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Lunch
Maine Beer Company
- From:
- Maine Beer Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #12 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 97
Ranked #585 - Avg:
- 4.38 | pDev: 7.99%
- Reviews:
- 1,043
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 23, 2024
- Added:
- May 10, 2011
- Wants:
- 1,209
- Gots:
- 1,718
Our “East Coast” version of a West Coast-style IPA. Intense hop flavors and aromas of tropical and citrus fruits and pine dominate. A subtle malt sweetness brings the beer into balance. Hops listed as Amarillo, Centennial, Simcoe.
Lunch is a special whale that has been spotted off the Maine coast since 1982. She has what looks like a bite taken out of her fin, which adds to her unique character. We dedicate this beer to her determination and persistence.
Keep on swimming!
Lunch is a special whale that has been spotted off the Maine coast since 1982. She has what looks like a bite taken out of her fin, which adds to her unique character. We dedicate this beer to her determination and persistence.
Keep on swimming!
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Rated by Eleschhorn from New York
4.68/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.68/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Great "light" IPA at 7%.
Mar 23, 2024Reviewed by AdmiralOzone from Minnesota
4.29/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Pours slightly cloudy apricot orange with a thick white head. Abundant lacing. Aroma is a blend of citrus, pine, malt and biscuit. Flavor follows the nose, a touch of sweet fruit followed by an intense hop bite. Feel is light and well carbonated. Overall, a very fine beer.
Mar 18, 2024Reviewed by Scotchboy from Idaho
4.6/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
4.6/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Beer # 2900 on BA.
500ml bottle procured in California and muled back to Idaho for future enjoyment. On a trip that featured North Parks award-winning hazies and my return to Pliny, Lunch was such a pleasant surprise...
A: Pours an effervescent gold, moderately clear with a touch of haze, slightly amber-ish in the glass with a towering, creamy cap of off-white head lacing. Glows with inviting warmth...elegant.
S: Pleasant, subtle, balanced...definite notes of lemon, grapefruit, citrus peel, pine....crackery biscuit, sweet bread, earth...herbal resin, orange juice.
T: Refined and unobtrusive; proportionate. Bready, citrus juice, rindy & piny bitterness blended with layers of dehydrated fruit and a mild earthy smoke. Impressively integrated and categorically expressive.
MF: Creamy, smooth, mild bitterness, pleasantly useful dryness; clean.
O: Wow; this one captivated me. It may not seem as though I am at a loss for words, but I am. This surprised me, not that it did anything out of the ordinary, but in that it did EVERYTHING so damn excellently for a WCIPA. I cannot imagine a more shining example of the style, approachable and yet expressive and complete with balance. Well done MBC.
Feb 09, 2024500ml bottle procured in California and muled back to Idaho for future enjoyment. On a trip that featured North Parks award-winning hazies and my return to Pliny, Lunch was such a pleasant surprise...
A: Pours an effervescent gold, moderately clear with a touch of haze, slightly amber-ish in the glass with a towering, creamy cap of off-white head lacing. Glows with inviting warmth...elegant.
S: Pleasant, subtle, balanced...definite notes of lemon, grapefruit, citrus peel, pine....crackery biscuit, sweet bread, earth...herbal resin, orange juice.
T: Refined and unobtrusive; proportionate. Bready, citrus juice, rindy & piny bitterness blended with layers of dehydrated fruit and a mild earthy smoke. Impressively integrated and categorically expressive.
MF: Creamy, smooth, mild bitterness, pleasantly useful dryness; clean.
O: Wow; this one captivated me. It may not seem as though I am at a loss for words, but I am. This surprised me, not that it did anything out of the ordinary, but in that it did EVERYTHING so damn excellently for a WCIPA. I cannot imagine a more shining example of the style, approachable and yet expressive and complete with balance. Well done MBC.
Reviewed by vickersspitfire from Texas
4.71/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.71/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Pours out a semi cloudy golden color, reminds me of a hazy sun rise, the head is thick and fluffy and sticks around for a while. The aroma is very nice, lemon zest, grassy tones and herbal fragrances come through well balanced with a hint of malts that slowly grows stronger as it warms up. Lemon zest and sweetened oranges peel at first, very very tasty followed by some herbal flavors, malts and medium hops, this flavor leaves longing for another sip. Crisp for an IPA and very refreshing with no alcohol taste in the aftertaste. Very fun IPA to drink on a cold night.
Jan 15, 2024Reviewed by mikeinportc from New York
4.35/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.35/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Bottled 21Nov23. Had this before, but never anywhere near this close to bottling date.
Bright amber-orange , with light, off-white head.
Smell is pine, grass, fresh orange and candied orange rind.
Taste is grapefruit, grapefruit pith , pine, and a bit of orange rind near finish. Medium bitterness, that lingers awhile after finish.
Feel is medium, lightly slick/oily at first, with moderate, sharp carbonation bite. Drying sensation after finish .
Lives up to its reputation . Nice old-school IPA. A pleasure !
Jan 03, 2024Bright amber-orange , with light, off-white head.
Smell is pine, grass, fresh orange and candied orange rind.
Taste is grapefruit, grapefruit pith , pine, and a bit of orange rind near finish. Medium bitterness, that lingers awhile after finish.
Feel is medium, lightly slick/oily at first, with moderate, sharp carbonation bite. Drying sensation after finish .
Lives up to its reputation . Nice old-school IPA. A pleasure !
Reviewed by highdesertdrinker from Arizona
4.1/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a deep orange gold with medium head. The smell isn’t strong but there is some citrus and malt. The taste is mostly grapefruit, some orange, pine, herbal hops, malt. This is a throwback for sure and it’s good but it’s not a wow beer for me but glad to get my hands on one to try it, cheers!
Dec 29, 2023Reviewed by Seejae from Ohio
4.1/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours orange and clean. Aroma is sweet, citrus/malts. The profile is both pine and citrus. The malts are in play as well and provide a chewy feel. A bit old school, but well done. Good beer.
Dec 26, 2023Rated by phl_bos_beer from Pennsylvania
5/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
i kind of always get this on draft whenever I see it. exactly what I want in an IPA.
Nov 14, 2023
Lunch from Maine Beer Company
Beer rating:
97 out of
100 with
6162 ratings
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