The brewfest, organized by Gardiner Main Street, returned for its 16th year, with more to offer than just beer.
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These THC-infused drinks face little oversight in the US. Maine is scrambling to regulate sales.
Drinks with low doses of the psychoactive compound found in cannabis are proliferating at markets and breweries because of a federal loophole. Maine’s pot shops are not pleased.
Maine’s craft breweries bracing as aluminum tariffs hit can costs
Already operating on tight margins and facing growing competition, brewers are loath to raise prices even as the cost of materials ratchets up.
German beer garden to open in Skowhegan
The Biergarten will be located in the newly redeveloped Spinning Mill.
Maine breweries seek growth solutions in challenging times
As the craft beer market plateaus nationally and Maine’s market becomes more competitive than ever, local brewers turn to new alternative products and other innovations.
CO2 shortages led Maine breweries to adopt this sustainable solution
Three breweries in Maine have installed equipment to collect the gas during the fermentation process, giving them control over the supply of CO2 and reducing their carbon footprint.
Meridians in downtown Fairfield to reopen with modified name, new kind of menu
Meridians: The Bar is set to open at 166 Main St. on June 21. Its shop, formerly across the street, has been moved to the restaurant’s lounge.
Hop water infuses Maine breweries with new market potential
New to the nonalcoholic beverage market, hop-flavored seltzer water already has plenty of fans in Maine’s craft brew industry.
Brickyard Hollow finds recipe for success in craft brews, creative pizzas and community philanthropy
The rapidly expanding Yarmouth-based brewery has nine locations around Maine, and has opened five of them in the last 12 months.
Kennebec River Brewfest in Augusta draws hundreds of attendees and even more beverage samples
About 30 vendors from across Maine — 10 more than last year — featured beer, wine, seltzer, cider, mead and cannabis at Mill Park.