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Adapt or die, you’ve all heard the phrase. And never has it been more crucial for small businesses to do just that.
Bars and restaurants have been especially hard hit by the pandemic and though take out food helps them stay afloat, it’s in the bar that establishments realize their largest profit.
Enter The Great Lost Bear.
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A veritable institution of alcohol and beer consumption in Portland, Maine for the past 40 years. With 80 rotating taps…
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And a large creative menu, it’s worth the hassle of trying to finding a parking spot on the always crowded Forest Avenue.
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(If you’re a fan of John Connelly’s books? This is the bar Charlie Parker uses as a makeshift office.)
Sadly, we haven’t visited this paragon of drunkenness for quite some time but I was pleased to see they’re adapting.
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With outdoor drinking during good weather…
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And cocktails to go when Mother Nature says no.
Brilliant!
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Some of them sound quite tasty.
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And now that we have our own bar, I might have to mix a few.
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Pie in a glass?
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Who doesn’t love that?
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They look like little juice bottles!
Can you imagine working in that bar and having to remember how to make all those drinks?! I can’t believe they have 80 drinks on tap!
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They’re known for their extensive beer selection. But I can’t imagine how they’re draining those kegs during the pandemic.
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Maybe some are empty for now. I read some pubs were offering beer on tap deliveries during lockdowns as a way to make money.
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Does your bar have a name?
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Not yet…
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I’m calling for a delivery!!!
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It may take a while….
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This place sounds like absolute bliss!!! I love the name too, the Great Lost Bear, totes brilliant. And I love that drink, the Razzmopolitain, come the hell on, who wouldn’t want to have a few of those?!? I’d go all the way to Maine just to visit the “Bear”….seriously I would.
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They have an eclectic clientele. You’d fit right in!
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Mmmmm–can they arrest you for having drinks in the car while driving???
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Closed drinks? No….
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1. as soon as I can I’m flying to Maine (or maybe I’ll drive)
2. FREDDY! ❤
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👁 ❤ Freddy 2!
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