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V O L . X X I X N O. X I X 78 Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine I N N OVAT I O N / R & D Maine's largest brewers Ranked by 2022 production in barrels C O M P I L E D B Y H E I D E M A R T I N C O M P I L E D B Y H E I D E M A R T I N 1 Peak season; off-season average employee count is 13. N O T E : Brewery types are defined as follows: regional produces 15,000-6 million barrels annually, microbrewery produces less than 15,000 barrels annually with 75% or more sold off site and brewpub sells 25% or more on site. N/A = Not available or not applicable. S O U R C E S : Each brewer via survey, brewer websites and The New Brewer volume 40, number 3, May-June 2023 issue published by the Brewers Association. Purchase this list and more as an Excel document at mainebiz.biz/DataCenter @ Maine's largest brewers Ranked by 2022 production in barrels Brewer No. barrels/ total employees Brewery type/ public tours/ taproom Popular brews/ other beverages Executive(s)/ year founded 1 Allagash Brewing Co. 765 Warren Ave., Portland 04103 800-330-5385, allagash.com 120,000 145 Regional N Y Allagash White Belgian-style Wheat Beer, Hop Reach IPA, North Sky Stout, Sixteen Counties Golden Ale Cider available in tasting room Rob Tod brewer & founder 1995 2 Shipyard Brewing Co. 86 Newbury St., Portland 04101 761-0807, shipyard.com 52,500 N/A Regional Y Y Shipyard Export Ale, Shipyard American Pale Ale, Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale, Shipyard Discovery IPA Capt'n Eli's Sodas Bruce Forsley president & partner Fred Forsley founder & CEO 1994 3 Maine Beer Co. 525 U.S. Route 1, Freeport 04032 221-5711, mainebeercompany.com 35,351 86 Regional N Y Lunch IPA, Peeper Pale Ale, Dinner DIPA, Wolfe's Neck IPA N/A David Kleban Daniel Kleban co-owners 2009 4 Peak Organic Brewing Co. 110 Marginal Way, #802, Portland 04101 586-5586, peakbrewing.com 19,250 N/A Regional N/A N/A Peak IPA, Fresh Cut Pilsner, Slim Hazy IPA, Sweet Tarts Sour Ales Rosé, Highball cider cocktails Craig Theisen Jon Cadoux co-owners 2007 5 Baxter Brewing Co. 130 Mill St. , Lewiston 04240 333-6769, baxterbrewing.com 18,750 25 Microbrewery Y Y Stowaway IPA, Staycation Land Lager, Logger Road Lager, Coastal Haze IPA Hard seltzers Thomas Platz owner Jenn Lever president 2011 6 Lone Pine Brewing Co. 219 Anderson St., Portland 04101 536-4952, lonepinebrewery.com 17,997 36 Microbrewery N Y Portland Pale Ale, Brightside IPA, Oh-J Double IPA, Holy Donut Rotating Series Hard seltzers John Paul Tom Madden co-owners 2016 7 Sebago Brewing Co. 616 Main St., Gorham 04038 856-2537, sebagobrewing.com 13,500 17 Microbrewery Y Y Frye's Leap IPA, Haze FWD, Simmer Down Ale, Pressed for Time IPA N/A Tim Haines Kai Adams Brad Monarch co-founders 1998 8 Bissell Brothers 38 Resurgam Place, Portland 04102 808-8258, bissellbrothers.com 11,000 90 Microbrewery N Y Substance IPA, Swish DIPA, Baby Genius Blonde Ale, Reciprocal DIPA N/A Peter Bissell Noah Bissell co-founders & co-owners 2013 9 Mast Landing Brewing Co. 920 Main St., Westbrook 04092 887-9147, mastlandingbrewing.com 10,000 40 Microbrewery N Y Champ Lager, Windbreaker IPA, DDH Tell Tale Pale Aled, Neon Sails IPA Besides canned cocktails Neil Fredrick senior VP & director of operations Ian Dorsey president & CEO 2015 10 Orono Brewing Co. 61 Margin St., Orono 04473 866-1272, oronobrewing.com 6,571 31 Microbrewery N Y Tubular IPA, The Way Life Should Be IPA, Every Little Thing DIPA Wild Maine vodka seltzer, Orono Brewing hop water Asa Marsh-Sachs Abraham Furth Heather Furth Mark Horton co-owners 2014 11 Banded Brewing Co. 32 Main St., Suite 102, Biddeford 04005 602-1561, bandedbrewing.com 4,675 30 Microbrewery N Y Veridian IPA, Daikaiju DIPA, Jolly Woodsman Coffee Stout, Charms & Hexes Sour N/A Ian McConnell founder 2013 12 Oxbow Brewing Co. LLC 274 Jones Woods Road, Newcastle 04553 315-5962, oxbowbeer.com 4,100 54 Microbrewery N Y Farmhouse Pale Ale, Northern Lager, Luppolo Pils, Lobretta Grisette N/A Tim Adams owner 2011 13 Geary Brewing Co. 38 Evergreen Drive, Portland 04103 878-2337, gearybrewing.com 4,032 18 1 Microbrewery Y Y Geary's Pale Ale, Hampshire Special Ale, Riverside IPA, Pick ME Blueberry Lager Non-alcoholic craft beer and gluten-removed brew Alan Lapoint Robin Lapoint co-owners 1983 14 Rising Tide Brewing Co. 103 Fox St., Portland 04101 370-2337, risingtidebrewing.com 3,530 32 Microbrewery N Y Maine Island Trail Ale, Ishmael Copper Ale, Zephyr IPA, Back Cove Pilsner N/A Nathan Sanborn Heather Sanborn co-owners 2010 15 Bunker Brewing Co. 17 Westfield St., Unit D, Portland 04102 613-9471, bunkerbrewingco.com 3,000 N/A Microbrewery N Y Machine Pilz, Terrarium IPA, Evergreen IPA, ChickaDee Bitter N/A Chresten Sorensen Jay Villani co-owners 2012 16 Boothbay Craft Brewery 301 Adams Pond Road, Boothbay 04527 633-3411, boothbaycraftbrewery.com 2,265 N/A Microbrewery Y N/A 633 Boothbay Pale Ale, Thirsty Botanist NE IPA, SnowmoBeer Lager, Black Rocks Stout N/A Win and Lori Mitchell owners & operators 2009 17 Cushnoc Brewing Co. 243 Water St., Augusta 04330 213-6332, cushnocbrewing.com 2,250 50 Brewpub N Y Gigantic Dad Pants IPA, All Souls IPA, Lawyer Up Coffee Porte, Peasant Pilsner N/A James Bass Chris Geerlings Amber Hynes Casey Hynes Tobias Parkhurst co-owners 2017 18 Battery Steele Brewing 1 Industrial Way, Portland 04103 batterysteele.com 2,100 N/A Taproom N/A N/A Flume IPA, Firm Pale Ale, Golden Path Pilsner, Looking For Owls Stout Blueberry Lemonade canned cocktail Shane Noble Jacob Condon co-owners SOURCES: Each brewer via survey, brewer websites and The New Brewer volume 40, number 3, May-June 2023 issue published by the Brewers Association. NOTE: Brewery types are defined as follows: regional produces 15,000-6 million barrels annually, microbrewery produces less than 15,000 barrels annually with 75% or more sold off site and brewpub sells 25% or more on site. N/A = Not available or not applicable. 1 Peak season; off-season average employee count is 13. - This list was compiled by Heide Martin and published in the Aug. 28, 2023 issue of Mainebiz.