Oxbow Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in Newcastle,
Maine,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2011
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.
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.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Again & Again from Oxbow Brewing Company 4 months ago
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.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Infinite Darkness from Oxbow Brewing Company 4 months ago
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
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Bobasa from Oxbow Brewing Company 4 months ago
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
johnnnniee (7495) ticked Celestial Blues from Oxbow Brewing Company 5 months ago
I am so far behind. On tap at the source on a motorcycle trip this summer.
johnnnniee (7495) reviewed Ladera from Oxbow Brewing Company 5 months ago
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.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Field Beer from Oxbow Brewing Company 5 months ago
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.
Mansquito (19100) reviewed Gurizetto from Oxbow Brewing Company 5 months ago
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.
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.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Øl Av Skogen from Oxbow Brewing Company 6 months ago
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.