Portland Pale Ale
Lone Pine Brewing Company in Gorham, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
6.63
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Our flagship pale ale carries a bright, clean body, with stone fruit and ripe citrus flavors from heavy late addition hopping.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: yellow to blonde color with some transparency and a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney, mixed citrusy and a touch of orange and/or lemon rind before some clean bready and/or cracker malts show up
Flavor: fuses the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality then finishes the same way with a touch of dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to light bodied; sessionable; some smoothness but also a little bit of dryness - nothing overdone
Overall: nice enough APA that could warrant more pours and this one might be fairly good with some food by the grill.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: yellow to blonde color with some transparency and a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney, mixed citrusy and a touch of orange and/or lemon rind before some clean bready and/or cracker malts show up
Flavor: fuses the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality then finishes the same way with a touch of dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to light bodied; sessionable; some smoothness but also a little bit of dryness - nothing overdone
Overall: nice enough APA that could warrant more pours and this one might be fairly good with some food by the grill.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2026
at 14:31
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
Draught at McLaughlin's, Lincolnville, Maine, 7/12/25.
Clear, blonde-golden. Small, white head.
Cracker, white bread and light citrus and bigger pine notes with wood and lemon lingering. Dry cracker, as well.
A bit of toast but no caramel character. Dry and lighter-bodied with grapefruit, pine, orange, lemon, wood but no resin or overdone bitterness. Could use a bit more body and rounder, deeper hop character.
Clear, blonde-golden. Small, white head.
Cracker, white bread and light citrus and bigger pine notes with wood and lemon lingering. Dry cracker, as well.
A bit of toast but no caramel character. Dry and lighter-bodied with grapefruit, pine, orange, lemon, wood but no resin or overdone bitterness. Could use a bit more body and rounder, deeper hop character.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jul 2025
at 00:17
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pours pale golden with a thick white head. Aroma of lemon and malt. Taste has nondescript fruit and hops. Palate has limited lemon notes, some more pine, mild hay/straw, astringent. Good.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2024
at 01:57
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
S: light grass - hay - soft yeast A: crisp gold - pure white head T: light grass - crisp grain - flowers P: soft hops - good biscuits - noticeable hay O: balanced - easy-going - crisp grassy hops 16 ounce can - trader joe's: portland, maine - 01-july-2023 - us$3,25 - sampled: 02-july-2023
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jul 2023
at 14:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours hazy pale gold with a white head. Tropical fruit, citrus, pine. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 02 May 2023
at 04:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Light grapefruit. Orange peel and green onion. Not a ton of character. Orange pour with soap bubbles. Light bitter end. Can from mixed pack.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jan 2023
at 01:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Golden color with thin head, aroma of evergreen and citrus zest. Flavor is lightly sweet malt with a resinous hop bitterness.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2022
at 13:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2022 03/08/2022 - Medium sweet malty and fruity, citrus notes of grapefruit and lemon, peachy, sweet malty backing, hoppy finish. Ok
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Aug 2022
at 19:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Taster at brewery. Pale golden, cloudy, ring of white head. Light malty aroma, biscuity, hoppy edge. Taste brings lemon zest, bready malts, crisp finish.
Tried
on 30 May 2022
at 22:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF'19 Day 1, 06/08/19. Very light haze to a golden yellow pour with a decent white cap. Nose is grass, citric tinged straw, melon, tangerine. Taste comprises pale malts, orange peel, lemon rind, melon, grains. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close with modest hop bitterness. Passable pale.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2021
at 15:19