About
Definitive Brewing was formed in 2017 when we came across lightning in a (beer) bottle. After months of planning, we were introduced to our now Director of Brewing Operations, and found an ideal location, all in a single week. Our investment group is made up of friends and family all with ties to Lake Cobbosseecontee in Manchester, ME. After 6 months of tireless efforts to transform an old scaffolding company into a production brewery and tasting room, we opened May 19, 2018 on the legendary Industrial Way.
After two years of operation in Portland, our team chose to open a second tasting room on May 22nd, 2020 in Maine's southernmost town, Kittery in the heart of the shopping district. Kittery is pillar in Maine's food and beverage scene, and the opportunity to become part of this phenomenal town was one that we could not pass up.
At Definitive Brewing we strive to provide a memorable tasting room experience for all of our customers. This is culminated by our wide variety of beers, including our Kolsch (Contee), Session Ales, IPAs, Stouts and Sours! Thank you for your continued support, and we hope to see you soon!
After two years of operation in Portland, our team chose to open a second tasting room on May 22nd, 2020 in Maine's southernmost town, Kittery in the heart of the shopping district. Kittery is pillar in Maine's food and beverage scene, and the opportunity to become part of this phenomenal town was one that we could not pass up.
At Definitive Brewing we strive to provide a memorable tasting room experience for all of our customers. This is culminated by our wide variety of beers, including our Kolsch (Contee), Session Ales, IPAs, Stouts and Sours! Thank you for your continued support, and we hope to see you soon!
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
On tap at Definitive, pours a clear pale golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out bright pine, light citrus, and biscuity malt. Flavour is much the same, with lots of piney hops, some oily notes, and crisp biscuity malt. Nice piney hop character. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
at
Definitive Brewing Company
on 10 Aug 2026
at 00:18
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
On tap at Definitive, pours a clear amber with a small white head. Aroma brings out bready malt, light toasted caramel, and subdued hops. Flavour is more malt-driven, with bready malt, toasted caramel, and very subtle hops. Very malty finish, not much hops. It’s okay
Tried
from Draft
at
Definitive Brewing Company
on 10 Aug 2026
at 00:16
5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
On tap at Definitive, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Nose has lots of unfermented wort dominating, smelling nothing like a Czech pils. Flavour is much the same, dominated by the unfermented wort. Something needs to be majorly tweaked here. Okay.
Tried
from Draft
at
Definitive Brewing Company
on 10 Aug 2026
at 00:13
4.8/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On tap at Definitive, pours a lightly hazed golden with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of piney hops, crisp biscuity malt, and some sweaty, oaty notes you normally only get in hazies. Flavour tastes more like a hazy, with lots of muddled oaty notes, tired hops, and light citrus. This is plainly incompetent.
Tried
from Draft
at
Definitive Brewing Company
on 10 Aug 2026
at 00:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at Brew Export, Stirchley, Birmingham. Poured a hazy yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy, light citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate sweet, light bitter, with a smooth, rich, sweet tutti frutti, juicy citrus, light dry hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation and a touch of hop burn.
Tried
from Draft
at
Brew Export Beer Cave & Taproom
on 07 Aug 2026
at 19:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
16oz can pours a clear gold, some fizz, clingy white head. Nose has simple grist, lightly sweet, straw, green grass. Flavors all follow. Nice grass, a little soap too, grist, straw, a little corn. Dry, bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jul 2026
at 23:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery taproom. Pitch black coloured, small beige head, coconut and walnut in the nose. Roasted malt, spicy, coconut, lactose and touch of alcohol with rather sweet finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jun 2026
at 22:35
5.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
On tap at the brewery taproom. Unclear golden coloured, small off-white head, lime in the nose. Sweetish, tangerine, lime, mild fruity and mild sourish finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jun 2026
at 22:27
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery taproom. Murky orange coloured, medium sized white head, citrusy and mild candy nose. Citrusy, candy, light alcoholic and notes of tropical fruits with sweetish finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jun 2026
at 22:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at New England Taphouse Grille with Paul and Mr Barleywine. Pours a hazy murky dirty copper color with a tine of blue and no head whatsoever. Blueberry maple and vanilla with a hint of tart. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
at
New England Tap House Grille
on 12 Apr 2026
at 19:32