Oxbow Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Newcastle, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2011

Contact
274 Jones Woods Rd, Newcastle, ME, 04553, United States
Subsidiaries
Oxbow Brewing Company owns 1 brewery:
Description
Oxbow is a small farmhouse brewery located in rural Newcastle, Maine. The brewery is nestled in an enchanted forest amongst rolling farmlands and winding tidal rivers, of which the ebb and flow provide a constant reminder that the coast is near.
The name Oxbow is inspired by the bends in these rivers, the Dyer in particular, which features stunning horseshoe-shaped oxbows where the river covers tremendous ground to travel what could otherwise be a very short linear distance. We employ a similar approach when crafting our beers, taking months or years to create a beverage that is commonly produced in a matter of days.

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4.1
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3

Cask at Public House, 10/18/25.
Quite hazy, no head.
Very yeasty, in the freshly fermenting sense. Clovey and doughy.
Clovey, doughy, oily, bitter. Way too yeasty, not done refermenting, yet also flat. In really bad shape or too old, though not oxidized. Not 100% sure what the issue is here but it's undrinkable.

Tried from Cask at The Publick House on 18 Oct 2025 at 21:38


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8.3
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Canned 8/25/25, drunk 10/10/25.
Clear, blonde-golden. Large, white head, slowly to cover.
No vomit/baby diaper here. Obviously the Brett refermentation seems to be 99% over (or hasn't/isn't going to start) and we've got a clean aroma, albeit not very Bretty. Not too lemony, with big wheat-like notes of biscuit and various grain. Light pepper. Mild all-around.
Yeah, none of that mid/over-Brett-referm character that can ruin a beer (see two reviews down). Just a light, chewy, pleasing, rather delicate, floral beer with soft pepper and light lemon. Seems they've remodeled this one since the 2021 750mL bottle release, as this seems nothing like what the other two raters describe.

Tried from Can from Crafted on 10 Oct 2025 at 19:22


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

a: dark brown body | thinnish oily head
a: soy sauce | alcohol | burnt coffee
f: bourbon | rich nuts | pitted fruits
t: licorice | strong peat | bitter finish
o: still pungent | deep roasty notes throughout | good balance - but strong!

33 cL (it says 12 ounces, but I don't think that's true) bottle | Department of Beer & Wine: Alexandria, Virginia | 25-September-2020 | US$5,39 | bottled: 20-February-2020 | sampled: just over five years later on 09-October-2025, after a nice training run for the USMC Marathon 2025

Tried from Bottle from Department of Beer and Wine on 09 Oct 2025 at 16:23


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

50cl bottle I never would have ordered for myself. Smoke and sherry, apple cider vinegar. Medium full body. 6 7 7 7 7

Tried from Bottle on 06 Oct 2025 at 14:26


I am so far behind. On tap at the source on a motorcycle trip this summer.

Tried from Draft on 02 Oct 2025 at 00:44


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

I am so far behind. On tap at the source on a motorcycle trip this summer.

Tried from Draft on 02 Oct 2025 at 00:40


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Slight haze, pale. Yeasty, a bit flabby. For Oxbow this has a stuck ferm vibe…not at all coming together.

Tried from Draft at Blind Tiger Ale House on 27 Sep 2025 at 05:31


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from my brother: pours gold with white head. Lightly citric, funky. Taste is funky, spritzy, mineraly. Very smooth and refreshing.

Tried on 23 Sep 2025 at 14:44


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Pours murky amber into a willi. White head with excellent retention recedes to coat surface. Sour smoke aromas. Thick with earthy smoke, tart berry and brown bread front to back. Medium length sweet honey finish.

Tried on 01 Sep 2025 at 22:10


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Amber, hazy, thin head, sticky, very fruity, big phenolic character, light chocolate. Fairly complex for a beer that doesn’t really deliver shit all.

Tried on 01 Sep 2025 at 17:06