First Mile Brewing Company - Ft. Kent

1st visit to FT Kent, 1st visit to 1st Mile Brewing did not disappoint! Excellent beer's hospitality! If you are ever near the area, I would suggest stopping in for a flight or pint. Hoping I get a return visit to the area so I can stop by for another visit!!!

Arrived on a Saturday afternoon. There were a few people around the bar but not a big crowd.I had two flights. The first included the LV40 Pale Ale (excellent with moderately strong citrus and pom fruit aroma/flavor), the berry ale (the name escapes me now, made with local berries that are a cross between raspberries, and blueberries). The berry flavor was more subtle than I expected (raspberries are usually over the top in beers making them taste like a raspberry soda) making this beer thoroughly enjoyable. I also tried the Witbier (needed more corriander or some other kind of spice) and the O'Kelly's Irish Red (moderately rich, malty ale, well done).I wanted to try the Rolling Coal Oatmeal Stout but it was only in cans. I asked the beertender if I could buy a four pack and pour one at our table. She said there was some kind of state law against that. She then took one of the cans from the four pack I was holding, opened it, and poured into a glass for me...fantastic service!!Overall the beers were not quite up to the steller level but were certainly enjoyable with no stinkers or obvious technical flaws. The service was over the top outstanding. We ordered pizza from the restauarant two doors down and enjoyed it with our beers.

Great brewery. Always a variety of different types of beer. I have found that breweries get stuck in the IPA trap where all of their offerings are IPAs with varying IBU and alcohol contents. I have never seen this at First Mile.

Love this place! One of my favorite breweries ever, and a great place to hang out when cruising through small town Maine.

We have been to 108 breweries in Maine and this is one of our favorites!!