I’ll be honest, when I heard the Old Town Elks Club was hosting a brewfest I was a bit skeptical, it seems everyone is attempting a brewfest these days, but I paid the Elks a visit recently to find out what they are planning and this festival seems to have potential. The Brewfest is happening […]
Name: Little Horror of Hops Brewed By: Shipyard Brewing Company Style: Rye IPA ABV: 5.9% Pours a dark red-gold color, looks a bit like tarnished copper with hints of gold when held to the light, pour produced a slightly off white head. Nose is hop forward, vegetal, fresh cut grass with a hint of black […]
Josh Christie is an independent bookseller, outdoors columnist for the Maine Sunday Telegram, and author of Maine Beer: Brewing in Vacationland. When Josh isn’t slinging books at Sherman’s Books in Portland, he can be found lecturing about Maine’s beer history, sampling local brews, and skiing in the Maine mountains. Website: Brews and Books Twitter: @JChristie […]
It’s not a secret that Shipyard Pumpkinhead is not a favorite of mine, I actually try to avoid it but it seems like it never fails, someone will show up with a six pack and at least one bottle will get left in my fridge. I usually just re-gift the bottle to a friend who […]
Round and round, Right? Isn’t that how the song goes? Well right now that’s not the case for Maine Beer Tours bus, unfortunately their bus has seen its last tour and they need a new one. Maine Beer Tours began operations at the end of August 2012; they have guided 85 tours and had over […]
