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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 25 M A R C H 4 , 2 0 1 9 F O C U S M A N U FA C T U R I N G Purchase this list and more as a PDF or Excel document at www.mainebiz.biz/DataCenter @ Maine's largest brewers Ranked by annual production in barrels C O M P I L E D B Y S T E P H A N I E R . M E A G H E R 1 Includes international production; 135 employees at Shipyard Pubs in Eliot, Inn on Peaks Island, Sugarloaf and Sunday River. 2 Larry, Peter and Pat Geaghan are co-owners. 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. IPA = India pale ale, N = no, Y = yes S O U R C E : Each brewer via survey and Maine Brewers Association Annual production in barrels / no. of employees Type / public tours? Sample of top brands Top executive Year founded 1 Shipyard Brewing Co. 86 Newbury St. Portland 04101 761-0807, shipyard.com 152,422 1 111 Regional Y Shipyard Export, Shipyard Pumpkinhead, Shipyard Island Time IPA, Sea Dog Blueberry, Sea Dog Sunfish Fred Forsley: CEO & founder Bruce Forsley: president & partner 1994 2 Allagash Brewing Co. 50 Industrial Way Portland 04103 800-330-5835, allagash.com 95,000 130 Regional Y Allagash White, Allagash Tripel, Allagash Curieux, Allagash River Trip Rob Tod: founder & brewer 1995 3 Baxter Brewing Co. 130 Mill St. Lewiston 04240 333-6769, baxterbrewing.com 15,000+ 65 Regional Y Stowaway, Hop Tryst, Ein Stein, Maine Lager, Prost Secco Bill Dubay: CEO Luke Livingston: president 2011 4 Sebago Brewing Co. 616 Main St. Gorham 04038 856-2537, sebagobrewing.com 12,000 255 Microbrewery Y Frye's Leap IPA, Simmer Down, Whistle Punk, Hop Swap, Back in the day Kai Adams; Tim Haines; Brad Monarch: co-founders 1998 5 Bissell Bros. 4 Thompson's Point Road Portland 04102 808-8258, bissellbrothers.com 10,000 28 Microbrewery N The Substance Ale, Swish, Reciprocal, Lux, Baby Genius Peter Bissell; Noah Bissell: co-founder & co-owners 2013 6 D.L. Geary Brewing Co. 38 Evergreen Drive Portland 04103 878-2337, gearybrewing.com 6,000 16 Microbrewery Y Pale Ale, HSA, Summer Ale, Riverside IPA Robin Lapoint: president & owner 1983 7 Geaghan Bros. Brewing Co. 570 Main St. Bangor 04401 945-3730, geaghans.com 5,500 75 Microbrewery Y Smiling Irish Bastard, Kings Pine IPA, Stein Song Light Lager, Preque Isle Honey Blonde, Higgins Irish Red, Bangor Brown Andrew Geaghan 2 owner & head brewer 2011 8 Banded Brewing Co. 32 Main St., Building 13-W, Suite 102 Biddeford 04005 602-1561, bandedbrewing.com 4,600 18 Microbrewery N Veridian IPA, Pepperell Pils, Daikaiju DIPA Ian McConnell: founder 2013 9 Atlantic Brewing Co. 15 Knox Road Bar Harbor 04609 288-2337, atlanticbrewing.com 4,500 14 Brewpub Y Real Ale, Coal Porter, Mountain Hopper IPA Alex Maffucci: vice president of operations 1991 10 Rising Tide Brewing Co. 103 Fox St. Portland 04101 370-2337, risingtidebrewing.com 4,318 20 Microbrewery Y DND Heather Sanborn; Nathan Sanborn: co-owners 2010 11 Foundation Brewing Co. 1 Industrial Way, Suite 5 Portland 04103 370-8187, foundationbrew.com 4,000 20 Microbrewery N Epiphany, Afterglow, Burnside, Venture, Cosmic Bloom, Riverton Flyer, Zuurzing, Forge Joel Mahaffey; John Bonney: co-founders 2014