The Maine Ambassadors of Food and Drink is offering a two session introduction to the wide variety of alcoholic beverages produced in the Pine Tree State. The two sessions will take place at Portland’s Bar of Chocolate on April 7 and 14, from 6-8 PM. This is the second of an eight-part series of food and drink instruction and tasting.
Session 1, April 7, will cover Maine’s beer and mead production. Margo Mallar of the Maine Institute of Food and Drink, brewer Tom Bull, and mead maker Eli Cayer will present. Breweries covered include Gritty McDuff’s, Stone Coast, and Casco Bay Brewing.
Session 2, April 14, will cover wine and distilled spirits. In addition to another appearance by Margo Mallar, Keith Bodine, the maker of Back River Gin and Three Crow Rum, and the vintners from Cellar Door Winery and Oyster River Winegrowers will present.
Aside from the flyer I got my hands on, details are a bit scarce, and MAFD’s website is apparently still waiting for some HTML love. The cost for each night is $30, or $50 if you go to both. Reservations are required. To make your reservation, or inquire about additional details, you can contact them at info@maineambassadors.com or (207) 712-5864.
April 6th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
“Breweries covered include Gritty McDuff’s, Stone Coast, and Casco Bay Brewing.”
I thought Stone Coast went out of business last year. Are they back?
April 6th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Nick – yes, Stone Coast went out of business last year as far as I know. I’ve emailed the Ambassadors for clarification but haven’t received a reply yet. I wanted to get this posted so people would have more than a few hours to decide whether or not they wanted to go. My thoughts are that either this was a mistake on the flyer I got, or that perhaps someone is going to be discussing the history of Maine brewing and including Stone Coast in that talk. I’ll post an update when/if I get more info.
April 7th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Hi all, The beer is gone but one of the brewmasters, Tom Bull isn’t. Tom is one of the presenters tonight. Thanks for the reminder about the website…html love coming right up. mm