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 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can, from Cambridge Wine & Spirits. Pours hazy rich yellow with foamy off-white head, faint citrus aroma, low carbonation, mildly bitter citrus taste with a bit of pineapple, smooth-thin body, long finish. Very smooth and easy to drink.
Tried from Can on 27 May 2019 at 13:25

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at Doc Ponds. Pours a cloudy orange yellow with medium white hesr. The aroma is dank and grapefruit. Medium body, juicy, melon, pineapple, light bitterness, very good.
Tried from Draft on 24 May 2019 at 02:00

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bold aroma of danky pine, hay, wheat. Taste has melon pulp, maybe mango, with a good amount of lasting pain. A little bit of juicy character. Assertive bitterness that is mellow by the juicy fruit character. Good.
Tried on 11 May 2019 at 00:11

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
2019-05-04 .
Tried on 05 May 2019 at 23:03

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
1 Pint can (little US 16 fl oz or 473ml, take your pick) from Beer 52. Canned 19th Feb 2019, drank at home on 27th Apr 2019. Cloudy and murky body with floaters, the colour a dull orange affair, some off-white foam on top. Dank hops with an orange like lead in both the aroma and taste, light malty base and more than a hint of resin/spruce flavours as it warmed a little in my glass.
Tried from Can on 28 Apr 2019 at 06:40

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 3/25/2019. Pours very hazy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1 finger dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, coconut, red apple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, cedar, mint, light peppercorn/pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, coconut, red apple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, cedar, mint, light peppercorn/pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, coconut, red apple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, cedar, mint, light peppercorn/pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no hop astringency after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/silky/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.2%. Overall this is a fantastic NEDIPA. All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV, with the mellowly bitter/resinous/drying finish; nicely soft feel. Fantastic Sabro, Mosaic, Centennial profile. Extremely juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a great balanced bready oat/pils/Vienna malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example as expected.
Tried from Can on 22 Apr 2019 at 13:04

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from Beer 52. Cloudy deep chestnut brown colour with pale head. Aroma is malty and chocolate with light fruit. Taste medium bitter. Full body.
Tried from Can on 19 Apr 2019 at 18:50

7/10
Tried from Can on 15 Apr 2019 at 15:40

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured from can 3/7/19 hazy peach whotw head. Aroma is juicy citrus, aromatic hops light pine. Taste is candied orange, citrus pith, aromatic hops with a nice balanced pine finish.
Tried from Can on 08 Apr 2019 at 22:57

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
16 oz can from Tavour. Golden, light haze, fizzy head. Bready, fruity aroma, pineapple. Taste brings citrus tartness, pineapple, grapefruit peel. Light in feel, tingly, hint of sourness.
Tried from Can on 06 Apr 2019 at 04:47