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V O L . X X X I N O. X I X 90 Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine I N N OVAT I O N / R & D Maine's largest brewers Ranked by 2024 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 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. 2 Domestic production was 44,717 barrels and international production was 58,526 barrels. 3 In June 2025, merged with Woburn, Mass.-based Lord Hobo Brewing 4 Employee count and leadership for Lone Pine Brewing Co. in 2024, prior to merger 5 In January 2025, Newcastle's Oxbow Brewing Co. LLC acquired Portland's Rising Tide Brewing Co. The breweries retain individual branding. 6 Geary Brewing Co. is one of five entities making up 1820 Brands, which is a family owned and operated company. N O T E S : N/A = Not available or not applicable. S O U R C E S : Each brewer via survey, brewer websites and The Brewers Association; production data resale is prohibited. Purchase this list and more as an Excel document at mainebiz.biz/DataCenter @ Maine's largest brewers Ranked by 2024 production in barrels Brewer No. barrels/ total employees Brewery type/ 1 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 109,304 130 Regional Y Y Allagash White, Allagash Tripel, Curieux, Hazy IPA Cider, wine and cocktails available in tasting room Rob Tod brewer & founder 1995 2 Shipyard Brewing Co. 27 Hancock St., Portland 04101 800-273-9253, shipyard.com 103,243 2 640 Regional Y Y Shipyard Export Ale, Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale, Sea Dog Blueberry, Sea Dog Sunfish Capt'n Eli's Sodas, Ice Pik Vodka Fred Forsley founder & CEO Bruce Forsley president & partner 1994 3 Maine Beer Co. 525 U.S. Route 1, Freeport 04032 221-5711, mainebeercompany.com 45,210 115 Regional N Y Lunch IPA, Peeper Pale Ale, Dinner DIPA N/A David Kleban Daniel Kleban co-owners 2009 4 Baxter Brewing Co. 130 Mill St., Lewiston 04240 333-6769, baxterbrewing.com 17,600 56 Microbrewery Y Y Stowaway IPA, Staycation Land Lager, Logger Road Lager, Coastal Haze IPA Gluten free seltzers, Gluten free Delta 9 beverages, non-alcoholic Thomas Platz owner Jenn Lever president 2011 5 Peak Organic Brewing Co. 110 Marginal Way, #802, Portland 04101 586-5586, peakbrewing.com 16,539 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 6 Lone Pine Brewing Co. 3 219 Anderson St., Portland 04101 536-4952, lonepinebrewery.com 13,984 38 4 Microbrewery N Y Portland Pale Ale, Brightside IPA, Oh-J Double IPA, Juice Punch Hard seltzers Tom Madden John Paul co-owners 4 2016 7 Bissell Brothers 38 Resurgam Place, Portland 04102 808-8258, bissellbrothers.com 12,600 85 Microbrewery N Y Substance, Swish, Swish Silver, Precept Hard seltzer, hard tea, hop water, THC seltzer Peter Bissell Noah Bissell co-owners 2013 8 Sebago Brewing Co. 616 Main St., Gorham 04038 856-2537, sebagobrewing.com 10,514 14 Microbrewery N Y Frye's Leap IPA, Haze FWD, Simmer Down Ale, Stratisfied IPA Revel Coast canned cocktails Tim Haines Kai Adams Brad Monarch co-founders 1998 9 Orono Brewing Co. 61 Margin St., Orono 04473 866-1272, oronobrewing.com 10,000 40 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 Abraham Furth Mark Horton Heather Furth Asa Marsh-Sachs co-owners 2014 10 Mast Landing Brewing Co. 920 Main St., Westbrook 04092 887-9147, mastlandingbrewing.com 9,678 45 Microbrewery N Y Champ Lager, A Beer Named Duck, Windbreaker IPA, Gunner's Daughter Besides canned cocktails, Evenkeel (non-alcoholic seltzer) Ian Dorsey president & CEO 2015 11 Banded Brewing Co. 32 Main St., Suite 102, Biddeford 04005 387-5280, bandedbrewing.com 3,467 N/A Microbrewery N Y Veridian IPA, Banded Pilsner, Daikaiju DIPA, Charms & Hexes Sour N/A Ian McConnell founder 2013 12 Geaghan Bros. Brewing Co. 570 Main St., Bangor 04401 945-3730, geaghans.com 3,000 75 Brewpub Y Y Smiling Irish Bastard, Presque Isle Bloonde, King's Pine, Refueler, Higgins Irish Red, Big County N/A Andrew Geaghan Larry Geaghan Peter Geaghan co-owners 2011 12 Rising Tide Brewing Company 5 103 Fox St., Portland 04101 370-2337, risingtidebrewing.com 3,000 20 Microbrewery N Y MITA session IPA, Zephyr IPA, Ishmael Copper Ale, Back Cove Pilsner Seaway hard seltzer Tim Adams owner 2010 14 Geary Brewing Co. 6 38 Evergreen Drive, Portland 04103 878-2337, gearybrewing.com 2,997 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 15 Oxbow Brewing Co. 5 274 Jones Woods Road, Newcastle 04553 315-5962, oxbowbeer.com 2,966 N/A Microbrewery N Y Farmhouse Pale Ale, Northern Lager, Luppolo Pils, Loretta Grisette N/A Tim Adams owner 2011 16 Cushnoc Brewing Co. 243 Water St., Augusta 04330 213-6332, cushnocbrewing.com 2,933 125 Brewpub N Y Gigantic Dad Pants IPA, All Souls IPA, Lawyer Up Coffee Porter, Peasant Pilsner N/A James Bass Chris Geerlings Amber Hynes Casey Hynes Tobias Parkhurst co-owners 2017 17 Austin Street Brewery 115 Fox St., Portland 04101 358-0492, austinstreetbrewery.com 2,500 14 Microbrewery N Y Patina Pale Ale, Florens IPA, Rally Session IPA, Instant Crush DIPA N/A William Fisher co-founder & CEO 2014 SOURCES: Each brewer via survey, brewer websites and The Brewers Association; production data resale is prohibited. NOTES: N/A = Not available or not applicable. 1 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. 2 Domestic production was 44,717 barrels and international production was 58,526 barrels. 3 In June 2025, merged with Woburn, Mass.-based Lord Hobo Brewing 4 Employee count and leadership for Lone Pine Brewing Co. in 2024, prior to merger 5 In January 2025, Newcastle's Oxbow Brewing Co. LLC acquired Portland's Rising Tide Brewing Co. The breweries retain individual branding. 6 Geary Brewing Co. is one of five entities making up 1820 Brands, which is a family owned and operated company. - This list was compiled by Heide Martin and published in the Sept. 1, 2025, issue of Mainebiz.

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