Black Pug Brewing moving to central Brunswick downtown space

Black Pug Brewing is moving into 103 Maine St. in downtown Brunswick, taking over the former Moderation Brewing space after leaving 30 Bath Road in late June.

Black Pug, owned by Sam and Emi Wilson, had operated at 30 Bath Road since 2018. The company expects to open later this summer at the Maine Street site and will use equipment already in the building, which should speed up production and help hold down costs. The move also keeps Black Pug inside Brunswick’s compact craft-beer scene, where the brewery opened as the town’s third brewery, alongside Moderation Brewing on Maine Street and Flight Deck Brewing at Brunswick Landing.

Moderation Brewing has moved into the redeveloped Brunswick Central Fire Station. The 1919 building had sat vacant since the Brunswick Fire Department left for its Pleasant Street headquarters in 2022. Brunswick sold the former station to Portland-based Developers Collaborative for $200,000, and the company planned a roughly $3 million to $3.5 million renovation into a mixed-use property with a brewery taproom on the first floor, five affordable apartments upstairs, a community kitchen in the basement and public green space outside.

Construction has started on the fire station project, and the Brunswick Town Council unanimously approved a $300,000 Community Development Block Grant application for the redevelopment in May 2024. The grant was for making the housing more accessible to people with disabilities. Moderation’s move into the restored fire station in June opened the door for Black Pug to take its old place on Maine Street.

Black Pug and Moderation have shared ideas and resources at a time when shipping and supply costs remain difficult. The new address also places Black Pug near downtown Brunswick’s pub crawls, art walks, farmers markets and other spontaneous events.