Shipyard Brewing Company

PORTLAND, MAINE — Shipyard Brewing Company announces the release of Shipyard GingerBreadHead Ale. This new winter beer is full-bodied with a smooth malt character; accented with ginger, cloves and cinnamon.

PORTLAND, MAINE — To fill consumer demand for Shipyard Signature Series Smashed Pumpkin beer, Shipyard Brewing Company has released its award-winning Smashed Pumpkin in 4-packs. This beer will hit the shelves this month in markets nationwide. Smashed Pumpkin is also available in 22oz. bottles and on draft. ÔÇ¿

PORTLAND, ME —— On July 12, Shipyard Brewing Company will celebrate 20 years of brewing in Portland, Maine with a free day-long concert on the Maine State Pier. The Shipyard Old Port Summer Fest is free and open to the public and will feature live music from Noon – 10:00pm.

Portland, Maine — The first ever Shipyard Old Port Summer Fest will rock Portland, Maine on Saturday, July 12, 2014, from 11:00am – 10:00pm on the Maine State Pier in Portland.

PORTLAND, ME — Shipyard Brewing Company has released a collection of its award-winning India Pale Ales. This year-round twelve pack features four distinct IPAs: Fuggles IPA, Monkey Fist IPA, Black IPA and XXXX IPA.

PORTLAND, MAINE — This past weekend, Shipyard Brewing Company and Sea Dog Brewing Company took part in the 9th annual Atlantic City Beer & Music Festival in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

PORTLAND, ME — Shipyard Brewing Company’s newest beer, Shipyard American Pale Ale, will be available nationwide in April.

Shipyard Brewing Company today announced it has broken ground on a new, 20-barrel brewery at its Sea Dog Brew Pub in Clearwater, Fla. Citing capacity constraints at the brewery’s headquarters in Portland, Maine, Shipyard founder Fred Forsley told Brewbound last October that extra demand in Florida and southern states necessitated the expansion.

Fred Forsley, the founder of the country’s 15th largest craft brewery, is so excited about the growth of the craft category that he struggled to find another adjective to describe it. “Our industry is going through a variety of exciting times,” he told Brewbound. “The last few years have been fun and I get excited… Read more »

With the flurry of activity surrounding the craft beer industry these days, it can be difficult to stay abreast of the latest small brewery developments — at least without checking out your press clips. Here’s what the mainstream news media had to say about craft this week.

PORTLAND, Maine — Shipyard Brewing Company’s Pugsley’s Signature Series Smashed Blueberry, Bourbon Barrel Aged Double Scottish Ale, and Old Thumper Extra Special Ale were all honored with silver awards at the 2013 Los Angeles International Commercial Beer Competition.

PORTLAND, ME — Shipyard Brewing Company’s flagship beer Shipyard Export Ale received an award at the prestigious 14th annual West Coast Brew Fest’s Commercial Craft Competition in Sacramento, California.

Portland, Maine — On Saturday June 22, more than 30 Maine restaurants will flock to compete at the 2nd Annual Maine Hot Wing Cook-Off Challenge at Ocean Gateway on the Portland waterfront. The festivities will kick off Friday night with a Portland Waterfront Block Party co-hosted by HOT 104.7FM and featuring DJ Ryan Deelon and… Read more »

Three top 15 craft breweries today announced the first-ever release of their canned summer seasonal offerings. Boston Beer Company, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and Shipyard Brewing Company, ranked no. 1, no. 2 and no. 15 (respectively) on the Brewers Association Top 50 craft brewery list, plan to offer 12 oz. cans of their summer seasonal… Read more »