Maine

The Maine Brew Bus joins other Maine businesses in a new cause marketing initiative benefitting the work of Full Plates Full Potential – a Maine based non-profit organization whose mission is to end child hunger in all sixteen counties. Just one month after first introducing the concept, two dozen businesses in the Greater Portland area…

Produced by Bulldog Media. In July of 2017, The Maine Brew Bus offered a ride to Charlie and his family from Portland to the mainland wharf in Spruce Head for his special Maine event at Whitehead Light Station called Craft Beer Appreciation with Charlie Papazian. Charlie Papazian is the founder of the American Homebrewers Association,…

“We’re really looking forward to the tour, but can you recommend…”. This a phrase we get everyday, no matter the season. The good news is, we’ve got you covered! We understand that vacation time is precious, and most people are looking for the most bang-for-the-buck experiences. The most basic rules of economics reign supreme: it’s…

A video produced by our friends at OTTO Portland about their recent tour aboard The Maine Brew Bus.

The Maine Brew Bus strives to provide our guests a memorable experience showcasing incredible local businesses. But making sure we are doing that with safety always in mind starts with spending time familiarizing all of our drivers with safe operation of our buses.   On a recent three-hour driver training session, two of our newer…

In the next edition in the Three Days in Portland, Maine series, our Operations Coordinator Dan Keller shares his thoughts on all the fun to be had in and around Maine’s largest city. Ahhh, sweet vacation in Portland! Soak it in, you lucky dog. It’s time for a little well-earned R&R. Before departing on your trip to Maine’s largest city, you might want to have some ideas of great places to go. I’ve compiled a list of cool spots that are true favorites of ours around Greater Portland. Day 1: Upon arriving in Portland and getting settled, the first thing I would suggest is to swing downtown to Bard Coffee (185 Middle Street | 207-899-4788) and grab one of the best cups in town. If you’re feeling that you need something a little sweeter, go with the sweet chai for the perfect…

Today we start a series called Three Days in Portland, Maine that will provide suggestions from our staff members sharing with you what they personally like to do for fun in Maine’s largest city.  First up is Ellie Yahn, our Administrative Coordinator.   I’ve been living in town for a little over a year now, but I have been visiting Portland since I started college at the University of Maine Orono in 2011. Not only am I lucky enough to now live in one of the top food and beer cities in the world, but Maine also has some of the most incredible coastlines, mountains, and forests in the United States.   Many of our guests at The Maine Brew Bus only visit Portland for just a few days. Whatever direction you might be coming from, a few days in…

The Maine Brew Bus is the best way to get an insiders look at the craft breweries, wineries, and distilleries in Southern Maine. Take a look at one of their tour itineraries. Produced by Yesah Digital www.yesahdigital.com

I am Tom Major, a new person on the Maine Brew Bus team.  So far, I am a lifelong Portland resident. I’m three decades into a high school teaching career, but after writing Brewing in Maine (Arcadia Publishing), I decided to see if I could get a little closer to the beer industry. I started…

Our tour schedules for the summer and the fall have been updated and loaded into our calendar. You can now book tours right through October! Recently we have been running 14 different tour itineraries that are available Thursday through Sunday. These year-round tours help connect people to area breweries, wineries, and distilleries at times that…