Beer to go may be here to stay

Maine breweries are offering curbside pickup and delivery during the pandemic, and for the foreseeable future, as customers appreciate the convenience.

Free pasta meal at Norway Brewing May 14

Curbside pick-up is scheduled from 4-5 p.m. on Thursday.

Pandemic has Mainers buying more liquor, but there’s no trickle-down effect for brewers

While liquor sales have spiked since the coronavirus hit Maine, craft breweries, which rely heavily on taproom sales, are struggling.

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.

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.

Maine by the numbers: We add up some of the key indicators

Bears? Beers? Beaches? Tourism? Turkeys? Traffic?

New law expands what is considered a small brewery, gives brewers options in distribution

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.

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.

New Gloucester’s NU Brewery set to open in April