sponsored by Shipyard Brewing which is no longer (too bad, this would’ve been perfect). 2) Outdoor snacking/dining on the fly: I’m thinking primarily fish and shellfish here, fried clams, lobster rolls, etc. Places you...

, but if the weather’s good, grab a picnic table. —Shipyard Brewhouse: Sunday River, Whitecap Lodge, brewpub fare serving Shipyard brews. —Gringo Harry’s: Sunday River, Mexican restaurant in Fall Line...

>Nutfield Brewery is a bottle only brewery located in Derry NH and is not a brewpub Nutfield Brewery is just a marketing company these days. The beers are brewed by Shipyard.

food to seafood. In Portland there is Sebago Brewing, but the food is again, just ok. I’d suggest a tour of the Shipyard Brewery (http://www.shipyard.com/trips/) then maybe dinner at one of the many other zillion...

some breweries have made the festbiers a year round product. It’s one of my favorite German styles. How ironic that it is rarely found in Germany (are they just brewing it for export??), and from what I’m told,...

atmosphere, focuses on organic ingredients and the community. It’s right on the water. Then there’s a bunch of brewing companies...shipyard...take a tour. Dunno if anyone’s mentioned it, but there’s a place...

While there is historic precedent for using pumpkin to brew beer in Colonial times, it was used as an adjunct, to replace or supplement the barley malt (costly and in short supply) rather than as a flavoring. The...

's my advice – portland is a great beer town. Many local brews which are widely available. Gearys, shipyard, grittys, casco bay, peaks island and many more. For this time of year, head to flatbread pizza which has a great...

I still have shipyard's winter brew, full sail’s wassail, and alaskan’s winter ale in my fridge. No one I know agrees with me, but I like the alaskan the best. The wassail is a good first-beer-of-the-day. the shipyard...

Ship Inn is a wonderful place and has great British food including: Scotch Eggs Tiddy Oggie (their version of a COrnish Pastry) Sausage Rolls Bangers Yorkshire Pudding on weekends. A note about their beer. They brew their own beer,...

tours where you can try the beer and the soda’s. As for beer, they make a consistently good IPA. Shipyard brewing in Portland makes their own rootbeer, as well.

One place that you might try is Hollingshead’s Delicatessen which has a small beer bar in the rear with some excellent craft brews. I have not yet tried their sandwiches but they do look pretty darned good!

Smuttynose and Cambridge Brewing Company do the two best pumpkin beers I’ve had. I like them better than Dogfish Head, Post Road, Southern Tier, etc. Shipyard Pumpkinhead is especially foul; avoid it at all costs.

The Shipyard Brewing Company in Portland, ME turns out some worthy brews - they’re further north than you’re headed, but their fresh bottles and kegs should be available, especially in Boston. Don’t expect...

Being from New England, I’ve always enjoyed Shipyard Prelude Special Ale out of Portland, ME. It has historically only been available in Nov. and Dec. of each year, but this year they are not brewing the Shipyard Winter and...