Because beer was mostly water, it was expensive to transport, and brewers preferred to remain located close to their customers rather than moving to outlying regions where there might be less competition for water resources. It also eased distribution of the product. That made it easier to bring in supplies of raw materials, like grain, as well as coal, used for heating the brew. For their water source, brewers typically relied on wells and on the New River, a stream created in 1613 to bring water from the nearby county of Hertford to the city.īreweries were almost invariably located along the Thames. In spite of the success of the London breweries, their share of the city’s total water usage probably dropped from around 10 percent-a common level in major beer towns in sixteenth-century northern Europe-as the water needs of the growing population increased. The combination of all uses, including cleaning equipment, brought brewers’ total water use to over 1.3 million liters per day through most of the century. That led to bigger breweries and a sharply increasing demand for sweet water. It had the advantage of being very stable and so easier to produce in large quantities. A new type, porter, made with darker malt and more hops, proved popular with local drinkers. London brewers sold about 270 million liters of beer in 1699. While beer consumption in the rest of the continent declined, in the metropolis it rose. The rapid growth of London’s population made it the largest city in Europe by 1800. Carey is an avid beer drinker, editor of the AMC Maine Mountain Guide, and author of AMC’s Best Day Hikes Along the Maine Coast.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 License. Tap Room hours can be found in the Maine Brew & Bev Tasting Room Directory. Hike: Bluff Head Preserve, 20īrew: Strong Brewing Company, 20. There’s usually a food truck parked next door as well. Localmotive, a California common style brew, Bale O’Hay IPA and Soulpatch Porter and are the mainstays, while in summer you’ll also find Maineiac, a double IPA, and the hoppy Rope Ferry Red, among other refreshing selections.Įnjoy your brew indoors, or better, outside at the picnic tables on the lawn or under the timber pavilion topped with a bright red roof, which regularly hosts live local music talent. At the short bar you’re likely to find Mia or son, Stephen, serving up pints and flights of ales and lagers poured from six taps. The taproom is a cozy space with a few tables and chairs, while the brewing operation is behind the hanging windows to the right. Together, this pair of admitted beer geeks decided to open a brewery as their retirement job. Strong Brewing is housed in the daylight basement of the clapboard home of Mia Strong and her husband, Al, who was a homebrewer for many years. In late July, the berry picking is amazing. The view of the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge over Eggemoggin Reach from the extensive blueberry fields is impressive, while the mossy spruce woods below are delightfully cool and fragrant. If a little more walking is in order, head south on Route 15 for about four miles to Cooper Farm at Caterpillar Hill, home to two miles of trails. The 90-foot high ledge overlooks a big bend in the tidal Bagaduce River, which flows 14 miles from its source at Walker Pond to empty into Penobscot Bay at Castine. Three short trail segments-Oaks, Erratic and Pine-combine for a delightful walk of 1.5 miles out to Bluff Head. Park across the street and walk a quarter-mile west on Rope Ferry Road to the Bluff Head Preserve, 58 acres under the care of the Blue Hill Heritage Trust. You’ll find Strong Brewing Company at the junction of Route 175 and Route 15 in Sedgwick.
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