Maniacal Yeast, which plans to move to Vassalboro next year, freezes strains for breweries to use.
Leslie Bridgers
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Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
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Bar Guide: Your favorite hot adult beverages and where to find them
Have a hankering for a hot toddy or spiked coffee? Here’s where you can order them in Portland.
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Tap Lines: New breweries push forward, others open second locations
Growler pours and outdoor seating have helped the state’s newest tasting rooms open as planned.
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Bar Guide: Crack into these nut-flavored cocktails
Liqueurs, bitters and even vodka come in the flavors of your favorite nuts.
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‘Hillbilly Elegy’ is almost laughably bad – if it weren’t so melodramatic
“Hillbilly Elegy,” Ron Howard’s mystifying film adaptation of J.D. Vance’s best-selling 2016 memoir of escape from a hardscrabble childhood in Middletown, Ohio, features an early scene in rural Kentucky, where the character of J.D., in voice-over, tells us he was always happiest, and where his family’s Appalachian roots were. The protagonist, played in childhood by […]
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Bar Guide: Here’s a little help choosing wine for your Thanksgiving feast
Maine wine shop owners recommend wines with low alcohol, high acidity or nutty notes to complement different courses.
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Vegan Kitchen: Americans have been enjoying nut milk and nut butter for at least 4 centuries
We (erroneously) may think of them as new, but the Wabanaki and other Native Americans regularly made and ate these products.
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Tap Lines: Drink up the flavors of fall with these seasonal brews
Malt, maple syrup and even sweet potato make these local beers perfect for sweater season.
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Maine Gardener: Scour your yard for seasonal decorations
Flowers aren’t the only part of your garden that can look pretty inside your house.
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Art review: ‘Imaginary Places’ provides much-needed escape
The Maine Jewish Museum exhibit, at its pop-up gallery on Washington Avenue in Portland, features otherworldly photos and ceramics.