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Maine's largest brewers
Ranked by annual production in barrels
1 Data from 2017 survey.
2 Larry, Peter and Pat Geaghan are co-owners.
3 With a blending and bottling location in Portland that is also open for tasting.
This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and previously unpublished in Mainebiz.
N O T E S : Brewery types are defined as follows: Regional produces 15,000-6 million barrels/year, microbrewery produces less than 15,000 barrels/year and 75% or more is sold off-site,
brewpub sells 25% or more on-site. Unable to confirm data for Lyman's Funky Bow Brewery & Beer Co. IPA = India pale ale, N = no, Y = yes
S O U R C E : Each brewer via survey and Maine Brewers Association
Bath Brewing
Bath
Corner Point Brewing Co. LLC
Berwick
Definitive Brewing Co.
Portland
GFB Scottish Pub
Old Orchard Beach
Grateful Grain Brewing Co.
Monmouth
Lost Valley Brewing Co.
Auburn
Moderation Brewing
Brunswick
Nuts & Bolts Brewing
Biddeford
Odd Alewives Farm Brewery
Waldoboro
Steam Mill Brewing
Bethel
The Pour Farm
Union
Turning Page Farm
Monson
Waterville Brewing Co.
Waterville
Annual
production
in barrels Employees
Type/
public tours? Top executive/title
Year
founded
1 The Shipyard Brewing Co.
1
86 Newbury St., Portland 04101
761-0807, shipyard.com
118,000 112 Regional
Y
Fred Forsley: president 1994
2 Allagash Brewing Co.
50 Industrial Way, Portland 04103
800-330-5835, allagash.com
95,000 130 Regional
Y
Rob Tod: founder & brewer 1995
3 Baxter Brewing Co.
130 Mill St. , Lewiston 04240
333-6769, baxterbrewing.com
15,000+ 65 Regional
Y
Bill Dubay: CEO
Luke Livingston: president
2011
4 Maine Beer Co.
525 U.S. Route 1, Freeport 04032
221-5711, mainebeercompany.com
15,000+ 46 Regional
N
Steve Mills: CEO 2009
5 Sebago Brewing Co.
616 Main St., Gorham 04038
856-2537, sebagobrewing.com
13,000 235 Microbrewery
Y
Kai Adams; Tim Haines;
Brad Monarchco: founders
1998
6 Bissell Bros.
4 Thompson's Point Road, Portland 04102
808-8258, bissellbrothers.com
10,000 25 Microbrewery
N
Peter Bissell; Noah Bissell:
co-founder & co-owners
2013
7 D.L. Geary Brewing Co.
38 Evergreen Drive, Portland 04103
878-2337, gearybrewing.com
6,665 13 Microbrewery
Y
Alan and Robin Lapoint:
co-owners
1983
8 Geaghan Bros. Brewing Co.
570 Main St., Bangor 04401
945-3730, geaghans.com
5,500 75 Microbrewery
Y
Andrew Geaghan
2
: owner &
head brewer
2011
9 Foundation Brewing Co.
1 Industrial Way, Suite 5, Portland 04103
370-8187, foundationbrew.com
5,000 22 Microbrewery
N
Joel Mahaffey; John Bonney:
co-founders
2014
10 Gritty McDuff's Brewing Co.
396 Fore St., Portland 04101
772-2739, grittys.com
4,805 200 Brewpub
Y
Ed Stebbins: brewmaster
Richard Pfeffer: publican
1988
11 Rising Tide Brewing Co.
103 Fox St., Portland 04101
370-2337, risingtidebrewing.com
4,800 24 Microbrewery
Y
Heather Sanborn; Nathan
Sanborn: co-owners
2010
12 Atlantic Brewing Co.
15 Knox Road, Bar Harbor 04609
288-2337, atlanticbrewing.com
4,500 14 Brewpub
Y
Alex Maffucci: operations
director & co-owner
1991
13 Mason's Brewing Co. LLC
15 Hardy St., Brewer 04412
989-6300, masonsbrewingcompany.com
3,800 52 Microbrewery
Y
Chris Morley: owner 2015
14 Oxbow Brewing Co.
274 Jones Woods Road, Newcastle 04553
3
315-5962, oxbowbeer.com
2,400 34 Microbrewery
Y
Tim Adams: owner and
director of brewing
operations
2011
15 Boothbay Craft Brewery
301 Adams Pond Road, Boothbay 04527
633-3411, boothbaycraftbrewery.com
2,000 5 Microbrewery
Y
Win and Lori Mitchell:
owners & operators
2009
ALTERNATE RANKING: NEW
BREWERIES OPENED IN 2018
