RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine
      Top By Category  RateBeer Best  Latest Ratings  Top 50    

Atlantic Mount Desert Island Ginger

Atlantic Mount Desert Island Ginger - Spice/Herb/Vegetable

* picture credits
copyright may apply

 Percentile 
35
overall
Brewed by Atlantic Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable

Bar Harbor, Maine USA

bottled
available

on tap
unknown

Regional Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
send corrections | shelftag |

 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
1782.9/5.02.89/5.05.2%39.4Lager glass, Tumbler
View Statistics  P 

Commercial Description:
A refreshing wheat beer spiced with fresh ginger root. The process of making this wheat beer has been nicknamed "special ginger tea", due to the fact that we add over 20 lbs. of fresh ground ginger root into the boil. We use pale malt, and wheat, as well as Target and Whitbread Goldings Variation hops to flavor this light, summer ale. Island Ginger is particularly popular during the warmer summer months, though thanks to the ginger kick it has, it would also be warming in the cold winter months.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
stiffy42j (67), Brunswick, Georgia, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/102/510/20
Feb 19, 2007  
pours hazy golden color, smells a bit skunky but also with wheat and light fruit. Grainy sweetness with alchohol and a bit of spicy ginger. I would probably like better during the summer season.


 MattShizzle (385), Bernville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/512/20
Jan 30, 2007  
Bottle - from sampler pack. Cloudy dark golden color. Pretty good. Can taste the ginger. Some wheat flavor too.


 mephisto (1144), Taiwan
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/104/511/20
Jan 20, 2007  
interesting brew, herbal aroma mixed with ginger and fruits, the color is clear amber. little head and abit spicy, it is light bodied.


 shigadeyo (2210), Harrison, Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 7, 2007  
My parents visited the Atlantic Brewing Company in Bar Harbor, Maine while on vacation last year (2006) and brought me back a 12 oz bottle of this beer and three others (Atlantic Bar Harbor Real Ale, Atlantic Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale, and Atlantic Coal Porter) ... Thanks mom and dad! -- Atlantic Mount Desert Island Ginger is a clear, golden yellow color with a small white head that quickly dissipates to leave a thin veil. Pale malt and ginger are evident in the aroma as well as a weak honey sweetness. The flavor is akin to a lager or wheat beer with some ginger in it. The ginger is actually quite well done in this beer as it doesn’t overpower at all and is used to complement the base maltiness of the beer. A lemon zest and spicy hop bitterness in the finish really helps to balance out this beer. There is also a slight alcohol burn in the finish. This beer is light bodied, but not overly carbonated which helps even it out on the palate. This is probably one of the the better beers with ginger in it that I’ve had!


 RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 1, 2007  
Hazy brownish amber in color with a fairly decent head. More grainy malt in the nose than ginger, but the spice is there. Also more subtle in the flavor than I was expecting. Nice, drinkable spiced brew.


 nick76 (2634), Tampa, Florida, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/59/20
Dec 14, 2006    Updated: Mar 18, 2007
The aroma has fruit, wheat malt, alcohol, spices, cooked vegetables, and some hops. The appearance is amber/gold with a small head. There are lots of little chunks in it. The flavor is like the aroma but astringent with malt and very little ginger. The palate is thin. Not what I was expecting but interesting even if it’s not really that good.


 scraff (1921), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 17, 2006  
Hazy golden, fizzy off white head. Grainy sweetness fills the nose with very light citrus, wheat, and ginger undertones. Flavor is crisp wheaty ginger with a light bitterness. Pretty refreshing actually. Light bodied, medium carbonation, dry finish. A nice change of pace...


 argo0 (6861), Washington DC, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/103/511/20
Oct 18, 2006  
(12oz bottle) Small off white head atop a clear amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, ginger, peach, some cereal. Taste is medium sweet, ginger, some cereal, light herbal bitterness. Light body, some crispness.



CONSIDER FREE RATEBEER MEMBERSHIP



Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

SIGN UP NOW »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

What's Your Opinion?
Tell us what you think of this beer. Start your free RateBeer account now.
» Click here.

More Spice/Herb/Vegetables

Selins Grove Pumpkin Ale (3.97)

Midnight Sun Oak Aged Imperial Chocolate Pumpkin Porter (3.91)

Midnight Sun T.R.E.A.T. Imperial Chocolate Pumpkin Porter (3.77)

Bells Eccentric Ale (3.77)

Founders Sappy Slappy Bastard (3.74)

The Bruery Barrel Aged Autumn Maple (3.74)

Southern Tier Pumking (3.71)

Cigar City Good Gourd Imperial Pumpkin Ale (3.69)

Flossmoor Station Big Black Pumpkin (3.69)

Fantôme Strange Ghost (3.69)

Stone/Nøgne Ø/Jolly Pumpkin Special Holiday Ale (3.67)

Craftsman Triple White Sage (3.62)

Elysian The Great Pumpkin (3.62)

Hitachino Nest New Year Celebration Ale (3.62)

Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale (3.62)


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2009, RateBeer LLC