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Brewery in Portland, ME, ranked by the locals who eat there.

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Editorial picks

Top 5 Breweries in Portland

Top Tier EditorialSourcesDown East MagazinePortland Press Herald

  1. 1

    Allagash Brewing Company

    Riverton

    Down East's perennial Best of Maine brewery pick, featured on the Sour/Wild ballot with Coolship Resurgam. Rob Tod is the 2019 James Beard Outstanding Wine/Beer/Spirits Professional — Allagash White is the most-awarded witbier in the world.

  2. 2

    Bissell Brothers

    Thompson's Point

    Down East Best of Maine Beer winner for Pilsner (Precept) and New England IPA (Swish). Peninsula-facing taproom in a century-old rail building — Substance Ale is the flagship that put the Portland NEIPA style on the map.

  3. 3

    Maine Beer Company

    Freeport

    David and Daniel Kleban's 'Do What's Right' brewery — Lunch and Dinner are the benchmark Maine IPAs, with Down East's beer poll regularly slotting Lunch at the top of the American Pale Ale and IPA ballots.

  4. 4

    Oxbow Brewing Company - Portland (Blending & Bottling)

    East Bayside

    Newcastle farmhouse brewery's urban blending house — 200+ oak barrels and spontaneous fermentation for Belgian-style farmhouse ales with American accents. Down East's repeat pick for farmhouse/saison.

  5. 5

    Rising Tide Brewing Company

    East Bayside

    Nathan and Heather Sanborn's family-owned East Bayside anchor since 2010 — Down East's Best of Maine perennial finalist and a reliable Maine-grain-forward pick across IPAs, pilsners, and barrel-aged lagers.

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