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The Best Maine Breweries, Brewpubs, and Taprooms

Welcome to Maine. The way craft beer should be.

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Toss arrows at your Maine brewery map, because there are a ton of beer trails to follow, Craft Beer Ranger. The (Lone) Pine Tree State is your beer salvation. We're also super excited for the opening of KIT NA Brewing, Maine's first non-alcoholic brewery.

Just because Portland, OR gets all of the craft beer credit doesn't mean that we should discount breweries in Portland, ME. Portland, Maine has some very robust microbreweries and taprooms, from the Old Port to old Munjoy Hill. Further up the state near Acadia National Park is Bar Harbor, which plays host to half a dozen microbreweries.

New England State Brewery lists

Atlantic Brewing Company Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale
Made with Maine blueberries!

Atlantic Brewing Company

15 Knox Rd, Bar Harbor, ME 04609

Bar Harbor, one of the hottest spots for tourism in the Northeast, is home to Atlantic Brewing Company. What makes that funny is that Atlantic Brewing is a few miles outside of town. With biergarten-style tables indoors and a great outdoor beer garden (almost literally), ABC is a worthy stop after a day's hike at Acadia.

With regard to beer, we've always enjoyed a good Bar Harbor Blueberry.

Allagash Brewing Company Allagash White
One of the best beers made in Maine

Allagash Brewing Company

Portland, ME

Allagash is arguably Maine's biggest name in the craft beer industry. Allagash White, their flagship brew, is an infinitely drinkable belgian-style witbier that has won numerous awards over the years. Patrons can enjoy pours & tours at their Portland taproom and brewery set back from downtown on Industrial Way. If you're touring Portland breweries, you should not miss Allagash as it is one of, if not the, best breweries in Portland, Maine.

Baxter Brewing Company

Lewiston, ME

Lewiston's Bates Mill is where Baxter Brewing calls itself home. The taproom retains all of the charm from it's original mill building design, while upholding the vision of modernity through its wood, brick and glass aesthetics. It's our way of saying you and some buddies could drink a few pints of beer after work there just as easily as you could get married there - they do host private events ...

Baxter has even partnered with the Free Jacks, a Major League Rugby team and the first of it's kind in New England, to create Free Jacks IPA, a bright and aromatic India Pale Ale that will be on tap at all Free Jacks home matches.

Beers to try include Logger Road, Staycation Land, and Coastal Haze, a year-round Hazy IPA. We're also very, very curious about the Ice Storm of '98.

Bissell Brothers Brewing Company

38 Resurgam Place, Portland, ME 04102

Bissell Brothers and their outrageously fantastic beer took Portland (and Milo, ME) by storm over the last decade. With a large taproom sited @ Thompson Point, the brewery is the perfect spot for a Skate & Slake, given that The Rink is right next door.

A visit to the old railway building will leave patrons satiated with a belly full of hoppy ales and farmed, fished, and foraged gourmet eats. If you need a hand in choosing a beer, look at The Substance, Swish, or Angels with Filthy Souls. If you want to get adventurous, try the Spruce Tip Substance, an IPA brewed with foraged Spruce Tips for the dankest notes of Earth. Last, their 2021 Festbier was one of the best Oktoberfest beers we had the pleasure of enjoying.

  • Bissell Brothers Portland is open 7 days a week
  • Bissell Brothers Three Rivers is open Thursday to Sunday
Vanilla Superdome, a Milkshake Double IPA brewed by Definitive Brewing Company
One of our friend's favorite craft brews

Definitive Brewing Company

Definitive Brewing has two locations, one in Portland and one in Kittery. They brew excellent IPAs and session ales. They've seen a rapid growth in popularity over their half decade of existence, as evidenced by the opening of the second taproom in Kittery in 2020. We suggest you try the Vanilla Superdome, the Entity, the Contee, or the Portals (w/cherry).

Federal Jack's Kennebunkport Brewing Company in Kennebunkport, ME
A chill vibe at Federal Jack's

Federal Jack's

Kennebunkport, ME

One of the oldest brewpubs operating in the state, FJ's boasts an amazing view of the Kennebunkport harbor from it's second level deck. It's the birthplace of Shipyard Brewing Company and has a full-service restaurant backing up its lineup of diverse craft brews. Rumor has it that Federal Jack's served the best pineapple upside-down cake dessert in the Winter of 2003. We can neither confirm nor deny that rumor.

