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.
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nimbleprop (17244) reviewed
Ascendant from Austin Street Brewery
6 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7
Draft at Fox Street, pours a clear gold, white head.  Nose is solid, grainy, corny, dough, grass.  Flavor has all of that, corn, dough, grass, grain.  Crisp, dry finish.  Really drinkable.  Great for the style.  8 3 8 5 14
Tried from Draft on 29 Jul 2020 at 00:58
nimbleprop (17244) reviewed
After the Glitter Fades from Austin Street Brewery
6 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
16oz can pours a hazy gold, white head.  Lemony nose, lime, salty too.  Flavor has lime, salt, mint, herbs..  Finishes tart and briny.  7 3 7 3 13
Tried from Can on 28 Jul 2020 at 20:44
nimbleprop (17244) reviewed
Senescent from Austin Street Brewery
6 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft at Fox Street, pours a cola brown, ring of white head.  Nose has sour cola, red wine vinegar, balsamic too, blood orange.  Flavor is tart, kumquat and balsamic, some soggy wood, earthy mushroom tea notes, port.  Finishes full bodied and tart.  7 2 7 3 12
Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2020 at 20:36
nimbleprop (17244) reviewed
Patina Pale from Austin Street Brewery
6 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft at Fox Street, pours a hazy gold with some sudsy white head.  Nose has lemons, limes, essential oils, herbs.  Flavor is oily, citrus oils, grass, herbs, grist.  Finishes with some bitterness.  Another easy drinker.  7 4 7 4 14
Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2020 at 20:35
nimbleprop (17244) reviewed
Florens from Austin Street Brewery
6 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap at Fox Street, pours a translucent neon yellow, sticky white head.  Nose has orange, melon, perfume, mango sorbet.  Flavor is approachable, oats and fruit, mango and melon, oranges and tangerine.  Finishes medium bodied, good texture.  7 4 7 4 14
Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2020 at 20:33
nimbleprop (17244) reviewed
Rally from Austin Street Brewery
6 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Draft at the Fox Street location, pours a pale yellow, sudsy white head.  Nose has limes, flowers, light lime. Flavor departs some, corn or grist, flowers, but the hop comes through as soapy water.  Finishes a touch weak.  A miss for them.  7 3 5 2 9
Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2020 at 20:31
nimbleprop (17244) reviewed
Offset from Austin Street Brewery
6 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pours a very pulpy melon color, thin white head.  Nose is dank and sticky, onion patch and armpit, fruit follows, super ripe melon and falling apart mango.  Some vanilla sherbet.  Flavor has some starchy oat, a bit less nuance than the nose, more straight forward melon, some sorbet, oranges and tangerines now.  Finishes full bodied, creamy, lick of bitterness.  9 4 7 4 14
Tried on 28 Jul 2020 at 20:31
tfontana (8004) reviewed
Neverender from Austin Street Brewery
6 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Taster pour as part of a flight at The Grill Next Door, Haverhill. Appearance is cloudy, piss yellow with no discernible sparkle, thin cap of off-white head with decent retention and light leggy lacing at the top of the glass. Aroma is strong herb and much milder citrus. Taste is strong scalliony hempy herb with milder piney bitter balance. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth, thin, frothy texture, soft carbonation with late lively kick and crisp, dry, mostly bitter finish. Overall, strong herbal NEIPA with bitter balance that avoids being too bitter. Good.
Tried on 09 Feb 2020 at 04:46
tfontana (8004) reviewed
Six Grain from Austin Street Brewery
6 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can pour from a trade with AirForceHops--thanks, Chris! Appearance is opaque black with dark brown at absolute bottom of glass with no sparkle, 2-finger foamy light brown head with good retention and decent sudsy lacing. Aroma is strong bitter roasted malts--bordering on ash--with lactose and chocolate to balance it out. Taste is cream, bitter roasted malt (less bold than aroma) and chocolate. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with thick, creamy, frothy texture, average-to-lively carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, strong all around with both sweet and bitter but balanced nicely. Overcarbonation detracts slightly.
Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2020 at 04:36
tfontana (8004) reviewed
Short Story Long from Austin Street Brewery
6 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can pour in trade with AirForceHops--thanks, Chris! Appearance is opaque black with trace sparkle at the edges of the glass, a few light floaties, finger-width foamy light brown head with fair retention and mild leggy lacing. Aroma is vanilla, roasted malt, cocoa. Taste is strong vanilla, roasted malt, hint of cocoa. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with smooth, thick, frothy texture, average carbonation with a light lively ending kick, mild alcohol heat (but not burn) and finish as taste. Overall, vanilla is the dominant player and the underlying stout is fairly muted. Cacao adds a bit but aroma is stronger than taste. Pretty good.
Tried from Can on 20 Jan 2020 at 01:54