Maine Beer Week

November 10-17, 2011

The first annual Maine Beer Week will bring together beer and food enthusiasts, brewers, chefs and restaurateurs!

This event is a lot more than beer. It's about cooking, pairing, tasting, uniting, matching and celebrating. In other words -- Maine Beer Week is seven days of beer-centric culinary fun.

Special menus will be served at our following locations:

Federal Jack's Brewpub, 8 Western Ave., Kennebunk, Maine

Sea Dog Brewing Co., 125 Western Ave., South Portland, Maine

Sea Dog Brewing Co., 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Topsham, Maine

Shipyard Brew Pub, 28 Levesque Dr., Eliot, Maine

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Pumpkin Carving and Pumpkinhead in Portland

Are you feeling thirsty? Stop by the Thirsty Pig on Exchange Street in Portland's Old Port tomorrow, October 22nd, from 5-8 pm for a pumpkin carving contest and $2.50 Pumpkinhead drafts! There will be prizes and giveaways.

California Beer Festivals

Check out the second installment of Shipyard and Sea Dog California Beer Fest fun; this time in Long Beach and Santa Monica.

If you missed the first video from Beer Fest LA, check it out HERE.

Dine and Dance on Casco Bay

If you have never visited the Inn on Peaks Island you should check it out for a holiday party, family reunion or intimate dinner this fall or winter season. The Inn is a perfect space for large parties, able host over 100 guests in the Bayview Room, or for small group dinners. The Chefs at the Inn are happy to cater the menu to your specifications, allowing you to put a personal touch on your event.

The best part is that there's no need to catch the last boat home; the Inn accommodates up to 40 overnight guests. Off season group rates start at $1000 to reserve the entire Inn, including their event space!

Check them out on the web at www.innonpeaks.com or contact Amanda (amanda@innonpeaks.com) at the Inn for more details on event rates and accommodations.

The Inn on Peaks Island. 207-766-5100.

Cooking with Pumpkinhead

Come to find out Pumpkinhead is quite versatile. Not only can you drink it straight up, with whipped cream vodka or cinnamon sugar, but you can also add it to your pancakes!

Our very own Chef Chris Gordon has come up with some original recipes using Pumpkinhead Ale. Make a festive Sunday brunch with Pumpkinhead Pancakes or try Chef Gordon's Pumpkinhead Pie or Pumpkinhead Whoopie Pie recipes for a delicious holiday treat. Try them out and let us know which recipe is your favorite!

The Forcaster Features Pumpkinhead Ale

Writer for The Forecaster, Emily Parkhurst, visited the Shipyard brewery to profile our most popular seasonal ale, Pumpkinhead. Although, as Emily points out, this beer was initially created in the mid-1990’s with some uncertainty (as the thought 'who would drink pumpkin beer?' ran through the minds of many), it has become a great success in Maine and is growing nationally. We are on our way to shipping over 400,000 cases of Pumpkinhead this year, up more than 50% from 2010.

The article points to the growing demand for pumpkin beer and the hope that the success of Pumpkinhead in particular will take the Shipyard brand to the national level.

Check out Emily’s full article HERE with more of the inside scoop from Shipyard Brewing Company.