Tucked inside the recently passed federal tax overhaul was a very specific tax cut that could cumulatively save Maine breweries about $1 million this year. The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act was passed at the end of 2017 along with tax reforms that lowered both personal and corporate tax rates. The act includes […]
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Waterville’s first micro brewery to open in January
The Waterville Brewing Company, owned by four family friends, is currently under construction in the Hathaway Creative Center. WATERVILLE — The city’s first microbrewery will open this winter in the landmark Hathaway Creative Center along the Kennebec River as the popularity of craft beer continues to grow. Ryan Flaherty, co-owner and co-brewer of the Waterville Brewing […]
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The buzz about Maine’s beer scene
50 new breweries in 6 years, with a dozen more on tap LISBON FALLS — Half a mile off Route 196, tucked in the Lisbon Industrial Park — not that you’ll find it on the sign — is the largest craft floor malting operation in North America. Capable of annually processing just under 900,000 pounds […]
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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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Franciscan Friars brew beer at Bucksport monastery
To Brother Donald Paul of the Franciscan Brothers of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, the difference between baking bread and brewing beer is only in the details. Combine grain, yeast and water in one way, and you get bread, like the enormous, fragrant loaves Brother Don bakes and he and his fellow brothers Kenneth and Stephan […]
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Growing Bangor brewery plans another expansion
BANGOR — Beer is booming in Bangor, prompting a local brewery to plan another expansion even before it completes one that’s already underway. Geaghan Brothers Brewing Co. will purchase a three-quarters of an acre plot from the city for $55,000. Bangor City Councilors enthusiastically approved the deal Monday night, congratulating the Geaghans even before the […]