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V O L . X X X N O. X I X 70 Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine I N N OVAT I O N / R & D Maine's largest brewers Ranked by 2023 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 Data from 2023 N O T E : Brewery types: regional 15,000-6 million barrels produced annually, microbrewery less than 15,000 barrels produced annually with 75% or more sold off site and brewpub 25% or more sold on site. N/ A = Not available or not applicable. S O U R C E S : Each brewer via survey, brewer websites and The Brewers Association. Purchase this list and more as an Excel document at mainebiz.biz/DataCenter @ Maine's largest brewers Ranked by 2023 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. 50 Industrial Way, Portland 04103 800-330-5385, allagash.com 118,939 140 Regional N Y Allagash White, Allagash Tripel, Curieux, Coolship Resurgam Cider available in tasting room Rob Tod brewer & founder 1995 2 Shipyard Brewing Co. 86 Newbury St., Portland 04101 800-273-9253, shipyard.com 46,534 40 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 40,073 97 Regional N Y Lunch IPA, Peeper Pale Ale, Dinner DIPA, Little Whaleboat 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 18,893 N/A Regional N/A N/A Peak IPA, Fresh Cut Pilsner, Slim Hazy IPA, Sweet Tarts Sour Ales Rosé, Highball hard seltzers, Highball hard ciders Craig Theisen Jon Cadoux co-owners 2007 5 Baxter Brewing Co. 130 Mill St., Lewiston 04240 333-6769, baxterbrewing.com 18,000 20 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 16,335 38 Microbrewery N Y Portland Pale Ale, Brightside IPA, Oh-J Double IPA, Juice Punch Hard seltzers Tom Madden John Paul co-owners 2016 7 Sebago Brewing Co. 616 Main St., Gorham 04038 856-2537, sebagobrewing.com 13,100 13 Microbrewery N Y Frye's Leap IPA, Haze FWD, Simmer Down Ale, Pressed for Time IPA Revel Coast canned cocktails Tim Haines Kai Adams Brad Monarch co-founders 1998 8 Orono Brewing Co. 61 Margin St., Orono 04473 866-1272, oronobrewing.com 11,000 43 Microbrewery N Y Tubular IPA, Wicked Maine Blueberry Ale, Let's Go Black Bears IPA, The Way Life Should Be IPA Wild Maine vodka seltzer, Orono Brewing hop water Asa Marsh-Sachs Abraham Furth Heather Furth Mark Horton co-owners 2014 9 Bissell Brothers Brewing Co. 38 Resurgam Place, Portland 04102 808-8258, bissellbrothers.com 10,987 90 1 Microbrewery N Y Substance IPA, Swish DIPA, Baby Genius Blonde Ale, Precept Pilsner N/A Peter Bissell Noah Bissell co-founders & co-owners 2013 10 Mast Landing Brewing Co. 920 Main St., Westbrook 04092 887-9147, mastlandingbrewing.com 9,241 40 Microbrewery N Y Champ Lager, A Beer Named Duck, Windbreaker IPA, Gunner's Daughter Besides canned cocktails, Evenkeel sparkling hop water (non- alcoholic) Ian Dorsey president & CEO 2015 11 Banded Brewing Co. 32 Main St., Suite 102, Biddeford 04005 602-1561, bandedbrewing.com 4,078 30 1 Microbrewery N Y Veridian IPA, Banded Pilsner, Daikaiju DIPA, Charms & Hexes Sour N/A Ian McConnell founder 2013 12 Geary Brewing Co. 38 Evergreen Drive, Portland 04103 878-2337, gearybrewing.com 3,682 16 Microbrewery Y Y Geary's Pale Ale, Hampshire Special Ale, Maine's Summer Ale, Riverside American IPA, Pick ME Blueberry Lager, Ixnay Gluten- Removed Pale Ale Non-alcoholic craft beer and gluten-removed brew Alan Lapoint Robin Lapoint co-owners 1983 13 Oxbow Brewing Co. LLC 274 Jones Woods Road, Newcastle 04553 315-5962, oxbowbeer.com 3,577 54 1 Microbrewery N Y Farmhouse Pale Ale, Northern Lager, Luppolo Pils, Lobretta Grisette N/A Tim Adams owner 2011 14 Definitive Brewing Co. 35 Industrial Way, Portland 04103 536-1288, definitivebrewing.com 3,500 25 Microbrewery N Y Contee Kolsch, Definitive IPA, Euphoric Nights Double Fruited Sour, Timeless American Light Lager Lightning Water hard seltzer Michael Rankin CEO 2018 14 Rising Tide Brewing Co. 103 Fox St., Portland 04101 370-2337, risingtidebrewing.com 3,500 20 Microbrewery N Y Maine Island Trail Ale, Puffin Party Hazy IPA, Ishmael Copper Ale, Back Cove Pilsner N/A Nathan Sanborn Heather Sanborn co-owners 2010 16 Bunker Brewing Co. 17 Westfield St., Unit D, Portland 04102 613-9471, bunkerbrewingco.com 3,000 10 Microbrewery N Y Machine Pilz, Terrarium IPA, Evergreen IPA, ChickaDee Bitter N/A Chresten Sorensen Jay Villani co-owners 2012 17 Cushnoc Brewing Co. 243 Water St., Augusta 04330 213-6332, cushnocbrewing.com 2,608 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 Austin Street Brewery 115 Fox St., Portland 04101 358-0492, austinstreetbrewery.com 2,500 14 Microbrewery N Y Patina Pale Ale, Florens IPA, Offset DIPA, Rally Session IPA, Pactolian German Pils, Six Grain Milk Stout N/A William Fisher co-founder & CEO 2014 SOURCES: Each brewer via survey, brewer websites and The Brewers Association. NOTES: Brewery types: regional 15,000-6 million barrels produced annually, microbrewery less than 15,000 barrels produced annually with 75% or more sold off site and brewpub 25% or more sold on site. N/ A = Not available or not applicable. 1 Data from 2023 - This list was compiled by Heide Martin and published in the Aug. 26, 2024, issue of Mainebiz.