# Black Bear Brewery — Bangor, Maine

> Black Bear Brewery in Bangor, Maine, United States scores 3.75 out of 5 — Fine, #76 in Maine. 39 beers tracked, mostly Amber Ale.

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Black Bear Brewery is a brewery in Bangor, Maine, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.75 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #76 in Maine. Of the 39 beers we track, 23% are Amber Ale and 21% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.75 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #76 in Maine · #5,530 in United States · #8,068 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 39

## About

Black Bear Brewery produce's decent quality beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Gearhead Ale", which is an American  Red Ale and "Demon Stout", which is an American Stout. Their primary focus is brewing Amber Ales and Dark Beers.

## What they brew

- Amber Ale — 23% of the beers we track
- IPA — 21% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 20% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 14% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 12% of the beers we track
- Other — 8% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 193 Exchange Street, Bangor, Maine, United States
- Coordinates: 44.8018669, -68.76872879999999

## Same owner

- Part of [Blaze Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/blaze-brewing-co-5085.md)

## Breweries nearby

- [2 Feet Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/2-feet-brewing-2869.md) — 3.75, Fine — Bangor, Maine — 0.2 mi away
- [Mason’s Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/masons-brewing-company-4112.md) — 3.87, Fine — Brewer, Maine — 0.7 mi away
- [Geaghan Brothers Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/geaghan-brothers-brewing-co-3897.md) — 3.79, Fine — Brewer, Maine — 1.4 mi away
- [Bangor Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/bangor-beer-company-4293.md) — 3.94, Fine — Bangor, Maine — 1.9 mi away
- [Orono Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/orono-brewing-company-1728.md) — 3.93, Fine — Orono, Maine — 7.3 mi away
- [Marsh Island Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/marsh-island-brewing-1629.md) — 4.22, Great — Orono, Maine — 7.4 mi away
- [Penobscot Bay Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/penobscot-bay-brewery-2080.md) — 2.98, Limited — Winterport, Maine — 12 mi away
- [Naiad Country Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/naiad-country-brewery-33334.md) — 4.37, Great — Orland, Maine — 17 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Bangor, Maine](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/maine/bangor.md)
- [Best breweries in Maine](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/maine.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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