Absolem Cider

REMINDER! We are closed today (Wednesday, 8/14) for a private event. See you tomorrow!

WEEK PREVIEW: a summer of ciders!

CLOSED WEDNESDAY (8/13)
We are closed this Wednesday for a private event but our normal tasting room hours resume starting on Thursday. Save up the good times for later this weekend!

ALTAMIRA RELEASE
We are releasing our new basque inspired cider named Altamira. This cider was aged in oak Foeder (aka the large barrel in our tasting room) for eight months, and features Ashmeads Kernel, Chisel Jersey, Porters Perfection, McIntosh, and Golden Russet apples. The blend is has a distinct bittersharp apple profile with bright acidity and a quince-like finish. Available on draft starting on Thursday and in bottles starting this Saturday (8/17). More details on the cider coming later this week!

RITUAL MARKET + SAND HILL BAGEL!
Reminder that on August 25th, just 12 days away, we are hosting Ritual Market from 1-6pm with vendors from across Maine showing off their handcrafted arts and products. Alongside the market, enjoy food from Sand Hill Bagel Co. and Bao & Beyond with live music at 4pm by Katie Daggett Music – save the date!

HOURS & LIVE MUSIC:
– Wednesday (Closed for Private Event)
– Thursday (4-9pm)
– Friday (4-10pm)
– Saturday (12-10pm), The Court Jesters play at 5pm
– Sunday (12-9pm)

FOOD POP-UPS:
Wednesday – Closed for Private Event
Thursday – Wicked Thai Food.WTF (4-8pm)
Friday – White Fox Taverna (4-9pm)
Saturday - The Ugly Dumpling (12-8pm)
Sunday - Bao & Beyond (12-8pm)

REMINDER: Closed for private event today (Sunday, 8/11) and for private event Wednesday (8/14). Reopening for normal hours next Thursday (8/15)!

Another day in paradise. Tasting room is open from 12-10pm, with Sarah Louise French playing tunes from 5-7pm, and The Ugly Dumpling serving food from 1-8pm. Meet you in the barn!

BLUEJACKET + OTHER HALF

Today (8/7) through Saturday (8/10) we filled our beer taps with nine splendid brews from Bluejacket and Other Half Brewing Company.

A combination of crispy, textured & succinct lagerbiers from Bluejacket served alongside the pillowy, juicy & resinous collection of hoppy ales from Other Half Brewing Company.

Together these breweries serve the full spectrum of beers styles we love. All are available in half pours and full pours for an opportunity to taste a bunch of different offerings. Check out the full beer list below:

BLUEJACKET:
Baby Blue – Kölsch
For The Company - Helles Lager
Love Cats - German Style Pilsner
Phases & Stages - West Coast Pilsner
Slow Bullet - India Pale Ale

OTHER HALF:
Clarified - West Coast IPA
Green City - Hazy IPA
Broccoli - Hazy Double IPA
All Citra Everything - Hazy Double IPA

WEEK PREVIEW: Barn Takeover with Bluejacket & Other Half • Closed on Sunday (8/11) for Wedding • Live Music Saturday with Sarah Louise French

TAKEOVER WITH BLUEJACKET & OTHER HALF
This weekend we are filling up our beer taps with some special beers from our friends in DC and NY. Taste through a selection of lagers by Bluejacket and hoppy beers from Other Half Brewing Company – full details on the beer list coming tomorrow. All available by the pint and half pint for your tasting pleasure.

CLOSED ON SUNDAY (8/11) FOR WEDDING
We are closed this Sunday for a wedding. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Please make some alternative plans for your Sunday! Go visit our friends Grateful Grain Brewing Company for a pint or grab a bite to eat down the road Cushnoc Brewing Co.

LIVE MUSIC BY SARAH LOUISE FRENCH
Our friend Sarah Louise French returns to our barn stage this Saturday for a performance from 5-7pm. Playing some lovely tunes in the backdrop of our 1800s barn—nothing better. Good vibes incoming!

