About
Austin Street Brewery was founded in 2013 by Jake Austin and Will Fisher. The duo started out as friends and quickly realized their shared passion for craft beer and general imbibing. After several years of homebrewing on Austin Street in Westbrook, they decided to take the plunge. Self-financed and eager to begin, they purchased and assembled a one-barrel brewing system and got to work. Austin Street opened its doors on Industrial Way in Portland, Maine in early 2014. Since then, Will and Jake have maintained 100% ownership of their startup. Although this arrangement has its limitations, Jake and Will insist this is the only way for them to stay true to their creative roots while providing the best products possible to consumers and guests of their tasting rooms. Now utilizing 160 barrels of fermentation space between two production facilities, the pair is poised to maintain their position of integrity and quality in the very community that supports them.
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can at home. Dark red and two finger head. Nose is caramel and leaf litter. Tastes of sugar caramel, brown sugar, red fruit, slight brandy. Medium chewy palate.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Feb 2021
at 04:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Wakefest. Pours black with large tan head that lasts. The aroma is roast, cocoa, cracker. Medium body, dark chocolate, roast, licorice, dry finish, very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Dec 2020
at 21:19
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can shared with Chris M: pours brown with a beige head. Aroma is smoky, caramel, nutty. Taste is lightly bitter, low smoke, slight sweetness.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Dec 2020
at 00:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From my brother: pours gold with frothy white head. Aroma is grassy and lemony. Taste is somewhat bitter, with a nice malty and bready finish. A pils when you want a pils.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2020
at 01:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured a clear dark cola color with a medium sized off-white head. Aroma was caramel malts, lots of boozy notes. Light chocolate. Sweet, light smoke, woody notes. Toffee, light sweet boozy barrel. 16oz can at the DC area socially distant Fall 2020 tasting.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Oct 2020
at 18:56
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
16oz can I picked up at Austin Street, pours a translucent brown with some off white head. Nose has caramel malt, a little Jameson, some earthy soil notes, some tootsie roll. Flavor is cool, malty, a little Charleston Chew, some beechwood, some soil. Finishes just off dry.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Oct 2020
at 19:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Smoky. Super murky, muddy vibe. Roast light peel. Bitter and slight tangy finish. Brown with ok head.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2020
at 17:27
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Pours pink orange. Orange, mandarin, dragonfruit, little sharp, little salinity. Medium body. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Sep 2020
at 22:54
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
On tap at the Fox St location. Pours hazy yellow orange. Floral, hop pellets, grapefruit, bit chalky. Medium body. Bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Sep 2020
at 22:50
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
8oz pour, opaque and oily black, sticky beige head. Nose has mounds bar, heavy molasses, smoke, burnt caramel, some tobacco. Flavor lacks nuance, molasses and burnt stuff, burnt toast and burnt coconut meat. Feels cheap. Finishes full bodied. 6 4 5 2 8
Tried
on 29 Jul 2020
at 01:00