Breweries in Maine produce a wide range of

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s in different styles that are marketed locally, regionally, and nationally. Brewing companies vary widely in the volume and variety of beer produced, from small nanobreweries to

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to massive multinational conglomerate macrobreweries. In 2012, Maine's 43 brewing establishments (including breweries, brewpubs, importers, and company-owned packagers and wholesalers) employed 390 people directly, and more than 5,000 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing. Altogether 47 people in Maine had active brewer permits in 2012. Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Maine's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Maine's breweries and related industries was more than $142 million. Consumer purchases of Maine's brewery products generated more than $49 million in additional tax revenue. In 2016, according to the

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, Maine ranked 5th in the number of

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per capita (7.6 Breweries per capita) with 77 breweries. For context, at the end of 2016, there were 5,301

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in the United States, including 5,234 craft breweries subdivided into 1,916

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, 3,132

and 186 regional craft breweries. In that same year, according to the

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, the brewing industry employed around 65,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $350 billion.

Current breweries

During the past several years the number of craft breweries in Maine has increased. According to the most recent information from the Brewers Association, which is an advocate for the Craft Brew industry, Maine now has over 90 breweries of various sizes across the state. *2 Feet Brewing Company - Bangor - Opened in 2016 *Ækeir Brewing -

Boothbay Boothbay is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,003 at the 2020 census. It includes the villages of Back Narrows, Dover, East Boothbay, Linekin, Oak Hill, Ocean Point, Spruce Shores, and Trevett. The Boothbay regi ...

- Opened in 2022 *Airline Brewing Company (formerly Square Tail Brewing Company) -

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and Ellsworth - Opened in 2015 *

Allagash Brewing Company __NOTOC__ Allagash Brewing Company is a brewery in Portland, Maine. The brewery specializes in Belgian style beers. History The brewery was founded in 1995 by Rob Tod in Portland, Maine. He observed that while both German and British style be ...

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

- Opened in 1995 *Ambition Brewing - Wilton - Opened in 2019 *Austin Street Brewery -

- Opened in 2014 *The Bag and Kettle - Carrabassett Valley - Opened in 1969 *Banded Brewing Co. (formerly Banded Horn Brewing) -

Biddeford Biddeford is a city in York County, Maine, United States. It is the principal commercial center of York County. Its population was 22,552 at the 2020 census. The twin cities of Saco and Biddeford include the resort communities of Biddeford Poo ...

- Opened in 2013 *Bangor Beer Company - Bangor - Opened in 2017 *Barreled Souls Brewing Company - Saco - Opened in 2014 *Bateau Brewing - Gardiner - Opened in 2019 *Bath Brewing Co. -

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- Opened in 2018 *Batson River Brewing & Distilling - Kennebunk - Opened in 2018 *Battery Steele Brewing -

- Opened in 2017 *Baxter Brewing Company - Lewiston - Opened in 2010 *Bear Bones Beer - Lewiston - Opened in 2016 *Bigelow Brewing -

Skowhegan Skowhegan () is the county seat of Somerset County, Maine. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 8,620. Every August, Skowhegan hosts the annual Skowhegan State Fair, the oldest continuously-held state fair in the United States. Skowh ...

- Opened in 2014 *Birchwood -

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- Opened in 2018 *Bissell Brothers Brewing Co. -

- Opened in 2013 *Black Bear Microbrewery - Orono - Opened in 2008 *Black Pug Brewing - Brunswick - Opened in 2018 *Blank Canvas Brewery -

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- Opened in 2015 *Blaze Brewing Co. - Camden and

- Opened in 2018 *Boothbay Craft Brewery -

- Opened in 2009 *Bray's Brewing Company -

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

- Opened in 2011 *Brewery Extrava -

- Opened in 2019 *Brickyard Hollow Brewing Co. -

Yarmouth Yarmouth may refer to: Places Canada *Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia **Yarmouth, Nova Scotia **Municipality of the District of Yarmouth **Yarmouth (provincial electoral district) **Yarmouth (electoral district) * Yarmouth Township, Ontario *New ...

- Opened in 2018 *Bunker Brewing Company -

- Opened in 2011 *Corner Point Brewing Co. - Berwick - Opened in 2018 *Cushnoc Brewing Co. - Augusta - Opened in 2017 *

D. L. Geary Brewing Company Geary Brewing Company is a Craft Brewery currently located in Portland, Maine, USA. It was incorporated in October 1983 by David and Karen Geary. As of March 2017, Geary Brewing Company is now owned and operated by Robin and Alan Lapoint of Freeport ...

