August 2008

Smuttynose Gets a New Brewery

by Luke

Very big & exciting news for fans of Portsmouth’s own Smuttynose Brewing Co.: A new brewery has been a discussion for Smuttynose for quite awhile (I first wrote about it back in December of ’07) as they’ve long since outgrown their relatively small Establishment on the outskirts of Portsmouth. Well, according to SeacoastOnline.com, the brewery [...]

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Beer Business Start-Up: Kegs on Legs

by Luke

If you don’t know by now, I have a particular interest in entrepreneurship and start-up companies. So I tend to keep a weathered eye on business and entrepreneurial blogs and things of that nature, and when that interest and my interest in beer converge, it’s especially fun. And that’s just what happened today. I found [...]

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Noteworthy Upcoming Maine Beer Events

by Luke

Hey all – my computer is currently without a hard drive for the next few days so, since I’m borrowing someone else’s, this will have to be kept short & sweet. I just wanted to make sure all you local readers knew about some important upcoming beer events here in Portland. They’re both at Novare [...]

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Country’s Biggest Beer Festival Gets Even Bigger

by Luke

Good news for Better Beer fans in the other Portland. The nation’s largest outdoor craft beer festival — the Oregon Brewers Festival –witnessed record attendance with 70,000 people, a 15 percent increase over last year’s all time high. Beer sales followed suit, also showing a 15 percent increase. The four-day event concluded on July 27th [...]

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