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Atlantic Brewing Midtown

Way back in 1990, before Maine had the most craft breweries per capita of any state, before most Americans really knew what a microbrew or a brewupb was, Atlantic Brewing got its start in Bar Harbor. These days, the production brewery is away from downtown (and is atachted to its own fine barbecue restaurant—), but the brewery opened this industrial-chic burger bar in the heart of town back in 2017, and it has stayed packed ever since. Pubby comfort food is the name of the game—a thick reuben, a stout-braied bratwurst, a great gouda burger, truffle fries. Of course, this is still Maine, so there are also  lobster rolls, crab rolls, and haddock sandwiches.