Kicking Back with Boothbay Craft Brewery

Harvest Hosts is an incredibly unique RV membership program. Through this program, members are granted access to [total_locations] host locations across North America for overnight accommodations with no camping fees. To support each of these businesses, members typically make a small purchase of wine or produce or whatever it is that the business is selling or offering. Locations include establishments such as farms, wineries, breweries, museums, restaurants, attractions, and more. Boothbay Craft Brewery is an incredible example of one of our great hosts. Located in Coastal Maine, this taphouse, campground, and brewery combination has been operating their modern-day tavern since 2009. Continue on to learn all about the brewery, its history, the business today, and its joining of the Harvest Hosts program, plus find more RV camping in Maine.

The History

Boothbay Brewery owners Win and Lori Mitchell formerly owned a bustling lobster wharf, but they found themselves craving deeper customer connections. From 2006 through 2009, they began to build their dream tavern beam by beam. In order to create a more community-connected “public house” space, friends, family, and locals donated timber from their own land or breweries within Maine or Vermont. The Mitchell family then used their very own sawmill with tools passed down through their family's generations to complete the build. They also carved each beam with the name of the donor or the place of origin. What a story!!

The Business Today

Today, Boothbay Craft Brewery strives to be a fun, relaxing, and family-style tavern that is welcoming to everyone. The Mitchell family continues to run their business together, with each member playing a core role in the operations. Win remains the head brewer, recipe creator and office manager, while Lori is in charge of marketing. One son, Cody Mitchell, assists with brewing, label design, photography, and  website creation. Last but not least, their other son Riley works as the campground manager and primary contact for Harvest Hosts, also working to produce the tavern's monthly newsletter. Riley also owns his own RV that he enjoys traveling in and visiting other Harvest Hosts locations in the off-season. The Boothbay Brewery property itself is absolutely beautiful. Their tavernhouse is a large, rustic-looking building, that I unfortunately did not tour. However, I was able to visit their bier garden, which is truly picturesque no matter the time of day. There is plenty of outdoor seating, a fire pit, and strings of lights adorning the many trees.