Farmers markets are in full force. Decks and patios are open for business. Tourists are dropping Benjamins on lobster rolls without batting an eyelash.

If this is when Maine’s food scene shines brightest, what is everyone washing it down with?

Locally made beverages have been multiplying as the craft beer industry diversifies its offerings to include hard seltzers, canned cocktails, nonalcoholic options and THC-infused drinks. For those craving caffeine, there’s been a boom of bubble tea shops, while Aroma Joe’s drive-thrus keep popping up in the middle of parking lots.

Cold drinks go hand-in-hand with many of our state’s best summer activities, like getting on a boat or going to the beach. So, we’re taking a look at some of the beverages you’re sure to see around Maine this summer and what drinking them might say about you.

Après hard seltzer

Craft beers have started weighing you down, but you’re too old to be drinking Trulys. You need something classy and Instagrammable, like your line-drawn oyster tattoo, preferably with anti-inflammatory properties in the form of lemongrass or pink peppercorns. You moved to Portland from Massachusetts in 2022. Vibes are your vibe.

Orono Tubular

This is probably your go-to beer year-round, but it hits different in the summer. You’re no longer relying on the 7.2% ABV to warm you up after shredding the gnar, but riding it into the sunset on your buddy’s boat, where you can be found every Friday after lunchtime. And it always stays cold, thanks to the koozie you keep in your back pocket.

Rising Tide MITA

You were the dad of your friend group even before you had kids. You hike Katahdin every year and serve on the board of a nonprofit. You own a cornhole set, and after two of these session ales, you’re unstoppable. You have a golden retriever, and one of you is named Tucker.

AJ’s Rush

You just got your driver’s license, and this summer is going to be lit, no cap, especially on Aroma Joe’s runs with your bestie, Michaela (but not spelled like that). You’re ditching your situationship to devote more time to thrifting and crocheting. You might go vegan. You might delete TikTok. Anything is possible.

Moxie

It’s probably still snowing where you live. You eat blueberry pie for breakfast, and you have moose meat in your freezer. You go to camp every weekend in the summer, where you play cribbage with your uncle whose zucchini is a perennial prize-winner in the county fair. You’ve said “ayuh” unironically. You’ve never been to Kennebunkport.