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Liquid Riot Bottling Company was established on the waterfront in Portland’s Old Port, just blocks from City Hall and the location of the Portland Rum Riot, in homage to those that fought for their beverage of choice. As Maine’s first Brewery/Distillery/Resto-Bar, we take all the passion and energy of these past riots and put it into our own liquids, bottled or on tap, made fresh locally for your enjoyment.

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May
Remember John Robbins, June 2

The Portland Rum Riot took place on June 2, 1855 when 3,000 high spirited Portlanders rioted after learning Neal Dow, known as “Napoleon of Temperance,&#8...

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Apr
Blushing Star Release, Saturday, April 6 at Noon

The 2019 Blushing Star release is this Saturday April 6. This beer is really special, it’s earned a Good Food Award and a Wold Beer Cup Gold. It develops ...

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News & Press

Blog excerpt from Good Beer Hunting [Read the entire blog online now] Words by Joshua M. Bernstein Illustrations by Charlotte Hudson June 25, 2018 In 2004, Greg Engert worked at Washington, D.C.’s Brickskeller, perhaps the best beer bar in our nation’s capital at the time. During its...

By Eric Twardzik Best Bars, Featured ContentJul 10, 2018 Excerpt below … read the entire blog now on Bevvy.co If someone says “Portland,” and “bar” together in the same sentence, there’s a good chance you immediately think of the largest city in Oregon. And that’s a...

What do the judges know? Well, they know they liked The Honey Paw’s wings most of all at the First Annual Chicken Wing Challenge. The huge crowd of wing lovers in the room, well, they picked our wings …Chinese Takeout Wings… as the best. We’re...

Anna Kendrick Loves Portland, Maine’s “Sexy Restaurant Revival” The Portland native spills on the best brown butter crab toast, her dream fast food menu, and the signature cocktail she makes for every party. BON APPÉTIT BY ALYSE WHITNEY SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 There’s this cool brewery restaurant...

IMBIBE Magazine, by Emma Janzen At Liquid Riot Bottling Co. in Portland, Maine, head brewer Greg Abbot chose to age his pils in a barrel spiked with wild yeast for added interest. Named after the white peaches that flavor the beer, Blushing Star is an American pils that’s...

The 48 Beer Project: This Artist Is Designing a Beer Label in Every Contiguous State Artist Heidi Geist is traveling around the country in a retrofitted school bus, designing one label a week for a brewery in each of the contiguous states. Popular Mechanics By...

Source: Portland Press Herald BY MEREDITH GOADSTAFF WRITER When maple syrup and craft beer come together, life is sweet Collaborations between maple producers and brewers are on the rise. If you’ve ever been tempted to drink maple syrup right out of the bottle, Maine’s maple producers...

Maine food-and-drink entrepreneurs devour national awards Portland Press Herald Four Maine companies won a total of six Good Food Awards in San Francisco on Friday night. The awards, given annually to independent food producers who meet certain environmental and agricultural sustainability standards, were presented at...

Maine breweries “Among more than 1,000 breweries making Resilience IPA and donating the profits” By BY LESLIE BRIDGERS Portland Press Herald “Maine brewers have joined Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s fundraiser for California wildfire relief efforts by brewing a special beer and donating all profits. Sierra Nevada...

We are proud to share news that Blushing Star Barrel Aged Lager with Peaches, Old Port Bourbon Whiskey and Fernet Michaud were just named 2019 Good Food Award Finalists. Each was reviewed this fall in a totally blind tasting and Finalists rank as “the five highest...

Canning Day

We can beer regularly on Tuesdays, when fresh cans will be ready for sale here at the brewery and at your favorite local beer stores by the end of the week!
6/25 Tropical Storm
7/2 A beer has no name DIPA
7/9 Herbie

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250 Commercial St, Portland, ME
Hours:
Sun-Thu: Noon to 11 PM
Fri & Sat: Noon to 1 AM
Happiest Hour: Mon-Fri, 2 to 6 PM

Spirits

Distilled right here in Portland’s Old Port, our spirits are available in bottles to take home and across the bar, including our award-winning Fernet Michaud!

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