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Battle of The Brews #6: Round 2

Submitted by Cory Cronk on Mon, 05/03/2010 - 12:08pm

Last weeks battle changed hands daily. The venerable Old Thumper slid passed Lake Trout Stout on the final day giving the Shipyard staple another chance to prove itself in the round to come. This week brings Geary's HSA together with Casco Bay Riptide Red. Voting ends in a week.

Battle of The Brews #5: Round 2

Submitted by Cory Cronk on Mon, 05/03/2010 - 12:09pm

What started as a runaway ended up being a fairly close match. Allagash White edged out Sebago's Runabout Red to move on to round three. Your next Battle features Sebago's Lake Trout Stout V. Shipyard Old Thumper. For tasting purposes, Old Thumper can be found at Dogfish (on St.

Battle of The Brews #4: Round 2

Submitted by Cory Cronk on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 4:38pm

Bar Harbor Real Ale slid passed Shipyard Chamberlain with 58% of the vote. This leads us to our final Battle of first round bye contestants as Allagash White takes on Sebago Red. Both brews are favorites within their categories. This should be interesting. Voting ends in a week.

Battle of The Brews #3: Round 2

Submitted by Cory Cronk on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 11:22pm

The last battle received the most total votes in the short history of the Battle series. While Shipyard Export enjoyed a late surge the Geary's Faithful were able to pull out a very close victory.

Shipyard has another contender this week with their Chamberlain ale. This fine brew will be going head-to-head with Bar Harbor Real ale. Bar Harbor Real ale can be found at 3 dollar Dewey's and The Great Lost Bear. The Chamberlain can be found at Local 188, Vignola, Pizza Villa, The Empire and 3 Dollar Dewy's. Go out and try them if you haven't already. The voting will end in a week. Good luck to both Brews.

Battle of The Brews: #2 Round 2

Submitted by Cory Cronk on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 7:06pm

Allagash Black defeated Sebago's Full Throttle with 62% percent of the vote. Black now stands alone as the top voted beer in the game...for now. Our next match-up is huge. Two of the flagship Maine micro brews square off in a battle of epic proportions. Shipyard's Export takes on the venerable Geary's Pale Ale. Both of these brews have been longtime staples in the Portland bar scene, and finding them will be no problem. Voting will end on Tuesday at 11am. Good luck to both competitors and may the best Beer win.

Battle of the Brews: Round 2

Submitted by Cory Cronk on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 1:35pm

The Battle of the Brews resumes with Allagash Black and Sebago Full Throttle IPA. These two Titans of the Maine brewing scene square off for an entire week of voting. The bracket of results from the first round of voting which took place in the Fall will be posted today.

Thursday: 51 Wharf

Submitted by Cory Cronk on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 4:03pm

Alright people, I need your attention. We started Portlandtaps.com with a purpose. We wanted to bring you, the people of Portland, a data base that would enable you to find the most economical way to enjoy the Portland bar scene without dropping a large portion of your weekly salary.

Battle Of The Brews #8

Submitted by Cory Cronk on Fri, 10/30/2009 - 2:12pm

Allagash Black ran away with a victory in the heavyweight division by soundly defeating Geary’s new Imperial I.P.A. The Black moves on in competition earning a spot in the second round of the bracket which will be posted for all to see due to popular demand.

The final round of the Inaugural Battle of the Brews pits Gritty’s Best bitter, (the first beer they ever produced, 1988) against Bar Harbor Real Ale.

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Battle of The Brews #7

Submitted by Cory Cronk on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 11:31am

Sabego Lake Trout Stout moves on in competition by defeating Shipyards Blue Fin Stout. This was the last match on the bracket that matched the smaller ABV brews. There are only two more weeks before we move on to the second round and that is where things really get interesting!

Battle of The Brews #6

Submitted by Cory Cronk on Wed, 10/14/2009 - 12:17pm


The Shipyard faithful were able to motivate their voting base to move their Chamberlain pale ale over Pemaquid pale ale in last weeks Battle of The Brews. Congratulations to Shipyard for moving on in the battle bracket.

Shipyard has another test this week with their Blue Fin Stout going up against Sebago Lake Trout Stout. Although Blue Fin can be elusive I am sure you can find it at RSVP. Lake Trout Stout will be found at all Sebago locations.

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The voting ends on Wednesday, October 21st at 10pm. Good luck to Sebago and Shipyard.

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