Oxbow Brewing Co. (2022)

Oxbow Brewing Company is a small farmhouse brewery located in rural Newcastle, Maine. The brewery is nestled in an enchanted forest amongst rolling farmlands and winding tidal rivers, of which the ebb and flow provide a constant reminder that the coast is near.

The name Oxbow is inspired by the bends in these rivers, the Dyer in particular, which features stunning horseshoe-shaped oxbows where the river covers tremendous ground to travel what could otherwise be a very short linear distance. We employ a similar approach when crafting our beers, taking months or years to create a beverage that is commonly produced in a matter of days.

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Oxbow Brewing Co. has three Maine locations.

Newcastle:
274 Jones Woods Rd
Newcastle, ME 04553
1 (207) 315-5962

Friday
12pm – 5pm
Saturday
12pm – 6pm
Sunday
12pm – 5pm

Portland:
49 Washington Ave
Portland, ME 04101
1 (207) 350-0025

Monday
12pm – 9pm
Tuesday
12pm – 9pm
Wednesday
12pm – 9pm
Thursday
12pm – 11pm
Friday
12pm – 11pm
Saturday
12pm – 11pm
Sunday
12pm – 9pm

Oxford:
420 Main Street
Oxford, ME 04270
1 (207) 539-5178

Wednesday
4pm – 8pm
Thursday
4pm – 8pm
Friday
4pm – 8pm
Saturday
12pm – 8pm
Sunday
12pm – 8pm

Order curbside to-go here.

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A brewery profile from Good Beer Hunting.

 

If anyone needs me, I'll be under an A-frame this weekend eating poutine and drinking Super Saison, Liquid Swords 2021 and Night Church celebrating my 40th birthday.

 

Gotta get them views

 

So I was actually debating between farmhouse ales and Duckfat or Maine Beer and pizza.

i figured I can do IPAs and pizza pretty much anywhere.

 

Certainly one I have been eyeing either there or to go, though your description makes me pause.

Framboviese may have been my favorite of theirs from last year.

I shy away from dark farmhouse ales typically, but I can't imagine I'm not taking some of the Merroir and Nocturnality. I just can't pass up anything that has Side Project's name attached to it.

 

It's been a few years for me, too. I don't recall them being overly acidic, but I do recall their popular beer there ... Fuzzy? ... being on the tart side but it's a peach beer, so that's slightly expected.

 

Man, what a trip the pre-Covid place was! I was 1,200 miles away from home in a city I probably won't ever visit again (though I'm a big Oregon Trail/westward expansion guy so maybe not). I was there alone, splitting $35 bottles of mixed fermentation beers with a complete stranger. Pouring all weekend long. The Arch was shut down for construction. Fine city, St. Louis.

 

Can confirm: Portland is fun in the winter.

Beautifully lit. Good crowds, but no waits.

Oxbow and some Duckfat. Great as always. Really loved the Noctunality (collab with Side Project).

Belleflower was a half pour and go. Had some Galaxy beer. It was fine. Wife had the Baltic Porter which was better.

Grabbed a quickie Six Grain at Austin Street. I love that beer.

Rented one of the igloos at The Yard. Drinks were good, food was terrible. We got nachos (nachos!!!) and ate about two bites and didn’t touch the rest.

Dinner was a slice at Slab. Novare for the mliko tubes and a lagah. Blythe & Burrows for a drink at the end of the night (Hunt & Alpine closed).

Brunch at Union. Delicious.