2017 Maine Madness Beer Tournament Beer List

Here is the list of beers for the 4th Annual Maine Madness Beer Tournament. We put a lot of thought and discussion into the beers included below. This is not a task we take lightly. There are many solid beers that didn’t make it into the tournament, and don’t think it didn’t break our beer-loving hearts to make those tough choices. But there are only 64 slots in the tournament, and with over 80 breweries in Maine, there were bound to be good beers cut. It just shows the embarrassment of riches in Maine’s brewing scene.

You’ll notice that MITA from Rising Tide isn’t on the list, as it was retired from the tournament two years ago. We have a rule that when a beer wins the tournament twice, it becomes Champion Emeritus. That means that if last year’s champion, the luscious Epiphany from Foundation, wins again, it will join MITA with its esteemed title.

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS. We are picking the match-ups tomorrow on our Selection Sunday, so if you believe we’ve made an abominable oversight, please leave a comment below. Make a good case for a beer, and there’s a good chance we’ll work it in. Though, remember, if we add a beer, we’ll have to remove another one. It’s a tricky business.

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1. 20 Gauge IPA // Marsh Island Brewing
2. Allagash White // Allagash Brewing
3. Apostrophe IPA // SoMe Brewing
4. The Big Aristotle DIPA // Orono Brewing Company
5. Blackfly Stout // Gritty’s Brewing
6. Blushing Star Barreled Aged Lager // Liquid Riot Bottling
7. Brett Loves Hops // Austin Street Brewing
8. Brightside IPA // Lone Pine Brewing
9. Cant Dog DIPA // Marshall Wharf Brewing
10. Coal Porter // Atlantic Brewing
11. Crossfade Barrel Aged Farmhouse Pale Ale // Oxbow Brewing
12. Curieux Ale Aged in Bourbon Barrels // Allagash Brewing
13. Cutter DIPA // Rising Tide Brewing
14. Daikaiju DIPA // Banded Horn Brewing
15. Daymark Ale // Rising Tide Brewing
16. Dexter ‘Rippa’ Red IPA // Boothbay Craft Brewery
17. Dinner DIPA // Maine Beer Company
18. Dirigo Lager // Dirigo Brewing
19. Epiphany Maine IPA // Foundation Brewing (2016 Champion)
20. Farmhouse Pale Ale // Oxbow Brewing
21. Frye’s Leap IPA // Sebago Brewing Company
22. G-String Pale Ale // Funky Bow Brewing
23. Gneiss Weiss // Gneiss Brewing
24. Goldilox DIPA // SoMe Brewing
25. Gunner’s Daughter Peanut Butter Stout // Mast Landing
26. Hampshire Special Ale // Geary’s Brewing
27. Headstash IPA // Liquid Riot Brewing
28. Hoppy Table Beer // Allagash Brewing
29. Jamaican Stout // Sunday River Brewing
30. The Juice IPA // Peak Organic Beer
31. Lemonless Lemonade IPA // Foulmouthed Brewing
32. Lunch IPA // Maine Beer Company
33. Lygonia IPA // Fore River Brewing
34. Machine Czech Pils // Bunker Brewing
35. Neverender DIPA // Austin Street Brewing
36. Mott the Lesser Russian Imperial Stout // Tributary Brewing
37. Mr. Grumpypants Oatmeal Stout // Norway Brewing
38. Ozone IPA // Orono Brewing
39. Pale Ale // Tributary Brewing
40. Paper Planes // Barreled Souls Brewing
41. Patina Pale // Austin Street Brewing
42. Peeper Ale // Maine Beer Company
43. Pemaquid Oyster Stout // Marshall Wharf Brewing
44. Pepperell Pilsener // Banded Horn Brewing
45. Pisces Gose // Rising Tide Brewing
46. Portland Pale Ale // Lone Pine Brewing
47. Pulp Truck IPA // Marsh Island Brewing
48. Pumpkinhead // Shipyard Brewing
49. Quadricentennial Pale Ale // Monhegan Brewing
50. Riverton Flyer Pilsner // Foundation Brewing
51. Saccarappa IPA // Mast Landing Brewing
52. Salad Daze IPL // Bunker Brewing
53. Simmer Down Session Ale // Sebago Brewing Company
54. Smiling Irish Bastard Ale // Geaghan Brothers Brewing
55. Space Gose // Barreled Souls Brewing
56. Stowaway IPA // Baxter Brewing Company
57. Substance IPA // Bissell Brothers
58. Super Fresh DIPL // Peak Organic Beer
59. Swish DIPA // Bissell Brothers
60. Tropical Storm Sour Wheat Beer // Liquid Riot Brewing
61. Tumbledown Red // Tumbledown Brewing
62. West Coast Pilz // Mason’s Brewing
63. Whistle Punk DIPA // Sebago Brewing
64. Whoopie Pie Porter // Friars’ Brewhouse