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Three new beer releases to ring in the New Year

Last year at this time I visited Orono Brewing Company, they were still putting the finishing touches on their tasting room, the bar top hadn’t even arrived but they were excited to open their doors on New Year’s Eve, it’s hard to believe it’s been 1 year already. This Thursday, December 31, 2015 when Orono […]

Coastal brewery crawl just one option for a Maine daytrip

My wife and I took the kids on a coastal car car ride last weekend, it’s an opportune time as businesses are opening back up for the season and tourist season isn’t in full swing yet. We made a morning run to Owls Head for the lighthouse and transportation museum and then headed back up […]

Shopping for the craft beer lover on your list – 2013 Edition

Here we go again, another holiday shopping season, another list of people to buy gifts for and I’m sure one of them is a craft beer lover. Whether you’re a black Friday or cyber Monday shopper I’ve got a few suggestions that’ll make shopping this year a whole lot easier. First off, apparel, how about […]

So many beer events, So little time!

I hope you’re thirsty; there are a lot of beer events going on from Orono to Portland. Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Winnah 2013 Release Party:  Head over to Nocturnem Draft Haus in Bangor to help Dave Rocker celebrate the release of his Maine Homebrew Competition Winning beer. Dave got to brew his winning chocolate milk […]