Produce
Bakery
Deli
Healthfood
Toiletries
Seafood
Condiments
Canned Goods
Dried Fruit
Cookies/Juice
Meats
Cereal/Coffee
Baking
Pasta
International
Water/Soda
Snacks
Pet Supplies
Bread
Cleaning
Paper Goods
Dairy
Frozen
Beer/Wine

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Maine Grocery List - The Beer and Wine Aisle

For the Maine Beer and Wine Aisle, I am relaxing my already non-purist definition of "local" even more. Some of the breweries, wineries, and distilleries below do use local products, but most do not. To apply a purist definition of local to my Beer and Wine Aisle below would yield a very short list and would exclude a lot of finely-crafted (in Maine) beverages.

In addition to the breweries below, there are many fine brew pubs that only serve their beer in the pub. The intent of The Maine Grocery List is to provide resources for "take-home" food and beverages, which is the only reason these brew pubs were excluded.

Please contact me to suggest a brewery, winery, or distillery, or if you notice any outdated links or information below.

BREWERIES, DISTILLERS AND WINERIES

Vendor Town Notes
Allagash Brewing Company Portland

Very informative site filled with details about their many beers and ales, including food pairings and recipes. Widely distributed.

Andrew's Brewing Lincolnville

Makers of St. Nick Porter and other brews. (207) 763-3305

Atlantic Brewing Company Bar Harbor

Site provides information about their different ales and soda. Widely distributed.

Bar Harbor Brewing Company Bar Harbor

Fun site. Put your sound on. Widely distributed.

Bar Harbor Cellars Bar Harbor

Winery offers free tastings from mid-May to mid-October. They make Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Mamalange (dry Moscato), Gewürtztraminer and Apple wine.

Bartlett Maine Estate Winery Gouldsboro

Makers of aperitifs, whites, reds, and dessert wines they call "Delightful Stickies". Their tasting room is open June through October, or off-season by appointment. Widely distributed.

Belfast Bay Brewing Company Belfast

Makers of Lobster Ale and McGovern's Oatmeal Stout.

Blacksmiths Winery South Casco

Great variety of wines that are widely available in the retail market.

Cellardoor Vineyard Lincolnville

Website lists their 14 wines and food pairings. Cellardoor also has an active events calendar. Check the site for details. Widely distributed.

Geary's Brewing Company Portland

Maine's first micro-brewery crafts year-round and seasonal brews. The website describes each recipe. Widely distributed.

Gritty McDuff's Brewing Company Portland/ Freeport/ Auburn

Gritty's website is chock full of info about their brewpubs and brews. Where Found Page

Kennebec River Brewery The Forks

Kennebec River Brewery brews six different ales and lagers, some of which are available at Hannaford and convenience stores throughout central Maine.

Kennebunkport Brewing Company

Kennebunkport

Another member of the Shipyard family

Maine Distilleries Freeport

Makers of Cold River Vodka
Where Found Page

Maine Mead Works Portland

Makers of dry, semi-sweet, and blueberry mead. Available at a number of locations in and around Portland. Check website for details of retail locations and places that serve their mead.

Oak Pond Brewing Company Skowhegan

Their lagers and ales can be purchased at a variety of locations around the state. Check their Where Found Page for a location near you.

Oyster River Winegrowers Warren

Oyster River's Winegrowers' "The Villager White" can be purchased in stores and restaurants. See website for detailed listing. More wines will be available in the future.

Peak Organic Brewing Company Portland

A number of Peak's organic offerings are made with local products. Great site. Check it out.

Penobscot Bay Brewery Winterport

Coming soon. Sibling of Penobscot Bay Distillery, Winterport Winery, and Pairings Food and Wine Education Center

Penobscot Bay Distillery Winterport

Coming soon. Sibling of Penobscot Bay Brewery, Winterport Winery, and Pairings Food and Wine Education Center

Prospect Hill Winery Lebanon

Coming soon. Check out their website in the meantime for more info.

Savage Oakes Vineyard and Winery Union

Can be found in:
- Augusta - Downtown Gifts and Crafts
- Farmington - Ron's Market
- New Gloucester - Pineland Farms
- Portland - Aurora Provisions
- Rockport - State of Maine Cheese Co.
- Warren - Oyster River Lobster Company

Sea Dog Brewing Company Camden

Another member of the Shipyard family. Great selection of beers.

Sebago Brewing Company Gorham

Beer/Ale list and Where Found Page
I'm a big fan of the Full Throttle Double IPA.

Shalom Orchard Franklin

Shalom Orchard is not only an organic orchard and winery, but a farm, bed and breakfast, and destination.

Sheepscot Valley Brewing Company Whitefield

Makers of Pemaquid Ale, Boothbay Special Bitter, Damariscotta Double Brown and New Harbor Lager

Shipyard Brewing Company Portland

Shipyard Export is absolutely one of my favorite local brews. Shipyard makes a host of other great brews from their multi-faceted family of businesses. Their products are widely available, even outside of Maine.

Sow's Ear Winery Brooksville

303 Coastal Road
(207) 326-4649

Sweetgrass Farm Winery and Distillery Union

Fine wines and spirits made from Maine-grown fruit. Great artwork on the labels. Where Found Page

Tanguay & Son Winery Lewiston

Makers of Merlot, Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewürtztraminer, Vino Rosso, Fragolino, Blueberry (Maine blueberries), and Hard Frost Cider. Where Found Page

Winterport Winery Winterport

Makers of an award-winning line-up of wines. Where Found Page. Sibling of Penobscot Bay Brewery (coming soon), Penobscot Bay Distillery (coming soon), and Pairings Food and Wine Education Center.

 

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