HOURS & LIVE MUSIC:
Wednesday (4-9pm)
Thursday (4-9pm)
Friday (4-10pm)
Saturday (12-10pm) Sarah Louise French 5pm!
Sunday (Closed for Private Event!)

FOOD POP-UPS:
Wednesday - White Fox Taverna (4-8p)
Thursday - Dog Nation (4-8p)
Friday - On A Roll Catering (4-9p)
Saturday - The Ugly Dumpling (1-9p)
Sunday - Closed for Private Event

METES & BOUNDS

Have you had a chance to taste our newest vintage of Metes & Bounds? M&B is our cider we make yearly with apples from our small (yet mighty!) permaculture orchard on our property along with wild seedlings growing along our roads on Route 135, and this year got the addition of some Old Fashioned McIntosh grown on the northern hill of Winthrop from an abandoned orchard. The cider is fermented in three different vessels and pressed at three intervals during the fall (early, middle, and late). Early pressing consists of our early season fruit–mostly crabapples, middle pressing consists of some of the newer trees we have planted in 2020 that produced apples for the first time this past year, and the late pressing consists of wild seedlings along Route 135 and Old Fashioned McIntosh from northern hills in Winthrop. Each part is blended together at packaging to express the taste of our little slice of the world. The cider features notes of dried apples, cedar wood, and peach jam finishing with a crabapple zing!

Route-135 running along the Cobbesseecontee Lake used to be a popular orcharding road starting in the late 1700s up to the mid-1900s. Many of these seedling coming from the remains of older trees and orchards that used to inhabit Winthrop. This cider is inspired by those early apple growers in Maine and an ode to those who cared for these apple trees till we met them in the last couple years.

Stop by the tasting room today (8/4) to get a taste. Bao & Beyond is serving food from 1-8pm and we are open from 12-9pm. See you in a bit!

THANK YOU! A truly remarkable turn out for our 2nd Anniversary Party this weekend. Thanks to all the musicians, food vendors, and all the visitors for making it a special day. Now we are back to our regular scheduled programming…
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WEEK PREVIEW: Maine Lobster Festival • Metes & Bounds Cider • Adrian O’Barr of Wildflower live

MAINE LOBSTER FESTIVAL
We are serving our cider at the Steins & Vines section of the Maine Lobster Festival Thursday (8/1) and Friday (8/2) this week in Rockland. Join us alongside our fellow brewery, winery, and cidery friends around Maine. Tickets are still available via their website!

METES & BOUNDS — New Batch!
If you didn’t make it over to our tasting room for the Anniversary Party you may not have seen our newest cider. Our new vintage of Metes & Bounds—made with apples grown on our property and at homesteads along route 135—is now available by the glass in our tasting room. Tannic with a crab apple zing, we hope you give it a taste.

ADRIAN O’BARR OF WILDFLOWER
Adrian O’Barr of Wildflower is once again performing in our barn this Saturday (8/3) from 4-6:30pm playing original tunes. We are so happy Table Bar introduced us and we are excited to have Adrian back!

HOURS & LIVE MUSIC:
Wednesday (4-9pm)
Thursday (4-9pm)
Friday (4-10pm)
Saturday (12-10pm) Wildflower starts at 4pm
Sunday (12-9pm)

FOOD POP-UPS:
Wednesday - White Fox Taverna (4-8p)
Thursday - Bowlicious (4-9p)
Friday - Wicked Thai Food.WTF (4-9p)
Saturday - White Fox Taverna (1-9p)
Sunday - Bao & Beyond (1-8p)

NO PLACE WE’D RATHER BE

Time flies when you’re having fun. The concept of Absolem was discussed back in 2018, our goals and concept ironed out in 2019, started construction of our dreams back in 2020, and finally opened our tasting room in 2022.

This weekend we get to celebrate two years of sharing this tasting room with you and we are grateful for all the support thus far. We are honored and privileged to get to chase our dream of making world class cider and serve them alongside our favorite drinks in our barn.

Even though we’ve been working on this since 2019, we call this our 2nd Anniversary because without your patronage our tasting room would simply be a barn. With you it has become a cultural hub, a place to share a special moment with friends, a chance to explore extraordinary flavors, a moment of quiet, and the place we call home.

