Sea Dog Brewing Co.
Microbrewery
in
Bangor,
Maine,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Shipyard Brewing Company
Associated with 4 Venues
Established in 1993
Contact
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!
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle as shown. Pours a cloudy golden with a small frothy white head that diminishes quickly to nothing. The aroma is a strong fruity malt with rasberry and tart. Thin mouthfeel with a strong bitter rasberry and tart with a grainy finish. Not too much going on with this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2009
at 01:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
September 2009 Beer of the Month Club, 11/6/09
Aroma: Fairly subtle nose that opens slightly as it warms, but does give off nuttiness, roasted notes, and some coffee
Appearance: This one pours a dark brown color with a red hue and a thick and foamy light brown head
Flavor: The roasted malty flavor is decent but a little on the thin side for the style
Palate: This one drinks pretty smoothly, and has a decent mouthfeel, even though it is a bit thin in body
Overall Impression: Overall, this beer was alright, but it left me wanting more. It was just thin in all aspects. If you let it warm and open a bit, it does improve, but it is still pretty thin overall.
Aroma: Fairly subtle nose that opens slightly as it warms, but does give off nuttiness, roasted notes, and some coffee
Appearance: This one pours a dark brown color with a red hue and a thick and foamy light brown head
Flavor: The roasted malty flavor is decent but a little on the thin side for the style
Palate: This one drinks pretty smoothly, and has a decent mouthfeel, even though it is a bit thin in body
Overall Impression: Overall, this beer was alright, but it left me wanting more. It was just thin in all aspects. If you let it warm and open a bit, it does improve, but it is still pretty thin overall.
Tried
on 06 Nov 2009
at 19:31
1.6/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 3
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 0.5
Bottle, the beer had a nice apricot aroma but the flavor was more like dishwater = i.e. not nice at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2009
at 12:45
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours light amber into a shaker. White head quickly recedes to nothing. Nutmeg and pumpkin aromas. Sharp with sour pumpkin from front to back.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2009
at 14:54
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
12oz Kennebunkport bottle. Orange-brown color with a patchy off-white head. Sweet sugary malt aroma, some minimal toasty hops. Thick sugary malt centered, with an earthy hop balance. Middle of the road, with some mild orange-vanilla tastes coming through in the aftertaste. Not as bad as a Ukranian factory beer, but way below par for a stateside IPA. Plain, with more sugar than hop character. Avoid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2009
at 23:56
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
12oz Kennebunkport Trader Joe’s alias version. Orange-tan, with a sligth haze. Patchy white head. Lemony sweet malt aroma. Sub par stuff here. Soda-like body, with a crisp lemony twang over top of a caramel malt body. Drinkable, only due to the low ABV. I really wonder if the Trader Joes distributed versions are the same beer. For the Sea Dog line’s sake, I hope not. Tangy sugary lemon finish. Maybe it’s not the worst wheat beer out there, but it makes a nice effort at achieving that status.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2009
at 18:28
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12oz bottle under the fake-me-out Trader Joe’s Kennebunkport label. Pale orange color, minimal light fluffy off-white head. Deep sweet malt and candy shop blueberry aroma. Solid blueberry flavor, bordering on artificial candy, but still enjoyable enough if you like blueberries. Some creamy orange flavor too, with a sugary sweet aftertaste. Very soda-like.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2009
at 22:33
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Golden with a small white head. Sweet blueberry candy and vanilla aroma. Dry with an artificial berry flavour
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jul 2009
at 12:39
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a black color with a longlasting tan head. Has a malty nutty hazelnut aroma with some hints of coffee. Roasted malty chocolate flavor with some nutty hazelnut hints. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish with some nutty hints in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2009
at 10:01
4.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Overall Impression: Just like their blueberry beer, I found this one too sweet as well. I just prefer the fruit sweetness to be more subdued or balanced...
Tried
on 09 Jul 2009
at 17:58