Atlantic Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale

Adherents of the German Purity Law of 1516 will need to avoid as this contains illegal ingredients. I am not a blueberry lover either but I tried this in Bar Harbor Maine and was definitely impressed. Aroma is good and taste is definitely laced with blueberries but not overpowering. A respectable and well suited beer for summer thirsts, smooth and quaffable.

ABV: 5.5% RateBeer rating: 55 Calories: estimated at 150C Volume: 12 fl oz Glass: flute Purchased at: Trade with Sean P. (Thanks, Sean with apologies.) Price: Oskar Blues Old Chub Consumed at: home First Impression: I should start by saying that I don’t like blueberries, but I love most other fruits and berries. I’m a big fan of Belgian styles, and lambics, just not of blueberries. Color is nice, but aroma is off. Reminded of the experiments of Smuttynose Hanami Ale. Aroma is blunt and chemical. Visuals are a beautiful tea body with no head whatsoever. Taste is, in a word, bad. This is hard to finish, much less enjoy. Palate is crisp, dry and short lasting finish, thankfully. Overcarbonated. Second Impression: Very glad I did not buy this, but I’m pretty sure Sean was just clearing out his fridge with this one. It’s pretty, but there are much prettier beers that are simply fantastic to taste. Aroma: 4 out of 10 Visuals: 4 out of 5 Taste: 3 out of 10 Palate: 3 out of 5 Overall: 12 out of 20

Picked up a single 12-oz bottle at Brennan’s Country Farm Market in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Pours a semi-hazed orange amber with an average off-white head that quickly dissipates to a fine film and thin white ring with some spot lacing. Aroma of morning blueberry pancakes that overpowers any caramel malt or hop character. Taste has a good balance of blueberry and white bread malt with wheat and a touch of grassy hops. Finish is semi-sweet with a mild metallic blueberry aftertaste that quickly disappears.

From old notes. Bottle, May 2005. Granted, I was on my honeymoon, so everything tasted great. Brought a bottle back from Maine to savor later, and had the same experience again, so it must have been quality. Marked as the best blueberry ale I’ve had. Not too over-the-top fruity, not too sweet. Very well balanced, with a wheaty twist.

Pours a perfect amber, 1 inch head, goes to nothing fast enough. Lottle of bubbling. Blueberry aroma. Tastes like blueberry pancakes in the morning. What a stupendousbeer for breakfast. A wonderous substitute. Flavor is a little sweet (artificially?). Flat slightly bready finish.