Maine's Beer Trail
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ABOUT THE MAINE BREWERS’ GUILD The Maine Brewers’ Guild is Maine committed to keeping Maine in the forefront of the microbrew revolution by offering high quality and creative diversity for the customer. Beer Trail The Maine Brewers’ Guild Since 1986, Maine has been 38 Evergreen Dr. at the forefront of the craft brew movement. Portland, ME 04103 The Maine Beer Trail spotlights the high quality [email protected] and creative diversity of fresh, hand-crafted, www.mainebrewersguild.org Maine-made beer. You’ll find a wide range of award-winning breweries and brew pubs ABOUT THE throughout the state. MAINE RESTAURANT Cheers! ASSOCIATION The Maine Restaurant Association is a membership-based organization dedicated to representing, promoting and educating the food service industry of Maine. Maine Restaurant Association 5 Wade Street Augusta, ME 04330 (207) 623-2178 [email protected] www.mainerestaurant.com MAINE Brewers’ Guild More about the Maine Beer Trail: www.mainebrewersguild.org 1. 4. Allagash Brewing Bar Harbor Brewing 50 Industrial Way Company Portland, ME 04103 8 Mount Desert St. 800-330-5385 Bar Harbor, ME 04609 New England’s original Belgian-style brewery. Allagash 207-288-4592 brews award-winning Belgian- style experimental and barrel Bar Harbor Brewing Company is aged ales. GIFT SHOP open Mon-Fri 10:00–4:00 EST. 1995 Bar Harbor’s first microbrewery. TYPE: Brewery TOURS: Mon-Fri at 11:00, 1:00, and 3:00 We’ve produced several gold www.allagash.com and even platinum award-winning brews. Our Cadillac Mountain Stout and Thunder Hole Ale have enjoyed national recognition. This is not just beer to drink. This 2. is beer to be celebrated. Try any Bar Harbor brew and Andrew’s Brewing see what a champ tastes like. GIFT SHOP EST. 1990 Company TYPE: Brewery TOURS: Tastings every day all day long. 353 High St. HOURS: 10:00 -6:00 every day (in season). Open later in Lincolnville, ME 04849 July and August. www.barharborbrewing.com 207-763-3305 Andrew’s brews four different beers. Our flagship is Andrew’s 5. Pale Ale. We also brew Summer Baxter Brewing Golden Ale, Northern Brown Ale, Company and St. Nick’s Porter. All our beer is brewed and bottled at 130 Mill St. our brewery in Lincolnville and available at select locations Lewiston, ME 04240 throughout southern, central, eastern and midcoast Maine. 877-319-4408 EST. 1992 TYPE: Brewery TOURS: No HOURS: Call Located in the historic Bates Mill in downtown Lewiston, Baxter Brewing will open its doors in 3. the fall of 2010 and be the first production brewery in the Atlantic Brewing region to can its entire line of beer. Baxter produces hand- Company crafted, West Coast and American style ales unique to Maine. 15 Knox Rd. EST. 2010 TYPE: Brewery TOURS: Call HOURS: Call Bar Harbor, ME 04609 www.baxterbrewing.com 207-288-BEER (2337) Award-winning brewers of Bar Harbor Blueberry 6. Ale, Real Ale and Coal Black Bear Brewery Porter. Located on a 10 acre homestead of pine woods and 19 Mill St., Suite 4 hop gardens in Bar Harbor’s countryside. GIFT SHOP Orono, ME 04473 EST. 1991 TYPE: Brewery/Cafe TOURS: Daily at 2:00, 3:00 207-866-5588 and 4:00 (in season) www.atlanticbrewing.com Black Bear Brewery is Orono’s family owned and operated microbrewery. We hand-craft each batch using the highest quality ingredients and the greatest care to bring you the finest quality products. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do! We also retail growlers. “If we’re here, you can buy beer” is our motto. Our beer is available on draft from Bangor north and east to Bar Harbor. GIFT SHOP EST. 2008 TYPE: Brewery TOURS: By Appointment HOURS: Thurs-Fri 2:00–4:00 www.blackbearmicrobrew.com 7. 10. Bray’s Brew Pub & Eatery Gritty McDuff’s 678 Roosevelt Trail (at the light) 396 Fore St., Portland, ME 04101 Naples, ME 04055 207-772-BREW 207-693-6806 Lower Main St. Lake Region’s first brew pub Freeport, ME 04032 handcrafting the freshest brews 207-865-4321 and the finest food in the casual 68 Main St., Auburn, ME 04210 atmosphere of a turn of the cen- 207-376-BREW tury Victorian farmhouse. Bray’s Maine’s first brew pub since prohibition! Featuring award- offers an ever changing array of small batch ales brewed on winning handcrafted ales brewed on premise, classic pub our 3.5 bbl. brew system. Our styles range from Brandy Pond fare, spacious deck in Freeport and waterfront views in Blonde to Hoppycock IPA to Quaker Ridge Oatmeal Stout Portland and Lewiston. GIFT SHOP EST. 1988 TYPE: Brew with many others in between. The best time to sample all Pub HOURS: Serving lunch and dinner every day. we have to offer is