Celebrate with us this Saturday, July 27th from 12-10pm. This celebration is to thank you for all the support. Every smiling face reminds us to seize the day. We’ve planted our roots deep, and the good times are just getting started. Meet you in the barn!

Cheers friends,
Kevin, Ryan, and Zack

THE MAINE INGREDIENT

Meanwhile this weekend, north of the border in Halifax, our friends Stillwell Beergarden and Stillwell are throwing a party in collaboration with Handshake Amaro to showcase some of Maine’s best beer, cider, wine and seltzer. A little Maine themed celebration.

On Saturday July 27th, starting at noon you’ll be able to taste two of our ciders: Bembel (Apfelwein) and Wend (Foraged Cider). Enjoy those alongside a tap takeovers with Oxbow Brewing Company, Belleflower Brewing, Austin Street Brewery, Bunker Brewing Co., Barreled Souls Brewing Company, Tributary Brewing Company, Orono Brewing Company, PortlandZoo, Orono Brewing Company & Oyster River Winegrowers

Final tap lists at each location will be released on their feeds soon. Always honored to get to share our ciders up in Canada. Cheers!

WEEK PREVIEW: Our 2nd Anniversary Party • New Anniversary Cider • The Maine Ingredient in Halifax!

2ND ANNIVERSARY PARTY
If you missed the last couple posts, our anniversary party is this Saturday, July 27th from 12-10pm and is one of our biggest celebrations of the year. 8+ hours of live music, food trucks, and 30+ ciders on draft—all alongside our normal menu. It’s open to the public, no tickets necessary. This party is for you!

NEW ANNIVERSARY CIDER
We are gonna keep this one a secret till the last minute… more details coming on Friday…

THE MAINE INGREDIENT
Meanwhile, north of the border in Halifax, our friends at Bar Stillwell are hosting a special “Maine Takeover” featuring drinks from Maine brewers, distillers, and cidermakers organized by Handshake Amaro. If you are in Halifax stop by Bar Stillwell or The Stillwell Beer Garden Saturday, July 27th to get a taste of Maine including two of our ciders!

HOURS & LIVE MUSIC:
Wednesday (4-9pm)
Thursday (4-9pm)
Friday (4-10pm)
Saturday (12-10pm) live music from 1-9:30pm!
Sunday (12-9pm)

FOOD POP-UPS:
Wednesday — Wicked Thai Food.WTF (4-8p)
Thursday — Freedom's Forage (4-8p)
Friday — The Ugly Dumpling (4-8p)
Saturday — The MaAd Egg (12-7p), White Fox Taverna (1-9p), Bao & Beyond (12-8p)
Sunday — Bao & Beyond (1-8p), Brother Shucker oyster bar (2-6p)

OUR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION is only five days away on Saturday, July 27th from 12-10pm.

Swipe through to see some of the sights from last year’s intergalactic party in the woods. To commemorate the day, we are filling all the taps with ciders we’ve produced over the last 2+ years. All ciders are available in half and full pours!

Don’t worry, alongside our ciders we will have our usual—beer, wine, and cocktail list.

Here is a peak at the ciders available by the glass for the day, some of the them are super–limited:
– Bembel (apfelwein, 24’)
– Atlantica (foeder aged cider, 23’)
– Roses Red (rosé cider with Pinot Noir, 22’)
– Float Away (traditional dry, 22’)
– Float Away (traditional dry, 24’)
– Wend (foraged cider, 24’)
– Dayglow (cider with L’Acadie, 23’)
– Groundwork:Pietree (single orchard cider, 22’)
– Groundwork:Sandy River (single orchard cider, 23’)
– Underveil (aged in Sauternes barrels, 22’)
– Underveil (aged in Sauternes barrels, 24’)
– Rōnin (foraged perry, 24’)
– Red Giants (foraged cider, 24’)
– Snowblind (cidre de feu, 23’)
– Ferryman (aged in Port Barrels, 22’)
– Magnified Dreams (cider with Sangiovese, 22’)
– White Lotus (cider with Vidal Blanc, 23’)
– Lost Art (cider aged in new oak, 23’)
– Alpine Summer (cider with red & white wine, 23’)
– Spur (smoked cider, 23’)
– Electric Sheep (cider with Traminette, 23’)
– Preserved Memory (blueberry cider, 22’)
– Preserved Memory (blueberry cider, 23’)
– Chasing Phantoms (cider with white wine, 22’)
– Bushido (smoked cider with red wine, 22’)
– Fortuna Barrel 1 (single barrel cider, 22’)
– Fortuna Barrel 2 (single barrel cider, 23’)
– Fortuna Barrel 3 (single barrel rosé cider, 24’)
– Fools Errand (Cask Pub Cider, 24’)
+ brand new special anniversary cider! (details soon)

