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.
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
4 oz draft. Aroma shows me vanilla, chocolate, soft alcohol. Flavor is much the same. Sweet for certain, but not overly sweet or cloying. Hidden ABV. Nice sweet stout.
Tried
from Draft
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 02 Sep 2025
at 21:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
4 oz draft. Aroma is bold grapefruit, mild dead flowers 🌺. Hibiscus is in the flavor, but certainly not overpowering. Grapefruit is juicy with a mild tart finish. Not over done.
Tried
from Draft
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 02 Sep 2025
at 21:01
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
4 oz draft. Aroma of vanilla, boysenberry, raspberry. Flavor follows with a lot of jam mixed with soft graham cracker and mild vanilla. Alcohol is hidden. Lots of jammy quality. Pie in a glass!
Tried
from Draft
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 02 Sep 2025
at 20:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
8oz goblet is a dark brown, rootbeer color, ring of beige head. Nose is very sweet treacle and brown sugar and banana. Yes banana. Booze. Candles. Flavor is better, but really just caramel and cream soda and sticky toffee pudding. Full, sweet finish. Sticky. 7 6.5 7 7 7
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Sep 2025
at 16:03
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Sample at the brewery pours a murky pinkish purple with some pink head. Nose has tart cherry juice, some lemon, a little under ripe red grape. Flavor has that fruit, plus some salinity like a seltzer and a little vanilla that creates a nice mouthfeel. Medium full. Fun. 7 7.5 7.5 7 7
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Sep 2025
at 16:02
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
4oz pour is an opaque black, leggy, ring of beige head. Nose is big burnt malt and toast. Lots of dried fruits. Raisins and currants. Flavor has all the dried fruit including prune and fig. A little amarone lurking? Malt is more like licorice. Full, sweet, sticky finish. 8 8.5 8.5 7 8
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Sep 2025
at 16:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Leggy, opaque black with some sudsy beige head. Nose has big malt and and vanilla and cinnamon. Cinnamon roll. Flavor is a bit more simple and sweet. Some weird tobacco arrives. Baking spice still there. Full, sticky but a but drier than the base. Is that the baking spice? OK. 8 9 7.5 8 8
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Sep 2025
at 15:59
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Thicccc peach color, nearly opaque. No head. Definitely a wild base, leather and dried citrus, and stone fruits. Its peachy. And juicy. And wild and leathery. Very juicy through the end. 7 7.5 7 6 7
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Sep 2025
at 15:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
4 oz. pour part of flight at brewery. Deeply hazy golden yellow w/no sparkle, no head, lacing.Aroma is mango, tequila.Taste is strong mango, tequila, light lime. Smooth texture, soft carb, finish as taste.
Tried
from Draft
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 01 Sep 2025
at 19:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
4 oz. as part of flight at brewery. Cloudy dark brown, nice sparkle, ring of head, no lacing.Aroma is strong toasted malt.Taste follows aroma.Frothy texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste. Nondescript brown.
Tried
from Draft
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 01 Sep 2025
at 19:00