Mountain Hopper
Atlantic Brewing Company - Town Hill / Mainely Meat BBQ

Pours orange in color with nice white head that left good amounts of lacing. Nose is citrusy like a fresh orange. Taste slightly bitter then the soft citrus flavor hits. Not a great amount of bitterness though..unfortunately!

Mild APA disguised as an IPA. Relaxed grapefruit, maybe a tiny, tiny bit of pineapple and bready malt wrestle each other and stalemate into a somewhat bitter finish. Sweet but not too sweet, fairly low abv for me (mine is 6.5, not sure if they changed it)--decent easy drinking conservative ale.

Draft: Poured a slightly hazy pale yellow color ale with a medium size foamy head with good retention and some light lacing. Aroma of citrusy hops notes with some floral hops and light bitter notes. Taste is also a mix of bitter hops notes with some citrusy notes and floral notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. More of an old school IPA than a NEIPA but enjoyable nonetheless.

 

On tap at Atlantic Brewing - Midtown in Bar Harbor, ME.

This one pours a mostly clear golden yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This is quite astringent, and pretty malty, with very little interesting hop character to it. It feels like an early 2000s brewpub IPA. Maybe it would taste better on top of Acadia's mountains, but also, maybe not.

This is pretty bitter and not super drinkable. It's just too chalky and astringent.

I honestly do like Atlantic Brewing, but this isn't one of their better ones.

 

Poured from a 16oz can into a pub glass.

Look is a very hazy yellow orange with a thin head that dissipates quickly.

Aroma is a candy bubble gum hop.

Taste is lots of that hop candy sweetness, light toast malt.

A: hazy; deep gold in color; 1 finger ivory head that receded to a splotchy cap; OK lacing;

S: orange, lemon, and pineapple;

T: follows the nose up front; the middle reminds me of Orangina; the finish adds pineapple to that; mild to moderate bitterness at the end;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish;

O: interesting and enticing flavor;

I tried this at the restaurant location in downtown Bar Harbor whilst there on vacation. The beer poured a hazy golden with thin white head that left some lace. The scent had faint hints of citrus fruit. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with subtle sweetness to start then a bitter citrus finish. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall its a solid beer.

 

 

On tap at the brewery in downtown Bar Harbor. Decent juicy IPA, others were all pretty underwhelmed by their selections.