Black Bear Microbrew

Bangor Greendrinks in Orono

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:31:47 +0000

We’ll be hosting the January Bangor Greendrinks tonight at Black Bear Microbrew. Bring your pint glass and come down to learn more about your local microbrew!

Craft beer for the holidays!

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:35:16 +0000

Looking for some local craft beer for the holiday? We have a very limited selection of Tree Tugger Barleywine left in growlers, as well as the regular favorite Voodoo Porter. Both are great for the coming cold weather, and pair … Continue reading →

Tap Takeover at Nocturnem This Thursday

admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:54:34 +0000

Come and join us as we unveil the best beer made close to home. Black Bear Brewing (Orono), Penobscot Bay (Winterport) and Marshall Wharf (Belfast) are coming to Nocturnem Draft Haus for a night of local beers & the Blues. The brewmasters will be here Thursday night. Eric Green playin the Blues.

Liquid Sunshine Release Event

admin — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:04:16 +0000

July 1, 2011, from 4-7pm 19 Mill St #4 , Orono

Black Bear Brewery would like to invite you to the brewery for a tasting of a new beer we made called Liquid Sunshine. Liquid Sunshine is a Bavarian style Hefewiezen. We made every effort to create a genuine example of this style with this recipe.

This beer has the traditional clove aroma with a touch of lemon peel, but there are no spices added. The unique flavor comes from a traditional yeast selection which has been used in Germany for centuries. Hefewiezens are traditionally left unfiltered and as a result, ours has a nice light straw color, almost white. The finish is quite dry, making this beer extremely refreshing and drinkable. For the hot summer days try cooling down with “Liquid Sunshine”!

For more information, view the event flyer, or join the event on Facebook.

Cheers!

Black Bear Adds a 4th conical fermenter

admin — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 21:38:51 +0000

Black Bear is pleased to announce the addition of a 4th, brand new 10 barrel fermenter. This should help us to keep up with demand a little better, to make sure that pint of locally made beer is available at your favorite bar or restaurant.

Cheers!

Craft Beer by the Gallon: Bangor Examiner

admin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:09:32 +0000

From Craft Beer by the Gallon:

When I arrived at Black Bear Brewery in Orono, Maine, Tim Gallon – founder, brewer, and owner of the business – was just finishing a thorough cleaning of his fermentation tanks. A fresh batch of brew had just gone into the refrigeration room for the final step of carbonation and just the right chill.

We sat down at the bar of the tasting area for a casual chat before I got my tour of the operation. Tim’s calm demeanor belies an intense determination and resourcefulness. After learning about the history of Black Bear Brewery’s founding and development I came to the realization that this man of quiet ease and friendly demeanor built an entire business on his own, top to bottom, pretty much from scratch.

Read the full article at examiner.com

Harvest IPA is here again

admin — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:13:31 +0000

It’s that time of year again, the time when hops are ready to harvest, and brewers get to make beer with fresh hops instead of dried hops. This year’s Harvest IPA is smooth and malty, with a fresh hop finish from twenty-five pounds of locally grown organic cascade hops added. This massive dose of finishing hops allows all of the flavor and aroma of the hops to infuse in the beer, while keeping the bitterness in check.

Tim used these hops in a fashion called a hop-back, which allows the finished beer to flow over the hops, soaking them with beer, and steeping the hops in freshly brewed beer. This keeps the bitterness of the hops from entering the beer, and only the delicate flavor and aroma is infused.

For more information about this year’s Harvest IPA, download our Harvest IPA flyer.

Bangor Greendrinks at Hampden Natural Foods

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:54:33 +0000

Black Bear Microbrew attended Bangor Greendrinks last night at Hampden Natural Foods.

From Maine Buzz:

Greendrinkers were tempted with food by Ann Marie’s Kitchen and locally produced Cupelo wine and Black Bear Brewery beer. It was a great turnout and I for one look forward to attending more of these fun events. If you love the environment mark your calendars for the next Greendrinks event: July 6th. Place is TBD. Check out the Bangor Greendrinks on facebook and get involved!

Read the full article, and check out the photo slideshow.

New Conical Fermenters at Black Bear

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:40:11 +0000

As promised, here’s a peek at our new fermenters. These will greatly increase our capacity to brew more beer, so we’re obviously very excited.

Black Bear Microbrew Video

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:11:06 +0000

Chris Bagley, a student at the University of Maine’s New Media program, recently finished a video he made about Black Bear Microbrew. We are privileged to share this video with you. Please enjoy it, and let us know what you think!

Cheers!