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- A Healthy Twist to Maine's Cocktails & Mocktails
  It’s hard to find many health benefits in a dry martini, but plenty of other cocktails incorporate fruits, berries, and even herbs to create tempting drinks with a healthy boost. For ideas, we asked [read more]
  Boon or Bust: The Business of Brewing
  As the common business saying goes, “If you are not growing, you’re dying.” While that seems a bit extreme, companies sometimes fear a downward trend if their business slows down. Conversely, growing [read more]
  The New Harvest
  At the frontier of fruit wines, Maine winemakers are innovating with local ingredients. For more than a decade, Maine has cultivated a reputation as a standout destination for beer and breweries. W[read more]
  Winter Cocktails Along the Distillery Trail
  With 22 distilleries (and counting) along Maine’s distillery trail, we encountered quite a few spirited concoctions that feel like they should be sipped by a cozy woodstove fire on a blustery nor’east[read more]
  The Business of Brewing: A Can-Do Attitude
  One challenge with writing about the craft beer scene is keeping up with the industry’s rapid changes. In one of my first beer articles, I featured a struggling microbrewery whose biggest hurdle for g[read more]
  Meet Shea Cusick, Maine's Brewer's Guild's New Executive Director
  Shea Cusick, an avid craft beer enthusiast who has worked within the vibrant craft beverage industry, recently became Maine Brewer’s Guild’s new Executive Director. Previously, Cusick was the Sales Ma[read more]
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Easy day hikes paired with nearby breweries

What better way to finish off a great day hike than with an ice-cold brew? These recommendations come from experienced Maine Brew & Bev contributors such as Carey Kish and Josh Christie. Let us know what you think after your trip — post your photos and comments on our social channels.
- Hikes & Brews: Knife Edge Brewing, Trout Mountain, Katahdin Area Trails & Baxter State Park
  Knife Edge Brewing opened in 2022 high on Hammond Ridge on the edge of the wilderness eight miles west of Millinocket. The structure’s modern design f[read more]
  Hikes & Brews: Good Will-Hinckley Trails & Bigelow Brewing Company
  A walk in the woods on the campus of Good Will-Hinckley is a delightful experience rich with natural beauty and interesting history. The 1,000-acre pr[read more]
  Hikes & Brews: Wells Reserve & Batson River Brewing & Distilling
  Spanning the estuaries of the Webhannet River and the Little River along the Gulf of Maine, the Wells Reserve at Laudholm in Wells encompasses 2,250 a[read more]
  XC Ski & Brews: Bethel's Ski Trails and Steam Mill Brewing
  Situated along the placid Androscoggin River and surrounded by rugged peaks, Bethel is often referred to as “Maine’s most beautiful mountain village”—[read more]
  Hikes & Brews: Amherst Mountains Community Forest and Airline Brewing Company
  On Route 9 in rural Amherst, some 20 miles west of Bangor and 20 miles north of Ellsworth as the crow flies, you’ll find the Amherst Mountains Communi[read more]
  Hikes & Brews: The Wilton Area and Ambition Brewing
  Ambition Brewing is billed as the “best and smallest brewery” in Wilton (pop. 4,116), a former mill town at the foot of the western Maine mountains th[read more]

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