City Consensus · Portland, ME
Brewery in Portland, ME
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Top 5 Breweries in Portland
Portland's brewery picks — cross-referenced from Down East Magazine's Best of Maine Beer poll, the Portland Press Herald's James Beard coverage, and Down East's Allagash White feature.
- #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
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
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
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
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.”