{"id":62369,"date":"2022-03-09T12:29:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T17:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themainemag.com\/?p=62369"},"modified":"2022-03-11T14:00:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T19:00:52","slug":"making-the-pilgrimage-to-fluvial-brewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themainemag.com\/making-the-pilgrimage-to-fluvial-brewing\/","title":{"rendered":"Making the Pilgrimage to Fluvial Brewing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The geodomes at Fluvial Brewing in Harrison were a COVID-19 adaptation that became a hit among patrons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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There\u2019s something seductive about the route to Fluvial Brewing, akin to getting lost on purpose. December fog presses down on the winding road. My headlights struggle to cut a path through the mist and light snowfall. Eventually, a green street sign flashes in the haze. The drive to Harrison has been like this since I turned off Route 302 in Naples. Finally, the squat brewery appears, glowing like a beacon in the darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside the snug tasting room I meet Lisa Graham, one of Fluvial Brewing\u2019s owners. She\u2019s quick to smile, with hair cinched in a tight ponytail and a purple fleece to stave off the cold. She asks about the drive. When I tell her, she laughs and says, \u201cWhen people come here, they\u2019re often like, \u2018Where are we going?\u2019 But then they see the landscape and try the beer, and they get it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The brewery\u2019s spacious yurt is a popular spot to try its beers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

She pours me a Mystic Beauty saison and herself a Reeko pale ale and suggests we head out to the yurt behind the brewery. As we shuffle over the fresh dusting of snow, I\u2019m struck by the hush of the darkened landscape. The brewery is set on 40 acres that abut another 365 acres protected by the Loon Echo Land Trust, leading all the way to the Crooked River, a fabled fly-fishing destination that runs into Sebago Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t

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