Tag Archives: Prohibition

French Islands dark past: illegal homebrew during prohibition

Maine’s prohibition history dates between 1851 and 1934 , considerably longer than Federal Prohibition that lasted from 1920-1933. It appears that some ambitious homebrewers played an unsavory role during Maine’s dry years. While browsing through Penobscot Times archives online I found an article written nearly 74 years ago by Stan Eames, published October 17, 1940, […]

A toast to Repeal Day and a glimpse at Maine’s Prohibition history

December 5th is a day of celebration in the beer community, dubbed “Repeal Day”; it marks the repeal of prohibition. On January 29, 1919 the 18th Amendment to the constitution was ratified, “prohibiting the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purpose.” This new law didn’t go into effect for a year, January […]