Gritty McDuffs Reviews

GregMooreNH	3.1 Gritty McDuffs Scottish Ale Pours clear amber with a white head. Aroma is caramel, roast and peat. Taste is caramel, moving to peat and roast. Finish mirrors the taste. Friday, March 3, 2023
mrjaxson	3.4 Gritty McDuffs Best Bitter Peppery aroma over a soft body and taste. Smooth, slightly sweet finish. Respectable. Thursday, October 13, 2022
MrTipple	3.8 Gritty McDuffs Best Bitter 02Aug2022 Sweet grain and cereal malts, toasted bread, malts, twigs, molasses. Clear brown, small, creamy, frothy, white head. Light bitter. Bittersweet grain and cereal malts, wet straw, twigs, caramel, soft carb, full bod. Very nice, good bitter, punchy. Cask at GBBF22. Friday, September 23, 2022
Desverger	3.4 Gritty McDuffs Best Bitter Cask@The Great British Beer Festival 2022 (Days 1&2) - Sweet and toasted malty with some herbal twiggy hops, caramel and light toffee, biscuity malts, medium body, bitter hoppy and malty close. Ok. Sunday, September 4, 2022
EdKing	4 Gritty McDuffs Best Bitter On cask at GBBF 2022. Golden chestnut brown with golden hues and a thin off white head. Nose is really fruity, apricot, syrupy, ripe fruits, bit of tropical. Taste is full flavoured, apricot, tropical fruits, syrupy, toasted grains, nicely bitter Tuesday, August 2, 2022
DJMonarch	3.6 Gritty McDuffs Scottish Ale - Barrel Aged Cask Stillage at GBBF 2014, Kensington Olympia 14/08/2014 Bourbon aroma. Bronze mid brown coloured fruity rich on the palate and strong in alcohol with a warming dry and bitter oaked finish. Saturday, July 2, 2022
Ron	3.5 Gritty McDuffs Slice IPA on tap at the Brewpub for dinner. Poured a very hazy golden IPA with a white head. aromas of mixed fruit and citrus hops. Flavors of the fruits and the citrus hops. Juicy! Wednesday, September 29, 2021
bb	3.3 Gritty McDuffs Slice IPA Draft. Hay amber beer with a cream head. Light tropical and light citrus aroma. Light tropical and light earthy flavor with light citrus. Medium bodied. Decent-good bitterness. Light tropical fruit and earth linger with citrus. Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Beese	3.9 Gritty McDuffs 21 IPA Cask at GBBF, Earl’s Court on 04/08/2009. Smashing American IPA. It’s possible I was just craving some US hops, but this was lovely at the time, and worked really well on cask. Thursday, June 4, 2020
Beese	3 Gritty McDuffs Lions Pride Brown Ale (Best Brown Ale) Keg at Gritty McDuff’s Brewery, Portland, ME on 22/03/2008. Solid American brown, with some nice chewy malt and biscuity flavours. Saturday, February 15, 2020
Beese	3 Gritty McDuffs Original Pub Style Keg at Gritty McDuff’s Brewery, Portland, ME on 22/03/2008. An easy going pale, with lighter hop bitterness. Quite quaffable. Saturday, February 15, 2020
Beese	2.7 Gritty McDuffs Irish Red Ale Keg at Gritty McDuff’s Brewery, Portland, ME on 22/03/2008. Bright amber beer. Malt forward with some herbal hop notes. Saturday, February 15, 2020
Beese	3.3 Gritty McDuffs Best Bitter Keg at Gritty McDuff’s Brewery, Portland, ME on 22/03/2008. A nice American take on a bitter. A bit more hoppy and bitter than what was being made in the U.K. at the time, but still with a good malt undertone. Saturday, February 15, 2020
Beese	2.6 Gritty McDuffs Raspberry Wheat Keg at Gritty McDuff’s Brewery, Portland, ME on 21/03/2008. Quite drinkable, and fairly light with some sweeter raspberry notes. Friday, February 14, 2020
Beese	3.6 Gritty McDuffs Christmas Ale Keg at Gritty McDuff’s Brewery, Portland, ME on 21/03/2008. Called ‘Long Winter’ at the time. A nice, rich and slightly roasty ESB, with a reasonable hop presence. Friday, February 14, 2020
Beese	2.7 Gritty McDuffs Black Fly Stout Nitro Keg at Gritty McDuff’s Brewery, Portland, ME on 21/03/2008. Not a bad stout, but a shade thin. Fairly dry and roasty flavour. Nitro didn’t aid this. Friday, February 14, 2020
Beese	3.7 Gritty McDuffs Maine's Best IPA Cask at GBBF 2007, Earl’s Court on 08/08/2007. Just a really nice IPA; with measured (but at the time extreme) bitter hop characters and nice underlying malt base. Worked well on cask. Tuesday, January 28, 2020
brewer79	3.5 Gritty McDuffs Christmas Ale Saturday, December 21, 2019
jfsebastian	5 Gritty McDuffs Lions Pride Brown Ale (Best Brown Ale) Very good brown ale. Big surprise to read the low alcohol amd calorie count. It is a very flavorful brown ale. Saturday, November 16, 2019
Jabah	3.1 Gritty McDuffs Original Pub Style 2nd sample from Gritty's. Finishing off my summer beers sample, so trying a bunch of new pale ales the past two weeks. Even though it says APA here, this is an english-style pale ale....sort of like Shipyard's Chamberlain Pale Ale. Light caramel malt, some bitter hop, little bit of wheat and yeast. Not one of the best out there, but better than average. Monday, March 4, 2019
