I first learned about Square Tail Brewing on Twitter a few months back, I started following them hoping to get some clues as to the direction the brewery in Amherst, Maine was taking. I also had to bring up Google maps and figure out where Amherst, Maine is, only 30 minutes away but not on […]
Name: Pemaquid Ale Brewed By: Sheepscot Valley Brewing Company Style: Scottish Ale ABV: Not listed Pours a deep mahogany that has a ruby red glow when held to the light, delicate white head that settles quickly but doesn’t completely disappear. Nose is malt forward, baked bread, notes of caramel and yeast followed by an […]
The inaugural Machias Valley Harvest Fair last year included a wine tasting held in the town’s historic railroad depot, Station 1898 and was well received even though the location wasn’t very accommodating for the event. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2014 and has been taken up a notch with the […]
A few weeks ago I made my first visit to Oxbow Brewing Company for samples and a quick brewhouse tour, on the way inside the brewery I spied a Koelschip sitting out front and realized I haven’t done a blog post about them yet. Koelschip or Coolship is a large, shallow vessel in which hot […]
Starting this season Bar Harbor Brewing Company will be filling growlers. Until now there has not been an option for growler fills for Bar Harbor Brewing or Atlantic Brewing Company. The store located on 8 Mount Desert St. in Bar Harbor, Maine has purchased a Craftap counter-pressure growler filler and will be pouring both Atlantic […]
“Lawn Mower Beer” is a description of a beer that I don’t mind using, especially when the description stems directly from an experience, a moment in time, an activity. I also understand that one person’s lawn mower beer may be someone else’s golfing beer or hammock beer and they can call it whatever they like. […]
In a press release from the Maine Brewers Guild today, May 15, 2014: “Maine’s Craft Beer industry poised for 200% growth in next 4 years” A lofty prediction that is supported by a study provided by economists at the University of Maine. The study found that Maine breweries sold $92.6 Million worth of beer in […]
On Tuesday, May 6, 2014 Governor Paul LePage and Maine DEP Commissioner Patricia Aho presented four Maine businesses with Environmental Excellence Awards at a ceremony held in Newport, Maine at the Vic Firth Company. Allagash Brewing Company of Portland, Maine was the recipient of one of the Environmental Excellence Awards in the “Businesses with 20-99 […]
When I woke up this morning I wasn’t expecting to book a hotel room and buy bus and Brewfest tickets, but that’s what ended up happening. Sierra Nevada Brewing Company based out of Chico, California announced their Beer Camp Across America Festival Tour. A seven city whirlwind Brewfest tour that will land in Portland, Maine […]
Name: Tarnation Brewed By: Baxter Brewing Company Style: California-style lager ABV: 5.3% Tarnation pours a bright copper color with shimmers of red and gold as the light hits it, pour produced a frothy white head that lingered the entire glass. Nose is malty, biscuits and yeast with just a touch of earthy hops in […]
