More creative ways to help out-of-work restaurant workers, Fat Boy is sold, and a chef runs a marathon
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New brewery with Bath ties finds home in Wiscasset
Pepper Powers is moving his brewery with multiple Bath Iron Works-themed brews a few miles up Route 1 to Wiscasset.
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Craft breweries embrace sustainability along with remarkable growth
Maine’s craft breweries have seen a 32 percent surge over the past five years, but the industry has committed to sustainability measures to protect products and profits.
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The decade in Maine business and economy
From the depths of the Great Recession, Maine’s economy began a steady rebound that has allowed some industries to flourish despite a growing worker shortage.
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Bigelow Brewing expanding to downtown Skowhegan
Jeff and Pam Powers recently purchased the four-story Solon Manufacturing building and plan to convert it into a larger production space, taproom, residential living spaces and restaurants.
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Commentary: Imagine a day without water, and how we can prevent that
Most of us want Congress to invest in water infrastructure before our systems fail. Let’s make sure lawmakers know it.
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New brewery will open in West Bath in December
Trinken Brewery Co. is taking over the shell of a former auto body shop at 144 State Road.
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New law expands what is considered a small brewery, gives brewers options in distribution
BRUNSWICK — A new law expanding what it means to be a “small brewer” and allowing breweries more flexibility in their distribution is one of the “most important pieces of legislation in the (brewing) industry,” according to Mattie Daughtry, Brunswick House Representative and co-founder of Moderation Brewing The new law changes the definition of a […]
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Brewers push bill to loosen Maine’s beer distribution laws
They say antiquated regulations for third-party distribution threaten to hold back Maine’s booming craft beer industry.
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Freeport brewery launches effort to put more clean energy into its beer
Maine Beer Co. hopes to inspire other clean energy efforts and expand its 50-kilowatt solar system so that the brewery generates more energy than it uses by 2030.