LIVE MUSIC:
Kevin Leary
Skip Guptill Music
Seth Gallant & Greg Loftus Music
Hambone

FOOD TRUCKS:
White Fox Taverna
Bao & Beyond
The MaAd Egg

Meet you in the barn for the special day!

8 DAYS AWAY FROM OUR 2ND BIRTHDAY!

We are closing in on our 2nd Anniversary Celebration! Join us on Saturday, July 27th from 12-10pm for our annual intergalactic party in the woods. Our barn with be decked out for the party, our parking lot will be expanded (fingers crossed), and we are launching our new outdoor bar. Enjoy the largest selection of our ciders to date—including 30+ different ciders including some past vintages and old favorites available by the glass. The full list is coming next week—stay tuned. These ciders are all available alongside our regular selections of beers, cocktails, spirits, and non-alcoholic options.

With the epic cider list, we will have 8x hours of live music on our outdoor stage along with 3x food trucks throughout the day. This event is free to the public, no tickets necessary. Just come and enjoy the tunes and snacks alongside our ciders!

Below are some more of the details:

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE:
(1-2:30PM) — Kevin Leary
(3-5PM) — Seth Gallant & Greg Loftus Music
(5:30-7:30PM) — Hambone Band
(8-9:30PM) — Skip Guptill Music

FOOD POP-UPS:
Bao & Beyond
White Fox Taverna
The MaAd Egg

Meet you in our barn for the party!

Absolem Cider Company We make cider and wine on our farm in Winthrop, Maine.   Our ciders are inspired by old-world wine techniques, a sense of place, encouraging new traditions, wild apples, foraging, and experimentation in co-fermentation.   Visit our tasting room. Open year-round.Serving our house ciders alongside w...

BARN TAKEOVER: THE VEIL

The last couple weeks, alongside our selection of house ciders, we have focused our beer taps on singular breweries as a sort of brewer showcase. This week we are filling the taps with 9x beers from The Veil Brewing Co. in Richmond, Virginia.

Each trip to Richmond we are impressed by the adept diverse range of robust hoppy ales, delicate lagers, luscious stouts, fruited sours, and wild ales that their team produces. It’s an honor to get to showcase several of their lagers and hoppy beers. Thanks to Vacationland Distributors - Maine for hooking us up. We are offering half pours for those who want to try them as a tasting, or full pours for those who want to jump in. Meet us at our barn for a taste of VA! Take a look at the list below for the details.

BEER LIST:
– Dusty Roadz (Hazy Pale Ale)
– whitemiata (Hazy India Pale Ale)
– Vein (Pilsner)
– No More Flowers (Kölsch)
– Pretend (Hazy India Pale Ale)
– Flooded (West Coast Double IPA)
– Convince (West Coast Double IPA)
– Step Dad Chaperone (Hazy Double IPA)
– natureboi (Hazy Double IPA)

ROOS

Another example of our continued exploration down the path of co-fermented. Roos is a cuvée we make every year with a single varietal cider made with Gravenstein apples rested/co-fermented on different grapes each batch. This vintage features Gravenstein from Scott Farm Orchard in Dummerston, Vermont rested on organic Frontenac Gris grape skins from Armstrong Family Farm located in Fort Fairfield, Maine. After resting on the skins or 14 days, the cider was racked to a singular French oak barrel and topped up with Frontenac Gris wine, before aging for almost two years in barrel. The experience truly blurs the lines between orange wine, a cider, and shares qualities with an oaky white wine. Since this is a singular barrel we are only making this available in our tasting room by the glass. Features bold flavors of orange peel and mango, finishing with notes of spice box and black tea.

