Craft brewers craft a niche
Photo / Courtesy Lone Pine Brewing
Lone Pine Brewing teamed up with the Holy Donut on a tasty collaboration.
You’d need more than 100 bottles of beer on the wall for every craft brand made in Maine by the state’s 152 licensed brewers — 109 unique brands to be exact, according to the Maine Brewers’ Guild. Of the 152, 16 were newly licensed in 2019 and two in 2020.
The sector, which employed more than 2,000 people as of early 2020, touches on numerous other sectors from agriculture to real estate and tourism, and contributed $2 billion to Maine’s economy in 2018.
Even in these uncertain times, Maine’s craft cachet remains robust, from tiny rural upstarts to big brands like Allagash and Shipyard.
That’s unlikely to change as Maine brewers continue to innovate on flavors and collaborations — Lone Pine Brewing with the Holy Donut is one — and join social causes like the global “Black is Beautiful” stout initiative that aims to raise money and awareness for racial equality.
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