WELCOME TO BAXTER BREWING CO.

WELCOME TO
BAXTER BREWING CO.

CHEERS!
Not long ago, I spent my days selling ice cream at a local minor league baseball field, and my
nights brewing beer at home, blogging about my process, knowledge, and lack of canned craft
beer in Maine. My parents, both well-respected in the community, knew beer was my calling, but
did not know how to nurture this craft.
In January, 2009, I lost my mother to breast cancer. Such tremendous loss, grief, and sadness quickly became the
catalyst for turning what was, at the time, a hobby into today’s enormous and unforseen success.
These days at Baxter Brewing, we celebrate the passion of making beer and having fun, because life is too damn short
to be taken too seriously. Our approach is simple; the beer business is fun. But if you don’t treat the business like a
business, you have no business to have fun at.
Following unprecedented growth in our first 2 years of business, Baxter completed a 400%, $2 Million expansion in the
fall of 2013, finally allowing the company to truly fulfill orders for the first time since we opened in 2011.
Whether you’ve just discovered our beer, or have been drinking with us since the beginning, we are grateful;
thanks for stopping by.
Luke Livingston
Founder & President
Photo by Festpics.com

OUR HISTORY
2009
MAY
Baxter business plan published
2010
JUNE
NOV
DEC
Groundbreaking on brewery premises in the Bates Mill – Lewiston, ME
Brewhouse arrives from Ninkasi Brewing in Eugene, OR
First batch of Baxter (Pamola XPA) is brewed
2011
JAN
MAY
AUG
SEPT
DEC
First Baxter packaged/sold
Baxter receives an Economic Development Achievement Award from the Lewiston-Auburn Economic
Growth Council
Two 60 BBL fermenters arrive from Canada, doubling opening day capacity
Distribution to Boston & Eastern, MA begins
Company founder/president, Luke Livingston, is the first person in the craft beer industry to be named to
Forbes Magazine’s “30 under 30” most influential entrepreneurs under 30 years old.
Baxter becomes the first craft brewery in the US to ever brew more than 5,000 barrels of beer in their
first full year of operation
ME
MA
2009
2010 2011

2012
FEB
Distribution to the rest of Massachusetts
Baxter receives a Business Leadership Award from the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce
OCT
A press conference is held at Baxter to announce a pending 400%, $2 Million expansion of brewing
capacity, which will add 20-25 additional jobs
Livingston named to the 2012-13 MaineBiz Magazine “Next 20” – The 20 people shaping the future of
Maine’s economy
2013
JAN
APRIL
JULY
DEC
Construction on the expansion begins
Three 240 BBL fermenters arrive for install in the newly-constructed “fermentation farm” at Baxter
Phase 1 of the expansion—including three 240 BBL fermenters, a 60 BBL brite tank, a second canning
line, an 8500 sq. ft. warehouse, new tile floors, and a new 3000 sq. ft. office space—is complete,
bringing annual capacity to ~18,000 barrels
Distribution to Vermont begins
2014
JAN
APRIL
OCT
NOV
Distribution to New Hampshire begins
Phase 2—three more 240 BBL fermenters—of the expansion is complete, bringing total annual capacity
to 33,000 barrels (1.1 million gallons)
Distribution to Rhode Island begins
Distribution to Connecticut begins
2015 CT NY
VT NH RI
JAN Distribution to New York begins
2012 2013 2014 2015

OUR ENVIRONMENT
We serve as stewards of the environment and continuously strive to make our work and personal
lives more sustainable.
- Core Value #5
We offset 100% of our electrical usage with American wind power credits.
We use all energy efficient lighting.
Our water usage is about 4.2 gallons of water to 1 gallon of beer-industry average is 7/1.
We divert an average of 7,000 pounds of organic waste from the landfill to compost/animal
feed a week.
Nearly 75 percent of all aluminum ever produced is still in use today. When recycled properly,
aluminum cans are turned into a new can and back on store shelves within 60 days.

ELECTRICITY USED TO POWER OUR
FACILITY THAT MAKES YOUR BEER:
300,360 KWH
WATER BREWING:
841,461 GAL
OTHER OPERATIONS:
2,446,228 GAL
WE DO WHAT WE CAN
FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
BTUs FROM PROPANE AND #2 FUEL
OIL USED TO HEAT OUR FACILITY
THAT MAKES YOUR BEER:
2,452,680,306 BTUs
PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL WATER
& OUTDOOR CONSERVATION GROUPS
SPENT GRAINS GO T0 LOCAL FARMS
AND GARDENS FOR FEED

WHY CANS
We offset 100% of our electricity with American wind power credits, to canning all of our beer, the
choices we make every day will have long-lasting, positive effects on our earth, and that means a
lot to us.
CANS ARE BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Our cans are made of 70% post-consumer recycled aluminum – the most abundant
material in the world – and are infinitely recyclable. Cans require less energy to create
than glass bottles, and, as they’re lighter, less fuel to ship.
75% of all beer bottles in the U.S. end up in landfills.
Nearly 75% of all aluminum that has ever been produced is still in use today!
CANS ARE BETTER FOR THE BEER
The beer in our cans has never seen UV light. Every glass bottle will let UV light in over time,
resulting in “skunked” beer. Any beer in a glass bottle will be less fresh than the same beer
in a can.
Our dissolved oxygen levels are much lower than similar beers in bottles, helping the
beer maintain freshness, and our packaging cools down much faster, so you can drink
the beer sooner.
CANS CAN GO WHERE GLASS CANNOT
The park, the pool, the beach, the golf course, the sailboat, camping, hiking, fishing. Aluminum is more
durable and loads lighter than glass, so taking them along on that favorite activity is easier and safer, for
you and your gear.

