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Bar Harbor Thunder Hole Ale

Bar Harbor Thunder Hole Ale

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A Brown Ale brewed by
Bar Harbor Brewing Company

Bar Harbor, Maine USA

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693.25/5.03.24/5.05%68.8 Dimpled mug P  Stats

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Earning 91 points in 1997, our Thunder Hole Ale won first place and its second Gold Medal at the World Beer Championships in Chicago. Locally brewed Thunder Hole Ale scored higher than Pete's Wicked, Newcastle Brown, Sam Adams, as well as many other Brown Ales from Maine and around the world. Thunder Hole Ale came in first again in 2000 with a score of 92 points! This delicious full-bodied brown ale is described by judges as malty, balanced, smooth and complex. Thunder Hole Ale goes with everything!

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 kkearn (652), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Sep 6, 2008  
22oz bottle, purchased at the brewery. Labeled "brew 14". Pours brown, with a slightly reddish hue, capped wit a medium mocha head. Aroma of cocoa, malt, caramel, and some grain. Cocoa and chocolate come through as the primary flavors, with some peat and hazelnut serving as accents. Long, mildly bitter chocolate finish. Above average brown ale.


urnamesucks (92), New York City, New York, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
Aug 20, 2008  
Had this during the beer tasting. It wasn’t as good once you paid for it.


 Imaena (245), Portland, Maine, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/512/20
Aug 12, 2008  
Bottle @ Brewery 08’. Roasted matls and hint of nutty funk in the profile. Thin and watery body. decent beer that would go well in a heavy session.


 JohnQPublic (162), Brooklyn, New York, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/512/20
Jul 30, 2008  
Pours dark brown, bit of a tan head. Aroma is a bit roasty and just a tad nutty. Taste is a bit of roasty malt, a bit nutty. Finish is just a bit nutty, maybe the tiniest hint of cocoa, watery. Mouthfeel is kind of thin, watery, carbonation seems just a bit off, comes close to dominating the flavor.


 mcox90 (344), Wilton, New Hampshire, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
May 17, 2008  
22 oz purchased at Tulley’s in Wells Maine. Pours a reddish brown color with a 1/2" tan head. Some brown lacing. Malt & barley on the nose with a medium mouthfeel. Flavor was malt, barley, some sweet brown sugar and some nuttiness. Good moderately priced brown ale.




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