Enjoy a glass in the tasting room starting today! Open today from 4-9pm. Freedom's Forage had to cancel today, but Wicked Thai Food.WTF stepped up to fill the food truck spot and will be serving from 5-8pm. Meet you in the barn for good time!

WEEK PREVIEW: Veil Brewing Tap Takeover • New Draft Cider • Live Music on Saturday!

BARN TAKEOVER WITH THE VEIL
For our next edition of the barn takeover, our beer taps are filled up with beers by The Veil Brewing Co. this week, with 9x limited releases available from our friends down in Virginia. Get a taste of their lagers in half liter mugs or enjoy a selection of world class hoppy beers. All beers available starting Wednesday—until they kick! Thanks to Vacationland Distributors for hooking us up with some spectacular beers following Wavy Days Beer Festival hosted by Mast Landing Brewing Company — we have more beers from the festival going on tap from Bluejacket and Other Half Brewing Company on August 1st! More details on the beer list later this week.

NEW CIDER—ROOS
Our single varietal Gravenstein cider rested on organic Frontenac Gris skins is available by the glass in our tasting room this weekend. An extended 14 day skin contact on these grape skins results in a cider that reminds us of orange wine. Only available in our tasting room by the glass!

BARN SESSIONS ON SATURDAY
Our live music performances continue this Saturday (7/20) with Crooked Bill playing from 4:30-7pm. This show is open to the public, we simply ask you enjoy a couple good drinks with us.

HOURS & LIVE MUSIC:
Wednesday (4-9pm)
Thursday (4-9pm)
Friday (4-10pm)
Saturday (12-10pm) with Crooked Bill at 4:30p
Sunday (12-9pm)

FOOD POP-UPS:
Wednesday — Wicked Thai Food.WTF (5-9p)
Thursday — Bao & Beyond (4-8p)
Friday — White Fox Taverna (4-9p)
Saturday — The Ugly Dumpling (12-8p)
Sunday — Dog Nation (12-8p)

TOTO — another new cocktail!

Another foray into coffee themed drinks.
Featuring: (tempus fugit creme de moka, amarula cream liqueur, cocchi di torino, licor 43, cold brew)

Tasting room is open today (7/14) from 12-9pm with a food pop-up by The Ugly Dumpling (from 1-8p) and an oyster bar by Brother Shucker (from 2-6p). Hang out with us, we will keep the drinks flowing.

MS. WINSLOWS SOOTHING SODA

Our newest cocktail inspired by moxie hit the menu this week—think a boozy soda. Featuring: (allen’s coffee brandy, lazzaroni fernet, allspice dram, falernum, maine root beer). Open till 10pm tonight with food pop-ups by The MaAd Egg (12-5pm) and The Ugly Dumpling (4-9p), with live music by Lee Sykes starting at 5pm. Meet you in the barn!

WEEK PREVIEW: Closed Wednesday (7/10) • Lee Sykes with Live Tunes • New Draft List • Two New Cocktails

REMINDER: We are closed Wednesday (today, 7/10) for a private event, but are reopening for normal summer hours Thursday—Sunday.

BARN SESSIONS WITH LEE SYKES
Our good local friend Lee Sykes is back this week for another barn sessions show. Playing his favorite folk and acoustic country tunes. Music starts at 5pm on Saturday (7/13).

NEW DRAFT LIST
Y’all drank through a bunch of kegs this weekend meaning we have a new cider hitting the list (more details coming tomorrow), plus we are down to the last keg of Preserved Memory—our blueberry cider aged in Heaven Hill Bourbon barrels. The beers takes a 180° with a completely new list of beers from Sacred Profane, Tributary Brewing Company, Oxbow Brewing Company, Bissell Brothers, Russian River Brewing Company, and Austin Street Brewery.

