Barreled Souls Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Saco,
Maine,
United States πΊπΈ
Associated Venue: Barreled Souls Brewing Company
Established in 2014
Contact
Description
Barreled Souls Brewing Co. is owned and operated by Chris Schofield and Matthew Mills. Chris and Matt both grew up in Wells, ME and have been friends since the fourth grade. The idea of opening a brewery together came up many times over the years, usually while imbibing on some stellar examples of the craft. The conversation got serious in the summer of 2012 and two years later Barreled Souls was open for business.
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 1800βs. The benefits of this system are really three-fold.
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 1800βs. The benefits of this system are really three-fold.
6.9/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Caramel. Oily consistency. Lots of milk chocolate. Pours dark brown with good head and lacing. Lost of icing sugar, some cherries. Not bad for a barley wine. Bottle at Aslin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2019
at 19:56
8/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from bottle thanks DeMont 10/18/18 #26/900. Nice color in the glass, no head. Aroma is cherry skin, cotton candy. Taste is light cherries and marshmallow. Very different but smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2019
at 15:52
7.8/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Chalumeaux with the bottle share. 10-18-2018 on the date. #26 / 900. Wow! That is different. Flavor ends on marshmallow with a slight cherry hint. It really is light drinking a cherry flavored marshmallow. T.J, thanks for sharing. Has a lot of uniqueness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2019
at 21:19
5.5/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
16oz pour at Congdon's in Wells, comes with a donut stuck to the rim, then a clear fizzy gold with a ring of white head. Nose has honey, malt, candy. Flavor has malt, honey, candy. Beery. Finishes sweet. 6 4 5 2 10
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jul 2019
at 19:26
6.8/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Air Force Hops (thanks, Chris!) poured into taster glass as part of a blind taste test. Appearance is hazy yellow/light brown with nice sparkle, finger-width white foamy head with good retention and no lacing. Aroma is lemony citrus. Taste is lemon citrus with cracker/biscuit, some astringency, mild grape/Nelson Sauvin. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with frothy texture, soft carbonation with crisp, dry finish as taste with mild yeast. Overall, aroma and taste are on the mild side and the complexity there is doesn't fully mesh well. Not enough sweet to balance the yeasty, bitter astringency.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2019
at 10:06
4/10
Olive nose, dead flavor. Dp
Tried
on 13 Jul 2019
at 18:01
7.8/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ City Hops (5/17/19). Opaque dark brown with creamy large tan head, light mocha vanilla aroma, low carbonation, bittersweet mocha taste with cardamom, rum flavor, smooth somewhat thick body, long finish. Great mouthfeel and flavor.
Tried
on 10 Jul 2019
at 10:08
8/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Sampled on draft this beer poured a black color with a small foamy brown head that left good lacing. The aroma was sweet with marshmallow, alcohol and chocolate. The flavor was sweet and boozy with marshmallow, vanilla, and chocolate. A touch harsh. Very long finish. Full bodied and smooth.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jul 2019
at 16:00
6.5/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can with no date date. Sat in my fridge for about 3 weeks. Flavor is sharp pineapple, bold pine, strong earth. It also displays all the alcohol. This is pretty harsh. This recipe needs work.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jun 2019
at 23:12
7.5/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can without any date. Aroma shows the mango and pineapple without question. All 3 fruits show equally in the flavor. Easy salinity with a light body. Pretty well-balanced overall and well made.
Tried
from Can
on 14 May 2019
at 23:20