Sea Dog Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Bangor, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Shipyard Brewing Company
Associated with 4 Venues

Established in 1993

Contact
26 Front St, Bangor, ME, 04401, United States
Description
The original Sea Dog Brewing Co. was founded by Pete Camplin, Sr. on May 17th, 1993 in the historic shipbuilding town of Camden, Maine, starting with a 240 seat brewpub and kegging brewery overlooking the dramatic waterfall of the old Knox Woolen Mill. On March 8th, 1995, Sea Dog opened a second facility, this time a 540 seat restaurant and brewery on the banks of the historic Penobscot River in downtown Bangor. In 2002, master brewer Alan Pugsley and entrepreneur Fred Forsley became the new owners of Sea Dog. Their crew continues the tradition of serving great food in a great atmosphere and brewing a full line of handcrafted ales that capture the spirit of Maine's sea-faring history. Today, Sea Dog Brewing Company operates brew pubs in three locations. The Sea Dog in Topsham occupies a scenic spot on the Androscoggin River. The Bangor location overlooks the historic Penobscot River. The South Portland location is near the Maine Mall. All three of these locations serve a full menu of handcrafted ales and creative pub fare with a flair. Being authentic is important to us. Our beers are brewed in a traditional style using only the highest quality ingredients like imported English two-row malted barley and British top-fermenting yeast. Our English brewing style results in brews with a distinctive, refreshing taste and crisp finish unique to top-fermented beers. Cheers!

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6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Labeled as Kennebunkport IPA. Pours a medium amber with a small frothy off-white head. Smells of citrusy hops, pepper, and dust. Tastes of candy, light citrus, and finishes with pepper. A decent, drinkable IPA, but by no means a standout.
Tried from Can on 30 Nov 2010 at 14:37

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a medium golden color with a medium sized foamy white head that faded quickly. The aroma was tart and sweetish apricot with a light undertone that was bready and wheaty. The flavor was dryish, tart and bitter with an off artificial apricot note and faint touches of nut and bread. The finish was medium length dry and tangy artificial apricot. Medium body.Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Oct 2010 at 17:24

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Purchased from Trader Joe’s, $5.99 for a decent six pack is not a bad deal. Not a great IPA by any means, but drinkable. Aroma of caramel and weird funky hops, more malty than hoppy. Appearance is a clear amber with a pronounced white head. Taste is just weird, it’s like a very malty IPA where the malts are very overpowering but the hops come through but not in a good way. Also, pretty carbonated for an IPA. It just seems that there are a lot of off-flavors in here that are a result of the abundant malt presence. Not bad, drinkable.
Tried on 16 Oct 2010 at 22:38

5.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Lots of fake flavors. Blueberries and other crap. Sickly, not interesting.
Tried on 15 Oct 2010 at 02:51

6.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
I was with my cousin who is from Topsham Maine home of this brewery at GABF so we made special point to come visit and try. The beer pours gold like a standard lager but huge nose of blueberries. taste is plent blueberry with wheatiness freshness. Not too bad of a blueberry beer in my opinion.
Tried on 25 Sep 2010 at 08:59

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Trader Joes Short Pump on 03/04/2010 as Kennebunkport IPA. Clear amber body with a medium frothy off-white head. Sweet floral and earthy hop aroma. Sweet floral and earthy hop aroma with an earthy pale malt background. Medium body with moderately low carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2010 at 08:22

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On Tap at the Holy Grail. Smells like fresh blueberries. First sip is of your standard crisp wheat ale, then finishes with a clean, fruity flavor. A nice fruit beer on a warm August night!
Tried from Draft on 26 Aug 2010 at 16:30

5.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Refrigerated bottle served in refrigerated weizen glass. Pours a hazy golden with pink hue. Small white head that dissapates quickly, no discernable lacing, low carbonation. Aroma is raspberry and some wheat. Taste is below average american wheat and a hint of raspberry. Aroma is the best thing going for this one, mostly boring.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2010 at 18:39

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle, $1.80 from Wine Warehouse, Charlottesville. Pours golden with a large white head. Smells like apricot, for sure, and I love apricots, but for some reason this isn’t all that appealing to me. Flavor is a mild apricot wheat, and better than the nose. Can taste some real bitterness of the fruit in the finish, but a bit thin in the mouth.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2010 at 15:36

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 7
First beer from Maine for me, best enjoyed before November 2010 (notched on the side of the front label). Pours a clean golden-amber colour with a white head that disappears at average speed and no lacing to be found. On the other hand, a little coat tops the brew. Slow tiny-bubble carbonation with a thin watery mouthfeel. Big nose of blueberries with notes of the wheat. The wheat is more noticeable in the taste, and the blueberries are still there, but what is interesting is the rich honey that comes out in the aftertaste. A very nice fruit beer. Just wish they would not filter it.
Tried on 13 Jun 2010 at 19:57