Nervous Nellie's, DeepWater Brewing Products Named ‘iconic' Maine Foods

Locally brewed beer and homemade jams may not sound like they have much in common, but the two respective products from DeepWater Brewing Co. and Nervous Nellie’s Jams and Jellies have been named to USA Today’s top 10 list of “iconic Maine foods that you should eat on your next visit.”

- MONIQUE LABBE

The email came in from [USA Today writer Allison Tibaldi] at 6:40 a.m., when I was getting out of bed,” said DeepWater Brewing Co.’s Tim Hikade. “I often get scam emails, and was skeptical to click on the link, but the author was so enthusiastic in her note that I went ahead anyway.”

The email was not a scam and informed him that his locally crafted beer was on a list that also included donuts from Holy Donut, Wicked Whoopie Pies’ namesake in Freeport and Farmingdale, red snapper hot dogs from W.A. Bean & Sons in Bangor, and the Maine-famous soda, Moxie.