Grab a Bluefin Stout and the Brew Pub Poutine and call it a day. You also have the option of ordering a flight of beers. Or, check in on the monthly cask-conditioned release.

Lunch, an IPA brewed by Maine Beer Company
Simple can and bottle labels please us

Maine Beer Company

Freeport, ME

We often wonder what Tom did to earn the moniker Mean Old Tom. What's worse, to have that moniker immortalized in Maine Beer Company's American Stout of the same name. Who is this Tom, and is he really mean? We digress.

Maine Beer Co.'s tasting room is astoundingly ultra-modern. Out of it they serve pizzas, salads, and beers named after meals of the day (lunch, dinner, etc.). Plus, Freeport's a pretty sweet town to visit in the Summer and the Fall (Leaf peeper season).

The Way Life Should Be, brewed by Orono Brewing Company
Would this beer have been named Vacationland two decades ago?

Orono Brewing Company

Orono, ME

Tubular is the first word that comes to mind when we think about Orono Brewing Company. The word, which vaguely harkens back to the days of Bill & Ted, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and Ocean Pacific surf wear, is also a core beer of the Orono-based brewery.

And what do breweries do when they've stumbled upon a great beer recipe? They add more power! Thus, Totally Tubular was born. Totally Tubular is a doubled up version of it's namesake, exploding with flavor from hops like Strata, El Dorado, Citra, and Topaz.

UMaine is a 20 minute walk from the brewery, so expect a student or two if you visit the taproom. Further, Orono Brewing created a graduation ale for the class of 2021. Strong work, Orono. Strong work.

Seaworthy, a IPA brewed by Oxbow Brewing Company
Seaworthy is a great name for a Maine beer

Oxbow Brewing Company

Newcastle, ME

DJ sets. Superhero Lady Arm-Wrestlers of Portland (S.L.A.P.), and Private Weddings are all in a day's work for Oxbow Brewing out of Newcastle, Oxford, and Portland. Let's address a quick fact or two about each location.

  • Newcastle (The Farmhouse). Beyond the farm and orchard where Oxbow's beer ingredients are born, there are bike trails abound and logging roads for hiking. There is even cross country skiing on-site in the winter.
  • Oxford (Beer Garden). - The Oxford Beer Garden is a mile and a half from the Oxford Casino. It also sits on the road in to one of the largest and most popular ski resorts in New England, Sunday River.
  • Portland (Blending & Bottling). Part event space, part art gallery, and part shared patio with Duckfact, one of the best restaurants in the city of Portland. The Munjoy Hill brewery is just a short walk from the Eastern Prom, if you're looking for some touristy views of the ocean.

A List of Craft Beer Breweries in Maine

All 131 breweries, taprooms, and brewpubs in ME. Now go visit them.