Jabah	3.8 Gritty McDuffs Black Fly Stout When I first starting drinking this sample, thought the final rating would be lower than what I'm giving....but in the end it all adds up to one solid beer. There are definitely other sweet/dry stouts that I would prefer, but still mostly better than expected. Grew on me towards the end of the glass. Appearance really can't get any better. Super dark black with mocha head.....looks thick but feel is rather thin. Was thinking and hoping would have more chocolate to the flavor, which seems to water it down a bit....but on the other hand gives it s thinner/more easy to drink lighter mouthfeel. Flavor almost an 8....has slight potential to be more. Either way I give props to my first sample from Gritty. Monday, March 4, 2019
MadRobin	3 Gritty McDuffs Scottish Ale Rather bitter for a Scottish ale. Clear garnet color with a thin head. Malt and bitterness seem to compete. Monday, December 10, 2018
ulfonso	3 Gritty McDuffs Maine's Best IPA Friday, August 31, 2018
weihenweizen	3 Gritty McDuffs Black Fly Stout Refrigerated brown bomber poured into a cup. Dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is light coffee, medium body, low carbonation, and some lacing. Taste is dry toasty malt. Thursday, August 9, 2018
ClarkVV	3.6 Gritty McDuffs Freeport Series NE IPA Draught at Freeport, 6/15/18. Lightly hazy, blonde-brass-maize body is topped by a small, white head showing modest retention. Citrus (grapefruit, lemon) is strong in the nose, but not hard and acidic. Lightly juicy yellow fruits seem to be a mix of hop and a lot of yeast ester. Honey-rich malts behind easily balance but don't seem too sugary. Clean and hoppy with some slightly sharp esters but no real problems. In the mouth it's moderately bitter but growing sweet and estery with big melon notes balancing stronger grapefruit and orange notes. Softer yellow fruits keep things round and lighthearted enough here, while moderate carbonation is engaging enough to keep it somewhat brisk on the finish. Light biscuit and cracker but predominantly honey, from the malts, definitely keeps things soft overall. Good and fruity. Not full-on tropical juice like many in the style, but the softness and fruitiness is certainly there. Tuesday, August 7, 2018
ClarkVV	3.5 Gritty McDuffs Grasshopper Draught at Freeport, 6/15/18. Clear, light blonde with a bit of deeper brass. Small, thin, white head sits lightly at cover. Leafy green, lightly spicy, lightly floral hops are modestly aromatic, clean and show moderate citrus (tangerine, lemon, orange rind) alongside light biscuity grains and a touch of sweet base malt. English yeast is light, adding playful fruitiness that complements the hops well but is otherwise not too apparent (no diacetyl here). No alcohol or flaw. In the mouth it's fairly soft, lightly sweet (white bread, dough, cookies) and moderately-to-lightly bitter (floral, herbs, light citrus). Medium-light body, but not thin or poorly malted, with moderate, engaging carbonation and no alcohol or flaw. Fairly bright and quite drinkable. Malts are a little sugary, but otherwise the hops are gentle but flavorful and aromatic and the beer is clean. Tuesday, August 7, 2018
cfranz	2.5 Gritty McDuffs Scottish Ale Tuesday, April 10, 2018
cfranz	2.9 Gritty McDuffs Best Bitter Tuesday, April 10, 2018
cfranz	3 Gritty McDuffs Black Fly Stout Tuesday, April 10, 2018
bmccree	5 Gritty McDuffs Black Fly Stout Thursday, December 28, 2017
casimirthewise	1 Gritty McDuffs Original Pub Style Sunday, December 10, 2017
dlovell2	3.5 Gritty McDuffs Red IPA On tap at Freeport location. Pours caramel color with off white head. Aroma is caramel malt with earthy pine. Flavor is caramel with pineapple and grapefruit. Earthy bitter pine finish. Tuesday, November 28, 2017
blynde77	2.7 Gritty McDuffs Original Pub Style In a bottle, it doesn't taste like much more than one of the standard, low-end light beers. Some of that might be from how it was preserved, but still that won't prevent it from being much more than a mediocre pale. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Sunday, September 3, 2017
trapped	3.1 Gritty McDuffs Black Fly Stout Draught @ the pub. Dark brown with creamy beige head, faint roasted malt aroma, low carbonation, bitter roasted malt taste, thin body, medium finish. A bit weak and watery for a stout. Saturday, September 2, 2017
