The
Portland Business Journal has a story "
To celebrate turning 20, BridgePort brews 'Ropewalk'" about the
BridgePort Brewing Company's plans to brew a beer called Ropewalk Amber Ale. The journal notes that "The Portland brewery, started in 1984 by winemakers Richard and Nanci Ponzi and brewer Karl Ockert, said the name of the new beer pays tribute to both the brewery's history as a hemp rope factory and to the idea that the craft brewing business is daring like walking a highwire." Sounds like a good beer. It would have been great if BridgePort had brewed a hemp ale in celebration of it's 20th anniversary.
