Baxter Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Lewiston, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Baxter Brewing Company

Established in 2010

Contact
130 Mill St, Lewiston, ME, 04240, United States
Description
Baxter Brewing Co., LLC is the first craft brewery in New England to can its entire line of beers. Located in the historic Bates Mill in Lewiston, Maine, Baxter Brewing Company currently distributes its quality, flavorful, and unique craft beers statewide in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, & Connecticut, in six-packs, twelve-packs, and on draft.

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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can sample at a tasting at Ariel’s place. Thanks Tom L. Dark brown with a stable beige head. Aroma of chocolate, coconut and some marzipan. Sweetish and bitterish flavor with chocolate, coconut and some roast. Medium-bodied.

Tried from Can on 18 Mar 2015 at 09:00


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can. Pours brown. Nose/taste of coconut, light chocolate cream. Not much else going on. Medium body.

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2015 at 22:45


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours deep gold into a tulip. Bright white head with good retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Tea and tropical fruit aromas. Sharp and dry with sweet tea and tropical fruit upfront turning quickly to a quite bitter and lasting earthy finish.

Tried on 23 Feb 2015 at 16:49


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Bert’s Huge coconut on the nose with a bit of chocolate nuttiness. The flavor is again huge on the coconut with a moderate chocolate maltiness to counter. Too much coconut for my tastes.

Tried from Can on 20 Feb 2015 at 18:41


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Northeast Bucket List Trip Beer #57. Keg at the hotel bar. Pours a clear copper with a large creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of caramel malt, herbal and spicy hops. The taste is toffee malt, toasted malt, snappy herbal hops. Medium bodied, well balanced, crisp.

Tried on 19 Feb 2015 at 15:59


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught @ Ginger Man. Clear amber color with medium sized off white foamy head, faint hops aroma, well-balanced sweetish hoppy taste, full body, low carbonation, medium finish. Quite a smooth IPA.

Tried on 17 Feb 2015 at 12:57


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tall boy. Mostly clear gold with ample carbonation. Aroma has a moderate herbal character with light citrus and very mild pine. Throughout the sip I detect a herbal / earthy lingering note that no doubt comes from the tea. The citrus is on the mild side with the pine a weak after-thought in the finish. The mouthfeel has a light zing that makes it lively. I finished the 16 oz. rather easy but I was not craving more afterwords. I like the creativity from the brewer.

Tried on 11 Feb 2015 at 20:13


6.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Can: Black, with a slightly purplish, dark tan head. Light, smoky chocolate scent. Slightly over-cooked coffee, bitter chocolate taste... Light ashy bitter. Not bad, but pretty weak and watery overall. Needs a bit more punch....and less phantom.

Tried from Can on 24 Jan 2015 at 17:36


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12 oz. can. Stamp on bottom of can says 1/15/2015, nice and fresh! Full fluffy head that had great retention on a dark brown liquid. Aroma is coconut flakes, chocolate and mild nuts.

The flavor starts nutty (almonds, walnuts) base of the beer has a light level of cocoa/ chocolate malts. In the finish is where I find the mild tones of coconut. Very mild, I can smell it a bit more then I can taste it. This Porter reminds me of Fiddleheads Hodad Porter, just substitute the vanilla for the almonds that Baxter uses here in this one. Subtle.

Tried from Can on 24 Jan 2015 at 17:18


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can. Creamy light vanilla and chocolate malt and hay aroma. Black with moderate tan head. Lightly sweet chocolate malt, light coffee, and ash flavor. Light body. Okay but very light.

Tried from Can on 16 Jan 2015 at 21:21