Orono Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Orono, Maine, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2014

Contact
61 Margin St, Orono, ME, 04473, United States
Description
Orono Brewing Company opened with a bang on NYE 2014 and ever since then we’ve been doing exactly what we want to do: brewing the best beer we possibly can and sharing it with friends. We love beer and we love bringing people together. We believe in paying attention to every detail, to collaboration and evolution, and to sharing the OBC experience with our growing community. It all starts with our small, tight-knit production team led by co-owner Asa Marsh-Sachs. Asa combines the experiential education and creativity of nearly a decade spent running home-brew stores with a deep dedication to running a top tier production brewery. He’s built an all-start team and together they weave the art and science of brewing together masterfully.

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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy burnt orange haziness with a finger and a quarter's worth of white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate then leave some messy lace
Aroma: pineapple to mango and orangey citrusy hop tones; light clean malts
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a nice bittersweet juicy quality; mild finish of the orangey to mango-like hoppiness
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being sessionable; some good smoothness but a light hop assertiveness too
Overall: I'd say a pretty nicely done NEDIPA I'd return to.

Tried from Can on 12 Feb 2026 at 21:40


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: thick murky orange color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: tangerines, mangoes and melon sweet hop notes tangle with a clean malt base
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas together with a nicely done bittersweet juicy quality; finishes clean with the mangoes and melons
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; some smoothness but a touch of some hop assertiveness; carb level is low-ish but part of me wonders if it could be lowered just a wee bit more, hmmmm....
Overall: this beer cleans up on the aromas and flavors and part of me thinks the texture could be slightly tweaked a little bit. I'd still come back to.

Tried from Can on 12 Feb 2026 at 21:35


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Reviewed from notes. Consumed on 11/13/2019.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt orange haziness with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: big orange to citrusy hop tones bold and up front; light tangerines underneath; clean malt base
Flavor: blends all the prior noted aromas together in a nice bittersweet and juicy sort of way; finishes clean with the orangey and citrusy hop tones
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being sessionable; some smoothness but also some drying hop effects (just noticeable, nothing off)
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA I could bang again.

Tried from Can on 12 Feb 2026 at 21:30


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Thanks John.
Reviewed from notes.
Can into an English pint glass.
Appearance: black in the pour and black in the glass. Finger's worth of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace.
Aroma: dark chocolate, some coffee notes, then some baker's chocolate, roasted nuts, and earthy tones
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a roasty sweetness with some light sweet notes, finishes roasty and sweet
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable? Yeah, I believe I could handle several these in a row, lingers nicely across the tongue
Overall: nicely done American stout worthy of more pours.

Tried from Can on 06 Feb 2026 at 00:48


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16oz can c/o Ryan. Intense hop tone, has some nice bitterness, fullness not typical for the style. Perhaps I am digging the Topaz. Either way, this is quite nice and holds up well even 3+ months out from canning. Great appearance, opaque orange with an oh so steady, frothy, white head. Solid for the style, enjoyable for sure.

Tried on 14 Sep 2025 at 03:45


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Can from my brother: pours hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is citrusy, fruity, tangy, sweet. Pretty smooth.

Tried on 02 Aug 2025 at 14:59


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Pours hazy with a frothy white head. Aroma of soft citrus, some pine. Taste has light hop bite, plenty of citrus and other soft fruity notes. Palate has more hop oils, some melon. Quite good, typical NEIPA.

Tried on 30 Jun 2025 at 15:53


7.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6

Tap at Alphabet City. Ruby pour with a white head. Nose is mainly raspberry with a peach hint, some lactic notes. Taste is jammy raspberry, lactic notes, maaaybe some peach and a bready-malty finish. Light bodied, easy to drink.

Tried from Draft on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:17


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at the Breweries Bangor location. Pours a mostly hazy bright brick red color with a thin white head that slowly recedes. Mostly raspberry but there is a hint of peach and tart lemon with an earthy graininess. Pretty nice.

Tried from Draft on 07 Jul 2024 at 17:51


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at the Breweries Bangor location. Pours a mostly clear light gold color with a decent sized rocky bone white head that persists. Fruity bready earthy it is a ok.

Tried from Draft on 07 Jul 2024 at 17:45