Portlanders said goodbye to Silly’s and Brian Ború, and welcomed back the Crooked Mile Café.
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Musings from a wine guy (and his cohorts) in a beer town
‘When a guest asks about beer, is there a little part of you that is disappointed? Do you ever try to sway a customer to wine even when they ask for something else?’
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PBR Hard Coffee creating a buzz in Maine test market
‘It is kind of like a Dunkin’ Donuts iced coffee, with alcohol,’ said one liquor store manager. Maine is one of 5 states the brewery chose to test its new concoction.
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Great Lost Bear roars into its 5th decade in Portland
The restaurant, a favorite for fans of burgers and craft beer, celebrates its 40th anniversary this month.
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Portland claims top spot for beer, based on population
A Chicago analytical firm says Portland has the most breweries per 50,000 people in the United States.
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Brewers push bill to loosen Maine’s beer distribution laws
They say antiquated regulations for third-party distribution threaten to hold back Maine’s booming craft beer industry.
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Freeport brewery launches effort to put more clean energy into its beer
Maine Beer Co. hopes to inspire other clean energy efforts and expand its 50-kilowatt solar system so that the brewery generates more energy than it uses by 2030.
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Portland council violates city codes by approving liquor license for Rising Tide brewery
The new license, which allows the brewery on Fox Street to have a full-service bar, passed on a 5-2 vote after the city attorney told councilors they were on ‘a slippery slope.’
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Two Earth Day beers to be released Saturday in Portland
Foundation Brewing and Orono Brewing will release IPAs at an event at The Thirsty Pig. Proceeds will benefit local clean water projects.
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More than a dozen craft breweries vow to help protect Maine’s water supply
With beer being made up of 90 percent water, brewers have a distinct interest in protecting the resource.