Atlantic Bar Harbor Summer Ale

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

On draught at the brewery, 8/14/2005. Golden-amber-yellow with a white head that recedes to ring. Rather filtered and very clear. Smells of wheat, hay-like hoppiness, some floral notes. Orange-tea with honey. Flavor is warm biscuits and honey, fairly gritty/chewy wheatiness. Bready/doughy as well with a fairly strong yeastiness on the end. Dry, slight astringency in the middle with only a touch of caramel. Moderate carbonation, large bubbles. Light, farmy hops add a touch of bitterness on the end. Cornbread and milkiness from the malted wheat. Medium-light body.

Draft @ brewery. Pours a hazy yellow with a small white head that recedes to a thin layer. Aroma yeasty, bready, a little citrusy. Mouthfeel light, slightly dry, lightly tingly. Tastes of fresh bread and slight lemony citrus. Finishes with just a touch of bitterness and pretty crisp. A little weak but not bad particularly when it’s very fresh like this.

On Tap at Anthony’s in Bar Habor. Sweet pale malt. Not much hops. This is too sweet to be a refreshing summer ale. There is no crispness that is advertised, but that could be due to how late in the season it is and the age of the keg.

Draught at the brewery. Pours gold with white head. Aroma is a bit of clean biscuit malt, with a hint of floral hops - fairly restrained. Taste is very light, crisp, a bit biscuity, with a hint of floral hops on the quite dry finish. Extremely drinkable at the expense of bold flavor, but nonetheless a decent effort.

A basic light wheat beer that is good for summer sipping! I light note of citrus on the nose with a light crispness. The beer finishes with some tame yeast notes.

Pours a hazy gold with a white head. Smells of light wheat and hay. It has a basic unfiltered sort of wheat flavor to it. Nothing special really going on here.

Pours gold with a thin white head. When I asked the server what this beer tastes like prior to serving, he told me it was somewhat similar to Gumballhead. A very bold statement if way off. Smelled of grapefruit. Tasted of wheat and hops. Not their best offering. Maybe after they’ve tweaked the recipe a bit.

Pours a three finger white head that quickly goes to a ring leaving some lace. Clear orange/amber color. Faint malt nose. Light-medium carbonation and light bodied. Flavor is light sweet citrus, a little watery. I’m ready for some beers with a backbone. $2.00 for a 12 oz bottle from Tullys Beer & Wine Wells, Me.