John and Tom of Lone Pine Brewing started their business in 2016 in Portland and quickly expanded to their location in Gorham and broadened its product line to include hard seltzer. The business idea stemmed from a conversation both longtime friends and former bandmates had. With help from the local community between financial institutions, other breweries, and much more, their growth continues to skyrocket and expand throughout the nation.My husband and I visited the Gorham location thanks to Berlin City Lexus for supplying us with a vehicle to show up in style. The car was dark green and matched our Lone Pine Brewing experience perfectly. “I think beer is amazing in that it's very much a craft and it's an art form. In itself, it's a blend of science and improvisation. When you kind of get into the space where you’re building out a recipe and you have in your mind's eye sort of an idea of what the final product will be, there's a lot of factors that play into making that beer exactly how you envision it. That sort of that big combination of math and science and hard work and sanitization. Every day different and every day is very interesting. That's why we keep coming back and doing it every day.” - Tom Tom shared that like many brewers out there, and similar to my husband, he learned on his porch and in his basement. He spent six or eight years working at this before they ever even started a business. Tom shared, “I studied everything you could before taking the leap. There's a lot of high-quality brewers here in Maine,  we've got award winners and national recognition all around us. They say quality breeds quality. We kind of walked into the lion's den, opening up in East Bayside of Portland.”Tom and John have grown at such a fast pace in size, geographically, product line and so much more. They were ever recognized for their fast growth in many renowned beer publications. Tune in to hear more about their experience and how they plan to continue their fast growth over the next five years.Also, stay until the end to listen to Ghost of Paul Revere's latest single Good At Losing Everything. You can find their Q&A session with Makers of Maine here.