- Opened in 1986 *DeepWater Brewing Co. - Blue Hill - Opened in 2012 *Definitive Brewing Company -

- Opened in 2018 *First Mile Brewing Co. - Fort Kent - Opened in 2017 *Fluvial Brewing -

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- Opened in 2019 *Fogtown Brewing Co. - Ellsworth - Opened in 2017 *Footbridge -

Boothbay Harbor Boothbay Harbor is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,027 at the 2020 census. It includes the villages of Bayville, Sprucewold, and West Boothbay Harbor. During summer months, the entire Boothbay Harbor regio ...

- Opened in 2019 *Fore River Brewing Company - South Portland - Opened in 2016 *Foulmouthed Brewing Company - South Portland - Opened in 2016 *Foundation Brewing -

- Opened in 2014 *Friars' Brewhouse - Bangor - Opened in 2013 *Frosty Bottom Brewing -

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...

(no tasting room) - Opened in 2019 *Funky Bow Brewery and Beer Company - Lyman - Opened in 2013 *Geaghan Brothers Brewing Co. - Bangor - Opened in 2011
GFB Scottish Pub
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Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard Beach is a resort town and census-designated place (CDP) in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 8,960 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland− South Portland−Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Are ...

- Opened in 2013 *Gneiss Brewing Company -

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- Opened in 2013 *Goodfire Brewing Co. -

- Opened in 2017 *Grateful Grain Brewing Company -

Monmouth Monmouth ( , ; cy, Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is a town and community in Wales. It is situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. Monmouth is northeast of Cardiff, and west of London. I ...

- Opened in 2017 * Gritty McDuff's - Freeport,

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and

- Opened in 1988 *Island Dog Brewing - South Portland - Opened in 2017 *Jack Russell's Steakhouse and Maine Coast Brewery -

Bar Harbor Bar Harbor is a resort town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population is 5,089. During the summer and fall seasons, it is a popular tourist destination and, until a catastrophic fire i ...

- Opened in 1997 *Kennebec River Brewery - The Forks - Opened in 1996 *Lake St. George Brewing -

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- Opened in 2017 *The Liberal Cup Public House and Brewery - Hallowell - Opened in 2000 *Liberator Brewing Company - Rockland - Opened in 2018 *Liberty Craft Brewing -

- Opened in 2014 *Liquid Riot Bottling Company (formerly In'finiti Fermentation and Distilllation) -

- Opened in 2013 *Lone Pine Brewing Company -

- Opened in 2016 *Lost Valley Brewing Co. -

- Opened in 2017 *Lubec Brewing Company -

Lubec Lubec ( ) is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. It is the easternmost municipality in the contiguous U.S. (see extreme points of the United States) and is the country's closest continental location to Africa. The town, with a p ...

- Opened in 2015 *Machias River Brewing Co. - Machias - Opened in 2017 *Maine Beer Company - Freeport - Opened in 2009 *Mainely Brews - Waterville - Opened 2003 *Marsh Island Brewing - Orono - Opened in 2015 *Mason's Brewing Co. -

- Opened in 2016 *Mast Landing Brewing Company - Westbrook - Opened in 2016 *Moderation Brewing - Brunswick - Opened in 2018 *Monhegan Brewing Company -

Monhegan Monhegan () is an island in the Gulf of Maine located in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. A plantation, a minor civil division in the state of Maine falling between unincorporated area and a town, it is located about off the mainland. Th ...

- Opened in 2013 *Nonesuch River Brewing Company -

Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to: People * Scarborough (surname) * Earl of Scarbrough Places Australia * Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth * Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong * Scarborough, Queensland, su ...

- Opened in 2017 *North Haven Brewing - North Haven - Opened in 2017 *Northern Maine Brewing Co. -

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- Opened in 2016 *Norway Brewing Company -

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- Opened in 2016 *NU Brewery -

New Gloucester New Gloucester is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, in the United States. It is home to the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, the last active Shaker village in the U.S. The town's population was 5,676 at the 2020 census. New Gloucester is part ...

