If you’ve driven through Freeport recently, you’ve likely noticed a little brewery hub has come about. The town currently boasts four breweries with a fifth set to open in the spring when Goodfire joins the ranks. Typically, towns like Freeport are a place where a larger brewery from Portland comes to open a smaller taproom but in the case of Stars and Stripes Brewing, it’ll be the other way around. Freeport-based but set to try their hand at Portland life with a new expansion.
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Shared on their social media, Stars and Stripes Brewing announced they’ve leased spaced that formerly housed Lio at 3 Spring Street in Portland’s Old Port. It will be an atypical location for a brewery in Portland as most have taken up shop in the East Bayside neighborhood or along Industrial Way. Despite the location challenge, Stars and Stripes will have a prime space to operate. The building was recently renovated to include a deck overlooking the intersection at Cross and Spring streets.
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Stars and Stripes plans to fit out the space over the next few months in hopes of opening their new Portland location by late-spring/early-summer. They also plan to offer all of their Freeport favorites, from their beer to wine and prosecco on tap. They’ll also feature light food options as well.
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