Lunch
Maine Beer Company in Freeport, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.76
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Lunch is a special whale that has been spotted off the Maine coast since 1982. She has what looks like a bite taken out of her fin, which adds to her unique character. We dedicate this beer to her determination and persistence. Keep on swimming!
Flavor Profile: Aromas of orange, grapefruit, and lemon with pine and herbal undertones. Tropical notes of guava and papaya with subtle caramel and malt sweetness.
Hops: Amarillo, Centennial, Simcoe
Malt: American 2-Row, Caramel 40L, Red Wheat, Munich 10L, Carapils
Flavor Profile: Aromas of orange, grapefruit, and lemon with pine and herbal undertones. Tropical notes of guava and papaya with subtle caramel and malt sweetness.
Hops: Amarillo, Centennial, Simcoe
Malt: American 2-Row, Caramel 40L, Red Wheat, Munich 10L, Carapils
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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On draft at Caps & Taps. It pours a lightly hazed yellow/orange color with a thick white head. The aroma has soft melon and peach with hints of flowers and dank. Nice. The flavor has some strong hop spice along with the peach, pine and some grapefruit. Definitely more spicy and dank than the fruity aroma. Soft, creamy mouthfeel and well carbonated. It has a light graham cracker malt character in the background supporting a pretty dry beer with strong spicy bitterness. A bit more bitter than I like my IPA’s, but this one was very strong in every other category.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jul 2016
at 18:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Shared 16.9 oz. bottle. Hazy gold with a white head. Aroma of citrus and tropical fruit. Taste is citrus, tropical fruit, malt and pine. Great balance. Really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2016
at 23:43
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle kindly shared by Cuso, thanks! Very very easy drinking and refreshing, well balanced. Well attenuated, clean clean hoppy flavours and aromas, fruity, resiny, citrusy, berries. Juiciness and character richness typical of the best examples. Real pleasure to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2016
at 13:21
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle kindly donated by coldbrewky, many thanks. Hazy yellow orange color with hug white head. Hoppy aroma with oranges, tangerines, pines, zest. Taste, citrus hops with oranges, zest, pines, caramel malt, spices. Long hoppy bitter finish. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2016
at 13:20
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Sample at Brass Tap Polaris. This beer pours a clear orange-gold color with a medium white head that dissipates steadily to a film. Strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of zesty citrus, grassy hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of tropical fruit, mango, herbal hops and toasted malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a lingering citrusy hops aftertaste. Solid IPA all around.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jan 2016
at 16:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
The beer’s color is a light-ish golden amber. The liquid is fairly cloudy. Thick, white head. Lots of lacing. Very good head retention. The aroma is ruby red grapefruit, tangerine, kiwi, mango and pine. Fairly spicy, good amount of pine resin and grapefruit pith. Simple candy malt backbone. Light caramel. Taste has medium bitterness. Some light sugary sweetness but finishes quite dry. Good deal of pine and citrus hoppiness in the taste. Fair bit of astringency in the feel. Very light, otherwise. Some hop oiliness. Good beer.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Dec 2015
at 22:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at the brewery. It pours clear gold with a small white head. The nose is soft, juicy, clean, tropical fruit action, peach, tangerine and mango. The taste is crisp, clean, bitter, light minerals, bitter orange, peach, apricot, grapefruit, straw and some grass with a dry, peppery finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Crisp, clean, bitter and fruity. Very drinkable stuff. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Sep 2015
at 11:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at craig’s. Pours hazy orange, nose is sweet toffee, pine, taste is dry, toffee, fruity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2015
at 15:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle at home .. light golden yellow ... small white head ... soft zezty floral orange nose ... zezty passion orange fruits .. soft sweet fruit ... soft floral fruits ...
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2015
at 15:36
10/10
Tried
on 09 Jul 2015
at 18:46