(Originally published in Maine Today Magazine on September 18, 2014.) Things change quickly in the modern world. The computer you're reading this post on will be obsolete in a mind-numbingly short amount of time. Your cell phone? You might as well exchange it for a new one the day you bring it home. But not … Continue reading Maine Beers to Drink This Fall
Maine Brewing Supply Rolls Out Clone Recipes
(Originally published in Maine Today Magazine on September 16, 2014.) Do you crave a beer that you can’t buy here in Maine? Maybe it’s the elusive Pliny the Elder from Russian River Brewing in California. Or perhaps you still haven’t had the luxury of trying a Heady Topper from the Alchemist in Vermont. Or maybe … Continue reading Maine Brewing Supply Rolls Out Clone Recipes
Get Yourself to Hidden Cove Brewing
(Originally published in Maine Today Magazine on September 10, 2014.) Before Hidden Cove Brewing Company in Wells changed their name from Captain Dick’s Brewing, I would have made a great marketing executive for them. I mean, I could have Don Drapered the heck out of a slogan for Captain Dick’s. The name change, however, was … Continue reading Get Yourself to Hidden Cove Brewing
The Beer World Goes Sour
(Originally published in Maine Today Magazine on September 3, 2014.) If you’ve read my column, you’ve gathered that I’m a hop head. Heck, I even shave with soap made from hoppy beer. As the Beer Muse, I’ve mostly steered the Maine drinking community towards local brews awash in hops. But it’s clear to me that … Continue reading The Beer World Goes Sour
Maine Beer Company Releases Another Round of Dinner
(Originally published in Maine Today Magazine on August 7, 2014.) I dream about Dinner. No, really. I have actual dreams about this double IPA from Maine Beer Company. Here’s my latest one. I’m walking down a street in a city that vaguely looks like London and a woman with striking white hair approaches me and … Continue reading Maine Beer Company Releases Another Round of Dinner
Sierra Nevada Brewing Brings Beer Camp to Maine
(Originally published in Maine Today Magazine on July 31, 2014.) Remember in 2012 when Mumford and Sons thundered into town with their Gentlemen of the Road Tour? Portland was one of only four U.S. tour stops. The most powerful Americana band in the world turned its eyes on our city for a night. The event … Continue reading Sierra Nevada Brewing Brings Beer Camp to Maine
The Industrial Way Neighborhood is the Fertile Crescent of Maine Brewing
(Originally Published in Maine Today Magazine on July 24, 2014.) Everything great has an intoxicating birth story. The Universe has the Big Bang. Life on Earth has the primordial soup. Civilization has the Fertile Crescent. The Beatles have Hamburg. And Apple has a garage in Los Altos, California. As the Maine beer renaissance roars on … Continue reading The Industrial Way Neighborhood is the Fertile Crescent of Maine Brewing
Welcome to the Maine Beer Renaissance
(Originally published in Maine Today Magazine on July 17, 2014.) We live in a new world, my friends. A fertile world where macro-breweries are losing shelf space by the minute to local micro and nano-breweries all across this glorious country. And nowhere is this brewing rebirth more prevalent than in the great state of Maine. … Continue reading Welcome to the Maine Beer Renaissance
A Beer With Paul LePage, Mike Michaud, and Eliot Cutler
For all of those who follow my blog, you've noticed that I haven't posted here for quite some time. I've recently begun writing a weekly beer column for Maine Today Magazine, so all of my writing energy has been diverted from the blog to the column. This blog post relates to my Beer Muse column. … Continue reading A Beer With Paul LePage, Mike Michaud, and Eliot Cutler
University of Southern Maine, You Broke My Crooked Heart
Dear University of Southern Maine, You've done it. Broken my heart, that is. You did it while staring into my unblinking eyes. You never released your finger from the trigger, just waited until the dust settled from your bad press, then, when you hoped people were preoccupied by the warm summer air that finally came … Continue reading University of Southern Maine, You Broke My Crooked Heart
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