248. Marshall Wharf Weisse Grip Hefeweizen

Had back to back growlers of Hefeweizen from Black Bear and this one from Marshall Wharf. Same style of beer but significantly different tastes. 


This one is a bit darker than most and had a nice head. Aroma has plenty of cloves and some wheat. Taste was good but; lots of clove, very little banana smooth and easy to drink. Very enjoyable and different than other Hefeweizens I have tried. Really enjoying the beers from Marshall Wharf and looking forward to their 16 oz cans coming this Summer. 

Pros: Unique

Cons:  

Alcohol Content: 5.5% ABV
Calories: ???
IBU (Bitterness): ??
Rating:

Brewers Website: Marshall Wharf

Brewers Description: We use a great Munich style Hefeweizen yeast for this beer. Bananas, clove and of course the yeast. Brewed in late Spring and Summer only.

229. Marshall Wharf Cant Dog Imperial IPA

I tried a beer from Marshall Wharf a few weeks ago at Frontier in Brunswick and since then I have been trying to find a way to get to brewery for a growler. I had a meeting in Camden last week and took the extra few minutes to get to Belfast. Fortunately my timing was good and I caught someone in the brewery as they are not usually open on Wednesday. I decided to get a growler of Cant Dog Imperial IPA as I like big IPAs.

The growler is one of the nicest I have purchased with the logo on the front and an About the Brewery on the back. The beer was a bit disappointing. Actually I should be more specific the beer was not bad but it certainly did not look, smell or taste like a double IPA.

Back of Growler

Color is very dark for an IPA and certainly not the normal bright orange you see in most. Aroma was minimal but had some sweet malts but almost no hop aroma which was a bit surprising. Taste followed with lots of malt, a fair amount of alcohol and a slight bite towards the end. Again no citrus, pine or floral tastes you typically get with IPAs. The first day I tried this I thought maybe something I ate was throwing off my palate so I tried again the next day and the next and it was the same. 

Overall this was not a bad beer but I had to give it a fairly low rating as it does not compare well with the other double IPAs I have reviewed. Marshall Wharf will be canning their beers this summer and I look forward to trying more from them. 

Pros: Strong

Cons: Lack of hops 

Alcohol Content: 10% ABV
Calories: ???
IBU (Bitterness): ??
Rating: 

 Brewers Website: Marshall Wharf

Brewers Description: This beer is the one beer that our brewers and I would take to that mythical deserted island if we could only bring one Marshall Wharf beer. Huge malt backbone matched with huge amounts of hops.

208. Marshall Wharf Illegal Ale-Ien

Thursday night I went to the first Maine Beer Series event at Frontier in Brunswick. I had never been to Frontier so had no idea what to expect. They have a great space in an old mill building right on the river. Small bar area, lots of seats and tables and then a separate theater area where they held the event, more on that in my next post. I got there a little early and decided to have a drink before the presentation. They had 6-8 Maine based beers on tap including 2 from Oxbow, Maine Beer Company Mean Old Tom, Allagash White and this offering from Marshall Wharf. Since this was the only beer of the bunch I had not tried before I decided on it.


The beer pours a pale yellow with almost no head. Aroma of wheat/grass and taste was very smooth with minimal hop bitterness and only slightly sweet. Very easy to drink and I had no idea it was 8% ABV until I checked the brewers website today. Marshall Wharf has a long list of beer on their site so I will be sure to try more in the coming months. 
Pros: Easy to drink

Cons:  

Alcohol Content: 8% ABV
Calories: ???
IBU (Bitterness): ??
Rating: 3 / 5 
Brewers Website: Marshall Wharf

Brewers Description: A hybrid kolsch/wheat beer brewed with organic blue agave nectar. Light in color and finish.