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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 25 A U G U S T 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 A brewery with double-digit growth Rising Tide was one of the breweries producing on the low end when it started in 2010, making 129 bar- rels of beer in its fi rst full year while it was "basically a giant home brewing operation," Sanborn says. at's when Sanborn's husband, Nathan, who founded the brewery out of his love for home brewing, was mostly working by himself out at Portland's One Industrial Way. Sanborn joined the brewery full time in 2012, writing a business plan and preparing for the brew- ery's move to Portland's East Bayside neighborhood. In the ensuing years, craft beer enthusiasts have responded well to Rising Tide's variety of pale ales, stouts, hefeweizens and other brews. Now, Sanborn says, Rising Tide expects to produce 38,000 barrels by the end of this year, a far cry from the 129 barrels the fi rst year. at growth has also led the brewery to reach a total of 16 employees, mostly full-time, working in positions like tasting room manager, brewer and director of quality control. "We're continuing to anticipate double-digit growth for the next several years," she says, and the company has been profi table every year. She adds that the pay was fairly low when the brewery fi rst started — a problem that disappeared as growth continued. As director of business operations, Sanborn has been an integral part of Rising Tide's continued growth, covering bookkeeping, human resources, fi nancial planning, production planning and dis- tributor management. In other words, Sanborn says, her job is to get the beer to market once the brew- ing process is completed. " e ability to continue to grow the company has been very fulfi lling and hiring more people and fi nding these fantastic people for our team has been very fulfi lling," she says. 'A rising tide lifts all boats' Rising Tide's name comes from the aphorism "a rising tide lifts all boats," and Sean Sullivan, the executive director of the Maine Brewers' Guild, says Sanborn and her company live up to that. "Rising Tide is not only making great beer, but also using personal time to assist brewers with legal questions and guide them on best practices," Sullivan says. "As president of the guild she's a natu- ral person to go to. She's so proactive in reaching out to other breweries." Sanborn's legal expertise has been especially help- ful in pushing Maine lawmakers to adopt laws that protect the beer industry and fi ght off the vestiges of the state's Prohibition-era regulations. In work- ing with the Maine Brewers' Guild, Sanborn helped draft three major pieces of legislation that have had a signifi cant impact in improving Maine's beer culture. e most recently passed bill she worked on, which became law without Gov. Paul LePage's sig- nature in June, streamlined the process for brewer- ies, wineries and distilleries wanting to make in- kind donations to fundraising events for nonprofi ts. "I think the idea is that our breweries are incred- ibly community-minded and we are supporting a lot of events," Sanborn says. "Obviously one of the things that any nonprofi t wants to make a good event is to have some beer, wine or spirits for attendees." 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