From Maine, With Love - An Allagash Brewing Podcast

Oct 25 2024 34 ep. 38 mins 22

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We’re lucky here at Allagash Brewing to be surrounded by interesting people who love what they do. So we wanted to share a little slice of our brewery life, and the work of our nonprofit partners, by getting together to talk about things we’re passionate about. Our goal is to give you insight into what it's like to work and live here in Portland, Maine, with some beer thrown in for fun. Thanks for listening!

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S3 Episode 9: Real Spooky Stories

Oct 25 2024 27 mins

Thrills. Laughs. And spine-tingling tales. In honor of Haunted House, our seasonal-favorite dark hoppy ale, we're recounting some real spooky stories to pair with the beer's haunting notes of cocoa, coffee, and devilish hint of hops. Sit back in your creakiest chair, crack open a Haunted House, and enjoy these personal spooky stories from Allagash staff, as well as historically cre

S3 Episode 8: For the Love of Lager

Sep 17 2024 42 mins

With the arrival of Allagash Lager, our easy-drinking, crisp, and refreshing new release, we wanted to go on a trip down lager (memory) lane, to look back at all of the innovative, interesting, and totally unexpected lagers that came before it. We also talk about the development of this lager itself, and how it came down to a very difficult choice between three, very highly rated,

S3 Episode 7: Hazy Days

Aug 12 2024 26 mins

We got some pretty amazing comments when we announced the release of our Hazy IPA. (Two of these are true, one is not.)1: Never thought I’d see the day 😍 2: Definitely one of the four horsemen of the beer apocalypse3: I’m going to name my baby Allagash Hazy IPAIn our latest podcast, we had our brewmaster read and react to comments like these, and more! Plus, we talked about

S3 Episode 6: Introducing Allagash Hop Water

Jul 09 2024 27 mins

Are you looking for a zero carb, zero calorie, zero alcohol, carbonated drink that combines the best of hoppy aromatics with the refreshment of a classic seltzer? First, wow, that's a specific thing to look for. And second, you're in luck, because, we now make exactly that: Allagash Hop Water.In this episode you'll hear from Zach and Matthew of our Quality team, who were behind the

S3 Episode 5: Competitions, Judging, and Award-Winning Beers

May 22 2024 44 mins

Allagash White is the most-awarded wheat beer in the world. And as of its silver medal win at the Great American Beer Festival in 2024, Allagash Tripel is also the most-awarded beer of its style.In this episode, we sit down with Brewmaster Jason Perkins and Sensory Program Manager Karl Arnberg to dig deep on beer awards. What does it take to brew an award-winning beer? How are beer

S3 Episode 4: The #1 Thing to do in Portland, Maine

Apr 26 2024 37 mins

We're lucky to be living in a city with a ton, ton, ton, of amazing things to do, eat, see, and experience. That fact makes us even more grateful for our ranking on Tripadvisor, which states that visiting the Allagash Tasting Room is the #1 thing to do in Portland, Maine.In fact, our guests—our wonderful, sweet, smart, kind guests—have ranked us so highly, so consistently, that

S3 Episode 3: Behind the Scenes with Tours and Tastings

Mar 25 2024 38 mins

What happens at a tour or tasting here at Allagash? Much more than you might have guessed. We've got samples of deep-stash beers able to age beautifully for ten-plus years. We have pours fresh out of the barrel (shhh, don't tell). And we have passionate and extremely knowledgable people like Lindsay Bohanske, this episode's guest, to guide you through it all.Come for a behind-the-s

S3 Episode 2: Deep Dive into Berry Wine

Feb 16 2024 52 mins

You in the mood to geek out on wine making? Well, you better be if you're here to listen to the second episode of the third season of our podcast.Liz and Brett are joined by Patrick Chavanelle, Senior R&D brewer, and potentially vintner, here at Allagash. We dive deep into the recent berry wines, berry wine/cider hybrids, and cider that we've created here at the brewery.So pull

S3 Episode 1: Collabs, Seasonals, and Wine, Oh My!

Feb 09 2024 23 mins

In the triumphant return of From Maine, With Love for Season 3, we dive into something all listeners of this podcast can appreciate: beer.First, we chat through two collaborations with Black-owned breweries: Cur-8 and Verb. Then, we dip into the details of our very first "seasonal" beer by having a brewery-side chat with Joe Jr., the brewer who came up with the beer's recipe. And w

S2 Episode 9: Diving Deep on Company Culture

Jul 12 2023 36 mins

In this episode, we're joined by Allagash HR Director Celine Frueh to get into the nitty gritty of building positive company culture. This was a fascinating conversation that touches on all sorts of topics like: how we use a yearly employee survey to figure out the biggest spots for growth, how to preserve the things people love as the company grows, and the business case for givin