Atlantic Bar Harbor Real Ale

Brewed by Atlantic Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Bar Harbor, Maine USA

Nice and dark looking almost like a bock or Schwartzbier. Thin head and a nutty malty aroma. Decent roasted coffee bitterness and a malty nutty aftertaste. I really like this... I’ll definitely be to making future purchases of this.

A decent brown ale with just enough nuttiness to make it worthwhile. No complaints, but nothing spectacular.

NorCal Feb ’08 - Interesting beer in terms of aroma. Aroma had that smokey, whiskey malty aroma with some leaf tobacco notes as well. Unfortunately, that’s where it ended. Appearance was a reddish/plum color with a head without any retention. Mouthfeel is incredibly thin. Flavor is smokey, tobacco, wet cardboard, a bit earthy and some nuttyness in there. Perhaps the bottle has some age on it? I dunno. I would have been nice w/o the oxidation. A fuller body and the brewers might be on to something.

Bottle. Poured a dark ruby-copper color with a huge rocky white head that settles down. Light grainy aroma wityh a musky mildewy aroma. Unfortunately this shows up the taste also. The odd finish is unpleasant. I poured most of it out.

bought being scared of the result... Pours a light tan brown .. some decent head ... smells of a simple beer and cola .. taste is a bit strange, not bad but seems very simple... non offensive but lacks chararter, a breath of fresh air as brown ales aren’t really my bag ... mouthfeel seems as good as it gets for a brown ale.. not too bad ... It’s just Bernie!

Pours a pretty dark but clear ruby. Nose is nutty and slightly caramel sweet. Flavor is sweet with artificial sweetener there as well as a slight touch of nut. But the sugary sweet dominates and keeps it to a limited type of experience. Liquid feel is good. A touch thick. And the bubble is standard. Overall a mediocre brew in the grand scheme of things. Not really worth the effort to try.

Thanks Skyview! Dark copper color with a thin head. Very odd aroma. Something like wet, old cardboard and a pinch of skunk. The taste is quite dull. Maybe a little bitter caramel.

Picked up a single 12-oz bottle at Brennan’s Country Farm Market in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Pours a clear light brownish amber brew with a fast dissolving white head that leaves behind a thin white ring. Aroma of some roasted caramel malt, flowery hops, a touch of moist cardboard, roasted nuts and just starting a baby skonk. Taste is medium bodied, lightly carbonated with flavors of bitter caramel, acidic grapefruit zest and a touch of green vegetables. Finish is slightly metallic, mild bitterness and a touch of roasted nuts.