Maine “Nanobrewery” Makes a Big Impression
I recently had the pleasure of drinking a beer called “Spring Peeper Ale” from the Maine Beer Company (www.mainebeercompany.com) out of Portland, Maine. They only sell this one beer currently, but could offer more as their time allows. Their focus is on limited production of quality beer produced, hands-on, by people that obviously enjoy good beer and plan to have fun making it.
The Maine Beer Company is part of a growing national trend of very small entrepreneurial breweries, called “nanobreweries”, which produce high quality beer in limited quantities (far less than the 15,000 barrels of a “micro”) for a local market. The founders of these small businesses are generally looking to either kick their brewing hobby up a notch or are looking to grow their beer making obsession into a larger business venture. Either way, these small, community-focused brewers are producing excellent beer. A quick search of the Internet turned up a fairly large number of these “nanos” across the country and even a few right here in Vermont. I have to admit, these brewers have been below my radar as I have searched for new beers to enjoy, but my discovery of the Maine Beer Company has certainly opened my eyes to the promise that these types of brewers hold for my future contentment.
Having been a small business founder/owner myself, I applaud what Maine Beer Company is doing and what they are producing. Everyone should have the opportunity to “work” doing what they love to do anyway. I thoroughly enjoyed their Spring Peeper Ale and would hope to sample any other brews that they choose to make in the future… no rush, something of the same high quality would be nice… I’ll be waiting when you’re ready…
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I, too, had the occasion to try this at a Brewer’s dinner for the Maine Brewers Festival on Friday night. It was very, very well done and I have to say that I’m impressed and I hope they keep doing what they’re doing. Cheers!
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