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

...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

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

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!

The Maine Craft Beer Golf Scramble

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

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

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.

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

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! 

July 30th: Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay, Maine

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

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