at our annual One Night Stand, always the Open 11:00am – 1:00am. TOURS: Yes www.grittys.com second Saturday in August, when we tap a keg of each of our beers that we made in the last year. Sip a pint and socialize in our unique Biergarten. GIFT SHOP EST. 1995 TYPE: Brew 11. Pub TOURS: Yes HOURS: Serving lunch and dinner every Kennebec River Pub day. Open 11:30am–Close www.braysbrew pub.com & Brewery 1771 US Route 201 8. The Forks, ME 04985 D.L. Geary Brewing Co. 800-765-7238 Located at Northern Outdoors 38 Evergreen Dr. Resort on the beautiful Old Portland, ME 04103 Canada National Scenic Byway 207-878-2337 in The Forks, the outdoor New England’s first adventure capital of New England! This brew pub is in a microbrewery has been grand open-timbered log lodge and serves a variety of producing classic ales for over 20 years, including Geary’s cask-conditioned ales and lagers to thirsty rafters, Pale Ale, Hampshire Special Ale, and 11 other English style kayakers, hikers, snowmobilers and travelers. EST. 1997 varieties as well as root beer. GIFT SHOP Open Mon-Fri TYPE: Brew Pub TOURS: Yes HOURS: Open most days 8:00–4:00 EST. 1986 TYPE: Brewery TOURS: By appointment year-round for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Call ahead. www.gearybrewing.com www.RaftNBrews.com 9. 12. Federal Jack’s Restaurant Maine Beer Company and Brew Pub 1 Industrial Way, #3 8 Western Ave. Portland, ME 04103 Kennebunk, ME 04043 207-221-3159 207-967-4322 Maine Beer Company is a Enjoy award-winning fare and a very small micro brewery. Our brew with a view of picturesque production is limited and our Kennebunkport Harbor! Federal Jack’s is one of Maine’s process is slow (our beers are original brew pubs and working breweries. Featuring great 100% bottle conditioned) but our dedication to brewing food, cask conditioned ale and Shipyard beer brewed right really good beer and doing what’s right always comes first. downstairs at Kennebunkport Brewing Co. Ask about our Cheers! GIFT SHOP EST. 2009 TYPE: Brewery brewing vacations. GIFT SHOP EST. 1992 TYPE: Brewery/ TOURS: By Appointment HOURS: By Appointment Brew Pub HOURS: Serving lunch and dinner every day. www.mainebeercompany.com Open 11:30am –1:00am. Sunday brunch. TOURS: By appointment www.federaljacks.com 13. 16. Marshall Wharf Rising Tide Brewing Brewing Company Company 2 Pinchy Lane 1 Industrial Way #2 Belfast, ME 04915 Portland, ME 04103 207-338-2700 207-370-2337 Marshall Wharf Brewing Company was established in 2003 Rising Tide Brewing Company is a small-scale start-up on Belfast Harbor. Pouring 17 different beers at Three Tides, brewery with a focus on handcrafted artisanal ales that draw our adjoining brew pub, which is open at 4:00pm Tuesday on traditions from around the world. We brew 90 gallons through Saturday (and Sundays during the summer). EST. at a time and distribute to the southern Maine region in 2003 TYPE: Brew Pub (Three Tides) HOURS: Tues–Sat 4:00– bottles and kegs. EST. 2010 TYPE: Brewery HOURS: Varied Close (Sundays in the summer) TOURS: By Appointment TOURS: By Appointment www.risingtidebrewing.com www.marshallwharf.com www.3tides.com 17. 14. Run of the Mill Oak Pond Brewing Public House Company 100 Main St., Saco Island 101 Oak Pond Road Saco, ME 04072 Skowhegan, ME 04976 207-571-9648 207-474-3233 The Run of the Mill sits in an Located in the countryside of impressive 1832 mill building central Maine, OPB proudly overlooking the beautiful Saco produces handcrafted ales and lagers. Family owned and River. Generous servings of operated, brewing and bottling is completely done on the home-cooked food, honest prices, and hand-crafted ales premises. Stop by for tastings and a tour of our 14 barrel and lagers make this a unique Maine attraction. Be sure brewhouse. Your visit is always welcome! Be sure to check to check out the deck. EST. 2008 TYPE: Brew Pub out our seasonal brews and the freshest, most flavorful beer HOURS: Serving lunch and dinner every day. around! GIFT SHOP EST. 1996 TYPE: Brewery TOURS: Yes Open 11:30am – 1:00am. TOURS: Yes HOURS: Mon– Fri 3:00-5:30; Sat 12:30-5:30. www.oakpondbrewery.com 18. Sea Dog Brewing Co. 15. 125 Western Ave., So Portland, Penobscot Bay Brewery ME 04106 279 South Main St. 207-871-7000 Winterport, ME 04496 207-223-4500 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 100 We are an on-site addition to Topsham, ME 04096 Winterport Winery located in 207-725-0162 downtown Winterport and offer 26 Front St., Bangor, ME 04401 small batches from our 7 barrel 207-947-8009 system. Come in for a sample of our current selections and Serving creative pub fare with a take some home by the bottle or growler.