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rAvg: 4.27
pDev: 8.9%
Reviews: 395
Hads: 588

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Maine Beer Company

Maine, United States

Style | ABV
American Amber / Red Ale | 7.20% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (387), on-tap (7), cask (1).

Notes:
Our take on an American amber ale. Complex malt bill delivers notes of dark raisin, chocolate and biscuit. Copious additions of American hops yield notes of pine and citrus.

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Reviews by herman77:

herman77

Minnesota

4.3/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Big thanks to MarkF150 for this great extra. Bottled 6/28/12

A: Pours a dark amber, super hazy amber. Pretty much brown and you can't see through it. Big light tan head that looks really thick and frothy. Decent retention and excellent lacing.

S: Sweet, lightly toasted carmel malt. Grapefruit, citrus and floral hops. Has a nice sweet perfume aroma.

T: Big backbone of lightly toasted carmel and biscuity malts that are very prevalent all the way through. Almost a honey like sweetness to the malt profile. Good dose of citrus, grapefruit, floral and just a tad bit of earthy hops to provide an excellent balance. Nice sweet and semi hoppy finish that is not dry.

M: Medium body, average carbonation.

O: Awesome hoppy amber. Hands down the BEST of this style I've ever had. Great drinkability. Think I actually prefer this over Lunch.

Serving type: bottle

08-28-2012 22:53:28 | More by herman77

More User Reviews:

tswater

Colorado

4/5 rDev -6.3%

05-23-2013 00:43:26 | More by tswater

slimntubbs

Pennsylvania

4.75/5 rDev +11.2%

05-22-2013 23:52:42 | More by slimntubbs

atone315

Wisconsin

4.5/5 rDev +5.4%

05-22-2013 21:42:18 | More by atone315

ThickNStout

Georgia

4.3/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

500mL bottle my parents were kind enough to pick up for me while they were in New England last week. Bottled 4/13/13. Served in a Burnt Hickory snifter.

Pours a deep crimson with almost three full fingers of off white head. Foam fades but leaves nice lacing.

Smells of nice pine and citrus hops with a sweet bready background.

Taste follows the nose but with even more sweet malts. Pine, bittersweet citrus zest, toffee, caramel, floral, slightly earthy, a bit of spice, a hint if chocolate and a dash of faint alcohol. Really an excellent blend.

Slightly oily medium body with zesty carbonation. Long lasting hoppy caramel finish.

This is pretty much exactly what an amber ale should be. Superb balance between the hops and malts. Highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 06:14:39 | More by ThickNStout

ajzy

Wisconsin

4.5/5 rDev +5.4%

05-20-2013 23:43:09 | More by ajzy

duobob

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +5.4%

05-20-2013 05:19:29 | More by duobob

jealmanzar

New York

4.25/5 rDev -0.5%

05-19-2013 22:18:11 | More by jealmanzar

jbeervt

Vermont

3.75/5 rDev -12.2%

05-19-2013 16:38:26 | More by jbeervt

klawburke

Massachusetts

4/5 rDev -6.3%

05-18-2013 23:23:02 | More by klawburke

oldedog

Connecticut

4/5 rDev -6.3%

05-18-2013 23:14:23 | More by oldedog

megamass

New Jersey

3.75/5 rDev -12.2%

05-18-2013 03:56:45 | More by megamass

muzzy

Massachusetts

4.5/5 rDev +5.4%

05-17-2013 11:38:59 | More by muzzy

Ralphs66

New York

4.25/5 rDev -0.5%

05-17-2013 09:48:44 | More by Ralphs66

Rainblows

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +5.4%

05-16-2013 14:22:52 | More by Rainblows

pmarlowe

California

3.7/5 rDev -13.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Bottled 04/09/13. Tulip glass.

A: Pours a very deep, almost black amber color, though it manages very good clarity. Three fingers of fine, dense, light sand colored foam which is slow in deflating. Leaves behind generous an intricate lacing.

S: Piney hoppiness, a hint of bready malt and toffee, hint of blackcurrant, and spice. Nice. Fairly muted aroma.

T: Lots of bready, rye-like malt flavor. Tastes like I'm eating multigrain bread. A little spice, not much hops. Finishes with a mild bitterness and grainy flavor, and nearly bone dry.

M: Medium body and medium, sharp carbonation.

O: Meh, it's OK. Not exactly the "hoppy, hoppy amber" it's advertised as. The taste picks up the hop bitterness without the flavor.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 04:57:21 | More by pmarlowe

THEOPTIMATOR88

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev -0.5%

05-16-2013 02:45:13 | More by THEOPTIMATOR88

Whimpers

New York

4.5/5 rDev +5.4%

05-16-2013 00:13:56 | More by Whimpers

JDavidRice

Connecticut

4.25/5 rDev -0.5%

05-15-2013 21:34:03 | More by JDavidRice

twenty5

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev -0.5%

05-15-2013 15:34:14 | More by twenty5

RichardMNixon

Delaware

4.25/5 rDev -0.5%

05-15-2013 03:28:43 | More by RichardMNixon

gcamparone

Rhode Island

4.33/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured from a 16 oz bottle into a tulip. Purchased in Wakefield ri. Bottled 2/26/13.

A - pours a hazy amber-cherry body with a 3 finger thick, dense, khaki colored head that reduces slowly to a mushroom cloud of frothy foam. Exhibits thick lacing. Picture
Perfect.

S- pungent pine, citrus, resin aromas. Very upfront and easy to detect, I can tell
This beer will be hoppy. das dank

T- Big malt character upfront- caramel , toffee, vanilla. Following this comes the hops- pine and huge weed resin notes. Smokey, roasty flavor on the finish. Aftertaste is bitter and borderline astringent. Super flavorful .

M- medium heavy body with medium carbonation. Fairly easy to drink.

What a beautifully crafted beer - you could call this a dipa and no one would question it, but the huge malt character balances out the hops and makes for a delicious red ale. Recommendable.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 01:37:54 | More by gcamparone