Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Spring 2016

A New Brewery for the Pine Tree State When their tasting room opens to the public, customers will get to try varieties of beer from a test kitchen, which are unavailable in a market. Lone Pine joins a trend: Maine has become a nationally recognized hub for craft beer “experiences.” A recent Portland Press Herald article by Randy Billings examined the shakeup in Portland’s beer scene, as tasting rooms replace traditional bars. He noted that since 2011, the number of breweries in Maine has increased from 34 to an estimated 70, and in 2014 the estimated economic impact tallied $432 million. Another recent Press Herald article, by James Patrick, shared the University of Southern Maine’s new partnership with the Maine Brewers Guild. Students will get to test formulations and quality control for Maine craft beers in a research laboratory on campus. BY EMMA DEANS Tom Madden ’04 and John Paul ’04 know that good business, like good beer, needs the perfect combination of ingredients. If Portland has been dubbed the “Top U.S. Beer City” and Maine’s craft brewers have been compared to rock stars, then Tom Madden ’04 and John Paul ’04 have stepped into the limelight and into the news by founding Lone Pine Brewing Company in Portland’s East Bayside. Journalist Kathleen Pierce wrote in a Bangor Daily News article, “Lone Pine enters a crowded marketplace ready to turn up the volume.” Anderson Street for lease, they knew it would be the right fit. “The building has character,” said Tom, looking up towards the twenty-foot-plus high ceilings on a snowy February day. Postscripts caught up with the pair of alums hard at work preparing for their late spring 2016 opening. Taking over the space from a cement countertop business, “Choose your partners wisely. Like Tom and John have gutted the building and Bordered to the west by Franklin Arterial, any good craft, it’s all about balance.” installed a floor drain, hand washing station, east by Washington Avenue, north by and walk-in cooler. They’ve had to learn -John Paul Marginal Way, and south by Congress about plumbing, carpentry, and electricity Street, the neighborhood has become a in order to renovate, while hiring help for destination for puppetry (Mayo Street the tasks beyond their means. They’ve also Arts), cafês (Coffee By Design Micro painted. A lot. Roastery & Coffee Bar, Tandem Coffee Cafe & Roastery), and tasting rooms (Rising Tide Brewing, Bunker Brewing Co., Urban Lone Pine Brewing Company sources their malts from Blue Ox Farm Fermentory). Malthouse, a facility based in Lisbon, Maine, that processes barley, which is mostly grown in Aroostook County. Lone Pine has released So when Tom Madden and John Paul were looking to open their first brew—Portland Pale Ale—to select bars and distributors. their own brewery and they discovered the pink building at 219 8 IN THE NEWS This business venture can be traced back to Thornton Academy when Tom and John played in a band together. Tom participated in soccer, baseball, track, and music, and took inter \

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