About
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 1800’s. 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 1800’s. The benefits of this system are really three-fold.
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Raspberry and cherry nose. Cloudy copper, medium fizzy head, no retention. Cherry, raspberry, biscuit. Light body, easy carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from
Beer Run
on 04 Sep 2025
at 23:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dullish hazy pale brown. Aroma is phenolic, a bit hot, nail polish, issues. Not so many issues on the palate, however. Some booziness, soft toffee, a bit nutty. This has some good elements - vanillins in the finish, for example - but also shows a lack of refinement.
Tried
from Draft
at
Sante Adairius Oakland Arbor
on 03 Sep 2025
at 05:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
4 oz draf at York River Landing. Mild rum and weak acid. Flavor has a ton of sharp lime throughout. Bold puckering after the sip. Massive pucker. The strawberry cannot really be found by my taste buds. The first cocktail beer from the brewery that it’s been a pretty big swing in a miss.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Sep 2025
at 22:37
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
4 oz draft. Aroma shows me bold mango and soft habanero pepper. Flavor indeed show some mild tequila with bold amount of mango with soft lime. Mildly tart with tequila showing a big presence. They nailed the cocktail yet again!!
Tried
from Draft
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 02 Sep 2025
at 22:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
4 oz draft. Aroma is bold lime, pineapple, salt. Flavor follows with a lot of natural pineapple. Followed by lime. 🍋🟩.
Even though this isn’t a margarita, it shows some salinity. Pretty nice!
Even though this isn’t a margarita, it shows some salinity. Pretty nice!
Tried
from Draft
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 02 Sep 2025
at 22:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
4 oz draft. Aroma is mild nuts, yeast. Flavor is English brown without a doubt. Old Ale yeast, weak nuts. Shows a very soft sour hint. Not really my thing. However, it is proper.
Tried
from Draft
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 02 Sep 2025
at 22:07
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
4 oz draft. A slight chocolate and mild tart cherry. Flavor a lot of roasted malt and some char. Cherry is light and natural in the finish. Nice full body with plenty of lingering roast.
Tried
from Draft
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 02 Sep 2025
at 21:59
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
4 oz draft. Aroma is indeed peanut butter and some bread. Mild grape. Flavor really hits the peanut butter sandwich. Tart not overly sour. Kind of sweet. Nice!
Tried
from Can
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 02 Sep 2025
at 21:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
4 oz draft. Aroma is mild berry with light grain. Flavor of soft natural strawberries, mild grain/ corn background. Super easy to drink with all natural strawberries. 🍓
Tried
from Draft
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 02 Sep 2025
at 21:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
4 oz draft. Aroma of grain and soft grain. Flavor is grain forward with mild bitterness for balance. Clean finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 02 Sep 2025
at 21:12