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Bar Harbor Special Amber Ale


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90
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An Amber Ale brewed by
Bar Harbor Brewing Company

Bar Harbor, Maine USA

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203.66/5.03.6/5.07%98.3 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Full-bodied,intensely malty and complex. Each bottle is individually numbered and sold only at our Bar Harbor Brewing Co. gift shop 135 Otter Creek Drive, Bar Harbor (near the village of Otter Creek)

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 kimcgolf (654), Dacula, Georgia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 9, 2008  
Pours from the 22 oz. bomber to a reddish orange, with thick off-white head that lingers well into the glass and leaves good lacing. Nose is malty sweet with a hint of hoppiness. Mouthfeel was of this full-bodied beeer was complex, almost bittersweet, as the malt and hops collided. Flavor was more of the same, and this all led to a long, pleasant finish. The unique thing I noticed about this beer was that unlike many qualitly beers that taste better as they warm, this was actually better served cooler (not ice cold). Still one of the more enjoyable ambers I’ve had.


 acrdz (4084), Pennsylvania, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/511/20
Jan 27, 2008  
22oz bottle shared by wickedpete. Wet crackers and maple scented wheat in the nose, along with some strange fruity hops. Has the distinct flavor of sweet-n-low or aspartame, and the texture turns from oily to pasty. Sorry, but this is a pretty bad beer.


 argo0 (6004), Washington DC, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 27, 2008  
(22oz bottle, 2007 Vintage, #897, thanks wickedpete) Medium beige head atop lightly hazed dark amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, grapefruit, floral/orange, caramel. Taste is moderately sweet, grapefruit/orange/floral, light chocolate. Medium body.


 ryan (1648), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/511/20
Jan 26, 2008  
Provided by wickedpete. Hazy amber with a small off-white head. The nose is fairly sweet with caramel, toffee, light citrus and cracker. The flavor is fairly sweet with light orange, tea, caramel and honey. Medium body is thinish with moderate carbonation.


 kmweaver (1762), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 26, 2008  
22oz bottle, #897, courtesy of wickedpete. Thanks, Pete! Pours a hazy, ruby-orange color; off-white head with fine-bubbled lacing. Plenty of candy sugar and oily, almost inky red fruits in the aroma; a hint of alcohol showing. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: lots of candy sugar, dried fruits, and chewy caramel; especially dense and viscous for an amber ale; minimal hop presence coming through, such that this becomes a bit heavy on the palate after a while; still, generous maltiness and reasonably tasty. Lengthy finish, showing candy sugar and sticky malts; a bit much at the end.




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