Shipyard Summer Ale
Maine is a microbrewing megastar! one of things I missed the most are the local brews and brewpubs across the state of Maine.
Here are my absolute favorite flavors of special suds and seasonal brews, and my favorite brew pubs to snag a snack & drinks on drafts.
Best Maine Microbrews
- Shipyard Summer Ale! My favorite Maine summer ale, next to Samuel Adams Summer, which isn’t a maine microbrew, but it’s New England, so it almost counts!
- Shipyard Pumpkinhead – as you might imagine, this is a fall pumpkin beer.
- Allagash White by Allagash Brewing Co.
- Sebago Brewing – Frye’s Leap IPA
- Geary’s Hampshire Special Ale
- Bar Harbor Blueberry Wheat – wild maine blueberry beer!
- Vacationland by Gritty McDuffs
Maine’s Best Brewpubs:
- Sebago Brewing Company – multiple locations, but I love the Old Port one the best and work on the free wifi when I visit, although the newest location in South Portland is pretty sweet too. Favorite snacks: Lobster Quesdilla & Maine Mussels in beer.
- Sea Dog Brewing Company in Topsham, Maine. Love the location in the old Mill.
- Gritty McDuffs – Old Port, Lewiston / Auburn locale on the Androscoggin River is pretty nice actually, free wifi here, too.
- Federal Jacks in Kennebunk, Maine.
- Sunday River Brewing Company in Bethel Maine – the perfect place to stop after a long day of skiing!
Must Do Brewery Tours in Maine:
Take the tour of the Shipyard Brewery on the historic Portland Waterfront, Full Brewery Tours are offered on Tuesday nights from 5:30 to 7:00 pm!
Learn more about local Maine beer breweries at: http://www.mainebrewersguild.org/
Can’t visit Maine right now to enjoy a microbrew? No problem… well, not as long as you live in a state that beer can be shipped to – the Beer of the Month Club might be able to help you out!
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