What started as one-upping MassVacation promoting Massachusetts breweries turned out to be so popular we decided to make this a series giving the same treatment to all of the New England States. You can see what is now the first installment in our beer around New England series here: Beer in Massachusetts.
Next up is the State of Maine. Maine takes their breweries very seriously. Maine has more breweries than Massachusetts, which is surprising because while not as big as Maine, Massachusetts has a much larger population. The only (non-scientific) conclusion we can draw from this is that they really like their beer in Maine.
Maine Breweries
Listed below are all of the breweries that we could find in the State of Maine:
- Allagash Brewing Company, Portland, ME
- Atlantic Brewing Company, Bar Harbor, ME
- Bar Harbor Brewing Company, Bar Harbor, ME
- Baxter Brewing Company, Lewiston, ME
- Belfast Brewing Company, Belfast, ME
- Black Bear Brewery, Orono, ME
- Boothbay Craft Brewery, Boothbay, ME
- Bull Jagger Brewing Co., Portland, ME
- Bunker Brewing Co., Portland, ME
- Deepwater Brewing Company, Blue Hill, ME
- Geary’s Brewing Co., Portland, ME
- Kennebec River Brewery, The Forks, ME
- Maine Beer Company, Portland, ME
- Marshall Wharf Brewing Co., Belfast, ME
- Oak Pond Brewery, Skowhegan,ME
- Oxbow Brewing Company, Newcastle, ME
- Peak Organic Brewing Company, Portland, ME
- Penobscot Bay Brewery, Winterport, ME
- Rising Tide Brewing Company, Portland Maine
- Sebago Brewing Company, Gorham, ME
- Sheepscot Valley Brewing Company, Whitefield, ME
- Shipyard Brewing Company, Portland, ME
Maine Brew Pubs
As popular as the breweries are the state’s brew pubs…
- Bray’s Brewpub, Naples, ME
- Federal Jack’s Restaurant and Brew Pub, Kennebunk, ME
- Geaghans Restaurant & Pub, Bangor, ME
- Gritty McDuyff’s Brew Pub, Auburn, ME
- Gritty McDuyff’s Brew Pub, Freport, ME
- Gritty McDuyff’s Brew Pub, Portland, ME
- Inn on Peaks Island, Peaks Island, ME
- The Liberal Cup, Hallowell, ME
- Lion’s Pride Restaurant and Brewery, Brunswick, ME
- Run of the Mill Public House & Brewery, Saco, ME
- Seadog Brewing Co., Bangor, ME
- Seadog Brewing Co., South Portland, ME
- Seadog Brewing Co., Topsham, ME
- Sebago Brewing Company, Gorham, ME
- Sebago Brewing Company, Kennebunk, ME
- Sebago Brewing Company, Portland, ME
- Sebago Brewing Company, Scarborough, ME
- Shipyard Brew Pub, Eliot, ME
- Shipyard Brew Haus, Newry, ME
- Shipyard Brew Haus, at the Sugarloaf Inn, Carrabassett Valley, ME
- Sunday River Brewing Company, Bethel, ME
While not a brew pub, also worth mentioning for their slavish devotion to serving truly great and unique beer is the Novare Res Bier Cafe in Portland.
Maine Brew Festivals
In keeping with their love of beer, Maine plays host to several beer festivals throughout the year.
- Central Maine Brew Fest
- Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay
- Maine Brewers Festival
- Maine Lakes Brew Fest
- Portland Brew Festival
Maine Brewer’s Organizations
Maine also has a very active brewers guild.
Beer in Maine,
[...] Beer in Maine [...]