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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7.4/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample at the taproom. Hazy yellow-gold color with a thin white head that recedes gradually to a film. Short strings of lacing. Aroma of yeast, mild hops and malt. Light to medium body with flavors of Belgian yeast, floral hops and biscuit malt. The finish is fruity with a yeast and mild hop aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried from Draft on 27 Oct 2017 at 14:27

7.1/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample at the taproom. Slightly hazy yellow-gold color with a thin white head that evaporates quickly to a wispy film. Sparse strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of tart fruit, yeast and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of salty citrus, mild hops, yeast and pale malt. The finish is moderately tart with a citrusy aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried from Draft on 27 Oct 2017 at 14:19

7.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sample at the taproom. The beer is a hazy orange color with a medium white head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Stringy lacing. The aroma consists of tropical fruit, herbal hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of melon, citrus hops and biscuit malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a zesty citrus and hop aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried from Draft on 27 Oct 2017 at 14:15

7.4/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample at the taproom. Hazy bright yellow color with a medium white head that dissipates steadily to a film. Stringy lacing. Aroma of tangerine, grassy hops and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of tropical fruit, grassy hops and bready malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a fruity hop aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried from Draft on 27 Oct 2017 at 13:58

8.8/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
16 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours opaquely hazy golden amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, lemon/orange zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, lemon/orange zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very mild pine, zesty, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, lemon/orange zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance; and zero astringent hop flavors after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready/grainy, and slightly sticky mouthfeel that is amazing. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6.8%. Overall this is an amazing NEIPA! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the very mildly bitter/drying finish. Extremely juicy, vibrant, and lightly dank hops; balanced malts with no residual sweetness or heavy feeling body. A highly amazing offering, and top tier style example.
Tried from Can on 20 Oct 2017 at 18:54

7.2/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pours a slightly hazy, lemon yellow, with smallish head. Aroma of citrus and pine. Flavor is very bitter, almost too much so. Lots of pine and spice, some citrus. Could use a bit of balancing.
Tried on 16 Oct 2017 at 15:18

8.4/10 β€” Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Pours a slightly hazy, light peach-yellow color, with a smallish head. Aroma is bursting with tropical and citrus fruits. Flavor is also marked by citrus and tropical fruit, with more than a little pine/spruce hoppiness. Finish is rather bitter, but on the whole, this is a very well-done beer. High marks!
Tried on 15 Oct 2017 at 17:20

8.1/10 β€” Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Can. Pours slight hazy golden, large off-white head, creamy and slow to dissipate with nice lacing. Aroma is tropical, perfume, guava, pine, grapefruit. Flavor is light plus sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body.
Tried from Can on 13 Oct 2017 at 02:48

7.9/10 β€” Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can Pours murky yellow, medium white head, great lacing. Aroma is tropical, dank and juicy. Flavor follow, light sweet, light Bitter, juicy. Melissa body
Tried from Can on 29 Sep 2017 at 23:23

6.9/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at Salvage BBQ - Portland, ME. Pours murky yellow-gold with a creamy, white head. The nose holds pithy citrus rind. Light sweet flavour, with bitter lemon rind, flinty minerality, dried biscuits. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Clean finish, moderately dry, more pith. Not bad.
Tried on 03 Sep 2017 at 04:22