Bar Harbor Real Ale
Atlantic Brewing Company - Town Hill / Mainely Meat BBQ

Bar Harbor Real AleBar Harbor Real Ale
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From:
Atlantic Brewing Company - Town Hill / Mainely Meat BBQ
 
Maine, United States
Style:
English Brown Ale
Ranked #109
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
80
Ranked #25,991
Avg:
3.54 | pDev: 12.71%
Reviews:
229
Ratings:
408
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 16, 2024
Added:
Jul 25, 2001
Wants:
  12
Gots:
  39
A good, clean nut brown ale with a malty body. This is our most popular ale due to its smooth and malty flavor.

We use a mixture of pale, crystal and black malts in this one, and our primary hop is Target, though we also add some Whitbread Goldings Variation as well.

The Real Ale is best fresh, so fresh in fact, that it's great right out of the bright tank.
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Ratings by FormatKid:
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Reviewed by FormatKid from Tennessee

3.88/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A few of Bar Harbor’s beers have been showing up in my area lately so I decided to put a few of them in a mixed sixer to sample. This pours out a classic representation of the brown ale style a highly translucent shade of ruby-tinged brown. A cream colored head literally erupts, causing me to halt the pour. The head eventually recedes to a thin cap on top but does have some retention and leaves thin wisps of lace on the way down. The aroma is faint, some subtle caramel tones, really light toasty and coffee aromas, and faint esters. The taste is basically the same thing, maybe I pick up a faint smokiness in here, and the finish has a smooth toasted nuttiness. Easy drinking, really soft carbonation so it kinda is almost like a “real ale”, but not really. A nice session brown and good for washing down pepperoni/mushroom pizza.
Nov 21, 2004
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Reviewed by FreePal88

4/5  rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Roasty and stout-like yet incredibly crisp and clean initial impressions. Hops very subdued. Then caramel (and maybe something approximating notes of vanilla?) and biscuity malts creep in. Sessionable and tasty, what's with the low rating? If this was some generic NEIPA it would be at like 95%.
Feb 16, 2024
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Reviewed by Taybeh from Minnesota

3.68/5  rDev +4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From a tall boy, pours a dark reddish brown with minimal head. Nose is nutty and bready malt…nice. Taste follows nose…there’s a little earthy chocolate, and maybe just a little caramel, but not much. A nice fall beer…maybe just a little English style hops in there. Low carbonation. Maybe a little bit thin and watery on the body, but I bet this would be great on cask.
Oct 17, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by Taenim from Maine

Sep 11, 2023
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Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)

3.77/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Can: Poured a deep brown ale with a medium -off-white foamy head with OK retention and light lacing. Aroma of deep caramelized malt notes with light nitty notes. Taste is also dominated by deep caramel notes with some nutty flavors and a semi-dry finish. Body is about average with medium carbonation. Good brown ale that paired well with ribs.
Jul 23, 2023
 
Rated: 3.84 by StrangerTides from New York

Jul 19, 2023
 
Rated: 3.19 by newcastlemike from Connecticut

Oct 09, 2022
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Rated by mpk2020 from Illinois

3.73/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Draft in Bar Harbor. Pretty good ESB
Sep 17, 2022
 
Rated: 3.43 by shelby415 from Oregon

Jul 18, 2022
 
 
Rated: 3.63 by Blogjackets from Ohio

Sep 08, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by KrissyKat6 from New York

Jul 08, 2021
 
Rated: 3.5 by McSeal from Connecticut

May 21, 2021
 
Rated: 3.94 by BidYouABrew from Washington

Sep 10, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Aug 01, 2020
 
Rated: 3.74 by Benipla from Connecticut

Jul 30, 2020
 
Rated: 3.45 by Chilmer from Iowa

Feb 29, 2020
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Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Coming into this beer, I have to say that I didn’t expect too much because of the low rating. I mean, this dang sucker is like Nixon post Deep Throat low. That being said, after a sniff and a sip, it wasn’t that bad. On the nose was light cocoa, and I’ll say the same about the taste. It’s light, but it’s not repulsive like Tara Reid’s career post “The Big Lebowski.” The beer is just kind of “there,” and “average” like a subway sandwich when it was only 5 bucks.

Yep!
Nov 16, 2019
 
Rated: 3.25 by jbeervt from Vermont

Sep 30, 2019
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.99/5  rDev +12.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I tried this at the restaurant location in downtown Bar Harbor whilst there on vacation. The beer poured a clear rich mahogany with thin white head that left some lace. The scent had faint hints of dark fruit and bread. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with subtle sweet malt to start then a yeast finish. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall its a solid beer.
Aug 17, 2019
Bar Harbor Real Ale from Atlantic Brewing Company - Town Hill / Mainely Meat BBQ
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 408 ratings