TWO NEW COCKTAILS
Two new playful summer cocktails hit the menu, one inspired by coffee and the other inspired by Grandma’s root beer. More details coming soon…

HOURS & LIVE MUSIC:
Wednesday (Closed for Private Event)
Thursday (4-9pm)
Friday (4-10pm)
Saturday (12-10pm) with Lee Sykes
Sunday (12-9pm)

FOOD POP-UPS:
Wednesday — Closed for Private Event
Thursday — On A Roll Catering (4-8p)
Friday — White Fox Taverna (4-9p)
Saturday — The MaAd Egg (12-5p), and The Ugly Dumpling (4-10p)
Sunday — The Ugly Dumpling (1-8p), Brother Shucker oyster bar (2-6p)

CLOSED FOR PRIVATE EVENT WEDNESDAY (7/10)

We are closed for a private event this Wednesday but will open for normal hours Thursday (7/11) through Sunday (7/14) with food pop-ups each day and another live music show on Saturday (7/13). Stay tuned for a post tomorrow with our weekly preview for the week. More ciders and good times ahead!

Sundays are for ciders and Sacred Profane lagers in the barn. Open again today (7/7) from 12-9pm with Silver Heels playing a show from 5-7pm on our outdoor stage for the first time this year. On A Roll Catering serving food from 12-8pm. Meet you in the barn!

RED GIANTS, BLUEGRASS, AND LAGERS

The lager party continues today (Saturday, 7/6) with Sacred Profane lagers still taking over the beer taps, though we are getting low on the two special collaboration beers with Dva kohouti from Prague. To add to the celebration today, Elm City Strugglers will take the barn stage from 5-7pm playing some old timey bluegrass and blues tunes with food pop-ups by The MaAd Egg from 12-5pm and On A Roll Catering from 4-9pm.
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AND WOW! Thank you for the support this weekend. Truly remarkable the turn out—we’ve been so busy I haven’t had a chance to post about our newest cider.

RED GIANTS (pictured above)
Our new “super-small-batch” foraged cider is made with apples from three wild seedling apples trees in Litchfield, Gardiner, and Monmouth. One of the trees blessed us with giant apples that truly glow red in color. Some of the most pure reddish color we’ve seen on an apple. The cider overall is lightly tannic but features fruity notes of nectarines and orange. Named and made in honor of our regulars Robert and Stephen who have supported us from the beginning. Robert organizes a poetry reading event each fall, and inspired the name for this cider with one of his poems. This cider is for all our regulars who have supported us and always seize the day. Only available by the glass in our tasting room!

Open from 12-10pm (7/6) today with our regular menu of ciders, cocktails, beers, and wines available all day.

One of our first cherry crops in a long time is coming into form. A sadly rare, yet truly mesmerizing sight. With other crops like plums, blueberries, and apples looking hopeful for this year. Our small slowly expanding permaculture farm hasn’t had as much attention as we hoped—but it still gives us splendor. A small batch cherry cider—anyone?

WEEK PREVIEW: Wend on Webshop • July 4th Dogs • Sacred Profane Lagers • Elm City Strugglers & Silver Heels • New Foraged Cider

WEND AVAILABLE IN WEBSHOP
Our newest foraged cider in bottles is now in our webshop with shipping available to 41 states! Made with foraged apples from Kennebec and Waldo Counties here in Maine. A tannic and terroir driven collaborative cider project with our friend Chef Khris Hogg of Circumstance Restaurant in Swanville, Maine. Follow the link below to purchase: https://www.absolemcider.com/shipping

DOG NATION FOR JULY 4TH
We are open on July 4th from 2-9pm with Dog Nation serving up different dogs inspired by different areas of the USA. Pair them up with some ciders & lagers and celebrate the holiday with us.

BARN TAKEOVER: SACRED PROFANE
Sacred Profane is taking over our beer taps, with 6x of their lagers alongside our ciders from Wednesday through Sunday. Including two special collaborative beers with Lokal & Dva kohouti from Prague.

