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Old 03-03-2008, 09:23 PM
 
Location: Montville Me
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Whatever happened to Portland Lager?
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Who made it do you remember? Was it Casco Bay Brewing?
Well now I'm thinking the last time I was able to buy some was at least 20 yrs ago possibly longer. I remember I bought it because I liked it but I have this sense at least the label just indicated it was something like Portland Brewing or some such. Of course that long ago maybe they didn't own up to being a contract brew.

At any rate had to go in to Belfast today to insure the Jeep. So my Hannafords run included a 6pk of Shipyard Brewers Choice Royal IPA.
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Old 03-04-2008, 11:32 PM
 
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At any rate had to go in to Belfast today to insure the Jeep. So my Hannafords run included a 6pk of Shipyard Brewers Choice Royal IPA.
I tried the Brewers Choice IPA .I thought it was very good. In fact I'm going to get a couple of six packs of it to go with the corned beef and cabbage the week after next.
Thanks for reminding me!
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Old 03-04-2008, 11:38 PM
 
Location: Learnifying me some good at UMaine at Fort Kent
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Hot Cocoa with peppermint schnapps
mmmm...Throw some Dr Mcgillicuddy in there and life is good.

I am a shipyard guy though. I love those things.
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Old 03-04-2008, 11:40 PM
 
Location: Maryland's 6th District.
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mmmm...Throw some Dr Mcgillicuddy in there and life is good.
Or life is getting you into a lot of trouble
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Old 03-05-2008, 05:23 AM
 
Location: 43.55N 69.58W
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mmmm...Throw some Dr Mcgillicuddy in there and life is good.

I am a shipyard guy though. I love those things.

Mmmmmm... The Doctor.... used to drink it out on the ice. Keeps you pretty warm out there waiting for a flag....
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Old 03-05-2008, 02:13 PM
 
Location: Maryland's 6th District.
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I tried the ginger brew. I thought it was too strong for my tastes. Neither my son or wife liked it either.
That's why I like Reeds. It's extra strong and will definitely bite you on the boo-boo. Kind of like that wasabi rush-it will clear your sinus's out for sure. Gotta love it.
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Old 03-10-2008, 01:46 AM
 
Location: Southern Maine, Greater Portland
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Moxie is one of those drinks that you either love it or not. I love it. Another maine favorite of mine is Captain Eli's rootbeer, made by the shipyard brewing company, Yum.
Oh and add a scoop of smiling hill farm vanilla ice cream and Wow, awesome rootbeer float.
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Old 03-10-2008, 11:35 AM
 
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Moxie is one of those drinks that you either love it or not. I love it. Another maine favorite of mine is Captain Eli's rootbeer, made by the shipyard brewing company, Yum.
Oh and add a scoop of smiling hill farm vanilla ice cream and Wow, awesome rootbeer float.
I agree about Cap'n Eli's. I believe they nitrogenate it as opposed to carbonate it like stout. Read from post #45 forward . I like moxie too because the kids won't drink it!
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Old 03-10-2008, 12:39 PM
 
Location: Log "cabin" west of Bangor
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There are LOTS of brewers in Maine now offering everything from Pale Ale to Belgian wheat beers and everything in between. A great many of these beers have won awards in one form or another. Shipyard, Grittys, and Geary's all use the same ringwood ale yeast from England so you may find the styles similar in taste. Allagash makes the phenolic, clove tasting Belgian beers that many people (including my daughter and her friends) just love. There are the clean tasting ales from Sebago Brewing, Casco Bay Brewing and a host of smaller breweries. I did an apprenticeship with Seadog Brewing under a Brewmaster from England Mike Hall. I stayed with Seadog in Camden for a few years and from there I went on to Gritty Mc Duff's as their head brewer for several years.
I have some sentimental favorites and some I truly miss as they are either no longer made or radically changed.
If you like beer Maine has it for you!
Do you brew professionally now? (Edit: Nevermind, read thru the thread and got the answer.)

I tend to use Nottingham for most of my ales. Everyone who tries them seems to like them, I've turned a number of BudMillerCoors drinkers who would never have dreamed of drinking *real* beer (and even a few non-beer drinkers who'd only ever tried BudMillerCoors, didn't like it and thought all beer was the same) into ale afficionados. I also use hops only for bittering rather than for flavor. I've found that most of the people who have told me they don't like beer *really* just don't like the hop smell/taste.

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Old 03-10-2008, 01:57 PM
 
Location: York Village, Maine
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When I was a little girl...Many many moons ago, I used to get Birch Beer at a tiny little store in Andover. I tried birch beer at one of the fairs about 6 years ago and it was not the same. Anyone know where you can buy the clear (not brownish) birch beer now?
My son LOVES Moxie and we kid him about drinking "sock water"
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