  1. Brewpub | 80 Columbia St, Bangor, ME 04401 | (207) 573-1979

  2. Taproom | 132 Peaked Mountain Drive, Amherst, ME 04428 | (207) 584-2337

  3. Taproom | 173 Main Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605 | (207) 412-0045

  4. Brewery | 50 Industrial Way, Portland, ME 04103 | (207) 878-5385

  5. Microbrewery | 295 Main Street, Wilton, ME 04294 | (207) 491-8458

  6. Microbrewery | 353 High St, Lincolnville, ME 04849 | (207) 763-3305

  7. Microbrewery | 15 Knox Rd, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 | (207) 288-2337

  8. Brewpub | 52 Cottage Street Bar Harbor, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 | (207) 288-4592

  9. Taproom | 1 Industrial Way Ste 8, Portland, ME 04103 | (207) 200-1994

  10. Taproom | 115 Fox Street, Portland, ME 04101 | (207) 200-1994

  11. Microbrewery | 13-W, 32 Main Street, Biddeford, ME 04005 | (207) 602-1561

  12. Brewpub | 330 Bangor Mall Blvd, Bangor, ME 04401 | (207) 947-6605

  13. Brewpub | 119 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 | (207) 288-2886

  14. Microbrewery | 11 Mill Brook Road, Saco, ME 04072 | (207) 602-6439

  15. Taproom | 149 Water Street, Gardiner, ME 04345 | (207) 203-0015

  16. Brewpub | 141 Front St, Bath, ME 04530 | (207) 560-3389

  17. Brewpub | 12 Western Ave, Kennebunkport, ME 04043 | (207) 967-8821

  18. Microbrewery | 1 Industrial Way Ste 12, Portland, ME 04103 |

  19. Brewery | 130 Mill St, Lewiston, ME 04240 | (207) 333-6769

  20. Taproom | 2 Cottage St Ste 1, Bridgton, ME 04009 | (207) 647-8000

  21. Taproom | 43 Lisbon St, Lewiston, ME 04240 | (207) 200-1324

  22. Contract Brewer | 100 Searsport Ave, Belfast, ME 04915 | (207) 460-8654

  23. Brewpub | 473 Bigelow Hill Rd, Skowhegan, ME 04976 | (207) 399-6262

  24. Microbrewery | 19 Portland Rd, Gray, ME 04039 | (207) 657-4593

  25. Microbrewery | 157 Elm St, Milo, ME 04463 | (207) 808-8258

  26. Microbrewery | 4 Thompsons Pt Ste 108, Portland, ME 04102 | (207) 423-3622

  27. Taproom | 19 Mill St Ste 4, Orono, ME 04473 | (207) 889-9123

  28. Taproom | 30 Bath Rd, Brunswick, ME 04011 | (207) 272-5356

  29. Taproom | 46 Betton St Ste 3, Brewer, ME 04412 |

  30. Taproom | 5 Bay View St, Camden, ME 04843 | (207) 230-8713

  31. Microbrewery | 28 Pearl St, Biddeford, ME 04005 | (207) 571-9412

  32. Brewpub | 301 Adams Pond Rd, Boothbay, ME 04537 | (207) 633-3411

  33. Taproom | 66 Cove St, Portland, ME 04101 | (207) 956-7583

  34. Brewpub | 236 Main St, Yarmouth, ME 04096 | (207) 847-0411

  35. Microbrewery | 17 Westfield Street, Portland, ME 04102 | (207) 450-5014

  36. Taproom | 1 Sullivan St, Berwick, ME 03901 | (207) 651-4594

  37. Microbrewery | 243 Water St, Augusta, ME 04330 | (207) 213-6332

  38. Microbrewery | 38 Evergreen Dr, Portland, ME 04103 | (207) 878-2337

  39. Brewpub | 33 Tenney Hl, Blue Hill, ME 04614 | (207) 374-2411

  40. Microbrewery | 318 US Route 1, Kittery, ME 03904 | (207) 536-1288

  41. Microbrewery | 35 Industrial Way, Portland, ME 04103 | (207) 536-1288

  42. Brewpub | 8 Timberline Dr, Newry, ME 04261 | (207) 824-1107

  43. Microbrewery | 28 Pearl St, Biddeford, ME 04005 |

  44. Brewpub | 8 Western Ave Ste 6, Kennebunkport, ME 04043 | (207) 967-4311

  45. Taproom | 28 Market St Ste 103, Fort Kent, ME 04743 |

  46. Brewpub | 11 Atlantic Ave, Brunswick, ME 04011 | (207) 504-5133

  47. Taproom | 860 Maple Ridge Road, Harrison, ME 04040 | (207) 779-5588

  48. Taproom | 33 Cottage Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 | (207) 801-9165

