Shipyard Brewing Company is a brewery in Old Port, Portland.
Shipyard Brewing on Newbury Street opened 1994 from Fred Forsley and English brewmaster Alan Pugsley, with English-style ales and the Pumpkinhead seasonal.
Tip: Tours run through the taproom; tasting flights at the bar. Walking distance from the Old Port.
Address: 86 Newbury Street, Portland, ME 04101
Camp Pennant on Commercial Street, the 2024 rebrand of Michaud's 2013 Liquid Riot under Michael Fraser, pours Pennant Distilling lines plus wood-fired pizza.
Tip: Pennant beers and spirits bottled on site at the Camp Store. Patio overlooks the working waterfront.
Gritty McDuff's on Fore Street, since 1988, is Maine's original brewpub and one of the first in the modern American craft scene, with cask ales on tap.
Tip: Pub menu runs through close. The cask ale lineup is the historical draw.
D L Geary Brewing on Evergreen Drive opened in 1986 from David and Karen Geary as the first commercial craft brewery east of the Mississippi.
Tip: Tasting room shares the brewery building. Tours by appointment via the operator site.
Austin Street Brewery on Industrial Way, since 2014 from Will Fisher and Jake Austin, runs hop-forward IPAs and a clean German-style pilsner.
Tip: Shared Industrial Way building with Allagash, Foundation and Battery Steele. Park once and walk all four.
Battery Steele Brewing on Industrial Way, since 2017, runs hazy IPAs and barrel-aged wild ales out of the Allagash and Foundation neighbouring complex.
Tip: Side-by-side with Allagash, Foundation and Austin Street. The Industrial Way cluster is the easiest brewery crawl in the city.
Definitive Brewing on Industrial Way, since 2017, runs a clean lager-forward program from a warehouse-and-patio taproom with rotating Fri-Sun food trucks.
Tip: Food trucks rotate at the patio Friday to Sunday. Family and dog friendly.
Camp Pennant on Commercial Street, the 2024 rebrand of Michaud's 2013 Liquid Riot under Michael Fraser, pours Pennant Distilling lines plus wood-fired pizza.
Tip: Pennant beers and spirits bottled on site at the Camp Store. Patio overlooks the working waterfront.
Gritty McDuff's on Fore Street, since 1988, is Maine's original brewpub and one of the first in the modern American craft scene, with cask ales on tap.
Tip: Pub menu runs through close. The cask ale lineup is the historical draw.
