Maine Coast Wild Blueberry Ale
Jack Russell's Steakhouse & Brewery in Bar Harbor, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
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6.36
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
I am so far behind, on tap at the source this summer on a motorcycle trip.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Oct 2025
at 22:23
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Blueberry aroma. Blueberry and light malt flavor. Medium bodied. Blueberry and light malt linger. Decent blueberry, but not enough to save it.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jul 2021
at 19:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
16 oz. draft. Aroma is mild blueberry with soft malt. Flavor does show a good amount of blueberry with a golden ale base brew. A lighter body to have with a steak dinner. No flaws just simple.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jun 2021
at 15:09
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
Reviewed from old notes.
On tap at the brewpub.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a semi-dark red to brown color with a bar pour’s kind of head that died off quickly.
The smell started off with the blueberries sweet and tight up front. A decent grainy malt base ended up coming across.
The taste combined the blueberries and the graininess which tasted better than it smelled -more or less like wheat to me.
On the palate, this sat about a light to medium with a decent sessionable quality about it. Carbonation seemed fairly subdued but probably due to the want of having the wheat give it a little kick, which actually Dorset really happen.
Overall, the taste was there but something in the smell seemed a bit off in the grainy/what was supposed to be wheat. For the most part, not bad.
On tap at the brewpub.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a semi-dark red to brown color with a bar pour’s kind of head that died off quickly.
The smell started off with the blueberries sweet and tight up front. A decent grainy malt base ended up coming across.
The taste combined the blueberries and the graininess which tasted better than it smelled -more or less like wheat to me.
On the palate, this sat about a light to medium with a decent sessionable quality about it. Carbonation seemed fairly subdued but probably due to the want of having the wheat give it a little kick, which actually Dorset really happen.
Overall, the taste was there but something in the smell seemed a bit off in the grainy/what was supposed to be wheat. For the most part, not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Aug 2014
at 17:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Ok, so this one finally works, but I think it is only coincidence. On draught at the brewery, 8/14/2005. The little, bittersweet wild blueberries are fresh and real in here and well-prepared for the corky, rusty yeast assault. Good crisp mouthfeel, low, pleasing carbonation, kind of feels like an Abbey Trippel, dry and perfumey. Light grainy malt and tons of tartness/dryness from the yeast. A touch of sweet honey malt on the end. Light to medium-light bodied. Huge foamy head, moderate retention and a pale-copper-golden appearance with some rusty earthen-clay tones and the head being white.
The crazy, drying, sourish yeast works, coincidentally, I have to believe, because it keeps this fruit beer tart and dry, as a good fruit beer should be (in my opinion).
The crazy, drying, sourish yeast works, coincidentally, I have to believe, because it keeps this fruit beer tart and dry, as a good fruit beer should be (in my opinion).
Tried
on 19 Aug 2005
at 13:49
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled. Interesting. A notably foamy head and nice aroma. The blueberry taste is very subtle, but I noticed a whiff of green peas. Don’t know why.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2003
at 08:19