Those beers sound like snowboard tricks to anyone else? Open every day of the week except Tuesday (really?), so you can call up a few friends and kick back a few Patinas, Bombtracks and Never Enders on the patio and feel like your day was quite successful. Taproom | 1 Industrial Way Ste 8, Portland, ME 04103 | (207) 200-1994Īustin Street's Industrial Way brewery is labeled as their Blending, Bottling & Tasting Room. Austin Street Brewery (Blending & Bottling) 100% of the proceeds went back to the Maine brewers guild. They also participated in the MBG Collab 2020 beer with 39 other Maine breweries. Then again, hard to fault them when they make quality craft brews. Taproom | 115 Fox Street, Portland, ME 04101 | (207) 200-1994įorgive us for saying so, but that makes not one, but two locations in Portland that are not on Austin street. And, at 9% ABV, it will most certainly get the job done (if that's what you're aiming for). It's a crisp golden ale with rich complexity and gentle notes of honey and fruit. That said, we're equally big fans of their Belgian Tripel. You should certainly order one if you plan on visiting. Many folks extol the virtues of Allagash White, and rightfully so. There is plenty of outdoor space to accompany their indoor taprooms. They have a fantastic brewery just North of the city, that's roughly a 15 minute ride or so. Allagash Brewing Companyīrewery | 50 Industrial Way, Portland, ME 04103 | (207) 878-5385Īllagash is among the old guard of Portland brewers. So what are we waiting for, let's go grab a pint in Old Port! Allagash White, so delicious. cities over 50,000 people, just beating out Asheville, NC. Food and Wine goes on to note that the city of Portland has the most breweries per person of all U.S. In fact, the state of Maine has the most breweries per capita in the United States, according to the Bangor Daily News. Amazingly walkable, and, wait for the best part, action-packed with breweries. If you're traveling up and down the eastern seaboard, then the capital city of Maine is for you. Awesome place for food, fun, and most importantly, craft beer. I will definitely enjoy this one again soon! Hoppy Boston score: 4.5/5.Portland Breweries, Brewpubs, and Taprooms Great Coastal Maine City. Firn is a really good American/New England style pale ale, loads of hop flavor but enough body/balance to keep it from being one-note. The finish is crisp with some lingering hop flavor. Firn is light and easy-drinking, not overly boozy at 5.8% ABV. This is balanced by a pale malt backbone, hints of cereal and crackers. The flavor is also hop forward, notes of grapefruit, papaya, and lemon along with a mild bitter bite. There is a solid burst of hops on the nose, heavy on the citrus and tropical fruit. Battery Steele Firn is brewed with Citra and Simcoe hops and is available on a rotating basis on draft and in 16 oz cans.īattery Steele Firn pours murky pale yellow with a moderate white head. I am always all in on beers with huge hop flavor and lower ABV, so I was excited to give Firn a shot. One hoppy Battery Steele offering that was new to me is Firn, an American pale ale. Battery Steele has always been focused on hoppy beers first, which are styles they do well and are clearly popular, although they have branched out a bit in recent years. I happened to be in Portland a few years ago just after they opened and some of the beers I tried then, including Kineo and Flume, are still among their regular releases. Battery Steele is clearly in the latter category. Others have a clear plan in place, and beers that are released on week one become flagships for years to come. Some breweries open up and clearly have no idea what kinds of beers they want to make, they spend the first year or so cycling through a myriad of recipes, many of which become one-off beers, until something sticks.
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