Maine Brewers' Guild

Plan ahead for Maine Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay - July 14, 2012

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Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay, Maine
Saturday, July 14, 2012
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Boothbay Resort
$25 - Designated Driver
$50 - General Admission
$75 - VIP Guest (New this year)
Order tickets HERE

NEW this year: Limited number of VIP Guest tickets available at $75. Come at Noon and spend an hour mingling with the brewers and be the first to taste some of the special brews.

Join Maine brewers in Boothbay for an afternoon of craft beer sponsored by the Maine Brewers' Guild. Come experience Maine craft beers at an intimate, outdoor beer tasting event featuring traditional BBQ and some of the best award-winning craft beer that Maine has to offer.

Founders, owners, and brew masters will be in attendance, creating a more unique experience than a traditional beer festival. Rare, special and single batch beers will be featured among the brews being poured at this event in scenic coastal Boothbay. Every Maine brewery will be in attendance -- stay tuned for a complete list of breweries and brews. This is a 21+ event. No pets. Rain or Shine. Ticket includes beverages, traditional southern BBQ, and parking. All proceeds benefit the Maine Brewers' Guild. Special commemorative tasting glass with first 400 tickets.

Free shuttle service to and from downtown Boothbay generously provided by Spruce Point Inn, Rocktide Trolley, and Wiscasset Ford.

Cheers for Maine Beer!

November 17 -- Good times are in the air....

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...at the Great Lost Bear!

Mark Thursday, November 17 at 5:00pm on your calendar for a Maine Brewers' Guild Total Tap Takeover at The Great Lost Bear, 540 Forest Ave., in Portland, Maine.

Keep your eye on this blog and the Maine Beer Week website for more details.

Owners and brewers from 22 of your favorite Maine breweries will be in attendance to raise a glass with you in celebration of the final night of Maine Beer Week.

The Great Lost Bear will be pouring your favorite brews from:

Allagash Brewing Co.

Andrew’s Brewing Co.

Atlantic Brewing Co.

Baxter Brewing Co.

Belfast Bay Brewing Co.

Black Bear Brewery

Bray’s Brew Pub

Bull Jagger Brewing Co.

Run of the Mill

Rising Tide Brewing Co.

Maine Beer Co.

Shipyard Brewing Co.

Sebago Brewing Co.

Marshall Wharf Brewing Co.

Gritty McDuff’s

D.L. Geary Brewing Co.

Sheepscot Valley Brewing Co.

Oak Pond Brewing Co.
Oxbow Brewing Co.

Peak Organic Brewing Co.
Shag Rock Brewing Co.
Sunday River Brewing Co.

Cheers for Maine beer!

Maine Beer Week - November 10-17

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The Maine Brewers' Guild and Maine Restaurant Week are proud to present Maine's inaugural Maine Beer Week. This celebration of Maine craft beer and restaurants will take place across the state November 10-17.

Restaurants will host special beer-centric dinners, pairings, tastings, tours, meet-the-brewer nights, and other events.

SAVE THE DATE! The Maine Brewers' Guild and the Great Lost Bear will host a Maine beer Total Tap Takeover on Thursday, November 17. Attendees will have the chance to meet the owners and brewers behind Maine's award-winning craft breweries. Details coming soon.

Keep your eye on www.mainebeerweek.com and Facebook for all the details. The expanding schedule of events will be announced and updated frequently.

The Maine Beer Trail - Top 10 Craft Beer Trails in America

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The Maine Beer Trail has been named among the Brewers Association's Top 10 Craft Beer Trails in America. Read Anthony Orig's article at this link.

Check out the Maine Beer Trail at this link and learn more about the Maine Brewers' Guild here. Cheers for Maine beer!

Backseat Lovin' -- Special Brew for Maine Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay

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Industrial Way Collaboration Brew: Cheers for a little Backseat Lovin'!

Allagash Brewing, Maine Beer Company, and Rising Tide Brewing Company have joined together to brew a special beer for the Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay festival on July 30.

Using Allagash's proprietary base malt blend and house yeast strain, locally grown organic rye provided by Rising Tide, and a hop blend and schedule created by Maine Beer, the three breweries are proud to present Backseat Lovin', a Belgian Rye Pale Ale.

The beer was brewed in collaboration by Allagsh brewers Jason Perkins and Dee Dee Germain, Maine Beer Company brewer Dan Kleban, and Rising Tide brewer Nathan Sanborn at Maine Beer Company's facility on Industrial Way.

The Maine Craft Beer Golf Scramble

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Cheers to the Boothbay Country Club!

The evening before Maine Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay, they are holding a golf scramble to benefit the Maine Brewers' Guild.

The Maine Craft Beer Golf Scramble
Boothbay County Club
Friday, July 29
5:00pm

$40 per person
9 holes with cart

$10 of this fee will benefit the Maine Brewers' Guild.

