Batson River Brewing & Distilling
Portland, Maine 
Craft Beer & Spirits with a Touch of Maine's Beauty
If there's a place in Portland, Maine that turns a river into a legend, it’s Batson River Brewing & Distilling.
They marry the old-school charm of a hunting lodge with the brutal honesty of a refurbished mill in Biddeford, and they do it all on a tight budget of small-batch spirits and house-brewed beers that make a pint feel like a proper celebration.
Local ingredients are twisted with such subtle audacity that the Apple Cider Margarita feels like a rebellious affair, while their short-rib cheesesteak turns any ordinary lunch into a standing ovation for the palate.
Loyalty clubs, tours, seasonal menus and a disdain for pretentiousness make the place both unpretentious and sophisticated; a good drink, they say, is the best kind of adventure, leaving patrons a tad wiser.
Even the décor, a patchwork of reclaimed timber and industrial steel, refuses to talk up its heritage like a tourist brochure.
