FREEPORT — A Maine small batch craft distiller, Maine Craft Distilling, recently launched a crowdsourcing campaign on Indiegogo to raise funds needed to open a traditional public house in Freeport.
The public house would be located on the second floor of the historic Mallet Building, above the distillery’s tasting room.
According to Luke Davidson, distiller and CEO of Maine Craft Distilling, a public house is a community gathering place at which people can pick up a snack, have a hard or soft drink, or a beer. He plans to offer locally sourced food, craft beer and, of course, cocktails highlighting Maine Craft Distilling spirits, which are made at the distillery in East Bayside Portland.
“The public house will be an ideal setting to hold a book group meeting, join a friend and play chess, conduct a poetry slam, or to relax after work,” said Davidson.
Maine Craft Distilling began selling its farm-to-flask spirits in July 2013 from its tasting room on Fox Street in Portland.
To learn more, visit https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ the-maine-craft-distillingpublic house/x/7458045.
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