trapped	3.2 Gritty McDuffs 7/10 IPA Draught @ the pub. Clear rich yellow with small frothy off-white head, very faint piney aroma, medium carbonation, medium bitter piney taste, thin body, medium finish. A passable IPA, nothing to write home about. Saturday, September 2, 2017
trapped	2.9 Gritty McDuffs Blueberry Ale Draught @ the pub. Hazy dark orange with very small frothy pinkish head, very faint blueberry aroma, high carbonation, mildly bitter taste with blueberry flavor, abrupt finish. Not too remarkable. Saturday, September 2, 2017
trapped	2.9 Gritty McDuffs Original Pub Style Draught @ the pub. Clear golden with almost no head, faint malt aroma, medium carbonation, lightly bitter malty taste, thin body, medium finish. Nothing special. Saturday, September 2, 2017
Quick3Beers	3.2 Gritty McDuffs Loop-You-In IPA Pours an amber from a tap. Tropical fruit aroma, similar flavor. Nice balance of bitter and sweet. Good beer. Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Quick3Beers	2.6 Gritty McDuffs Black Fly Stout Pours a near black from a tap. Aroma is mostly masked by the head. Why is everything brewed here so sweet? Okay beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Sunday, August 20, 2017
Quick3Beers	3 Gritty McDuffs Best Bitter Pours a rich reddish brown from a cask. Nice light malty aroma, slightly sweet. Good beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Sunday, August 20, 2017
Quick3Beers	2.2 Gritty McDuffs Original Pub Style Pours a light amber from a tap. Rather light pale malt aroma, somewhat insipid, sweet. Meh. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Sunday, August 20, 2017
MacNJ	3.1 Gritty McDuffs Maine's Best IPA Poured into a pint glass from a 12oz bottle. Nice, clear light brown appearance, but the head dissipated quickly (and virtually no lacing is there). The nose was evident with malty bread and caramel notes. It has a bitter bite that matches the 60 IBUs, but the English and German malts dominate. Seems to be an "Extra Special Bitter Ale" and not an IPA at all. Cheers! Saturday, July 1, 2017
j12601	3 Gritty McDuffs Silver Fox On tap at the brewery. Pours a mostly clear gold with a thin white head. Soft grain and a bit of a sweet vegetal note. Medium bodied, soft and sweet. Grain with a bit of fruit. Grain, soft and sweet. Nothing to love here. Sunday, June 25, 2017
j12601	3.2 Gritty McDuffs Best Bitter On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear copper amber with a thin white head. Soft floral notes, a bit of fruit on the nose. Medium bodied, soft sweetness, slow fruity malt. Toast, a bit of sweetness, crisp and fruity. Gentle fruit into the finish, a touch of bitterness. Sunday, June 25, 2017
j12601	3.4 Gritty McDuffs Lager On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear gold with a thin white head. Crisp on the nose, soft grain. Medium bodied, soft grain, sweetness. Grainy, sweet with a touch of bitterness. Sunday, June 25, 2017
j12601	3.8 Gritty McDuffs Maine's Best: Galaxy On tap at the brewery. Pours a softly hazed gold with a medium sized white head. Soft citrus, a touch of fruit, a vague hint of cinnamon on the nose. Medium bodied, gentle fruit, a touch of citrus again, smooth and sweet. Gentle fruit. Soft and easy. Very pretty. Sunday, June 25, 2017
j12601	3.4 Gritty McDuffs Black Fly Stout On tap at the brewery. Pours a deep brown to black with a thin tan head. Big roast, cocoa, chocolate on the nose. On the thin side of medium bodied, cocoa, chocolate, a bit of sweetness. Slow roast into the finish, cocoa, roast, chocolate. Easy with a nice bitterness to balance, roast. Sunday, June 25, 2017
j12601	3.2 Gritty McDuffs Original Pub Style On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear copper orange with a thin white head that vanishes. Malt on the nose, a bit of toast. Medium bodied, sweet and toasty, malt and a bit of fruit in it. Malt into the finish, a very faint bit of bitterness, but otherwise just malty. Sunday, June 25, 2017
j12601	3.4 Gritty McDuffs Blueberry Ale On tap at the brewery. Pours a gently hazed amber with brown notes and a thin white head. Big blueberries on the nose, wheat. Medium bodied, soft sweetness but not cloying like many of these will do. Gentle wheat, a touch of fruit, blueberries carry it. Blueberry into the finish, soft fruit and dry straw. Decent enough for what it is. Sunday, June 25, 2017
j12601	3.2 Gritty McDuffs Vacationland Summer Ale On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear gold with a medium sized white head. Soft grain on the nose, a bit of musk and crackers. Medium bodied, soft and lightly sweet, a bit of an off note. Grainy into the finish, soft sweetness. Something off still. Odd. A touch of banana lingers. Sunday, June 25, 2017