Highest-rated beer in Maine

After more than a decade of massive growth, the beer industry is experiencing a slowdown. According to the Brewers Association, in 2024, nationwide closings of brewpubs and taprooms outpaced openings for the first time in 14 years, and overall beer production volume decreased by 1.2%.

Changing consumer preferences factor into this decline. The convenience of ready-to-drink cocktails has, but many people are simply opting to drink less. A January 2025 survey from NCSolutions found that almost half of Americans in 2025.

To achieve this goal, some people are shifting to non-alcoholic drinks, including NA beers. This has created demand for higher-quality NA beers, including non-alcoholic IPAs and stouts. Other consumers are opting for moderation, looking for session beers and light beers that are still full of flavor.

That said, hop-forward beers are still popular鈥攆or example, hazy IPAs were the most popular entrant in the . Fruit beers are also having a moment, with cherry and raspberry leading the pack in a 2024 report from Research and Markets, while drinkers looking for sweeter options can find brewers experimenting with candy-infused beers. Many beer makers are revisiting regional flavors on traditional styles, such as Czech pilsners, Mexican lagers, and Vienna lagers. At the same time, craft brewers continue to push the envelope to find new ways to excite beer lovers, often using unusual ingredients like sage, peppercorn, watermelon, and garlic.

Among all these different options, certain beers still appeal to hopheads more than others. compiled a list of the best beers from Maine using data from and sorted them according to their weighted ranking. Beers without images were excluded. Only beers that made BeerAdvocate's top 100 list by state were included.

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BeerAdvocate

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#30. Spirals

- Rating: 4.30 (46 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: Definitive Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#29. Chaos Emeralds

- Rating: 4.23 (105 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Lone Pine Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#28. Imperial Gunner's Daughter

- Rating: 4.39 (27 ratings)
- Type: Sweet / Milk Stout
- ABV: 10.0%
- Brewery: Mast Landing Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#27. Cadillac Mountain Stout

- Rating: 4.18 (1,282 ratings)
- Type: Irish Dry Stout
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: Atlantic Brewing Company - Town Hill / Mainely Meat BBQ
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BeerAdvocate

5 / 30

#26. Synthesis

- Rating: 4.27 (70 ratings)
- Type: Saison
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Oxbow Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

6 / 30

#25. Native/Wild

- Rating: 4.38 (31 ratings)
- Type: Wild Ale
- ABV: 6.5%
- Brewery: Oxbow Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#24. Neverender

- Rating: 4.24 (113 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Austin Street Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

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#23. Momoko

- Rating: 4.27 (94 ratings)
- Type: Saison
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: Oxbow Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

9 / 30

#22. Oh-J

- Rating: 4.25 (333 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.1%
- Brewery: Lone Pine Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#21. Barrel-Aged Farmhouse Pale Ale (BAFPA)

- Rating: 4.27 (291 ratings)
- Type: Saison
- ABV: 6.5%
- Brewery: Oxbow Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#20. Flume

- Rating: 4.27 (329 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Battery Steele Brewing
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#19. 3 Barrels Deep

- Rating: 4.52 (29 ratings)
- Type: Wild Ale
- ABV: 9.0%
- Brewery: Oxbow Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#18. Sexy Chaos

- Rating: 4.31 (156 ratings)
- Type: Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV: 11.2%
- Brewery: Marshall Wharf Brewing Company / Three Tides Restaurant
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BeerAdvocate

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#17. MO

- Rating: 4.28 (3,483 ratings)
- Type: American Pale Ale
- ABV: 6.0%
- Brewery: Maine Beer Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#16. Second Dinner

- Rating: 4.34 (147 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Maine Beer Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#15. Another One

- Rating: 4.30 (2,377 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: Maine Beer Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#14. The Substance

- Rating: 4.31 (1,971 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.6%
- Brewery: Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

18 / 30

#13. Cuv茅e D'Industrial

- Rating: 4.34 (487 ratings)
- Type: Wild Ale
- ABV: 8.6%
- Brewery: Allagash Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#12. Mattina Rossa

- Rating: 4.36 (475 ratings)
- Type: Wild Ale
- ABV: 6.6%
- Brewery: Allagash Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#11. Mott The Lesser

- Rating: 4.40 (213 ratings)
- Type: Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV: 10.5%
- Brewery: Tributary Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

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#10. Reciprocal

- Rating: 4.38 (631 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 7.3%
- Brewery: Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

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#9. Here's To Feeling Good All The Time

- Rating: 4.41 (227 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 7.8%
- Brewery: Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

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#8. Farm To Face

- Rating: 4.39 (805 ratings)
- Type: Wild Ale
- ABV: 5.7%
- Brewery: Allagash Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#7. Lunch

- Rating: 4.38 (6,240 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: Maine Beer Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#6. Nothing Gold

- Rating: 4.40 (515 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

26 / 30

#5. Coolship Resurgam

- Rating: 4.41 (954 ratings)
- Type: Wild Ale
- ABV: 6.3%
- Brewery: Allagash Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

27 / 30

#4. Epiphany

- Rating: 4.43 (1,280 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Foundation Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

28 / 30

#3. Coolship Red

- Rating: 4.46 (835 ratings)
- Type: Fruit Lambic
- ABV: 5.6%
- Brewery: Allagash Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#2. Swish

- Rating: 4.57 (1,761 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

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#1. Dinner

- Rating: 4.62 (2,800 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: Maine Beer Company
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This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.

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