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Podcast: How NOT To Start A Damn Brewery: the podcast
Episode: Tumbledown Brewing - Matthew Swan
Description: You’re about to hear the story of Matt Swan and the late Tumbledown Brewery from Farmington, Maine.Â
Opened in 2014 and closed late 2025, Matt’s experience is varied and truly interesting.Â
His is the first brewery we’ve talked to from Maine and the only one with a red ale as it’s flagship. We cover a lot of ground from distribution, burnout, capitalization and contract brewing.
One of my favorite parts of this story is that he opened as the only brewery around for miles and the on...