Tap at Maine Beer Company, Freeport. Originally rated 20160221. Colour is cloudy copper with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Caramel, some chocolate, some fruits, hops and malts.

Thanks to Thomas for sharing this. i am drinking it in the dark at Darkness day. Fairly heavy hop aroma and flavor, on the line between an amber ale or a red ipa. Hops are strong, well carbonated, good looking beer to the extent i can see it, it does have a nice lacing head. One of the best amber ales I have had the chance to try.

Keg pour at NH Brewfest. Appearance is amber reddish, no sparkle, little head with decent lacing. Aroma is dominant hops--pine, grass with a bit of hay, some corn. Taste is dominant bitter--resin, pine. Palate is light-to-medium with average to lively carbonation and bitter finish. Overall, fans of pale ale on the bitter side will enjoy this. Decent complexity but too far to the bitter side for me.

On tap at Church Key, DC. More or less clear in the glass, amber in color, topped by a small, dense, light beige head. The aroma it’s on the malty, almost meaty side at first, followed by bread, caramel notes, grapefruit and some pond cones. It’s full bodied and smooth, with a nice carbonation level. Where the malts dominated the aroma, the hops run the show in the flavor. Grapefruit and pine cones, with bready malts in the back. Lasting finish. Quite nice this one, how an amber ale should be. 150620

Brown bottle, 1 pint 0.9 ounces, beat before 081714, purchased at DeCicco’s, trip to Bacon and beer classic (New York), savoured on June 16 2015; eye: dark brown, opaque, nice beige head that turns into a thin sheet, average lacing; nose: hops, malt, slight fruity, light citrusy, slight grapefruit; mouth: hops, malt, light grapefruit, bittering hops, finale in bittering hops with good presence of malt, medium-full body, average carbonation, mildly bitter, lightly harsh texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 0,9 onces, 7,2 %, meilleure avant 081714, achetée chez DeCico’s, voyage au Bacon and beer classic (New York), savourée le 16 juin 2015; œil : brun foncé, opaque, bonne mousse beige qui se transforme en une minuscule couche, dentelle moyenne; nez : houblon, malt, très léger fruité, léger citrique, très léger pamplemousse; bouche : houblon, malt, léger pamplemousse, houblon amérisant, finale en houblon amérisant avec présence de malt, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement amère, texture légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : bien

500 ml bottle purchased at 7-11, Kittery. Jason is still doing a great job as the manager of this store! Selection is always up-to-date and spot on. Color is copper with lasting head. Aro,a is toasted grain, caramel and mild grapefruit.

The base is that of a standard Amber ale with toffee, grain and caramel. The hops are a mix of grapefruit and moderate pine. The bitterness shows me dry pine with a gritty texture. Kind of dirty. Highly drinkable but nowhere near my favorite from this brewery.

First time having a beer from MBC, and I have to say I like their attitude (at least what I can gather from the label.) I also like there beer, Pours the advertised amber, leaning toward the brown scale, with some cloud. Big hop nose of resin, and a little pine. Very smooth taste, heavy on the hops for an "ale" but with a good balance of resins, mild bitterness, a little perfume with a mildly sweet caramel malt backbone. Mild bitterness on the after. Very nice, a well balanced beer. And now it’s gone. Sigh.