Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale
Atlantic Brewing Company in Bar Harbor, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Fruit Beer Regular|
Score
6.08
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Yeast: Nottingham
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.
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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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A dark amber ale with a good thick off white head. A nice blueberry mash aroma, light caramel malt. In mouth, good malt base with light bluebeery essence. Medium bodied. Bottle from Inertiaboy. shared Aug. 2008, while harvesting his hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2008
at 10:47
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle thanks to Lumpy. Pours with a white head that goes and a clear amber body. Aroma of bluberry, maple syrup, blueberry crisp and something raw and a bit of corn. Taste is corn, metallic, with some fruit. Fizzy...
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2008
at 02:49
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
12 oz. bottle from Whole Foods Charlottesville. Best before January 2009. Copper colored with a medium head. Aroma is grain and strong blueberries. Wheat, blueberry taste. Slight hop tingle towards the end. It doesn’t taste like hops, it feels like hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2008
at 16:34
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle pours out a amber topped with a sand head. Aroma of lets see Blueberry and malt. Tast more of the berries and some light tasty malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2008
at 14:48
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle: Copper pour with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, fresh, sweet and tart of the blueberries. Taste is mild and berrylike. Viney and floral. Light malts and some bitters. Thanks BuckeyeBoy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2008
at 22:18
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of KAggie97. Slightly hazy deep golden with an off-white head. Somewhat chemical fruit aroma. Medium body with sweet, berry-like fruit accents and a somewhat astringent, chemical finish. 160408
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2008
at 11:27
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cloudy deep amber with tiny off white head. Sweet fruity aroma with malty and caramel notes. Sweet flavor with berry and malty notes. Ends sweet.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2008
at 14:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 fl oz bottle. Pours slight hazy orange with a fully diminished white head. Blueberry and dry woody aroma. Flavour is dry blueberry and light malty note. Dry and light bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2008
at 07:17
4.5/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 3
Va BF 07 Draft: Blueberry aroma. Copper color, no head. Prominent blueberry flavor ringed with grain. Wheat finish. One dimensional, moderately enjoyable. *Previously credited to (or blamed on) Bar Harbor True Blue Blueberry Ale. H/T to maniac for the correction
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2007
at 19:40
3.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3
Bottle: Poured a light brown color ale with a huge thick foamy head with good retention. Aroma of light blueberry is drier then expected with some funky malt also noticeable. Taste is a weird mix between light blueberry and dry malt with a funky finish that doesn’t integrate very well. Light body with some medium carbonation. I had a couple of blueberry beers in the past few months and they all end up being a drain pour. I am starting to think that this fruit doesn’t integrate well with beer and brewer should think about using some other kind of fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2007
at 10:48