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water If My Coaster Could Talk I’m not an alcoholic, I just believe it’s still safer to drink beer than waterMenu Home Reviews Bar/Shop Reviews Beer Reviews Book Reviews Whiskey News Education Homebrewing Events New England Brewfest List 2013 About Untappd Contact Help Links Search for: My takeaways from judging the Maine Homebrewers Competition March 24, 2016 Homebrewing Added Flavors , Homebrew Competition , Homebrewing , Maine Homebrewers Competition , Off Flavors , Phenols By Chad Lothian I was excited to help judge the Maine Homebrewers Competition this year, The Greater Bangor area has produced some solid professional brewers over the past couple of years – Joel and John of Foundation, Clay at Marsh Island, basically everybody working in the Geaghan Brothers Brewhouse to name a few – so judging this competition […] Maine Homebrew Competition winner to be announced Friday March 22, 2016 Events , Homebrewing Central Street Farmhouse , Finalist , Geaghan Brothers Brewing , Homebrew , Homebrew Competition , Winner , Winning Homebrew By Chad Lothian The Maine Homebrewers Competition judging has come to an end, 41 beers were entered into this year competition, the first round of judging narrowed the field to 10 finalists. This years finalists: Jerry Robichaud – Hilda’s Wheat Beer Jerry Robichaud – Bangor Dunkel Marlon Arce – Cucumber Pils Dave Rocker – Session IPA” Jason Fitzgerald […] Cold beer and hairy competition in Portland this weekend March 17, 2016 Events Beard , Breweries , Brewfest , Canam , competion , Craft Beer , Maine , Maine facial hair club , moustache , Portland By Chad Lothian If you’ve ever attended a brewfest you’ll understand what I mean when I say it often feels like you’re attending a beard competition. It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, the beer community and the beard community are pretty tight knit, which is why the Bearded Brewfest makes perfect sense. Saturday, March 19, […] Allagash to collaborate with New Belgium Brewing, but will we see it in Maine? March 16, 2016 News Allagash Brewing , Amber Ale , Avery Brewing , Collarboration , Distribution , Fat Tire , Firestone Walker , Hopworks Urban Brewery , New Belgium , Rhinegeist Brewery By Chad Lothian New Belgium Brewing Company out of Fort Collins, Colorado, has announced in a press release that they will be celebrating their 25th anniversary by releasing a collaboration Riff-Pack” with Avery Brewing Company, Firestone Walker, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Rhinegeist Brewery and Maine’s own Allagash Brewing Company. The Riff-Pack will feature collaboration brews all riffing” on New […] Mason’s Brewing Company build out progressing smoothly” March 3, 2016 News Bangor Waterfront Park , Brewer , Brewer River Walk , Brewery , Maine , Mason’s Brewing Company , Waterfront Concerts By Chad Lothian It has been four months since Masons Brewing Company broke ground on the waterfront in Brewer and I hadn’t been to the site yet, so I got in touch with Chris Morley, owner of Masons and set up a tour of the progress. The brewery is at the end of Hardy Street, just off of […] Mast Landing Brewing Co. opening in Westbrook March 1, 2016 Events Brewery , Craft Beer , Maine , Maine Beer , Mast Landing Brewing Company , tasting room , Westbrook By Chad Lothian I meet a lot of people with big dreams in Maine, aspiring brewers around every corner and when it’s all said and done only a couple have actually seen those dreams come to fruition. Last summer at the Maine Brewers Guild Summer Session brewfest I met one of those brewers, Ian Dorsey and a group […] Allagash Brewing wants you to #DrinkItNow February 20, 2016 Events #DrinkItNow , Aged Beer , Allagash Brewing , Cellar Beers , Cellaring , Craft Beer By Chad Lothian I have never committed myself to growing an extensive collection of cellared beers, I do enjoy picking up barleywines and imperial stouts or the occasional wild beer to stash away for a year or two to see how they develop. I have a couple small verticals (bottles in consecutive years) I’m building to do a […] Sebago Brewing threw me a curveball with Idaho 7 February 2, 2016 Misc. Experimental Hops , Hop Swap , Hops , Idaho 7 , Jackson Hop Farm , Nocturnem Draft Haus , Sebago Brewing Company By Chad Lothian Sebago Brewing Company reached out to me recently, I’m pretty certain they’ve figured out that I like hoppy beers and they asked me to check out Idaho 7, a single hop IPA featuring Idaho 7, an experimental hop from a breeding program at Jackson Hop in Southern Idaho. Idaho 7 went on tap recently at […] 14 Breweries lined up for inaugural brewfest in Old Town January 31, 2016 Reviews Atlantic Brewing Company , Black Bear Microbrew , Blank Canvas Brewery , Brewfest , Central Street Farmhouse , Craft Beer , Geaghan Brothers Brewing , Gneiss Brewing Company , Goose Island , Maine , Marsh Island Brewing Not Your Fathers Rootbeer , Old Town , Old Town Elks , Orono Brewing Company , Pennesseewassee Brewing , Penobscot Bay Brewery , Sea Dog Brewing , Shipyard Brewing By Chad Lothian I’ll be honest, when I heard the Old Town Elks Club was hosting a brewfest I was a bit skeptical, it seems everyone is attempting a brewfest these days, but I paid the Elks a visit recently to find out what they are planning and this festival seems to have potential. The Brewfest is happening […] New England Brewfests – 2016 January 1, 2016 Events , New England Brewfest List 2013 2016 , Beer Fest , Brewfest , Connecticut , Craft Beer , Festival , Maine , Massachusetts , New England , New England Brewfests , New Hampshire , Rhode Island , Vermont By Chad Lothian My fourth annual New England Brewfest list, this has been a fun project year over year, the list seems to grow every year, this year a handful of events have dropped off and new one have taken their place. Like in years past this is work in progress, some events have not announced dates or […] Posts navigation ← Older posts Chad Lothian Chad Lothian lives in Old Town, Maine. He is a craft beer enthusiast and homebrewer. Chad has travelled to brewpubs, breweries and brewfests all over New England. 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