TWO LIVE MUSIC SHOWS
We have live music all weekend long with Elm City Strugglers from 5-7pm on Saturday and Silvers Heels on Sunday from 5-7pm. Rock out in our field and barn with us!

NEW RELEASE: RED GIANTS
A new foraged cider is available by the glass this weekend. A nano-batch made from three apple trees from Litchfield, Gardiner, and Monmouth. A cider made in honor of our two regulars Bob and Stephen.

HOURS & LIVE MUSIC:
Wednesday (4-9pm)
Thursday—July 4th (2-9pm)
Friday (4-10pm)
Saturday (12-10pm) with Elm City Strugglers
Sunday (12-9pm) with Silver Heels

FOOD POP-UPS:
> Wednesday — Wicked Thai Food.WTF (4-8p)
> Thursday — Dog Nation (2-8p)
> Friday — Bao & Beyond (4-8p)
> Saturday — The MaAd Egg (12-5p), On A Roll Catering (4-9p)
> Sunday — On A Roll Catering (1-8p), Brother Shucker oyster bar (1-5p)

BARN TAKEOVER: SACRED PROFANE

July 4th weekend is for lagers! With that in mind, we are filling our beer taps with lagerbiers from our friends at Sacred Profane in the Absolem barn tasting room here in Winthrop, Maine. 6x different beers brewed by Sacred Profane will be available Wednesday (7/3) through Sunday (7/7) including two special collaboration beers with Dva kohouti that are super limited!

See the full list below:
– PALE LAGER (crisp, dry and foamy)
- DARK LAGER (smooth, soft, and foamy)
- AMBER LAGER (a blend of pale and dark lagers)
- ORIGIN 10° (super pale lager made with Dva kohouti and Lokal in Praha, Czechia)
- OPPORTUNITY IPL (india pale lager made with Dva kohouti and Lokal in Praha, Czechia)
- SHANDY (lager blended with lemon soda)

To add to the celebration, we have two live music shows Saturday (7/6) with Elm City Strugglers and Sunday (7/7) with Silver Heels playing tunes. Both are running from 5-7pm to add to a truly special vacationland weekend, and are free and open to the public. Just come drink some lagers and ciders with us. Meet you in the barn with our mugs filled! Na zdraví!

Note: our full menu is available all weekend long including ciders, cocktails, beers, wines, and spirits.

WEEK PREVIEW: Atlantica back on tap • Wavy Days in Portland • Katie Daggett takes the stage • Tons of Food Pop-Ups

ATLANTICA IS BACK
Our foeder aged cider—Atlantica—inspired by asturian sidra traditions is available by the glass and in bottles this week. A blend that shares flavors and techniques with asturian cider but made with New Hampshire and Maine grown Golden Russet and Calville Blanc D’Hiver apples.

WAVY DAYS IN PORTLAND
Hang out with our team in Portland on Saturday. Kevin and Zack will be at Wavy Days Festival organized by Mast Landing Brewing Company pouring several of our ciders.

BARN SESSIONS WITH KATIE DAGGETT
Katie Daggett Music takes the barn sessions stage again this Saturday (6/29) in our tasting room from 5-7pm. She’s always a great performance and truly excited to have her back.

NEW AND OLD FOOD POP-UPS
207CaribbeanComfort debuts at our tasting room this Friday (6/28) from 4-8pm serving great food and island vibes. Plus—today (6/26) Niko of White Fox Taverna returns after a long hiatus. Grab his Mediterranean inspired cuisine from 4-8pm.

HOURS & LIVE MUSIC
Wednesday (4-9pm)
Thursday (4-9pm)
Friday (4-10pm)
Saturday (12-10pm) with Katie Daggett Music
Sunday (12-9pm)

FOOD POP-UPS:
{Wed} — White Fox Taverna (4-8p)
{Thurs} — Brother Shucker (4-8p)
{Fri} — 207CaribbeanComfort (4-8p)
{Sat} — The MaAd Egg (12-5p), Bao & Beyond (3-10p)
{Sun} — White Fox Taverna (1-8p), Brother Shucker oyster bar (1-5p)