To register please call 207-633-6085 or email boothbaycountryclub@gmail.com

What's on tap at Maine Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay

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Check out what Maine Brewers' Guild breweries will be sampling at the Maine Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay event on Saturday, July 30. Learn more about this event and purchase tickets.

Special limited edition collaborative brew:
Back Seat Lovin'
Read about it at this link.

Maine Beer Co.
Peeper, Lunch

Allagash
Blonde, Curieux

Rising Tide
Atlantis, Daymark

Sebago Brewing Company
2011 Grand Crue, BBL Aged Lake Trout Stout, Fool's Gold

Shipyard Brewing Company
Smashed Blueberry, Double Old Thumper

Geary's
IPA, Summer

Sheepscot
Tinky Winky, Pemaquid

Baxter Brewing
Pamola, Stowaway IPA

Penobscot Bay
Humble B Honey Ginger Lager, Meadow Road Wheat

Andrew's
Summer Golden Ale, Northern Brown Ale

Kennebec River
Whitewater Wheat, Penobscot Porter

Atlantic
Manly Men Series: Pete Fen and Sea Smoke

Belfast Bay
Lobster Ale, McGovern's Oatmeal Stout

Oak Pond
Somerset Lager, Laughing Loon Lager

Liberal Cup
For Richer or Poorter, Tented Kilt Scottish Ale

Gritty's
Dempsey Courage Ale, 21 IPA

Black Bear Brewery
Drop Dead Red Ale, Pirate Bear Pale Ale

Marshall Wharf
Uber fresh Cant Dog DIPA, Bourbon Barrel Aged Old 58

Shag Rock Brewing Co.
ESB, IPA

Oxbow Brewing
Farmhouse Pale Ale

Boothbay Craft Brewery
Two special guest brews

Bray's
440 Blues Brew, Baa Baa Black Wheat

Road Trips for Beer

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Road Trips for Beer checks out the Maine Beer Trail. Read all about it at this link.

They also give a shout out to the Maine Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay event on Saturday, July 30:

Taste a Lot of the Beer at Once

If you’re planning to take a Road Trip for Beer to The Pine Tree State any time soon, you might want to schedule it to encompass the Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay festival from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, 2011. The event at the Boothbay Resort in Boothbay will feature beers from most of the brewers on the Maine Beer Trail. Special guest Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head Brewing Company in Delaware, will attend and bring some of his brewery’s lauded brews, including 120 Minute IPA and Bitches Brew.

All of the proceeds will support the Maine Brewers’ Guild and its continuing mission to promote the craft beer industry in Maine.

Tickets are $50 and include beverages and traditional Southern barbecue.

The Spruce Point Inn offers shuttle service for Maine Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay

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The Maine Brewers' Guild thanks The Spruce Point Inn for offering a free passenger shuttle service to the Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay event on Saturday, July 30. Along with Wiscassett Ford, the Spruce Point Inn will offer shuttle service to and from the Boothbay downtown to the Boothbay Resort before, during and after the event.

They are also offering their catering services in support of this fundraiser for the Maine Brewers' Guild.

Cheers to everyone at the Spruce Point Inn for their support of Maine beer!

Wiscasset Ford Shuttle added to Maine Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay event

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The Maine Brewers' Guild is excited to announce that we just received a commitment from Wiscasset Ford that on Saturday, July 30 they will offer a free 15 passenger shuttle service to the Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay event at the Boothbay Resort from any Boothbay peninsula lodging and the downtown shopping district, before, during and after the event. Cheers to Wiscasset Ford!

Maine Brewers’ Guild to Host “Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay” Event Featuring Special Guest Sam Calagione

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Purchase tickets at this link.

Contact:
Tami Kennedy
207-838-0816
tami@maine.rr.com

Elise Loschiavo
207-400-2443
elise@sebagobrewing.com

Maine Brewers’ Guild to Host “Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay” Event Featuring Special Guest Sam Calagione

Boothbay, ME – June 23, 2011 – The Maine Brewers’ Guild will host a “Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay” beer tasting event in Boothbay, Maine on Saturday, July 30 from 1:00pm – 4:00pm. In addition to award-winning beer from twenty Maine breweries, this event will feature a special guest who has early brewing roots in Maine: Sam Calagione, founder of one of the country’s leading craft breweries, Dogfish Head Brewing Company.

“Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay” attendees will experience Maine’s craft beers at an intimate, outdoor tasting event showcasing some of the best award-winning brews Maine has to offer. Founders, owners, and brew masters from Maine breweries will be in attendance, creating a more unique experience than a traditional beer festival.

Rare, special and single batch beers will be featured among the brews being poured at the event, including a collaborative beer being produced specifically for the festival by Maine Beer Company, Rising Tide, and Allagash Brewing. Special beers will be available from many of the brewers including Sebago Brewing Company’s 2011 Grand Crue.

This event will feature traditional southern BBQ and be held outdoors at the Boothbay Resort in scenic coastal Boothbay.