- Opened in 2019 *Odd Alewives Brewery] - Waldoboro, Maine, Waldoboro - Opened in 2018 *Olive Pit Brewing Co. -

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Opened in 2022 *Orono Brewing Company - Orono and Bangor - Opened in 2014 *Outland Farm Brewery -

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- Opened in 2019{{Cite web, url=https://downeast.com/place-of-grace/, title=A Place of Grace, website=downeast.com, date=12 October 2017, access-date=2018-09-28 *Oxbow Brewing -

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- Opened in 2011 *Peak Organic Brewing Co. -

- Opened in 2007 *The Pour Farm -

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- Opened in 2018 *Rising Tide Brewing Company -

- Opened in 2010 *Saco River Brewing - Fryeburg - Opened in 2016 *Sasanoa Brewery - Westport Island - Opened in 2018 * Sea Dog Brewing Company - Bangor, Camden, South Portland and Topsham - Opened in 1993 *Sebago Brewing Co. *Side By Each Brewing Co. -

- Opened in 2019 *Stars and Stripes - Freeport - Opened in 2018 *Strong Brewing Co. - Sedgwick - Opened in 2013 *Sunday River Brewing Co. -

Bethel Bethel ( he, בֵּית אֵל, translit=Bēṯ 'Ēl, "House of El" or "House of God",Bleeker and Widegren, 1988, p. 257. also transliterated ''Beth El'', ''Beth-El'', ''Beit El''; el, Βαιθήλ; la, Bethel) was an ancient Israelite sanct ...

- Opened in 1992 *Theory Brewing Company -

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- Opened in 2015 *Threshers Brewing Co. - Searsmont - Opened in 2016 *Tributary Brewing Co. -

Kittery Kittery is a town in York County, Maine, United States. Home to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Seavey's Island, Kittery includes Badger's Island, the seaside district of Kittery Point, and part of the Isles of Shoals. The southernmost town in t ...

- Opened in 2014 *Tumbledown Brewing Co. -

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- Opened in 2014 *Turning Page Farm - Monson - Opened in 2018 *Urban Farm Fermentory -

- Opened in 2010 *Waterville Brewing Co. - Waterville - Opened in 2018 *Woodland Farms Brewery -

- Opened in 2017 *YES Brewing - Westbrook - Opened in 2017 *York Beach Beer Company -

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– opened in 2019

Future breweries

*Bath Ale Works -

*Ship City Brewpub -

- In Planning Stage *Olive Pit Brewing Co. -

- Coming Fall 2021 on

Former breweries

*Andy's Brew Pub - Lincolnville - Opened in 2014, closed in 2017 *Bar Harbor Brewing -

- Opened in 1990, acquired by Atlantic Brewing Company in 2008 *Boon Island Ale House -

- Opened in 2003, closed in 2016 *Bull Jagger Brewing Company -

- Opened in 2011, Closed in 2013 *

Casco Bay Brewing Co. Shipyard Brewing Company is a brewery and soft drink manufacturer in Portland, Maine, USA, and founded in 1994. Shipyard is the largest brewer in Maine (owning the Shipyard, Sea Dog Brewing Company, and Casco Bay Brewing Company banners, and b ...

- Opened in 1994, brand acquired by

Shipyard Brewing Company Shipyard Brewing Company is a brewery and soft drink manufacturer in Portland, Maine, USA, and founded in 1994. Shipyard is the largest brewer in Maine (owning the Shipyard, Sea Dog Brewing Company, and Casco Bay Brewing Company banners, and b ...

in 2008 *Dirigo Brewing Company -

- Opened in 2016, closed in 2019 *Two Gramps Brewing - Gardiner - Opened in 2017, closed in 2019 *Infidel Brewing -

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- Opened in 2013, closed in 2013 *Katahdin Brewing Company -

Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham *County Durham, an English county *Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States *Durham, North Carolina, a city in No ...

- Opened in 2012, closed in 2017 *One Eye Open Brewing Company -

- Opened in 2016, closed in 2018 *Rocky Coast Brewing -

Ogunquit Ogunquit ( ) is a resort town in York County, Maine. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,577. Ogunquit is part of the Portland– South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Ogunquit, which means "beau ...

- Opened in 2012, closed in 2016{{Cite web, url=https://www.pressherald.com/2012/12/20/rocky-coast-favors-basics-and-thirst-quenching-beers_2012-12-20/, title=What Ales You: Rocky Coast favors basics and thirst-quenching beers, website=pressherald.com, date=20 December 2012, access-date=2018-09-28

References

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External links

Maine Beer Tasting Rooms website

{{Lists of United States breweries {{DEFAULTSORT:Breweries In Maine * *

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Current breweries

Future breweries

Former breweries

See also

References

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