StyleHop-forward IPA, lager
Neighbourhoodeast-bayside
Taproom hoursWed-Sun 12:00-21:00

Tip: Shared Industrial Way building with Allagash, Foundation and Battery Steele. Park once and walk all four.

Location

Address: 1 Industrial Way, Suite 8, Portland, ME 04103

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Definitive Brewing Company ★ 4.4

Lager, IPA, pilsnereast-baysideDaily 12:00-21:00

Definitive Brewing on Industrial Way, since 2017, runs a clean lager-forward program from a warehouse-and-patio taproom with rotating Fri-Sun food trucks.

Tip: Food trucks rotate at the patio Friday to Sunday. Family and dog friendly.

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Battery Steele Brewing ★ 4.5

Hazy IPA, wild alesnorth-deeringWed-Fri 14:00-20:00; Sat-Sun 12:00-20:00

Battery Steele Brewing on Industrial Way, since 2017, runs hazy IPAs and barrel-aged wild ales out of the Allagash and Foundation neighbouring complex.

Tip: Side-by-side with Allagash, Foundation and Austin Street. The Industrial Way cluster is the easiest brewery crawl in the city.

Definitive Brewing Company ★ 4.4

Lager, IPA, pilsnereast-baysideDaily 12:00-21:00

Definitive Brewing on Industrial Way, since 2017, runs a clean lager-forward program from a warehouse-and-patio taproom with rotating Fri-Sun food trucks.

Tip: Food trucks rotate at the patio Friday to Sunday. Family and dog friendly.

Camp Pennant ★ 4.2

Brewery, distillery, brewpubold-portMon-Wed 11:30-20:00; Thu-Fri 11:30-21:00; Sat 11:30-21:00

Camp Pennant on Commercial Street, the 2024 rebrand of Michaud's 2013 Liquid Riot under Michael Fraser, pours Pennant Distilling lines plus wood-fired pizza.

Tip: Pennant beers and spirits bottled on site at the Camp Store. Patio overlooks the working waterfront.

Gritty McDuff's Brew Pub ★ 4.0

English-style ales, brewpubold-portDaily 11:30-22:00

Gritty McDuff's on Fore Street, since 1988, is Maine's original brewpub and one of the first in the modern American craft scene, with cask ales on tap.

Tip: Pub menu runs through close. The cask ale lineup is the historical draw.

Allagash Brewing Company ★ 4.8

Belgian-inspired, mixed-fermentationnorth-deeringDaily noon to 21:00; tours scheduled via the operator site

Allagash Brewing on Industrial Way, since 1995 from Rob Tod, is Portland's flagship Belgian-style brewery, with free ticketed tours via the operator site.

Tip: Tours are free but ticketed via allagash.com. The taproom serves Bite Into Maine food in the same building.

Bissell Brothers Brewing ★ 4.7

New England IPA, hop-forwardlibbytownMon-Tue 11:00-17:00; Wed-Sat 11:00-20:00; Sun 11:00-18:00

Bissell Brothers Brewing at Thompson's Point opened 2013 from Peter and Noah Bissell, with the modern New England IPA program built around The Substance Ale.

Tip: The Substance is the flagship and available daily; rotating releases drop Thursday mornings.

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