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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8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours a dark amber from a bottle. Somewhat fruity aroma a little pine. Flavor is a big hit of tropical fruit and more pine, finishes with a nice hit of bitterness. Very well-balanced. Very good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2019
at 00:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draft at Brass Tap, National Harbour, MD. April 2019.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Apr 2019
at 17:39
7/10
Don't get the hype. Very dry
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2018
at 16:07
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Well, okay then. The buzz is deserved. Nice job, Maine Beer. Pretty much what I wish all these newfangled hazed IPAs would be: a fruity, bright IPA that drinks like a dream and doesn't turn into hop-free nothingness on the back end. Lunch packs a massive wallop of mango, pineapple, grapefruit, and dank, with a mild cracker malt base and a sticky, angry hop bitterness that screams IPA goodness. Perhaps the best mix of old and new I've come across, one that accepts tastes in hoppy beers have changed while placating grumpy traditionalists like myself. Fruity and bitter. Pure IPA joy. Amazing. Simply amazing.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2018
at 01:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pour is a bright orange with a large white head. Aroma is a fruity hop with some red berry and some pine. Flavor is more of a grapefruit and pine like an old school IPA. A adequate hit of bitterness follows the swallow. This was a solid IPA. The aroma is like a new style IPA with the fruitiness while the flavor is like a west coast pine and grapefruit bomb.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2018
at 19:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Dégustée le 2018-07-29 -
Tried
on 29 Jul 2018
at 22:27
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft. A- Pineapple, pine, grassy. A- Gold color, hazy liquid, white head. T- Pine, bitter, pineapple, creamy, citrus. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, bitter finish. O- Had this on tap and could've grabbed a bottle and didn't. Regret that decision, because I think the tap was at the end of the keg and didn't show it's true glory. That said, with a grain of salt, not as good as Dinner by a long shot. A bit creamy as if it was almost a cask. Lots of pine and bitterness and not very juicy. Solid IPA but not quite for me.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jul 2018
at 04:28
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
$8.49 bottle, Greenwood Gourmet Grocery.Slightly hazy golden, soft off-white head. Aroma is ripe citrus, sweat, floral hops, tropical fruit. Flavor is grapefruit peel, holy pine - wow pine, light tropical fruit, more pine. Am I drinking a tree? This is nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2018
at 23:42
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Light grapefruit and light summer fruit aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor with light summer fruit. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and pine linger with light summer fruit.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jun 2018
at 23:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Hazy golden body with a frothy white head. Aroma of grapefruit, pine, toasted grain, hint of orange, citrus, floral hops. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly sweet and moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Basic IPA considering the explosion of experimental IPAs in the couple of years. Solid and well balanced.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2018
at 20:49