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Review – Mean Old Tom from Maine Beer

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2014 has been filled (already) with firsts.  Me getting to try my first beers from breweries new and old.  And another brewery etches its name on the list.  Maine Beer Co. from Freeport. Here is my review of their Stout aged on Vanilla beans, Mean Old Tom.

First off (sorry about that), love the simplicity of the label.  Believe it or not that does send a message almost as powerful as the aroma of a beer.  “Do What’s Right” really resonates with me.  The initial aroma isn’t as vanilla forward as I thought it would be.  Beneath the espresso/latte foam lies a smooth mellow and persistent hit of milk chocolate.  Some bitter coffee notes linger just out of reach as well.

Flavor wise, again it hits the milk chocolate.  Maybe that is the subtle mixture of chocolate malt with the vanilla beans that creates that.  The taste is really nice though. And I get a hint of cola flavor as well.  And while it isn’t velvety smooth, Mean Old Tom isn’t thin on the palate either.  It is riding the line in between which is rare these days.  Same for the ABV.  This is light but deep.

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Let’s Pour Brewery # 1 – Maine Beer Company

For Christmas, I received gift codes to the Let’s Pour craft beer website so that I could buy to my hearts content or the max amount that I was given (whichever came first) and the first brewery that I wanted to try a beer from was Maine Beer Company.

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The beer that I was most intrigued by was Lunch which sadly wasn’t available. But my second choice of Mean Old Tom a stout with vanilla beans was there!

Here are some of the other beers that piqued my interest…..

Peeper – “Our original hoppy American ale.  Dry, clean, well-balanced with a generous dose of American hops.”

Another One – “Intensely hoppy American IPA, brewed as the light-colored counterpart to Weez (both beers incorporate the exact same kettle and dry hopping schedule).  Another One has a very clean malt palate, leaving little but hoppy resins on the tongue, and finishes dry and crisp.”

Lil One – “Some may call this a malty double IPA, some a hoppy barley wine.  We prefer that it not be classified.  We think of it, simply, as our strong winter ale.  Intense hop aromatics and flavor (think pine, candied orange) blended with just enough malt sweetness to balance out the palate.”