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OT: Portland, Maine

If you're in the mood for a Shakespeare performance with beers, I recommend Fenix Theater in Deering Oaks Park. Show is free, byob, and one of their actors, Rob Cameron, is amazing.
 
I'll second places like

• Bissel Brothers
• Eventide
• the Allagash trio of breweries
• The Great Lost Bear

I'd add:
• Rising Tide Brewery (walking distance from the main stretch
• Oxbox (if you're into farmhouse styles, etc.)
• Duckfat for a lunch or dinner (Eventide is better, in my opinion, but Duckfat is just fantastic too--owned by the same place)
• Portland Hunt and Alpine Club (a bit hipstery, but if you like cocktails it's got a lot of good ones)
• If you're driving up I95, When Pigs Fly is a great stopping place. Great food/pizza and a great beer selection that has a taste of all those beer places, and the bread they make is just excellent. Could be a stop back home, too, if your hotel checkout is 11 or so.
 
Portland is a super dope city. Lots of cool bars, breweries, restaurants.

The only downside is the cold mayonnaise-drenched trash they call a lobster roll.
 
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Deepster said:
You can literally stand on any street corner, close your eyes, spin in circles and walk into whatever place you see when you open your eyes and it'll be time well spent.

Forgot to add my favorite stupid trivia about Three Dollar Deweys. Story goes that it got it's name from being a port brothel way back in the day. And the sailors were told one dollar lookie, two dollar touchy, three dollar dewey. Always makes me giggle.
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Dewey’s is closed I think.
 
Waquoit said:
I just noticed Maine Beer is pouring and selling Dinner. Excellent DIPA. It's about 20 minutes up I-95 from Portland. Not too far from LL Bean and other outlets.
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Nice. I also noticed that they have Lunch on tap at GLB.
 
Two Portland institutions I can't believe haven't been mentioned:

Central Provisions for dinner
Holy Donut for doughnuts

Both are outstanding.
 
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maineuconnfan said:
Honestly Portland is one of the best places in the country to get good food or drinks...what type of food are you interested in.
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I'm dying for good crab cakes. I could go for anything though. I was going to start a best pizza in Maine thread to see what places there are for good slices
 
superjohn said:
For food- The East Ender and Eventide Oyster Co. were both good.

Portland Lobster Co. was nice if you want to sit on the water and drink some brews listening to music.
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Even tide. Game. Set and match.
 
CCSUblue said:
Becky's for breakfast
Bissell Bros for beer
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I have to admit this bothers me. A post from a Central dude that basically repeated my post from the day before gets 3 likes to my none. A Centralian, no less!
 
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Deepster said:
You can literally stand on any street corner, close your eyes, spin in circles and walk into whatever place you see when you open your eyes and it'll be time well spent.

Forgot to add my favorite stupid trivia about Three Dollar Deweys. Story goes that it got it's name from being a port brothel way back in the day. And the sailors were told one dollar lookie, two dollar touchy, three dollar dewey. Always makes me giggle.
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They say that that comes from an old poster they found in the walls during renovation. May be apocryphal but it is a great story nonetheless.
 
Duck Fat x2
Portland Lobster co. x2
Rising Tide
Foundation
Allagash
Bunker
Light house
Walk around and you’ll stumble on gems
 
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Durks07 said:
Day 2 update: I'm heavily intoxicated. Allagash tour is really good. All breweries in area are great.
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Sounds like my ideal day in Portland. Hope you find a way to get to Eventide/Duckfat/Some other amazing food outlet there. Enjoy the great weather, too, while it lasts.
 
tzznandrew said:
Sounds like my ideal day in Portland. Hope you find a way to get to Eventide/Duckfat/Some other amazing food outlet there. Enjoy the great weather, too, while it lasts.
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Duckfat has a 2.5 hour wait. The fiancee and I are walking around before round 4 of drinking and eating
 
Durks07 said:
Duckfat has a 2.5 hour wait. The fiancee and I are walking around before round 4 of drinking and eating
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Success! We only waited 1:15 minutes for duckfat. Another round is in order to celebrate our good fortune.
 
Durks07 said:
Day 2 update: I'm heavily intoxicated. Allagash tour is really good. All breweries in area are great.
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Glad your enjoying it! Report back with your favorite beer from the industrial park!
 
Wish I saw the thread sooner, but if you're really into beer and aren't heading back tomorrow, Novare Res.

My buddy and I spent $600 over two nights ordering bottles from all over the states and Europe. Seems ridiculous but you don't typically get to sit down at bars on the east coast and order bottles of Jester King, 3F, Cantillon, etc. Totally worth it
 
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