Brunswick Maine Breweries: New Addresses and Hours for Fall 2026
October 15, 2026
October 15, 2026
Brunswick didn't lose a brewery this summer. One building's new use moved two of them at once. In June, Moderation Brewing Company left 103 Maine St. for the redeveloped Central Fire Station at 21 Town Hall Place. Moderation kept the Maine Street building and leased it to Black Pug Brewing Company. Black Pug had been on Bath Road since 2018 and moved into Moderation's old taproom. Both breweries are now downtown, both have more room, and Brunswick's beer week looks different than it did last fall.
This all started with the fire station. Brunswick's former Central Fire Station went up in 1919, designed by architect Edward Leander Higgins. Firefighters worked out of it for generations until the department moved to its new headquarters. The Town ran a public engagement process on the building's future, and a survey showed strong support for keeping it. The Town issued a request for proposals in March 2023 and picked Developers Collaborative's plan to restore the building for housing and small business. Rehabilitation began in spring 2025.
The finished building has two parts. Upstairs are five affordable apartments for households earning up to 60 percent of area median income. On the ground floor is Moderation, with a taproom, indoor and outdoor seating, and a beer garden. PenBay Pilot reported that the grand opening and ribbon-cutting were scheduled for Friday, June 19. The program included a plaque, put up with the Rotary Club, honoring more than 100 years of Brunswick Fire Department service at the site, plus food from Bizibuns and Mere Point Oyster Company.
Brunswick natives Mattie Daughtry and Philip Welsh founded Moderation. The bigger space lets the brewery increase production and start selling wholesale. In the same PenBay Pilot piece, Daughtry called the space a way "to grow our business while creating a welcoming place for people to gather, connect, and enjoy being part of downtown Brunswick." The brewery's own fire station page now carries a short line: "UPDATE JUNE 2026: WE OPENED :)"
Back when Moderation first laid out its fire station plans, the brewery wrote that it had been talking with Black Pug about taking over 103 Maine Street. The goal was to let both businesses grow, hire more staff, and brew more beer.
That's how it worked out. The Times Record, in a July 2 story published through the Press Herald, reported that Black Pug, owned by Sam and Emi Wilson, left 30 Bath Road in late June. The story said Moderation still owns the Maine Street building and leases it to Black Pug. In July, the opening was described as coming "later this summer." Black Pug's contact page now lists its taproom at 103 Maine Street with regular weekly hours.
Moderation first opened its doors in 2018, and Bath Road had been Black Pug's home since 2018. After eight years, both moved up through one lease, and neither left town.
Moving changed more than addresses. Each taproom posts its own schedule, and together they decide where you can get a pint on a given evening. Here's how the current published hours line up for Brunswick's four public taprooms:
| Taproom | Address | Mon | Tue–Wed | Thu | Fri–Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderation Brewing | 21 Town Hall Place | No hours listed | 3–9 p.m. | 3–9 p.m. | Fri 3–9 p.m., Sat noon–9 p.m. | Noon–7 p.m. |
| Black Pug Brewing | 103 Maine St. | Closed | Closed | 3–8 p.m. | Noon–9 p.m. | Noon–8 p.m. |
| Flight Deck Brewing | 11 Atlantic Ave., Brunswick Landing | Closed Oct.–April | 3–8 p.m. | 11 a.m.–8 p.m. | 11 a.m.–8 p.m. | 11 a.m.–8 p.m. |
| Brickyard Hollow Brewing | Brunswick location | 10 a.m.–9 p.m. | 10 a.m.–9 p.m. | 10 a.m.–9 p.m. | 10 a.m.–9 p.m. | 10 a.m.–9 p.m. |
From Thursday through Sunday, all four are open, and both downtown breweries pour within the same afternoon and evening window. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Moderation, Flight Deck, and Brickyard Hollow are open. Monday is the thin night. Flight Deck closes Mondays from October through April, Black Pug is closed, and Moderation's taproom page lists no Monday hours. That leaves Brickyard Hollow, which lists its Brunswick location as open every day from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Moderation's taproom page notes that its hours are subject to change, and any of these schedules can shift with the season. Check before you head out on an off night.
A fifth name is missing from the table. Crooked Keg Brewing Company says its Brunswick taproom has closed, but it is still brewing, and its contact page now lists only Topsham. If you went there last year, look for the beer rather than the taproom.
Each taproom handles food differently, which matters once a pint turns into dinner.
Flight Deck Brewing pairs its beer with wood-fired pizza at its Brunswick Landing "Homebase" on Atlantic Avenue. Moderation's taproom page lists snacks, pies, and charcuterie, along with rotating food trucks in summer. It also allows outside food, so a takeout bag from Maine Street is welcome. The beer garden has hosted outside vendors since the first weeks. Moderation held a night market there on June 10, with local vendors, before the ribbon-cutting.
The original fire station plan described turning the basement into a community kitchen for guest chefs, classes, and vendors. Moderation's current pages describe that as part of the plan and don't list a kitchen schedule. For now, the beer garden and the food pop-up dates on the events calendar are your best guide to what's being served. Black Pug's site lists location and hours but doesn't describe a food program at 103 Maine St., so ask at the bar.
Moderation's October 2026 events calendar shows how the bigger room is being used. Several of these dates are still ahead this month:
The Tuesday trivia nights fall on days when Black Pug is closed, so Tuesday is Moderation's night downtown. The food truck weekend lines up with Black Pug's Friday and Saturday noon-to-9 hours, which makes Oct. 23 and 24 an easy night for both downtown taprooms.
Halloween fits into the downtown schedule too. The Brunswick Downtown Association lists its Annual Halloween Parade and Tent or Treat for Oct. 31 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Moderation's Black Salt pop-up is the same day. If your family does the parade, you can stay downtown afterward. The association also lists a free Inclusive Trail-Or-Treat on Oct. 30 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Moderation's calendar doesn't show November or December events yet. Those will likely appear as the season goes on.
Mike Lyne, Director of Commercial Real Estate at Developers Collaborative, told PenBay Pilot that the project "preserves an important piece of Brunswick's history while creating much-needed housing, supporting a locally owned business, and contributing to the continued strength of downtown Brunswick." For a regular, the practical result is simple. Moderation now pours inside a 1919 fire station with a beer garden. Black Pug pours on Maine Street, where Moderation used to be. Flight Deck and Brickyard Hollow keep their schedules. And Bath Road no longer has a brewery taproom.
21 Town Hall Place now holds a taproom on the first floor and five apartments on the second. I own and have renovated multifamily property myself, and I enjoy talking through how mixed-use and older in-town buildings work as investments. If you're curious about that side of downtown, reach out to Alonzo Michaud. Let's Connect.
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