In two months, Aluminum cans can be used, recycled, and refilled.
CANNING BEER AT BAXTER BREWERY
METAL FORMED INTO CANS
ENJOY YOUR BAXTER BEER!
LIFE
OF A
BAXTER CAN
MELTED AND CAST
INTO SHEET METAL
RECYCLE YOUR CAN
It requires up to 95% less energy to recycle aluminium than to produce primary metal and thereby
avoids corresponding emissions, including greenhouse gases.

Ben Low
Director of Brewing Operations
Our distinct brewing process, combined with cold
conditioning, allows our beers’ drinkability and creativity
to intersect seamlessly. The ingredients and process we
use take extra time, effort, and expense, but we think the
product is well worth it. We take pride in the beer we brew
and appreciate being recognized for our craftsmanship. In
2011, months shy of our first anniversary, we were named
the New Brewery of the Year by Bevnet Magazine. In 2013,
our IPA became the best-selling IPA in the state of Maine.
Our portfolio includes year-round ales & lagers; four
seasonal brews, and three limited edition, small-batch
beers, which change every year. We are always working on
new ideas!

OUR BEERS Available Year Round
STOWAWAY I.P.A
6.9% ABV | 69 IBU’s
Stowaway IPA is a true West Coast-style American India Pale
Ale with huge hop aromas of citrus, pine and grapefruit notes
with a big, complex, and intense hop flavor that lasts and lasts.
This beer is full bodied with a dry finish and a pleasant, long
lasting, hop aftertaste.
“Hops don’t want to let go and the malt tries
to keep up in the semidry finish.
East Coasters can hop… ‘nough said.”
– BeerAdvocate Magazine

TARNATION CALIFORNIA-STYLE
5.3% ABV | 35 IBU’s
Brewed in the style of the “steam” beers born in 19th-century
California and still popular there today, Tarnation is Baxter
Brewing’s first lager. An authentic San Francisco lager yeast
ferments this brew, yielding a clean and crisp beer that’s
drinkable but satisfying.
“It is already one of my favorite beers in
the Baxter lineup.”
– Portland Press Herald
PAMOLA XTRA PALE ALE
4.9% ABV | 27.5 IBU’s
Baxter’s Pamola Xtra Pale Ale is a clean, crisp, dry and refreshing
hybrid of the American Pale Ale, Golden and Cream Ale styles,
which is truly fit for the warm summer months. Whether poured
from a can or a keg, Pamola is flavorful yet easy to drink when
it’s too hot to make your taste buds work.
“This is extremely sessionable and could easily
be enjoyed during a baseball game or on a
long slow rafting trip”.
– Bevnet

OUR BEERS Seasonal
SUMMER SWELTER
4.7% ABV | 35 IBU’s
LATE APRIL-LATE AUGUST
A hoppy citrus aroma complements the ingredients that make
this beer so unique: lemon and lime peel, Kaffir lime leaves,
and lemongrass provide an subtle yet unmistakeable floral nose
and just a touch of bracing tartness, taking the refreshment of
Summer Swelter to the next level. But don’t expect a crystal
clear pour - we’ve left this beer unfiltered to protect the fresh
citrus flavors.
WINDOW SEAT COCONUT ALMOND PORTER
6% ABV | 24 IBU’s
LATE JANUARY-LATE MARCH
Real toasted coconuts and almonds give this porter a robust
but drinkable, toasty flavor unlike any other. With very little hop
flavor, nothing distracts from the tropical ingredients. Crack
open a 12 ounce spring vacation.

HAYRIDE AUTUMN ALE
6.6% ABV | 50 IBU’s
LATE AUGUST-LATE OCTOBER
Cold-conditioning, along with additions of ginger, black pepper,
and sweet orange peel, bring out the spiciness of the rye and
round out the soft sweetness of the beer.
I’m not a huge fan of Oktoberfest-style fall
seasonals, and this is a great departure.
It might be my new favorite fall beer.
– The Boston Globe
PHANTOM PUNCH
6.8% ABV | 30 IBU’s
LATE OCTOBER-LATE JANUARY
In our hometown in 1965 Muhammad Ali won the world
heavyweight title with a knockout blow some consider a
“Phantom Punch”. As our tribute to that fight, this big flippin’
stout packs a wallop of its own, with a ghostly hint of cocoa nibs
and vanilla beans.
I’ll definitely be enjoying more than a few of these
during the long New England winter ahead.
– CraftCans.com

THE LEGEND OF THE PAMOLA
Our logo features a Pamola, the Abenaki and Penobscot legend of a spirit
which is said to be the God of Thunder, the cause of cold weather and protector
of Mt Katahdin, the tallest peak in the state of Maine. The Native Americans
described him as having the head of a moose, the body of a man, and the
wings and talons of an eagle. Pamola was both feared and respected by the
tribes who believed in him.

We foster an environment of fun,
communication, hard work,
and camaraderie.
- Core Value #10

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