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Published
May 16, 2022

Tap Lines: Local bocks will ease transition to warm-weather beers

These German-style offerings make for smooth sipping from spring into summer.
Published
May 2, 2022

Tap Lines: How beers work their way from Allagash’s pilot program into your hands

The latest experiment to make it into cans is Seconds to Summer, a lager that uses yeast differently than most of the Portland brewery's beers.
Published
April 18, 2022

Tap Lines: Breweries’ collaboration offer lessons in mythology and chemistry

Mast Landing and Belleflower have jointly released two new beers centered around the story of the Argonauts and the Sirens, and flavors of Sauvignon Blanc.
Published
April 4, 2022

Tap Lines: In its return to a live event, Beer With(out) Beards Festival comes to Portland

The 5-year-old festival celebrating women in beer was held in Brooklyn for its first two years, then virtually for the past two.
Published
March 21, 2022

Tap Lines: Hold your own beer dinner with these tips from the pros

Building intensity, cutting through flavors and adding a little whimsy are some guiding principles for pairing beers with food.
Published
March 7, 2022

Tap Lines: Internship program aims to bring diversity to beer industry

Brewing Up Opportunity was created by a partnership between Maine Beer Co. and the University of Southern Maine.
Published
February 21, 2022

Tap Lines: Breweries roll out Collaboration beers to benefit Maine Brewers’ Guild

Starting with the same hops, 50 Maine breweries are putting their own spins on the formula.
Published
February 7, 2022

Tap Lines: Early worries about the pandemic-era beerscape in Maine allayed by study

There's been plenty of tough times, but by spring of 2021 there was a 'broad sense of optimism,' according to a new study by UMaine economists and the Maine Brewers' Guild.
Published
January 24, 2022

Tap Lines: Maine brewers get crafty with nonalcoholic beers

These breweries are making breaking from booze a lot easier to swallow.
Published
January 10, 2022

Tap Lines: Barleywines sit well with sitting around

Maine brewers make versions of the bear of a beer that represent the style's range.