Bangor, Maine - home to Steven King, Paul Bunyan and Maineās only Division 1 University in nearby Orono, but also one of the best beer cities in New England with half a dozen breweries. Today, weāll trek across the Queen City of the East on foot, 2 feet even, to explore some of the best breweries the city has to offer and take in the sights along the way.
The Maine Coast is filled with magical seaside towns out of a picture book, but the best kept secret might be Monhegan, an hour off the coast. An island artist colony with a dozen art studios, most of which are open to the public and featuring a great network of hiking trails as well as several shops and eateries.
With the opening of Biddeford's 6th brewery (sorry Run of the Mill, you don't count) does Biddeford now have more breweries per capita than Portland? We did the math!
Once again, I got up earlier than anyone on vacation ever should, and headed to my next hike in Acadia National Park. When I first heard about the Precipice Trail heading up Mt Champlain, I was thrilled - it just sounded like a ton of fun. After reading some blog posts saying that if I found the Beehive easy, the Precipice trail should provide a healthy challenge, I was...
I arrive in the charming village of Bar Harbor and quickly check into my airBnB. The room I was renting for the weekend was in a beautifully restored old house, just a few blocks from Main Street. After spending some...
A little over an hour after leaving Cushnoc in Augusta, ME we arrived at Masons - located in the aptly named Brewer, Maine, just across the Penobscot River from Bangor. If I lived in a place called Brewer, Iād probably would open my own brewery too. Masons was actually an unplanned stop...
Here commences my first review of hopefully many to come. If youāre reading this, I will make the assumption that you - at the bare minimum - occasionally enjoy craft beer. Please note, that I will not pretend to be a beer sommelier - a hoplier(?) - or the āfinal wordā on a beer or brewery. I am just a person who enjoys craft beer. That being said...