Drafternoon Beer never tasted so good

In the timeline of Maine Brewery openings, it’s a little easy to miss – or skip over – the beginnings of Sebago Brewing Co. Its opening was not quite as far back as D.L. Geary Brewing Co., which opened in ...

You’ve heard me go on and on and on about Sebago Brewing Company. They have suceeeded in differentiating themselves while taking a close look at themselves and striving to do better. They’ve seen twenty years fly by and are now in a ...

Generally speaking, brewers would prefer that beer drinkers abstain from adding ingredients to change their beer after they’ve brewed it. By the time it is in your glass, the beer should be, in the best cases, exactly what the brewer ...

This week, Novare Res Bier Café is celebrating 10 years of pouring beer in Portland’s Old Port. While this may seem like a small milestone, it is particularly impressive in the context of the rapid turnover that characterizes the restaurant ...

Spring is for reawakening, both of your beer palate and your sense of adventure. If you’re just starting to familiarize yourself with the Maine beer scene, there are a few essential spring brews to try, so why not make a ...

A growler is a refillable glass bottle, usually 64 ounces in size, that can be filled at a brewery with fresh, local beer. Craft beer fans who have sought out local beer since the revival of the industry in the ...

In the past month, I’ve been to several beer stores in Maine to find cases of beer stacked up on the floor in a makeshift additional aisle, and all of it is local. As summer ramps up, breweries are doing ...

I had the honor of being asked to appear as a guest on Tatter, a conversational podcast about politics, issues and policy, hosted by Michael Sargent. I got to talk alongside J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham, who has recently been named the ...

On a recent visit to my in-laws, I absent-mindedly grabbed a can of beer from their secondary fridge, used mostly to store beer and other drinks. As I began drinking the Sam Adams Boston Lager, I was surprised to find ...

Even though I’ve been writing about beer for over 10 years, occasionally a beer or brewery will completely surprise me. This week, I got surprised by two different beers: Shipyard Finder and Banded Horn Wheat ‘N’ Potatoes. [Read more on ...