I rarely have the opportunity to check out the bars in Portland, Maine, trips down are infrequent and although my wife would love to go out to the bars with me, it’s not my kid’s idea of a fun evening. The tail end of last week I was in Portland for training for work, this […]
There is a special neighborhood in Portland, Maine, one that’s developing a pretty solid brewing history, a place that has seen a brewery start up and become one of Maine’s most successful, a place that has seen small startup breweries find their place in the Maine beer scene, pack up and move on to bigger […]
Name: Black IPA Brewed By: Shipyard Brewing Company Style: Black IPA / Cascadian Dark Ale ABV: 6.2% Shipyard’s newest offering pours a deep black that when held to the light takes on a murky crimson; the pour produced a short, dirty brown head. The nose is pleasant, slightly husky, roasted grains, a hint of sweetness, […]
On the Second Day of Beermas…. Name: Christmas Ale Brewed by: Gritty McDuff’s Brewing Company Style: ESB ABV: 6.2% Christmas ale pours a shadowy amber color with a frothy off white head. When held to the light the beer takes on a deep crimson color that would make Santa Proud. The aroma of this beer […]
I hope you’re thirsty; there are a lot of beer events going on from Orono to Portland. Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Winnah 2013 Release Party: Head over to Nocturnem Draft Haus in Bangor to help Dave Rocker celebrate the release of his Maine Homebrew Competition Winning beer. Dave got to brew his winning chocolate milk […]
On Thursday July 25th, 50 beer bloggers from across the country will be descending on the Old Port for the Beer Bloggers Conference Pre-excursion. We’ll be kicking things off at the Cabot Annex for a beer and cheese pairing featuring brews from Geary’s. Then off to Sebago brewpub for a beer pairing dinner where we’ll get […]
If you read my blog post from Sunday evening you would know I had an excellent time at The Festival US in Portland, Maine last weekend, from an attendee standpoint it was a success, but you can’t gauge the successfulness of an event without looking at the whole picture. Even at the event you could […]
I have been looking forward to attending The Festival US since the Shelton Brothers and 12% imports announced that it would be in Portland, Maine this year, my wife had attended last year when it was held in Worcester, Massachusetts, she had nothing but great things to say and that impressed me for a first […]
I can’t believe its June 21st already, the first day of summer, but more notably the first session of The Festival US kicks off at 6:30pm. Every time I see the image for the Festival I keep thinking to myself that the beer stein shaped lighthouse throwing an array of beams in different directions is […]
Name: Spinnaker Brewed By: Rising Tide Brewing Company Style: Hefeweizen ABV: 4.5% Purchased: Bangor Wine and Cheese Spinnaker is unfiltered and unpasteurized, I swirled the bottle and poured the yeast, this beer is very cloudy with a yellow/golden color, the pour produced a thick white head. Smells like a traditional hefeweizen, strong smell of wheat […]
