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

Bar Harbor Blueberry AleBar Harbor Blueberry Ale
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From:
Atlantic Brewing Company - Town Hill / Mainely Meat BBQ
 
Maine, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
Ranked #280
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
79
Ranked #26,394
Avg:
3.49 | pDev: 14.04%
Reviews:
274
Ratings:
504
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 11, 2023
Added:
Dec 13, 2001
Wants:
  21
Gots:
  44
A light fruit ale, made with Maine wild blueberries. As opposed to many of the sweeter fruit beers on the market, our addition of fresh Maine wild blueberries in this light ale yields a subtle blueberry aroma, without the sweet aftertaste. A mixture of the following Mutton malts, pale, crystal, and Munich, are combined with wheat to give this ale its lighter body, and we only use minimal amounts of Target and Willamette hops.
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Ratings by sendsilk:
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Reviewed by sendsilk from Florida

3.03/5  rDev -13.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Received in a recent trade and looks very promising!

A- Pours much more straw colored and clear than I would have though being a blueberry wheat beer.

S- Faint blueberry smell coming from this. Not very prominent at all.

T- Pretty uninspiring. I have heard good thing about their Cadillac Stout, hopefully this is no indication of other beers of theirs. A decent enough tasting wheat beer. Very light and refreshing, but where the hell is the blueberry that I expect?

M- Actually lighter than I expected. nothing special

O- Had it once...next beer please.
Aug 30, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.74 by Taenim from Maine

Sep 11, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by ajdemma from New York

Jul 28, 2023
 
Rated: 3.81 by StrangerTides from New York

Jul 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.56 by emptyglassagain from Massachusetts

Jun 01, 2023
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Rated by mpk2020 from Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Draft in Bar Harbor
Sep 17, 2022
 
Rated: 3.98 by kbrown from Ohio

Jul 29, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Jul 18, 2022
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Reviewed by Beersurfer51 from Illinois

4.14/5  rDev +18.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
I have never tried this beer before and saw it on a menu at a restaurant/bar in Bangor Maine which is probably not too far from the brewery. I have to admit that the look did not impress me as it had little to no head and the color was hard for me to see due to the dim lighting.
The aroma was decidedly blueberry but surprisingly did not overwhelm the beer. In fact a nice wheat and grainy malt taste took over with a semi dry finish. The light to medium body produced a pleasant mouth feel with moderate carbonation and ended with a semi dry finish. All in all I thought this balanced beer was a very pleasant surprise and was impressed by the fact that it tasted like an excellent beer first brewed with some blueberry and not the other way around.
Aug 02, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by KrissyKat6 from New York

Jul 08, 2021
 
Rated: 3.89 by Shantzak from Pennsylvania

Aug 28, 2020
 
Rated: 3.96 by Benipla from Connecticut

Jul 30, 2020
 
Rated: 3.52 by jaxon53 from Connecticut

Jul 03, 2020
 
Rated: 3.23 by Chilmer from Iowa

Dec 01, 2019
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Reviewed by akaizer from Virginia

3.65/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From tap -- even had one that included Maine wild blueberries floating in the glass which adds a whole different dimension to it (review is without added blueberries, though try it if you can find it). Look had a just a bit of foam head and a very inviting amber-caramel color. The scent was quite a bit more blueberry than expected -- although still quite pleasant -- which concerned me a bit that the upcoming taste would be overpowering. Instead the taste was very well rounded, starting quite subdued and ending with a full and tasteful blueberry flavor. The aftertaste did not linger long -- unlike some other fruit-based beers -- which made subsequent sips easy. Super drinkable.
Aug 31, 2019
 
Rated: 3.74 by Frank_Pumphandle from Illinois

Aug 05, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by Eziel from Ohio

Jul 10, 2019
 
Rated: 3.71 by Hefsbeercaps from Ohio

Jun 12, 2019
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Reviewed by Tsar_Riga from Minnesota

3.77/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Nice copper color, transparent, minimal off white head. Nose is a quiet malt hit, the flavor brings a solid but restrained blueberry core, moderate bread malt, a hint of caramel. Well built but not particularly complicated.
Jun 11, 2019
 
Rated: 1.84 by VelvetExtract from Massachusetts

Feb 22, 2019
Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale from Atlantic Brewing Company - Town Hill / Mainely Meat BBQ
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 504 ratings