NEW RELEASE: RŌNIN

Reintroducing an old friend back to our taps. Rōnin, our perry (aka made with pears not apples), returns to our tasting room by the glass. Made with a collection of cultivated Asian pears from Hooper’s Orchard in Monroe, cultivated organic Bartlett pears from Armstrong Farm in Fort Fairfield, and wild seedling pears found around Waldo County along the coasts of Maine. Fermented with native yeasts in stainless tanks since November 2023 and packaged slightly effervescent and with a touch of residual sugar. The blend is lively & herbaceous, with notes of grassy wet hops, ocean spray, green peppercorns, and an herbal quality similar to Sauvignon Blanc. The wild pears add a truly unique flavor that we wanted to express in its purity. Nothing added, nothing taken away.

Available just in time for the Barn Takeover event today with Oxbow Brewing Company — taste it alongside a selection of 20+ beers from Oxbow. As usual, along with the beers we have 16x different ciders available by the glass, cocktails, guest wines, and spirits. Stop by to give Rōnin a taste — meet you in the barn!

Tasting room is open today (6/22) till 10pm with live music from 5-7pm by Skip Guptill Music and food by The Ugly Dumpling till 8pm.

2ND ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION!

Save the date! Our 2nd Anniversary Party is Saturday, July 27th, and just like last year we are making it one of our biggest celebrations of the year. Prepare yourself for an intergalactic party in the woods in our barn by the lake! I guess another year was written in the stars.

Enjoy the largest selection of our ciders to date—including 30+ different house ciders on draft: some vintage batches, some cider in magnum bottles, and all of the old favorites by the glass! More details on the full list coming in July.

Plus, enjoy live music performances all-day long and three different food truck options throughout the day. Here are some of those details:

LIVE MUSIC:
– (1-2:30PM) with Kevin Leary
– (3-5PM) with Seth Gallant & Greg Loftus Music
– (5:30-7:30PM) with Hambone

FOOD POP-UPS:
— The MaAd Egg
— White Fox Taverna
— Bao & Beyond

To add to the special day, we will launch our outdoor bar to help make sure you can have plenty of access to drinks throughout the day. As always, this event is open to the public, no tickets necessary, just enjoy the day. Thank you for all the support thus. We are eternally grateful to celebrate another year with you!

THIS WEEKEND IS FOR OXBOW!

Oxbow Brewing Company is taking over the beer taps alongside our cider list this weekend in our barn tasting room from Friday (6/21) through Sunday (6/23). Saturday it all comes together with over 20x Oxbow beers available on draft, in cans, and in bottles and a live performance by Skip Guptill Music from 5-7pm.

The list features farmhouse ales, hoppy blonde ales, mix-fermentation sour beers with different fruits, spontaneous beers, and crispy lagers. Each beer showcasing traditional beer styles with bold flavors. All expressive beers meant be enjoyed in Maine’s woodlands and waterways.

Here is the beer list for Saturday (6/22), with “most” of the beers available Friday and Sunday as well:

THE BEER LIST:
- Luppolo (Italian Pils)
- Momotaro (Farmhouse with Peaches)
- Noel (Bière de Noel)
- Regards for Everyone (Farmhouse with Vidal Blanc)
- Sun Sun (Mix-Ferm with Citrus Fruit)
- Cherry Time (Mix-Ferm with Cherries)
- Maine Grown (Saison)
- Seaworthy (Dry Hopped Pale Lager)
- Farmhouse Pale Ale (Classic Hoppy Blonde Ale)
- Native Wild (Spontaneous Beer)
- First Fruits (Mix-Ferm with Berries)
- La Roma (Farmhouse with Lambrusco & Spices)
- Household (Provisional Saison)
- Field Beer (Rustic Ale with Herbs & Honey)
- Space Cowboy (Bière du Pays)
- Stravare (Dark Farmhouse with Strawberries)
- Operatic (Farmhouse with Rougeon & Honey)
- DuNord (Saison with Chambourcin & Elderflower)
- Frambiovese (Mix-Ferm with Sangiovese & Berries)
- Nightfall (Dark Lager)