“Summer is the time when the world comes to Maine,” noted Maine Brewers’ Guild president Fred Forsley. “This event gives Maine brewers the chance to showcase our beer to visitors who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to experience the diversity and quality of all our state’s award-winning beer.”

Special guest Sam Calagione is the founder of Dogfish Head Brewing Company in Delaware and, as host of the Discovery Channel’s recent TV series, “Brew Masters,” one of craft beer’s most recognizable names.

“Sam is on the board of the national Brewers Association with Rob Tod, owner of Allagash Brewing, and is a frequent visitor to Maine with long-standing ties to the Boothbay area,” continued Forsley. “When the Brewers Association stepped up its efforts to support state brewers’ guilds, having Sam on board to help raise funds for the Maine Brewer’s Guild seemed like a natural fit.”

One hundred percent of the proceeds from this event support the Maine Brewers’ Guild and its continuing mission to promote the craft brewed industry in Maine. The Spruce Point Inn is donating its catering services.

Participating Maine breweries include:

Allagash Brewing
Andrew’s Brewing Co.
Atlantic Brewing Co.
Belfast Bay Brewing
Black Bear Brewery
Boothbay Craft Brewery
Bray’s Brew Pub & Eatery
Baxter Brewing Co.
D.L. Geary Brewing Co.
Gritty McDuff ’s
Kennebec River Brewery
Liberal Cup
Maine Beer Co.
Marshall Wharf Brewing Co.
Oak Pond Brewing Co.
Oxbow Brewing Co.
Penobscot Bay Brewing Co.
Rising Tide Brewing Co.
Sebago Brewing Company
Sheepscot Valley Brewing Co.
Shag Rock Brewing Co.
Shipyard Brewing Co.

Dogfish Head Brewing Company’s award-winning beers will also be available including Bitches Brew and 120 Minute IPA.

About “Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay”:

WHEN: Saturday, July 30 from 1:00 – 4:00pm

WHERE: Boothbay Resort, 301 Adams Pond Rd., Boothbay, Maine www.boothbayresort.com

COST: Tickets are $50 and include beverages and traditional southern BBQ. A special commemorative tasting glass will be provided to the first 400 people who purchase tickets. Tickets are available for sale online and must be purchased in advance. This is a 21+ event and pets will not be permitted. This event will be held rain or shine.

Tickets can be purchased at this link.

FMI: info@mainebrewersguild.org -- www.mainebrewersguild.org

About the Maine Brewers Guild: The Maine Brewers' Guild is a non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting the craft brewed industry in Maine. Since 1986, Maine has been at the forefront of the craft brew movement. The state is home to nearly two dozen breweries which produce more than 100 different brands. More information about the Maine Brewers' Guild can be found at this link: www.mainebrewersguild.org

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July 30th: Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay, Maine

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Purchase tickets HERE.

Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay
Saturday, July 30
1:00 - 4:00pm
Boothbay Resort
Tickets: $50

An afternoon of craft beer: Sponsored by the Maine Brewers' Guild with Special Guest Sam Calagione from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery.

Come to Boothbay and experience Maine craft beers at an intimate beer tasting event with traditional BBQ and some of the best award-winning craft beer that Maine has to offer. Ticket includes beverages and food. Special commemorative tasting glass with first 400 tickets. Cheers!

This is a 21+ event. No pets. Rain or Shine.

www.mainebrewersguild.org

Enjoy beer from these award-winning Maine breweries:

Allagash Brewing
Andrew’s Brewing Co.
Atlantic Brewing Co.
Belfast Bay Brewing
Black Bear Brewery
Boothbay Craft Brewery
Bray’s Brew Pub & Eatery
Baxter Brewing Co.
D.L. Geary Brewing Co.
Gritty McDuff ’s
Kennebec River Brewery
Liberal Cup
Maine Beer Co.
Marshall Wharf Brewing Co.
Oak Pond Brewing Co.
Penobscot Bay Brewing Co.
Rising Tide Brewing Co.
Sebago Brewing Company
Sheepscot Valley Brewing Co.
Shipyard Brewing Co.
Shag Rock Brewing
Oxbow Brewing

Participating breweries . . . so far

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The Maine Brewers' Guild is excited to host this inaugural Guild festival in Boothbay. We have put together a stellar lineup. Below is the list of breweries that will be participating at the Boothbay festival.

Cheers!

Allagash
Andrew's
Atlantic Brewing
Belfast Bay Brewing
Black Bear Brewery
Boothbay Craft Brewery
Bray's
Baxter
Geary's
Gritty's
Kennebec River Brewery
Liberal Cup
Maine Beer Co.
Marshall Wharf
Oak Pond
Penobscot Bay Brewing Co.
Rising Tide Brewing Co.
Sebago
Sheepscot
Shipyard
Shag Rock Brewing
Oxbow Brewing

New Maine Beer Festival Coming on July 30

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