Definitive Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2018

Contact
35 Industrial Way, Portland, ME, 04103, United States
Description
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!

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7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: cardboard orange to brown sort of color with a finger and a quarter of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some lemon to guava hoppy notes up front with a light piney hop in the secondary; light clean malts underneath; subtle herbal/tea-like aspect in there too
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a semi-herbal/tea note to a sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes somewhat like drinking hop tea and malts with some lemon with a light dry crisp note to it
Texture: between light and medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; slight smoothness to this; low hop bitterness
Overall: I think I get what they were trying to do here and I'm not entirely sure if it was executed the way they wanted it to be, the finish seems weird but I couldn't quite right figure out if that was entirely off. I think I could come back to this? Yeah, I think I could.
Tried from Can on 07 Mar 2026 at 16:05

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: nice looking pale yellow to orange cloudiness with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which tapered off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: light passion fruity to white grape-like hop tones up front with some citrus peel and grapefruit hop in the secondary; light clean malts underneath
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine juicy bitter to a bittersweet quality; finishes with the white grapes and citrus peel
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness and nice low hop bitterness
Overall: nicely done APA or NEPA depending upon who you talk to. I'd have this again.
Tried from Can on 07 Mar 2026 at 15:56

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: still looking pale orange color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrus peel bitterness; light lemony tones, some sweet grassy hop spice then some light clean malts
Flavor: does a decent job of blending the prior noted aromas to a semi-bitter to bittersweet quality with a light hop zest coming in underneath; finishes leaning into the hop bitterness and the hop zest seems to be a little bit fainter here
Texture: light bodied, sessionable; some smoothness but that hop zest seems to dry out the tongue a bit and add a touch of chalkiness
Overall: so it was an alright session IPA, I think some re-working needs to be done with how they used the hop zesty tone to assist in leveling out the dry chalkiness.
Tried from Can on 07 Mar 2026 at 15:50

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: glossy semi-clear yellow color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: floral to grassy to slightly lemony with a sharper tone of the tangerine-like peel note; light hop spice with a nice clean malt bill
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality; finishes leaning into the floral bitterness and some tangerine peel
Texture: light bodied; sessionable; some smoothness to it, low hop bitterness
Overall: it does the trick for what the brewer wanted to do. To me, maybe again.
Tried from Can on 07 Mar 2026 at 15:41

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt orange to almost amber color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mango, pineapple, grapefruit hop tones with a clean bready maltiness
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine juicy sweet to bittersweet juicy quality; finishes very mango-like with a hint of tart and some pineapple-y tones
Texture: medium bodied, leaning to be a sipper; good smoothness and an ever so slight touch of dryness
Overall: a very nicely done NEDIPA very worthy of returning to.
Tried from Can on 05 Mar 2026 at 00:07

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt orange haziness with a two finger white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate and once it did some messy lace clung to the glass.
Aroma: pineapple, citrus rind, orangey, mangoes and a touch of piney hoppiness; light biscuity malts with a super whiff of lactose mixed in with the malt tones
Flavor: mixes all those prior noted aromas to a fine juicy bitter to bittersweet quality; finishes semi-citrusy rind-like, mango-like and some pineapple
Texture: medium bodied, this is a sipper; good smoothness and touch of dryness but that lactose I smelled earlier I sense it here playing against that dryness; nice low carb
Overall: nicely done NETIPA I'd be willing to come back to.
Tried from Can on 04 Mar 2026 at 23:57

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt orange cardboard color with a two finger white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: lemon peel, tropical fruit, and piney hops over top of a nice clean biscuity maltiness
Flavor: blends the prior mentioned aromas bittersweetly; clean aftertaste of the tropical fruits and pine
Texture: medium bodied, somewhat a sipper; some juicy contours rubbing along my tongue; finishes somewhat sweet with the pine and lemon tones
Overall: very nicely done NEIPA I would have again.
Tried from Can on 29 Jan 2026 at 21:29

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to tulip.
Appearance: hazy burnt orange color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated to leave some mild messy lace
Aroma: keen blend of citrusy to grassy hops, clean malts
Flavor: juicy sweet blend of prior mentioned aromas, mild aftertaste of citrusy and grassy hops
Texture: about medium bodied, good sipper, semi-juicy finish
Overall: nicely done NEIPA well worth having agian.
Tried from Can on 17 Jan 2026 at 17:17

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours a hazy, orange-gold, with smallish head. Aroma is pine, citrus, tropical fruit, some bread/biscuit. Flavors all follow. Soft enough mouthfeel. Moderate hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Can from Haskell's - Maple Grove on 03 Jan 2026 at 22:38

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Aromas are dark malt, roast, cocoa and maybe a hint of coconut. Flavors are similar to nose. Add in some metallic. Soft mouth.
Tried from Can at Bodega Brew Pub, Inc. on 29 Dec 2025 at 04:20