Bar Harbor Ginger Mild Brew

Brewed by Bar Harbor Brewing Company (Atlantic Brewing Company)
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Bar Harbor, Maine USA

From bottle. Great mahogany colour with a decent frothy, creamy head. Bitter aroma, slight hint of caramel. Thin texture, weak in ginger or anything in that matter. Thin texture. Not much of a ginger ale but a good bitter. Was expected more body to this.

Bottle from the brewery shop in Bar Harbor marked brew #002. Not a huge giner profile in this brew (good for me since I am not a big ginger fan). Much darker beer than expected in flavour and appearance. Nice amount of giner spice though

22oz Bottle, purchased at the brewery. Labeled "Brew #001". Poured medium amber, with a large tan head. Aroma of sweet caramel malt, with ginger in the background. Flavor is more impressive than the aroma, with caramel, ginger, brown sugar, orange rind, honey, and perhaps some lemongrass. Ginger hangs out for a long finish. This beer was nicely executed, the ginger was not overdone.

Bomber I bought in Freeport, pours dark dark orange with an off white head. Nose is very gingery, taste has some ginger but is pretty thin in the mouth.

Poured from a 22 oz. bomber purchased directly from the brewer. Appearance is a hazy amber, with thin off-white head and good carbonation bubbles working thru the entire glass, yet little lacing. Aroma is very faint, and what is there seems to be slight ginger, but difficult to tell. Mouthfeel is tingly from the bubbles, but thin and somewhat watery. Taste, like nose, is weak, although the ginger comes thru a little more. This all leads to a finish that is slightly bitter and metallic, with a stale aftertaste. I love ginger in Asian food, and soft drinks. However, if this is an indication of their effect on beer, I’ll pass.

Date: 09/25/1995

good ginger aroma & taste on top of a basic good ale The squirrel likes it!

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Score: **4
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(22oz bottle) Crystal clear copper body topped by small beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, some ginger that becomes more pronounced after a few minutes, light peach. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, some ginger. Undercarbonated, watery light-medium body that detracts from an otherwise decent beer.

Hazy amber wth a thin head. Lightly sweet wheat and perfumy hop aroma. Mildly sweet, wheat and grain flavor with a bit of ginger heat and flavor. Finishes clean with a ginger bite. No a whole lot going on but a decent mellow brew.