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I recently returned from a vacation in Maine. ?During that time I was seeking out local beer and come to some interesting comparisons between Maine Craft Brewing vs. my Home Brewing. ?I have been drinking Maine beer for the better part of 15 years or so. ?I think I have collected enough data to say that I think I brew better beer than most ?mainstream? Maine breweries. ?I don?t know what it is about most Maine beer but there is a common hop profile in beers from Gritty?s, Shipyard, Geary?s and Sebago that just sort of turns me off.
Sometimes it seems like they are brewing as if its still 1998. ?When hoppiness was defined by adding loads of harsh variety hops in at 60 minutes and that was it. ?There seems to be a lack of progression towards thinking about hop oils and late kettle additions.
I can honestly say after a week of drinking Maine beer I was really craving getting back to my kegerator to drink my homebrew. ?My homebrew seems much more satisfying flavor-wise than these Maine beers. ?I admit there are some new breweries in Maine that I haven?t really tried yet. ?And I didn?t spend all of my vacation sampling every brewery.
Next time I travel to Maine for a week, I?ll have to be sure to bottle up some of my own beer as a life raft midweek.
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