial blueberry muffin nose. Yeasty, bittersweet, floral blueberry essence, bitter Aspirin, wheat beer base. Strong forced carb that dies halfway through. Basically like every bad blueberry wheat out there. Notes from June 2011: 3.3 Best By October '11 notch. Rounded pint glass. Two AM, with a pile of leftovers to keep me & the beer company. :-) Darker then I expected. Clear orange/amber body. Inch of receding fizz. Smell is quite doughy upfront, accented with dried blueberries, & slightly zesty, leafy hops. Mild maltiness upfront, turning slightly tart when introducing the earthy blueberry flavor. Odd plastic/Band-Aid flavor creeps in. A little bit of butter develops as it warms. Mellow & dry, with bittergreen hops on the finish. Beer has a touch more heft then you would think. Prickly, strong carbonation, that falls out of solution rather quickly. Solid beer to keep the malternatives out of your cooler.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8
Draft at a lobster shack for lunch. Orange gold pour and small dissipating head. Nose is fruity. Tastes of blueberries, wheat, some malt.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
First had this beer 19 years ago in Bar Harbor, and it tastes very similar to what I enjoyed then. Nothing offensive about it, light touch on the blueberry and only mildly sweet. Great refreshing flavor for a hot summer day.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Pours dark amber with a very thin head. Slight ale aroma. Tastes like a light English ale with a very strong aftertaste of blueberries. Palate is sweet and imbued with the blueberry influences. Crisp and easily drinkable, an excellent beer that isn’t overwhelming while also heavily incorporating the blueberries.
Good, but Sea Dog still reigns supreme in Maine blueberry beers.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
12 oz bottle bought in Bar Harbor, Maine. Clear amber pour with a foamy khaki head and very good retention. Spotty lacing. Light blueberry nose. Taste is a smooth ale with a light blueberry flavor. Not overly fruity. Well done.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
This blueberry ale poured a nice amber colour with very little head. Minimal lacing. Scents include club soda, blueberry jam and a little cereal. First swig was a little thin with light blueberry flavour and some old basement flavours? Finish is a little stale with a little hop flavour lingering. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance had a slightly hazy amber colored body and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. The head lasted longer than I thought.
The smell had some blueberries and light malt.
The taste was blueberries with a toasted malty flavoring
On the palate, it sat about a light to medium, sessionable, toasty yet sweet aftertaste, slightly bitter finish.
Overall, this is good for the style and me, I’d probably have it again.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle: Pours bubbly, caramel-amber with a thick, beige head. Dusty blueberry and wheat scent. Taste is sweet, blueberry, bread, wheat malt. Not a big fan of blueberry, but this one’s not bad. Subtle....not overblown.