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The stories behind Maine’s most famous and strangest craft beer names | Column
With 207 Beer Week underway, we asked breweries about the origins of Lunch, The Substance, Gigantic Dad Pants and more.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine, News
Swine and Stein Brewfest in Gardiner draws hundreds of craft beverage lovers
The brewfest, organized by Gardiner Main Street, returned for its 16th year, with more to offer than just beer.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
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.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine
German beer garden to open in Skowhegan
The Biergarten will be located in the newly redeveloped Spinning Mill.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
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.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
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.
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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.