If you have any doubt about how far Maine’s beer scene has grown in recent years, just pick up a copy of “Beer Lover’s New England” by Norman Miller (Globe Pequot Press, $19.95), which goes on sale next week.

Miller features 18 breweries in Maine, as well as the same number of brew pubs and beer bars. I even found a couple of places I was unfamiliar with — Andrew’s in Lincolnville and Oak Pond Brewing Co. in Skowhegan. Andrew’s, which doesn’t even have a website (find them on Facebook), brews three year-round beers and one seasonal that are available only in Maine and part of Vermont.

Oak Pond, Miller says, is housed in a former chicken barn and is “a standout brewer of lagers.”

You’ll find brews from other New England states in this guide that you’ll want to try, along with lists of beer festivals, advice on pairing beer with food, recipes that use beer as an ingredient, and carefully thought-out pub crawls in various New England cities, including Portland.

— Meredith Goad, staff writer