22 Best Craft Breweries in Portland

“Delia made our tour at Allagash one of the highlights of our time in Portland. We visited on the afternoon of our flight home to Mpls, and it was a great way to bring our Maine trip to a close. She was warm, engaging, and exceptionally knowledgeable, with that rare ability to know her subject thoroughly without making it feel like a lecture. She kept the tour lively, welcomed questions, and shared the story and craft behind Allagash with genuine enthusiasm and a great sense of humor. You can visit a brewery for the beer, but the person leading the tour often determines how much you remember about it afterward. Delia made ours memorable. Allagash is fortunate to have her representing them.“

“Brought some of your Maine State Lager home with me to Villa Rica Georgia. What a fantastic beer!!!“

“Some of the best beer in Southern Maine, always a ton on tap“

“Fantastic beer. The owner and her Husband are wonderful to be around. I’ll definitely be back.“

“Love it! My husband is obsessed now 🙂“

“Very cool place to grab some great beers! Definitely stop in if you get the chance. We loved the sours on tap (Frusch!)“

“delicious food, three excellent beers on tap. loved the vibe from the moment I walked in.“

“Amazing beer. Friendly Staff. Cozy atmosphere. Good people. Go there!“

“Nice place to have a beer with friends.“

“Best brewery I have been to in Maine don’t pass up going there. Staff is amazing“

“Portland has a LOT of breweries with Shipyard being a well known & well loved icon! The brewery is a close walk from the busy touristy old Port area so it’s worth the walk!

The inside brewery is beautiful & very coastal themed- which is fitting for their name & location! Sooooo many beers on tap including flights to sample! They have a massive merch store with shirts & swag. We came during their pumpkin beer season & got a fun Pumpkinhead (their most famous beer) t shirt to take home!“

“Had an absolute blast hosting our Winter Film Challenge kickoff party here. Awesome communication, staff and vibe. Cant wait to come back!“

“One of the best Portland breweries & personal favorite for years!!!! Ishmael is either #1 or at least top 3 locally brewed ales.

Great new things include…. two excellent food trucks parked outside.

Truly disappointing & surprising new things include….. a rebrand that feels lacking in the traditional personality. Perhaps totally geared towards tourists in its generic / stereotypical “seafaring Maine” nature?!
Will support & get their excellent beers / enjoy their top-notch staff no matter what, but it’s a letdown. Especially because I love both RT and Oxbow, the new owner and separate excellent brewery“

“What can you say?? It's New England's first craft brewery, opened a few months before that MA patriot one. :D They keep it simple with a quaint tasting room, plenty of seating outside in great weather, very comfortable and still fantastic brews!! Definitely recommend!“

“Superb place, most friendly staff ever and our go-to place when we visit Maine! 👌🏻“

“Spencer is awesome! Very knowledgeable and entertaining, will be booking again this summer :)“

“Great place!!!! Great Beer!!!“

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“ACCESSIBILITY AUDIT:
Shipyard is accessible to people with mobility (dis)abilities, though it isn't marked well until you get outside.

If you try to enter the taproom from the main entrance, there are a flight of stairs down, so you may think it's inaccessible. However, if you go through the gift shop, take a left upon entering, you can go down a ramp to the taproom.

I hope management responds to this review by putting up signs with arrows at the taproom entrance and gift shop entrances and maybe an arrow on the gift shop floor to make it clearer that wheelchair users can access the space.

Thank you for keeping the door propped open so that it was more accessible to enter. Please also move the sidewalk gift shop sign towards the far door rather than in the middle and right in front of the entryway. Where it was positioned centrally, it was too difficult to get inside with a wheelchair or stroller and that's an easy thing to train staff.

The taproom has a lowered bar section too. 👏🏽

There is one section of bathrooms that are not accessible but there is a small sign (shown) that directs you to where the accessible restrooms are.

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You gotta try the blueberry ale with a blueberry rim!“

“great selection of drinks of all types, great selection of games, and a really welcoming atmosphere.“

“Awesome place! We went for the first time yesterday, and we were not disappointed with the food and drinks! The 🦞 roll was one of the best that we’ve had. We ordered a cheese plate and oysters as well, and they were both delicious. Hidden gem tucked away in the Old Port! We will definitely be back again.“

“Thanks you so much #psychiczabaza“