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Mainely Meat

West of Bar Harbor proper, in the village of Town Hill, Mainely Meat is a rough-and-tumble little barbecue shack that happens to be wedded to the taproom of Atlantic Brewing Company, one of the state’s oldest craft brewers. Pitmaster Paul Douglas smokes up pork, chicken, ribs, and more over various Maine hardwoods in an old water tank repurposed as a smoker. You know you’re at a good barbecue spot when you can get an appetizer of ribs before your entrée plate full of more meat. Needless to say, there’s craft beer on draft (and Atlantic brews good sodas, too, for teetotalers). The dining room’s all done up in biker paraphernalia, although most of the seating is outside, through a set of big bay doors that give the whole place an open-air feel.