The Bangor Symphony Orchestra celebrates 120 years with a beer
The Bangor Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1896 and is one of the oldest continually operating orchestras in the United States. The BSO’s 120th birthday is fast approaching and to celebrate they have...
View ArticleBarreled Souls Brewing to headline a pair of events in the Greater Bangor area
Since opening three years ago, The Family Dog in Orono has filled their 6 draft lines with Maine craft beer, during the Greater Bangor Beer Week they changed their lineup from Greater Bangor breweries...
View ArticleThe Maine Homebrewers Competition returns in 2016
After a two year hiatus, Central Street Farmhouse has announced the return of the Maine Homebrewers Competition. Central Street Farmhouse will begin accepting submissions on February 22, 2016, you can...
View ArticleBar Harbor Chamber of Commerce to host inaugural Winter Brewfest
It can be hard to get motivated to leave the house in the middle of January, it’s cold and blustery and often there’s not much to do. The Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce intends to change that and to...
View ArticleThree new beer releases to ring in the New Year
Last year at this time I visited Orono Brewing Company, they were still putting the finishing touches on their tasting room, the bar top hadn’t even arrived but they were excited to open their doors on...
View ArticleNew England Brewfests – 2016
My fourth annual New England Brewfest list, this has been a fun project year over year, the list seems to grow every year, this year a handful of events have dropped off and new one have taken their...
View ArticleAllagash Brewing wants you to #DrinkItNow
I have never committed myself to growing an extensive collection of cellared beers, I do enjoy picking up barleywines and imperial stouts or the occasional wild beer to stash away for a year or two to...
View ArticleMast Landing Brewing Co. opening in Westbrook
I meet a lot of people with big dreams in Maine, aspiring brewers around every corner and when it’s all said and done only a couple have actually seen those dreams come to fruition. Last summer at the...
View ArticleCold beer and hairy competition in Portland this weekend
If you’ve ever attended a brewfest you’ll understand what I mean when I say it often feels like you’re attending a beard competition. It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, the beer community and...
View ArticleMaine Homebrew Competition winner to be announced Friday
The Maine Homebrewers Competition judging has come to an end, 41 beers were entered into this year competition, the first round of judging narrowed the field to 10 finalists. This years finalists:...
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