Breweries With the Most Highly Ranked Beers in Maine

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Breweries with the most highly ranked beers in Maine

In a world where just a small number of massive companies dominate the beer market, sipping on a brew created close to home can be all the more satisfying.

The last decade has seen an explosion of breweries that operate on a smaller scale and offer a wider, and sometimes more experimental, selection of beer. While craft beer often has a higher price tag than your average domestic beer, consumers are clearly willing to pay more: In 2020, craft beer accounted for almost a quarter of the U.S. retail beer market.

Stacker compiled a list of the breweries with the most beers ranked in the top 100 in Maine using data from BeerAdvocate. Any ties were broken by the highest-ranking beer. Continue reading to find out which Maine breweries have the tastiest offerings.

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#20. Belleflower Brewing Company

- Number of top beers in Maine: 1
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #87. Into the Kaleidoscope (New England IPA)

#19. Saco River Brewing

- Number of top beers in Maine: 1
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #76. Ancient Galaxies (New England IPA)

#18. Banded Brewing Co.

- Number of top beers in Maine: 1
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #71. Jolly Woodsman (American Stout)

#17. Atlantic Brewing Company - Midtown

- Number of top beers in Maine: 1
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #66. Cadillac Mountain Stout (Irish Dry Stout)

#16. Rising Tide Brewing Company

- Number of top beers in Maine: 1
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #56. Cutter Imperial IPA (Imperial IPA)

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#15. Marsh Island Brewing

- Number of top beers in Maine: 1
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #53. Pulp Truck IPA (American IPA)

#14. Marshall Wharf Brewing Company / Three Tides Restaurant

- Number of top beers in Maine: 1
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #20. Sexy Chaos (Russian Imperial Stout)

#13. Tributary Brewing Co.

- Number of top beers in Maine: 1
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #7. Mott The Lesser (Russian Imperial Stout)

#12. Mast Landing Brewing Company

- Number of top beers in Maine: 3
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #62. Gunner's Daughter (Sweet / Milk Stout)
--- #72. Coffee Gunner's Daughter (Sweet / Milk Stout)
--- #85. Shake Up Your Bones (Imperial IPA)

#11. Barreled Souls Brewing Company

- Number of top beers in Maine: 3
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #33. Stay Puft (American Imperial Stout)
--- #70. M.C.A.M (Robust Porter)
--- #95. Stay Puft - Woodford Reserve Barrel-Aged (American Imperial Stout)

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#10. Lone Pine Brewing Company

- Number of top beers in Maine: 3
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #31. Oh-J (New England IPA)
--- #46. Chaos Emeralds (Imperial IPA)
--- #93. Mosaic DDH Oh-J (New England IPA)

#9. Goodfire Brewing Company

- Number of top beers in Maine: 4
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #52. Super Prime (Imperial IPA)
--- #69. Prime (American IPA)
--- #74. Crystals (Imperial IPA)

#8. Battery Steele Brewing

- Number of top beers in Maine: 5
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #25. Flume (New England IPA)
--- #75. TDH Avalon (New England IPA)
--- #79. Flume^2 (Imperial IPA)

#7. Foundation Brewing Company

- Number of top beers in Maine: 5
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #4. Epiphany (New England IPA)
--- #49. Double Double (Sweet / Milk Stout)
--- #59. Spiffy (New England IPA)

#6. Austin Street Brewery

- Number of top beers in Maine: 7
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #30. Patina Pale Ale - Double Dry-Hopped (American Pale Ale)
--- #36. Kon-Tiki (New England IPA)
--- #42. Neverender (New England IPA)

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#5. Maine Beer Company

- Number of top beers in Maine: 7
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #1. Dinner (Imperial IPA)
--- #11. Lunch (American IPA)
--- #17. Second Dinner (Imperial IPA)

#4. Oxbow Brewing Company

- Number of top beers in Maine: 8
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #12. 3 Barrels Deep (Wild Ale)
--- #28. Native/Wild (Wild Ale)
--- #29. Barrel-Aged Farmhouse Pale Ale (BAFPA) (Saison)

#3. Definitive Brewing Company

- Number of top beers in Maine: 10
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #38. Spirals (Imperial IPA)
--- #47. Float (Imperial IPA)
--- #50. Distant Gardens (New England IPA)

#2. Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.

- Number of top beers in Maine: 12
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #2. Swish (New England IPA)
--- #6. Nothing Gold (New England IPA)
--- #8. Here's To Feeling Good All The Time (Imperial IPA)

#1. Allagash Brewing Company

- Number of top beers in Maine: 25
- Highest ranked beers in Maine:
--- #3. Coolship Red (Fruit Lambic)
--- #5. Coolship Resurgam (Gueuze)
--- #9. Farm To Face (Wild Ale)

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