Atlantic Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale

Brewed by Atlantic Brewing Company
Style: Fruit Beer
Bar Harbor, Maine USA

Any first impressions?
-The compact, thick head looks nitroed before dissipating to a ring over the deep orange.
-A hint of perfumy blueberries rests under the malty caramel aroma.
-Blueberry fruitiness and pils maltiness show up discreetly at first, but reaffirm their dominance after a few gulps.
-The puffy mouthfeel (again, was this lightly nitroed?) remains creamy all along, showcasing some well-extracted maltiness.

What if you dig deeper?
-Feathery tartness from the fruit lurks under the maltiness of a bitter.
-It finishes extremely smoothly with some fading fruitiness.
-Once the head has collapsed, the fruity aroma becomes more defined.
-This is a decent fruit ale for those who don’t just want fruit.

On tap in Bar Harbor.

Nice head when poured, wonderful bluebery nose, but is it real? The blueberry notes were hard to find on thepalate. Short - no lingering malt flavor of which to speak. I will not repurchase.

Not a bad fruit beer - though I am partial (I typically dislike fruit beers unless they are peach or blueberry). The aroma is mostly dominated by the blueberry. The flavor is less so dominated - there is some beer/malt flavor in there which balances the sweetness with slightest hint of bitterness. Combining the sweet malt flavor with the blueberry almost resembles the taste of a breakfast muffin.

Even though I’m not a fruit beer fan, I hoped to find my thrill on this Blueberry Swill. My critique can best be described in song... Feel free to sing along to the tune of Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino: (Piano Intro) Would I find my thrill on Blueberry Swill? This Blueberry Swill where I found you - High on the shelf was Blueberry Swill, It caught my eye, now would my dreams come true? The wind in the willow played... the Aroma’s sweet melody. But all of those smells it charmed... Were never to be! Tho’ the look was not dark, it was pleasing to me still. For I always knew that I’d drink this Blueberry Swill. As I drew my first taste, The mouthfeel was sweet. But all of those vows I made Were never to be... The taste was tart, it was not much of a thrill... I failed to thrilled by this Blueberry Swill. (applause w/lighters lit and held high) Seriously folks. This ale from a 12 oz bottle wasn’t too bad. The Blueberry flavor is slight and tastes exactly like an Atkins Advantage Blueberry candy bar. If you like that flavor of Blueberry, then you’ll like it. If you perfer the sweetness of say, Boo Berry cereal - I suggest that you pass on the experience. Good luck and Cheers!

from the cloverleaf, caldwell NJ. not sure if on tap or bottle. dark amber color, mostly clear. medium tan head. aroma is under-ripe blueberries, metallic and vegetal. flavor is like vitamins, some pale malts, and blueberry - but stems and leaves thrown in too. blueberry beers are so tough to do well!

deep amber with an off white head. aroma sweet blueberries and some caramel and hay. flavor disappoints a bit. it tastes like a sweet amber ale with a weird hint of blueberries. light to medium body. finish is fairly weak. the aroma was nice but it just went downhill from there.

Bottle. Very sweet smell, faint blueberry aroma as it’s poured, very faint. A pale ale look with generous head and some activity happening, looks great. Taste at first is a bit sweet but as it warms it becomes very smooth and well balanced ale. The blueberries are not strong and only appear near the end of each sip. Good fruit ale. Cheers!

"A great aroma off the bat, but followed up by a weak flavor and mouthfeel. The taste of blueberries is definitely in there, but this was a dissapointing experience overall.