Footbridge Brewery takes pride in using locally sourced ingredients from Maine for crafting our beers. We work with local maltsters and hop farms, and use crystal clear water that we strive to protect. This ensures that our beers have a unique taste and character, while also supporting the local community and environment.
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By using ingredients from Maine, we capture the unique flavors and nuances specific to the region.
This is where we "steep" our grains to convert the starches to sugar and create wort.
We remove the mash from wort eliminating an additional brewing vessel.
We upcycle our spent grain from mashing. It goes to local farmers for feed, local bakers for bread and local pet outfitters to make dog treats.
We remove the mash from wert and boil in our mash tun eliminating an additional brewing vessel.
We recapture our coolant from batch to batch so as not use drinking water.
We pitch yeast
This is where the real magic happens. The yeast eats the sugar from the wort to make CO2 and alcohol.
We package our beer in kegs to be served from the tap room, restaurants and bars. We also package our beer in glass bottles which we proudly self distribute it through out the state of Maine.