Maine Beer Company Lunch IPA

Beer Name: Lunch
Brewery: Maine Beer Company (Freeport, ME)
ABV: 7.0%
How sold: 500 ml bottles; on draft
Where bought: Craft Shack (San Diego, CA)  ****bought online
Price: $8.99 for 500 ml bottle

Date Bottled: July 31, 2018
Date Purchased: August 20, 2018
Date Received: August 23, 2018
Date Drank: August 23, 2018
When brewed? Year-round beer. Maine Beer Company recommends to drink this within 90 days of bottling.

What's on the Bottle/Website: "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!" Read more here!

Hops: Amarillo, Centennial, Simcoe.

Where distributed: Maine Beer Company usually distributes their beers only in Maine (or in the New England area), which is why I was surprised to see Southern California get a shipment in August 2018. Click here for where and when to buy Alchemist beers!

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Pours mostly hazy golden into a pint glass. Very frothy white head; significant lacing on the glass. Top-notch quality pour. 4.75/5

Smell (25%): Tons of soft tropical citrus. 4.75/5

Taste (40%): Abundance of tropical citrus fruit from start to finish. Tropical seems to permeate everywhere. Any bitterness is masterfully controlled. 5/5

Mouthfeel (10%): Medium-bodied; some carbonation. Extremely juicy. 4.75/5

Overall (20%): A world-class IPA. I honestly thought I'd be waiting a lot longer to try Lunch, a beer that's been on my bucket list for a few years. Naturally, I couldn't wait to try it once I received it; only a day at the office seemingly stopped me from getting to it right away. Lunch has the drinkability, tropical citrus, and refreshing nature that should land it at or near the top of many IPA lovers' lists. If it wasn't so hard to get, I'd be drinking Lunch more often. 4.75/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.85/5