Every Thursday The Great Lost Bear Showcases a craft brewery, a style of beer or hosts a battle between rivals. Annual seasonal beer introductions include David Geary's Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter Ales, Sebago Full Throttle IPA, and Shipyard's Pumpkinhead and Prelude. Microbreweries that have introduced their beers at the Bear include Allagash, Bull Jagger, Rising Tide, Sheepscot, Marshall Wharf, Baxter Brewing and the Maine Beer Company. Maine Mead Works is another local operation the Bear is proud to support

Beside David Geary, Guest Bartenders have included Ed Stebbins and Richard Pfeffer from Gritty McDuffs, Shipyard's Alan Pugsley, Tim Adams of Oxbow Brewing, Garrett Oliver from Brooklyn Brewing, Kai Adams from Sebago Brewing, Dan & Dave Kleban from Maine Beer Company, Andy Hazen from Andrews Brewing, Jon Cadoux of Peak Organic, Nathan Sanborn from Rising Tide, Sam Calagione from Dogfish Head, Tom Bull from Bull Jagger, Steve Gorrill from Sheepscot Valley, Geoff Houghton from Run of the Mill, Luke Livingston of Baxter Brewing, and everyone's favorite Boy Brewer, Rob Tod from Allagash.

Annual Showcase highlights include the Annual BREW PUB CUP (Run of the Mill, Saco, ME 2012 cup holder) and the INDUSTRIAL PARK CHALLENGE (Maine Beer Company 2012 champion) held in January. Allagash is in the house on a regular basis, especially on the WEDNESDAY before Thanksgiving, Christmas in July happens every Summer featuring local and imported Christmas favorites offered in the wrong season, and everyone's favorite....THE WHEEL OF DESTINY happens throughout the year....get on our mailing list!!! Gritty McDuff's Halloween Ale Party in October and the year ends with the Twelve Beers of Christmas in December...... During the Showcase, all Pints or appropriate glasses are available for $2.99 between 5 and 9 PM and there are lot's and lot's of Brewery and Great Lost Bear Prize Giveaways.

The First Wednesday of each month features THE SHIPYARD ALE SOCIETY with Shipyard Pints available for $2.99 between 5- 7 PM

ated 3/6/08

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Upcoming Showcases...
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Thursday 5/3 VICTORY BREWING COMPANY, Downingtown, PA We love the HOP DEVIL IPA, PRIMA PILS, and SUMMER LOVE ALE we will see what else is in store later

Thursday 5/10 SHIPYARD BREWING COMPANY, Portland, ME Maine's largest brewery will be introducing MONKEY FIST IPA we also will be pouring SHIPYARD EXPORT ALE, OLD THUMPER, and a Cask Conditioned Selection

Thursday 5/17 MAGIC HAT BREWING COMPANY, Burlington, VT As if by magic the quirky brewery from the Green Mountain State has returned lot's of #9 (not quite pale ale), ELDER BETTYAmerican Pale Wheat Ale among more to be determined

Thursday 5/24 SIX POINT BREWERY, Brooklyn, NY Yet another great new brewery is offering their beers in Maine. We expect to be pouring SWEET ACTION Cream Ale and RIGHTEOUS ALE Rye Beer among others

Thursday 5/31 TUCKERMAN BREWING COMPANY, Conway, NH Come love the TUCKERMAN PALE ALE and HEADWALL ALT from the Mt Washington Valley

Thursday 6/7 BROOKLYN BREWERY, Brooklyn, NY We of course will have the best selling BROOKLYN LAGER on tap as well as BROOKLYN SUMMER ALE and more to be determined

Thursday 6/14 RED, WHITE & BLUE SHOWCASE To celebrate Flag Day we will be offering SEBAGO RUNABOUT RED, ALLAGASH WHITE & SEA DOG BLUEBERRY ALE

Thursday 6/21 THE BEERS OF SUMMER On this first full day of summer we will be serving up BROOKLYN SUMMER ALE, GEARY'S SUMMER, GRITTY'S VACATIONLAND, HARPOON SUMMER BEER, PEAK ORGANIC SUMMER SESSION, REDHOOK WIT, SAM ADAMS SUMMER ALE, SHIPYARD SUMMER ALE, SIERRA SUMMERFEST, VICTORY SUMMER LOVE ALE & MORE!

Thursday 6/28 VERMONT BREWERIES The Green Mountain State invades with great beer from LONG TRAIL BREWING COMPANY, MAGIC HAT BREWING COMPANY, McNEILL'S BREWERY,ROCK ART BREWERYand SWITCHBACK!

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MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS ARE
"SHORT" BEER NIGHTS
SERVING 23 OUNCE BEERS For $4.25

THURSDAY SHOWCASE
CHECK THE SCHEDULE ABOVE....
REDUCED BEER PRICES 5-9 PM
FABULOUS PRIZES...CELEBRITY GUESTS