Barreled Souls Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in Saco,
Maine,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Barreled Souls Brewing Company
Established in 2014
Matt and Chris set out to create the kind of beers they would want to drink and the kind of brewery they would want to spend time at. This meant focusing on making a large variety of beers, using unique ingredients and processes paired with a large, comfortable and professionally run tasting room that carries 12 varieties on draft.
The brewery operates a fifty gallon brewing system. All of the beer produced at the brewery undergoes primary fermentation in oak barrels. The fermentation system is based off of the Burton Union system, which was a method of fermenting beer developed in England in the 1800’s. The benefits of this system are really three-fold.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
50cl bottle pours an oily, leggy black with some beige head that faded quick. Nose has kahlua and cherry cordial, molasses, coffee, cocoa, licorice. There's a def Jagermeister thing lurking. Flavor has burnt wood and bourbon, vanilla and charred caramel, still some black licorice, cocoa, coffee. Full bodied. Started hot. Then my face got hot and the beer felt less hot. Just off dry. Very full bodied and looooong like train smoke.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Undated can drunk 11/23/25, as pictured.
Smells fantastic, per usual in this series. I get all of the elements, including the bourbon, without anything dominating, nor any excessive sugariness. Nice honey-like richness with spicy-sweet bourbon, mild basil spice and a lemony floral character. Strawberries seem real, with light juice and additional floral notes.
Lovely strawberry with gently syrupy, but not overly sweet honey and a good amount of bourbon spiciness. Juicy and richly flavored, but the barrel-aging has seen to it that it's not overly sweet. Lingering lemony-strawberry with juice and spice. Could handle more aging well, but I think it's pretty solid currently, if maybe a bit intense.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
500ml bottle [#877/1200]. Jet black colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, tan head. Roasty and chocolately, dark malty and slightly citrusy fruity, minimally zesty, hoppy aroma, notes of dark chocolate, Belgian chocolate, some orange, orange juice, orange peel. Taste is roasty and chocolately, dark malty with some residual sweetness, slightly zesty, citrusy fruity hoppy, notes of dark chocolate, Belgian chocolate, orange, orange juice, a touch of orange liqueur, slightly sugary sweetness, slightly roasty and hoppy bitterness.
Slightly oily and dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, smooth, simultaneously minimally dry palate, medium, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Clean, focussed, good balance of sweet- and bitterness - nice, not overly complex sipper.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
(tap 0,2l @ CraftBeer Solniční (Brno))
* Complex, very good. *
Opaque black. Quickly done pale brown head. Wood, alcohol, spicy, strong sweet, chocolate, dried fruits, wine. Full body. Spicy, warm finish.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Aroma: Oak and alcohol.
Flavour: Very sweet with dark berries and oak and spices. Aftertaste is sweet and spicy. Colour: Reddish brown with a tan head. From: tap @ cafe albert
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Tap @ Café Albert. Clear brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, dried fruit, dark sugar and bourbon. Flavor is very sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish with warming alcohol. 081125
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Draught @ Cafe Albert. Pours slightly hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma of malt, brown sugar, dried fruit, light bourbon. Flavor is sweet, malty, brown sugar, light dried fruit, light bourbon. Medium body, soft carbonatio, sweet finish with warming alcohol. 081125
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught @ TidensFarver Ølafdeling - Tøffer'n 9aar's 🇩🇰🎂🇩🇰 fødselsdag 🍂🍁 ☁️☂️ - @ Cafe Albert, 🇩🇰 Aarhus, Denmark. [ As Barreled Souls 15yr Dickel Bourbon BA Bombs Over Barley (2024) ]. ABV: 14.7%. [20251108]. 8/4/8/4/16.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
500mL bottled 9/2/24, #938/1020, drunk 11/2/25. As pictured.
It's a whole lot of cinnamon. I guess there's some Willett in there but it's tough to get at. Salty bacon is interesting and fudgey malts soften the deal. Still a fair amount of cinnamon, but not brutally so. Sweet and syrupy. But again, not horrendously so on either. Needs another six months at the very least.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared with membership group. Cola brown with nice viscosity. Aroma is strong roasted malts, cinnamon and coffee. Taste is strong cinnamon, mild coffee, slight bacon char in the finish. Smooth, soft carbonation and finish as taste. OK but not getting bacon or bourbon, so disappointing in that regard.
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