  49. Taproom | 25 Pine Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605 | (207) 370-0845

  50. Taproom | 25 Granary Way, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04544 | (207) 352-3007

  51. Microbrewery | 45 Huntress Ave, South Portland, ME 04106 | (207) 370-0629

  52. Brewpub | 15 Ocean St, South Portland, ME 04106 | (207) 618-6977

  53. Microbrewery | 1 Industrial Way Ste 5, Portland, ME 04103 | (207) 370-8187

  54. Brewpub | 84 Main St, Bucksport, ME 04416 | (207) 947-3770

  55. Microbrewery | 21 Ledgewood Lane, Lyman, ME 04002 | (207) 409-6814

  56. Brewpub | 32 Old Orchard St, Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064 | (207) 934-8432

  57. Microbrewery | 34 Abbott St, Brewer, ME 04412 | (207) 945-3730

  58. Brewpub | 570 Main St, Bangor, ME 04401 | (207) 945-3730

  59. Taproom | 94 Patterson Rd, Limerick, ME 04048 | (207) 793-0046

  60. Microbrewery | 219 Anderson Street, Portland, ME 04101 | (207) 808-8910

  61. Taproom | 26 Route 126, Monmouth, ME 04259 | (207) 933-8213

  62. Brewpub | 68 Main St, Auburn, ME 04210 | (207) 376-2739

  63. Brewpub | 396 Fore Street, Portland, ME 04101 | (207) 772-2739

  64. Brewpub | 187 Lower Main St, Freeport, ME 04032 | (207) 865-4321

  65. Taproom | 73 Mile Road, Wells, ME 04090 | (207) 646-0228

  66. Taproom | 125 John Roberts Road, South Portland, ME 04106 | (207) 747-5258

  67. Brewpub | 102 Eden St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 | (207) 288-5214

  68. Microbrewery | 10 Katahdin Street, Patten, ME 04765 | (207) 631-2957

  69. Taproom | 1771 US Rte 201, The Forks, ME 04985 | (207) 200-1324

  70. Nanobrewery | , Portland, ME 04103 |

  71. Microbrewery | 4 Marshall Shore Rd, Liberty, ME 04949 | (207) 891-9838

  72. Taproom | 218 S Main St, Rockland, ME 04841 | (207) 593-8436

  73. Brewpub | 7 Coon Mountain Ln, Liberty, ME 04949 | (207) 322-7663

  74. Brewpub | 250 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101 | (207) 221-8889

  75. Microbrewery | 219 Anderson St, Portland, ME 04101 | (207) 536-4952

  76. Taproom | 48 Sanford Dr, Gorham, ME 04038 | (207) 536-4952

  77. Brewpub | 200 Lost Valley Road, Auburn, ME 04210 | (207) 784-1561

  78. Brewpub | 41 Water St, Lubec, ME 04652 | (207) 733-4555

  79. Microbrewery | , Biddeford, ME 04005 |

  80. Brewpub | 86 Main Street, Machias, ME 04654 | (207) 259-6001

  81. Brewery | 525 US Route 1, Freeport, ME 04032 | (207) 221-5711

  82. Contract Brewer | 1 Post Office Square, Waterville, ME 04901 | (207) 873-2457

  83. Microbrewery | 2 Main St, Orono, ME 04473 | (207) 866-1277

  84. Microbrewery | 15 Hardy St, Brewer, ME 04412 | (207) 989-6300

  85. Taproom | 920 Main Street, Westbrook, ME 04092 | (207) 712-6051

  86. Taproom | 103 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME 04011 | (207) 347-9918

  87. Taproom | 1 Boody Lane, Monhegan, ME 04852 | (207) 975-3958

  88. Taproom | 437 Lewiston Road, New Gloucester, ME 04260 | (207) 926-8284

  89. Brewpub | 201 Gorham Road, Scarborough, ME 04074 | (207) 219-8948

  90. Taproom | 2 Iron Point Road, North Haven, ME 04853 | (207) 867-2337

  91. Brewpub | 22 Main Street, Caribou, ME 04736 | (207) 492-2185

  92. Brewpub | 237 Main Street, Norway, ME 04268 | (207) 739-2126

  93. Taproom | 10 Westpoint Ln Bldg 10 Ste 204, Biddeford, ME 04005 | (207) 468-1538

  94. Microbrewery | 101 Oak Pond Rd, Skowhegan, ME 04976 | (207) 474-3233

  95. Taproom | 99 Old Rte One, Waldoboro, ME 04572 | (207) 790-8406

  96. Microbrewery | 26 State St, Bangor, ME 04401 | (207) 262-5027

