Atlantic Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Bar Harbor, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1990

Contact
15 Knox Rd, Bar Harbor, ME, 04609, United States
Subsidiaries
Atlantic Brewing Company owns 1 brewery:
Description
The Atlantic Brewing Company began as Acadia Brewing in 1990. At first the brewery was located inside the Lompoc Cafe in downtown Bar Harbor and had a maximum capacity of just one barrel at a time. Within a few years the demand for our beers had grown so much that we moved the brewery two doors down from the restaurant and increased our capacity to seven-barrel batches. However, by 1998, we had outgrown that facility as well and so we moved again – this time to our current location on the Knox Road. Our estate brewery was built on the grounds of a 19th century Maine farmstead, that employs native vegetation and local stonework.

Atlantic Brewing Company has created a site to develop new and exciting small batch beers only seven barrels at a time. This pilot facility allows fellow brewers from around the state, country, and world to collaborate on unique recipes and formulations in a shared environment. These brews, together with Atlantic small batch beer, are offered in a tasting room setting. Flights, large pours, and growlers are available for purchase at the bar.

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4.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cloudy orange body with a small off-white head. Aroma of light wheat, with a hint of ginger. Grainy flavor, some ginger kick and a dry ending.

Tried on 22 Apr 2007 at 19:09


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

Undated bomber, though I’m quite sure it’s a no older than a 2005. Consumed on 3/10/07
Light goldenrod-copper colored braggot. Well-carbonated and with a large off-white head that provides lots of sticky lacing, no doubt with help from the honey and is retained moderately well. Clarity is high.
Honey fermenation bi-products give off moderate acid, light perfuminess and almost a waxy-vanillin-like note. But it’s well-integrated in to the barley, with caramel malts combining to produce a strong toffeeish nose. The perfuminess is a great contrast to the more sluggish toffee and really adds the dryness that this style so often lacks. Other notes of wildflowers, hibiscus, rose petals, chamomille...that sort of thing. Not that there’s any in there, but the esters/phenols really give off these notes in moderate quantities. Alcohol is deceptively well-concealed, I thought. Definitely some warmth to it, but no fusels that I smelled. Strong aroma, as well.
Vanilla and caramel are quickly braced by chewy honey in the flavor, adding more of the toffee-like notes seen from the nose. Brushstrokes of acidity sweep through the palate, charging the palate with a strong, dry/tingly sensation culminating in to a moderately phenolic, very zesty finish, dotted with light malt breadiness. Carbonation is medium, helping to break up the sweetness somewhat and prevent the beer from being syrupy. I’d definitely call it sticky at points, but that’s appropriate for the style. I really was surprised by the attenuation of this one, overall. I was expecting a cloying residual sugar bomb and it’s nothing of the sort. Light hints of apples and more spicy phenolics on the finish with dry breadiness and light alcohol warmth. Not very rich, but I don’t like rich meads/braggets.

Tried on 16 Mar 2007 at 15:52


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Capital Ale House - Downtown. Clear deep amber cherry body with a small off-white head. Sweet malty aroma with a touch of molassas. Sweet malty flavor, some caramel and a bit of nuttiness.

Tried from Draft on 08 Mar 2007 at 08:20


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Burnt wood and coffee aroma. Dark brown color with small head. Very nice espresso flavor with hint of chocolate. Burnt wood and hops finish. High carbonation. Love the flavor of this - great.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2007 at 21:32


8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Mocha coffee, cola and light astringent aroma. Dark brown with nice big head and lacing. Moderate dry/astringent chocolate/coffee malt flavor. Mild hops finish with malty aftertaste. Another great thing about Otter Creek.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2007 at 18:08


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Clear ruby amber body with a medium frothy off-white head. Sweet blueberry aroma. Sweet blueberry flavor with a grainy malty background.

Tried on 25 Feb 2007 at 10:47


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 22oz. Raisin malt and alcohol aroma. Dark reddish-amber color with moderate head. Initially a raisin/dried cherry/caramel malt flavor with a light hops and strong alcohol finish. Malty aftertaste. Wish I had a decent cellar to age this one a bit more.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2007 at 19:25


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

12 oz. bottle. Rich coffee smell upon opening, close to a stout, if your ask me. Pours dark with garnet highlights at the bottom of my tall tumbler. Head is soda pop fizzy, even sounds like a soda. Burnt coffee aroma gets stronger in the glass. Tastes good, may actually a bit too strong for this style. Earthy and coffee-bitter. Tang of some American hops, but these are not very prominent. RB shows 15 beers with the "clever" name of Coal Porter, and this is the more widely rated, and a pretty good brew to boot.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2007 at 22:08


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Chocolate malt aroma with light metallic hint. Dark reddish brown color with moderate head. Chocolate and brown sugar malt flavor with moderate hops finish. Very nice flavor. An overall nice tasting beer.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2007 at 21:20


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Brown sugar malt aroma. Brown amber with small head. Light brown sugar, cocoa, coffee and roasted malt flavor. Light palate Great light tasting beer and smooth drinking.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2007 at 20:51