Best of Portland Brewery and Spirits Bus Tour
Best of Portland Brewery and Spirits Bus Tour
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday -------------------------Our first stop will be Blue Lobster Winery that produces small batch wines wines that use grapes and wines to curate a tasting experience embodied with all that Maine has to offer!Next, we'll head to Stroudwater Distillery which is housed in a renovated old brick train shed built a century ago where you'll try a mixed selection of house produced spirits!We’ll finish the tour at Bunker Brewing, a nano-brewery in Portland making craft brews.Friday, Saturday, Sunday-------------------------We will start at Shipyard Brewing Company, a brewery that has helped put Portland on the map for craft beer.We'll then head over to Après. We will sample flavorful hard seltzers and alcoholic apple ciders that they produce right in the lively East Bayside neighborhood. Our last stop is at Three of Strong Spirits for cocktails to learn about their fascination with taking their time to create high-quality rums.
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Shipyard Brewing Company
Founded in 1994, Shipyard is one the largest breweries in the State of Maine. The legendary partnership of Fred Forsley and Alan Pugsley of Shipyard Brewing, is not one to look past. Starting in Kennebunk as Federal Jack’s Brew Pub, Shipyard made their way to Portland in 1994 after they grew out of their space only a year later. Even now, with new breweries opening up all over Portland, they continue to be a huge player in Portland’s craft beer industry today.
1 hourAprès
Après is a cidery and dedicated hard seltzer and cider producer that offers the most unique social drinking adventure in Portland. They launched in the summer of 2021 by co-owners Ryan Houghton from the Hop Yard and real estate professional Michael Cardente. They brought on Ian Goering, the former head brewer at Tributary Brewing in Kittery, to head up the production at Après. Extensive renovations to the industrial building allowed for their production area that includes a 15-barrel brewing operation and a barrel-aging room for their cider. They also have a newly created event space to supplement their c0zy 80-seat tasting room with an outdoor seating area.
1 hourThree of Strong Spirits
Three of Strong opened in Portland’s lively East Bayside neighborhood in July of 2019. Founded by financial and investment manager Sam Pierce and beverage industry attorney David McConnell, their 6,200 square foot tasting room is also their distillation workshop. This allows them to showcase small-batch rums that are distilled with 100% organic cane syrup, pure Sebago Lake water, and yeast. Distiller Graham Hamblett was previously the master distiller at Dogfish Head Distilling Co. in Delaware. Find out the historical origin of their unique company name as you enjoy rum-based cocktails in Maine’s newest distillery.
1 hourIncluded
- Beer & Spirits Tasting
- Snacks
- Bottled Water
- Transportation
- Entry/Admission - Après
- Entry/Admission - Three of Strong Spirits
- Entry/Admission - Shipyard Brewing Company
Not Included
- Gratuities for the driver/guide (optional)
Good to Know
- Minimum age is 21 years (photo ID required)
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tickets & Cancellation
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.