  97. Microbrewery | 61 Margin St, Orono, ME 04473 | (207) 866-1272

  98. Brewpub | 420 Main Street, Oxford, ME 04270 | (207) 539-5178

  99. Microbrewery | 49 Washington Avenue, Portland, ME 04101 | (207) 350-0025

  100. Microbrewery | 274 Jones Woods Road, Newcastle, ME 04553 | (207) 315-5962

  101. Nanobrewery | 110 Marginal Way, Portland, ME 04101 | (207) 586-5586

  102. Microbrewery | 279 South Main Street, Winterport, ME 04496 | (207) 223-4500

  103. Microbrewery | 103 Fox Street, Portland, ME 04101 | (207) 370-2337

  104. Brewpub | 5 Payne Avenue, Rockland, ME 04841 | (207) 701-7811

  105. Taproom | 416 Main St, Rockland, ME 04841 | (207) 593-7488

  106. Brewpub | 100 Main St, Saco, ME 04072 | (207) 571-9648

  107. Microbrewery | 10 Jockey Cap Ln, Fryeburg, ME 04037 | (207) 256-3028

  108. Microbrewery | 61 Tarbox Road, Westport Island, ME 04578 | (207) 522-0840

  109. Brewpub | 26 Front Street, Bangor, ME 04401 | (207) 947-8009

  110. Microbrewery | 1 Main Street, Camden, ME 04843 | (207) 230-1306

  111. Brewpub | 125 Western Avenue, S Portland, ME 04106 | (207) 871-7000

  112. Microbrewery | 616 Main St, Gorham, ME 04038 | (207) 856-2537

  113. Brewpub | 29 Elm Street, Gorham, ME 04038 | (207) 856-2537

  114. Brewpub | 65 Portland Road, Kennebunk, ME 04043 | (207) 985-9855

  115. Brewpub | 211 Fore Street, Portland, ME 04101 | (207) 775-2337

  116. Brewpub | 201 Southborough Dr, Scarborough, ME 04074 | (207) 874-2337

  117. Microbrewery | 74 Hollywood Blvd, Whitefield, ME 04353 | (207) 549-5530

  118. Brewpub | 5000 Commons Circle, Carrabassett Valley, ME 04947 | (207) 824-5269

  119. Brewpub | White Heat Road, Newry, ME 04261 | (207) 824-5269

  120. Brewpub | 28 Levesque Drive, Eliot, ME 03903 | (207) 686-2026

  121. Brewery | 86 Newbury St, Portland, ME 04101 | (207) 761-0807

  122. Brewpub | 1110 Minot Ave, Auburn, ME 04210 | (207) 689-3030

  123. Taproom | 1 York St Ste 3, York, ME 03909 | (207) 351-8162

  124. Taproom | 8 Varney Rd, Freeport, ME 04032 | (207) 317-1115

  125. Taproom | 96 Sunday River Rd, Bethel, ME 04217 | (207) 824-1149

  126. Taproom | 7 Rope Ferry Rd, Sedgwick, ME 04676 | (207) 359-8722

  127. Brewpub | 29 Sunday River Rd, Bethel, ME 04217 | (207) 824-4253

  128. Taproom | 894 Moosehead Trail Hwy, Jackson, ME 04921 | (207) 505-0006

  129. Brewpub | 9000 Main St Apt 21, Carrabassett Valley, ME 04947 | (207) 237-2451

  130. Brewpub | 115 Water St, Hallowell, ME 04347 | (207) 623-2739

  131. Taproom | 56 Crawfordsburn Ln, Union, ME 04862 | (207) 785-0028

  132. Taproom | 22 Main Street, Searsmont, ME 04973 | (207) 975-3225

  133. Taproom | 10 Shapleigh Rd, Kittery, ME 03904 | (207) 703-0093

  134. Taproom | 805 Farmington Falls Road, Farmington, ME 04938 | (207) 944-0697

  135. Taproom | 842 N. Guilford Road, Monson, ME 04464 | (207) 997-3424

  136. Taproom | 200 Anderson St, Portland, ME 04101 | (207) 773-8331

  137. Taproom | 30 Summer St Ste B, Winthrop, ME 04364 | (207) 395-5340

  138. Taproom | 343 Waterman Beach Rd, South Thomaston, ME 04858 | (207) 593-2249

  139. Taproom | 10 Water St Ste 110, Waterville, ME 04901 | (207) 314-2400

  140. Taproom | 306 Route 1, Suite C, Kittery, ME 03904 | (207) 994-3911

  141. Taproom | 721 Main Street, Waterboro, ME 04087 | (207) 286-5290

  142. Taproom | 609 Main Street, Westbrook, ME 04092 | (207) 591-0633

  143. Microbrewery | 33 Railroad Avenue, York, ME 03902 | (207) 351-8171

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