Great Lost Bear

Great Lost Bear!

All the time!

NOTE: Please ignore the fact that it looks like I took this photo with a Potato.

This place is great! I love going to the great lost bear, and on top of that it's next door to an awesome brew supplies shop! It has a cool menu with unique overflowing plates of food, and lots of delicious beers on tap! Local and Imported beers! It's magical! I mean come on look at this...

That's not even all of it! They have another entire wall of beers on tap!

But anyways I digress, back to the history stuff.

So it turns out that The Great Lost Bear was featured in a novel by a mystery author in Maine. I guess the maine(hehe) character ends up becoming a bar tender there. On top of that several of the characters are based on actual people who work there! In fact you can still meet some of them!

The Great Lost Bear has been a staple visit in Portland since 1979. When ever you look up a trip guide for the area of Portland, or even for Maine itself you will find they recommend you stop at this famous restaurant. Frequently people from the Maine Subreddit will meetup here and chat about their corners of the state.

This place is so Maine on the inside. It's walls are covered in photos and artwork from around the state, dating back quite a ways as well. In fact at the table we sat at there was a picture behind me of a graduating class from one of Maine's Naval Academies. I cant remember exactly when it was from but it was before WW2. 

If anything go in, sit down, enjoy the relaxed atmosphere, drink a beer, and look around. The walls are practically a history lesson in of themselves! Enjoy!