Well, it’s been another interesting week in the craft beer world. So, find a cozy spot, pour yourself a beer and read these little nuggets of wisdom. 

Friday was National Beer Day, celebrating the day when people could buy, sell and drink beer again, as long as it was at or below 4.05% ABV. Check out the International Business Times article National Beer Day: 17 Fun Facts to Celebrate the  Boozy Holiday. Also, here’s How Some Breweries Survived Prohibition from the Smithsonian Magazine.

The Maryland state Senate passed a compromise bill (see HB1283 for my previous rant). Baltimore Sun reporter, Pamela Wood, fills us in on the latest news. Here’s my take: The stupid concept of forcing taprooms to buy back their own beer when over the 2000-barrel limit remains. New breweries have limited hours, but current brewers are grandfathered. (That puts a real FU on the Maryland welcome mat to potential breweries).  One good thing, they did drop the ban on contract brewing.

For those of you who have read a few of my rambling blogs, your know I’m a lover of a good sour ale or two.  Christopher Osburn gives us his list of the 8 Best Wild Ales you Can Drink in a Decade. BTW, I’ve already had Le Terroir and Wild Elf, and will work on the other 6 – only 10 years to find them all. Has anyone else had any of these beers?  Let me know what you think of them. Also, here’s a nice article about the sour ale from The Fresh Toast.

Tasting Table’s take on Cap’n Crunch Infused Ale was so much fun, I  put myself in a bowl of cereal using Snapchat.

Cheers!

Warren