Foundation Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Foundation Brewing Company

Established in 2014

Contact
1 Industrial Way, #5, Portland, ME, 04103, United States
Description
Foundation Brewing Company uses classic styles as the inspiration for brewing exciting beers that push conventional boundaries. Founded in 2012 and opening in 2014, Foundation is located at 1 Industrial Way in Portland, which has been a breeding ground of World Class Maine beers.

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7/10
Mostly clear dark brown body medium foamy off white head. Coffee nutty toasty aroma. Coffee nutty toasty flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 7/4/7/4/15 3.7
Tried from Can on 16 Dec 2021 at 19:55

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Black body, airy, light brown head leaving curtains of lacing. Aroma mostly dark, unsweetened chocolate and cocoa powder with roasted malts and a touch of licorice. Inky, roasty body, with dark chocolate, coffee bean, licorice, and piny, spicy hops. More akin to an imperial porter than an imperial stout, but a fine beer regardless.
Tried on 15 Dec 2021 at 16:38

7.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a clear gold with a full finger of white foam that lingers. Nice bready, crackery malt aromas on the nose with a touch of honey. Great body, crisp and clean with some light malt sweetness but has a dry finish. Great Helles.
Tried from Can from Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine on 12 Dec 2021 at 17:43

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a glowing neon gold with a finger of white foam that dissipates. Great lacing down the glass. Big notes of gooseberry, white wine, kiwi and lime zest. Nice pine and zesty pith notes on the palate. Great drinkability for the abv.
Tried from Can from Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine on 28 Nov 2021 at 18:10

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
16 oz. can. Aroma is indeed pineapple-like. Flavor is dominant in pineapple notes to include the juice you find in canned pineapples. Light sweet with a very mild tartness. This one trick pony does that track extremely well!
Tried from Can on 21 Nov 2021 at 19:33

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
4 ounce draft. Murky pale yellow color. Flavor has plenty of peach with hints vanilla and mild pulpy juice. Just enough tartness to balance it. Ratjer tasty.
Tried from Draft on 22 Oct 2021 at 11:11

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
16oz can. Big coffee aroma and flavor. Medium bodied, easy drinking brown ale body. Coffee centered. Good.
Tried from Can on 10 Oct 2021 at 00:02

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cloudy bright medium orange body, thick cream head. Nose orange/tangerine juice, passionfruit, and papaya. Body a burst of citrus and tropical fruits, blended so not particularly distinct individually, with elements of tangerine, pink grapefruit, lime, papaya, and guava. It's a rather boozy affair, and there's a lingering hops burn in the finish that was unexpected. I'll probably give this one another go sometime, as it is so close to being very good.
Tried on 11 Sep 2021 at 01:33

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can (5/12/21) pour from the brewery. It's an almost opaque, dark brown (like maple syrup), a few white floaties, nice sparkle at the edges of the glass, finger-width beige head with poor retention and lone ring of lacing. Aroma is initial graham cracker followed by sweet marshmallow and chocolate. Taste is strong, sweet marshmallow and chocolate with a fruity quality. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with a smooth, syrupy texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, aroma is more balanced than the taste, which is a bit on the sweet side. The mouthfeel is thick and syrupy side so it doesn't help the sweetness. OK but not Foundation's best.
Tried from Can on 01 Sep 2021 at 02:11

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
16 oz. can. Aroma is bold chocolate with a hint of vanilla. Flavor has some roast with plenty of chocolate throughout. I guess you could find vanilla or marshmallow but I certainly don’t get any graham cracker. The body is proper. Pretty average.
Tried from Can on 23 Aug 2021 at 00:37