Tours and events aimed at attracting both beer nerds and bird enthusiasts are popping up all over the country, attracting bearded microbrew lovers, field-guide-wielding bird buffs and folks with a passion for both suds and sparrows. Bird-and-beer happenings are taking place from Los Angeles to Minneapolis to Hampton, New Hampshire. Beer and bird hobbyists say […]
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The Buzz: Beer, tacos. Mmm.
First the East Coast, then the world: Lewiston’s Baxter Brewing Co. launched sales in its eighth state this week. Founder and CEO Luke Livingston said the beer is now being sold in New Jersey, starting in 40 independent liquor stores. “There’s a burgeoning craft beer culture there,” Livingston said. “It’s probably a couple years behind […]
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Maine brewers deny there is a craft beer bubble
PORTLAND — Maine’s boom in craft beer production shows no signs of stopping this year, a trend that stands to increase craft beer’s share of the overall beer market and raise competition among smaller brewers and national giants joining the fold. A study commissioned by the Maine Brewers’ Guild found the 35 breweries operating in […]
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Beer festival planned for Lewiston park in June
LEWISTON — Baxter Brewing plans to launch a beer festival in June in Simard-Payne Memorial Park. The inaugural Great Falls Brewfest will offer a variety of beer, food, activities and entertainment from around Maine and the rest of the country on June 21. “I can’t think of a better way to welcome summer, and to […]
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Luke Livingston: Lewiston’s man behind the can
Canned beer. Seems like only yesterday when those two words evoked images of Old Milwaukee or a six pack of Schlitz. The days when Miller High Life was considered “the champagne of beers” and commercially brewed, traditional-tasting lagers were a pub crawlers’ only option. Enter Luke Livingston. A well-practiced home brewer with a taste for […]
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Beer festival planned for Lewiston park in June
LEWISTON — Baxter Brewing plans to launch a beer festival in June in Simard-Payne Memorial Park. The inaugural Great Falls Brewfest will offer a variety of beer, food, activities and entertainment from around Maine and the rest of the country on June 21. “I can’t think of a better way to welcome summer, and to […]
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Baxter Brewing expands into adventure races
Layabouts beware: local brewmeister Baxter Brewing has officially launched an ultimate way to work off a beer gut: a series of adventure races and outdoor excursions in which participants can ski, climb and dash across New England. From the official news release: “Their races and events will feature New England’s most scenic, natural terrain and […]
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Sights Unseen: Behind the can-do philosophy at Baxter Brewing Co.
Coming up on its third anniversary in January, Lewiston’s Baxter Brewing Co. is hopping. For 2014, three more 240-barrel fermenters are being added to the the exterior of the 130 Mill St. facility, and production of brewed beer will more than double, going from 12,000 to 25,000 barrels of beer a year. “We will have […]