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Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale
Atlantic Brewing Company - Town Hill / Mainely Meat BBQ
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- From:
- Atlantic Brewing Company - Town Hill / Mainely Meat BBQ
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
Ranked #318 - ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 79
Ranked #28,043 - Avg:
- 3.48 | pDev: 14.08%
- Reviews:
- 274
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Thursday at 10:30 PM
- Added:
- Dec 13, 2001
- Wants:
- 21
- Gots:
- 44
SCORE
79
Okay
79
Okay
Notes:
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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Rated by mpk2020 from Illinois
3.75/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Draft in Bar Harbor
Sep 17, 2022
Reviewed by Beersurfer51 from Illinois
4.14/5 rDev +19%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.14/5 rDev +19%
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, 2021The 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.
Reviewed by akaizer from Virginia
3.65/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev +4.9%
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
Reviewed by Tsar_Riga from Indiana
3.77/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +8.3%
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 by JustCamIt from Virginia
2.04/5 rDev -41.4%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2
2.04/5 rDev -41.4%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2
Rather tasteless. Scant blueberry flavor.
Aug 16, 2018Reviewed by MooseM from New Jersey
4.3/5 rDev +23.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev +23.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Experienced this blueberry ale in a few restaurants in Bar Harbor over several years. Appearance, taste, and feel quite consistent over time. They seem to have achieved a interesting/balanced selection among the hops, malts and blueberries with minimal sweetness/aftertaste. Would recommend trying this.
Jun 26, 2018Rated by Categart from Pennsylvania
4.68/5 rDev +34.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.68/5 rDev +34.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Smooth light hint of blueberries, not overwhelming. Very enjoyable beer.
Sep 25, 2017
Reviewed by Eamonn-Cummings3 from New York
3.75/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a can style glass.
Look is a amber with a slight blue twinge and little to no head.
Aroma is malt and a slight blueberry sweetness.
Taste matches aroma.
Not my favorite style of beer, but a decent version of it.
Jul 16, 2017Look is a amber with a slight blue twinge and little to no head.
Aroma is malt and a slight blueberry sweetness.
Taste matches aroma.
Not my favorite style of beer, but a decent version of it.
Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale from Atlantic Brewing Company - Town Hill / Mainely Meat BBQ
Beer rating:
79 out of
100 with
501 ratings
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