Austin Street Brewery

Microbrewery in Portland, Maine, United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2014

Contact
115 Fox Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Description
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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7.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
This beer is a slightly hazy straw-gold color with a medium thin frothy white head that dissipates gradually to a film. Sticky strings of lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of funky yeast, citrus, apple and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of brett yeast, green apple, citrus and doughy malt. The finish is tart and funky with an apple and yeast aftertaste. Pretty good all around.
Tried on 15 Jan 2018 at 09:14

7.6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle opened for on-site consumption at the source. Clear golden with plenty of carbonated bubbles. Aroma is lemons, perfume notes, brett, hay, some herbal yeasty note. Fruity flavor, grass, perfume, brett notes, hay, some grass. Mild sweetness with the yeast. Good balance. Real nice.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2017 at 13:34

8.9/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 10 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Bottle opened for on-site consumption at the source. Th aroma is enormous amounts of fuzzy peaches. Peach fuzz. All fruit, bold peach. Flavor is tart and not outrageous sour. Wow, huge peach and just the right level of tartness, not over done. Awesome!
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2017 at 13:14

7.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
4 oz. sample draft at the source. Aroma shows typical haze. Aroma is citrus, pineapple, and pine. The flavor is a direct reflection. Pine has a good showing in the finish.
Tried from Draft on 30 Dec 2017 at 12:50

8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft at King's Head, Portland ,ME. Appearance of grapefruit juice. Aroma is ridiculously tropical fruity. Large peach, passion fruit, pineapple. Very well balanced. Flavors shows me pineapple for weeks. Hints of passion fruit, slight resin, and hints of floral in the finish. Bitterness is bold. Incredible brew. Reminds me of another top tier beer from New England. (And I am not going to refer to said beer)
Tried from Draft on 30 Dec 2017 at 08:44

8.9/10 β€” Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Pours an incredibly murky, muddy-brown-yellow, with smallish head (seriously, this is not a pretty beer, even by NE standards). Strong citrus and tropical fruit aromas. Flavor is very citrusy, with a huge pine/spruce hop bite. Soft mouthfeel. Very bitter finish/aftertaste. Not bad.**I feel like I underrated this from the beginning--I've had several more since and this is truly one of the best NE-style double IPAs currently being made**
Tried on 24 Dec 2017 at 15:31

7.6/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured from thanks Chris DeMont black with a thin cocoa head. Aromas is roasted chocolate vanilla cream and brown sugar. Taste is rich creamy luscious mouth feel nicely balanced not sickly sweet. Nice sipper.
Tried on 17 Dec 2017 at 21:25

7.2/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Poured from can thanks Chris DeMont light golden with a thin white head. Aromas of dank hops light citrus and grain. Taste is light citrus pith hops and nice balanced finish.
Tried from Can on 03 Dec 2017 at 18:43

8/10
Banana ipa? Good stuff.
Tried on 18 Nov 2017 at 14:23

7.1/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
16 oz. can from Spruce Creek Provisions. Appearance shows a bright yellow with head and lacing. Aroma is pale grain, light citrus, light earthy hops. Flavor shows citrus rind, oranges, grapefruit, and pine. Texture is dry. Body is medium. Bitterness is assertive for an APA.
Tried from Can on 03 Nov 2017 at 20:51