Drafternoon Beer never tasted so good

April is a banner month for beer holidays. National Beer Day, celebrated on April 7, marks the first loosening of prohibition rules and the start of a slow and steady march back to normalcy for the nation’s brewing industry. King ...

On a trip to Asheville, North Carolina, five years ago, I took a photograph of a small sign tacked to a fence in a small up-and-coming neighborhood that simply said “Breweries” in its center, with arrows radiating around it in ...

Lone Pine Brewing Company opened in 2016, joining the hub of fermentation and hand-crafted beverages in Portland’s East (aka “Yeast”) Bayside neighborhood. On my first visit, its quirky pink building on Anderson Street struck me as a little weird, and ...

It took me a while to learn to love dark beer. When I became of legal age to drink, the only dark beer I was exposed to was Guinness. This dark, dry stout was conveniently and ubiquitously available at the ...

Last week, Allagash Brewing Co. teased and then announced a change that was a long time in the making: One of its most popular beers, Curieux, is now available in four-packs of 12-ounce bottles. Changing a packaging style on a ...

There’s something very beery happening in central Maine right now. One of the things that makes Maine interesting is the contrast between its capital city, Augusta, and the largest cities: the cultural differences between its inland communities and coastal hubs. ...

When you’re a beer fan, it’s easy to find yourself in a rut, absent-mindedly coming back to the same styles over and over again. Maybe you’re rotating among five IPAs on tap at a bar or maybe you’ve stocked your ...

Have you ever taken a moment to consider the importance of the beer coaster? The paperboard circles are ubiquitous, found at both the swankiest craft beer bars and the lowliest dives. Not purely for decoration, their fibers are absorbent, they ...

A regular task that is both fun and gut-wrenching is to be asked by someone from out of town where they should go for beer in Portland, followed by the comment that they’ll only have a day (or less!) to ...

When I moved to the Brunswick area, I didn’t think I’d ever write a piece about its craft beer scene. While a few passionate restaurateurs were going out of their way to offer great craft beer, few other businesses saw ...