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Blaze Brewing in Biddeford, ME., sits at the end of Pearl Street, in a newly renovated former mill building, overlooking the dam on the Saco River. We provide fresh food and an ever changing draft list, with menu items and beer for all tastes and palettes. Blaze offers both indoor and outdoor dining (weather permitting), with a comfortable setting: outdoor dining offers views of the Saco River, and indoor dining offers the ambiance of vintage brick and mortar, post and beam construction, a nod to the history of the building and area, but renovated for modern comfort.
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8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Super hazy golden and orange-tinted body with a raw honey glow that is about 80 per cent opaque. Aroma of citrus, light mango, a dash of pine and some noticeable fresh-cut grass and resinous notes with a good deal of alpha acids in the nose. Medium-bodied; Strong grassy and very citrusey flavours show from the hops way up front with a nice and supportive malt backbone with a ton of orange juice notes, but a light peppery and dry bite, especially at the end. Aftertaste is robust, very well-balanced and showing some deep bitterness from the hops but a nice balance from malts with a smooth sweetness from the fruit juice sweetness makes for a nice beer throughout. Overall, a nice and robust, very fruity and juicy New England IPA from the heart of New England, but purchased and sampled here way down in Florida - perhaps even better! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Knightly Spirits in Orlando (Orange Blossom Trail), Florida on 30-December-2020 for US$5,69 sampled in my hotel room around the corner here in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on New Year's Day, 01-January-2021.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2021 at 15:21

6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
$4.30 pint can, WW. Hazy brown with a soft beige head. Nutty caramel, light coffee, roasted malt nose. Coffee, cocoa powder, toasted nuts. Lightly artificial from the cocoa powder. Fine.
Tried from Can on 30 Dec 2020 at 00:25

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
$5.00 pint can, WW. Hazy to murky orange with an inch of off-white head. Orange peel, orange juice, pineapple, mango nose. Orange, pineapple, cracker, pine, melon, light earth, melon rind.
Tried from Can on 23 Dec 2020 at 22:13

7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Cool tiki can. They arent lying this is rich pineapple purée. Some tart and grass and lemon. It’s is quite tasty and easy drinking. Breakfast brew
Tried from Can on 18 Dec 2020 at 03:35

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
From a pint can. Pours a hazy straw with an off white head. Aromas of grapefruit and dank hay. Flavors are bitter citrus.
Tried from Can on 17 Dec 2020 at 00:13

7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
4 oz. draft. Deeper brown appearance. Shows Vanilla, crackers, mild chocolate. Marshmallow is implied. Tons of flavor for a low gravity porter. Tasty and the brewer hit the mark on the S’mores.
Tried from Draft on 31 Oct 2019 at 19:43

7.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bold grapefruit, slight orange, in the background a slight pine. Maybe melons.Texture is juicy. Very easy to drink and goes down fast. Refreshing and very tasty. Almost makes me want to drive to this brewery.
Tried on 31 Oct 2019 at 19:35

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
4 oz. draft. Yeast shows a good amount of fruity esters. Banana, pear, rock candy Sweetness. ABV is mostly hidden. Slight warming after the sip. Nice yeast expression.
Tried from Draft on 31 Oct 2019 at 19:25

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draught at Good Star Beer Counter: pours orange with a white head. Aroma is fruit stew, yeast, some maltiness. Taste is sweet, light bitterness. Tastes pretty on point for a BSA.
Tried on 05 Oct 2019 at 23:28

8.4/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Draught at the brewery, 12/23/18.
Heavily hazy, soupy, maize-bronze-golden NE IPA appearance though with a larger head showing better retention than most.
Juicy nose surprises me that it's these three hops. I respect Citra but don't expect these semi-tropical and orange juice/tangerine juice notes from the others, much less all three. Fruity yeast and very light bubble gum with honey and biscuit malts easily supporting. Very aromatic, bright and hoppy with no doughy yeast or resin/alcohol.
In the mouth it's soft, extremely comforting on the palate with rich honey notes drying out appropriately towards the finish. Tight carbonation and intensely juicy hop notes of meyer lemon, mango, pineapple, orange and nectarine. Again, shocked that they've got so much juice out of these hops, though heavy Citra additions could explain that. Very malty, yet well-attenuated. Gets better and better with warming. Lingering lime and grapefruit zest keep some acidity in the mix and keeps the balance up as juiciness increases. Incredible stuff for a brand new brewery.
Tried on 24 Dec 2018 at 20:42