Barreled Souls Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Saco, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Barreled Souls Brewing Company

Established in 2014

Contact
743 Portland Rd, Saco, ME, 04072, United States
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 1800’s. The benefits of this system are really three-fold.

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8
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.

Tried from Draft on 08 Nov 2025 at 09:35


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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.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2025 at 13:27


7.5
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.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2025 at 13:20


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7.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

500 ml bottle from our membership. Bottle # 938/1020. Aroma of soft cinnamon, subtle smoky earthy hints. The coffee in the flavor is low and dominated by smoke and cinnamon. Bold body with an oily texture. Good and smoky.

Tried from Bottle at Barreled Souls Brewing Company on 02 Nov 2025 at 13:05


7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared with membership group! Cola brown, ring of head, nice viscosity, trace lacing. Aroma is smoked earthy malt along with smokey Scotch covering up some peaty malt, mild chocolate. Taste is strong smoked, peaty malt, smokey Scotch. Smooth texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Not over-the-top smoke but that's the angle here.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2025 at 21:49


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Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

500 ml bottle from our membership. Bottle # 573/1200. Soft chocolate, smoke, mild oak. Flavor follows with a soft lingering smoky finish. I have never had this scotch solo. But it’s quite good!

Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2025 at 21:43


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7.6
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

500mL bottled 3/19/24, drunk 11/1/25, #573/1200. As pictured.
Smoke! Big peat, lots of iodine. Some prune and raisin behind it. Not sure this works that well together? Fruity, roasty and iodine.
Yeah...this just doesn't do it for me. It's dry, it's fruity, it's roasty and there's dry smoke with big peat. I just don't know that it works. For me at least. And I LOVE Islay Scotch....

Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2025 at 21:39


8.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared with membership group! Maple syrup brown, nice viscosity. Aroma is strong, mellow bourbon, base malt, mild rum. Taste is base malt, mellow bourbon, hint of raisin. Smooth, silky texture, soft carbonation, mild pleasant alcohol warming in the stomach, finish as taste. Another really good, smooth, BBA Barreled Souls beer.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2025 at 21:17


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8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottled 7/10/23, drunk 11/1/25, as pictured. Bottled 1726/1800.
Sweet and sticky toffee with vanilla and sweet bourbon. Fruity cherry and dry liquor.
Cherry, toffee, big black pepper. Sweet toffee lingering with floral rum that adds a big spicy strength. Sticky and filling with a medium-full, not syrupy texture. That floral drying with pepper is intense on the finish. Somehow paled slightly only by the sheer majesty of DB Cosmic Cliffs.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2025 at 21:11


8.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle with membership group!!!! Inky black with nice viscosity. Aroma is strong, mellow bourbon, hint of chocolate. Taste is strong bourbon, cherry/dark fruit, slightly peaty malt, mild toffee. Smooth, silky texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste. How the hell is this 16.6%? Bourbons are lovely and completely smooth. Other elements from the base stout. Lovely sipper.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2025 at 21:01