Monhegan Brewing Company


Perhaps inevitably, even the remote island of Monhegan has acquired its own brewery. This can only be a good thing. A coffee roaster, a brewing company, a local cheesemaker. These are improvements to American society - both a look backward and forward, and a welcome change from the uniform suburban wasteland of my youth in the 20th century.


And of course, the beer is always good - certainly better than the homogenized swill that I drank at frat parties in college. That is also good. A society which improves its taste in food will improve its taste in other things.


Monhegan House


 The Monhegan House on Monhegan Island has always been a place to find cheap lodging and get a really nice breakfast. However, after they revamped their restaurant a bit, it is now a great place, maybe the best place, to get dinner while on the island.


These little appetizer delights (above and below) were absolutely delicious. Corn patties with crab, sardines wrapped around tomatoes...yum.


The main dishes were also reasonably sized, with three large scallops (topped with pineapple!)


and this lobster gnocchi, which was one of the better things I've ever tasted ever.



The desserts were also small, and I left the Monhegan House feeling exactly as full as I should be, and full of delicious memories.