Lone Pine Brewing

Place so cosy that it feels like a living room at home

East Bayside reels you in one brewery at a time. Lone Pine sits among them, a few doors from the rest, close enough that the whole quarter can be done on foot in an afternoon.

We came in for Oh-J. It was the beer we knew Lone Pine by, having drunk it elsewhere before this trip, and we had arrived expecting to order it at the source. It was gone from the taps that day.

The man next to us pointed us toward the stout, and we listened. The pour was outstanding. Their IPA on tap was a very pleasant surprise, too, but the stout … does the job. Lone Pine's Bourbon American Imperial Stout at 13% ABV. We knew why the fella next to us was in such a good mood after all.

The room itself is unhurried. Conversation moves at low volume, and there is none of the strain you find in taprooms that are working hard to be liked. We sat, we drank, and somewhere between the first sip and the second it stopped feeling like a visit. The beer carries the place, and the place asks nothing of you in return.

It feels like you are in your living room, right there, at home.

The brewing began in this location in 2016, on a five-barrel system. Production has since moved out to Gorham, and what stayed behind on Anderson Street is the quiet.

It is an easy place to lose an hour, sitting close to the other breweries, well worth the short walk between them.

And Lone Pine is a must-stop while visiting Portland.