Feb 3rd, 2018
Today is brew day. On this cold Saturday morning, I’ll be heading to Brewer’s Hill in Baltimore to help my son and friends brew beer. We are making a clone of Sam Smith’s Nut Brown Ale – yum. Continue reading Saturday Beer Reads
Category Archives: Breweries
Calvert Brewing Production
Dec 9, 2017, Upper Marlboro
Maryland Brewery Challenge #52
Heading home from Calvert County, we entered Prince George’s County for the final leg of our Southern Maryland road trip. Calvert Brewery’s production facility is the 52nd brewery in the Maryland Brewery Challenge and the fifth brewery of our SoMD road trip. Continue reading Calvert Brewing Production
Scorpion Brewing Company
December 9th, 2017, Owings, MD
Maryland Brewery Challenge #51
Snowfall began again as we pulled into the empty Scorpion Brewing parking lot. We arrived early for the fourth stop on our Southern Maryland road trip and 51st stop on the Maryland Brewery Challenge. Continue reading Scorpion Brewing Company
Calvert Brewing Company Farm
December 8th & 9th, 2017, Prince Frederick, MD
Maryland Brewery Challenge #50
Located on the Running Hare Vineyard is the Calvert Brewing Company’s farm brewery. This is the 3rd brewery on the Southern Maryland brewery road trip and the 50th brewery on the Maryland Brewery Challenge. It was an adventure finding the place but the location is breathtaking. Continue reading Calvert Brewing Company Farm
Mully’s Brewery
Prince Frederick, MD (Dec. 8, 2017)
MD Brewery Challenge #49
Mully’s Brewery was our second brewery on our 6 Brewery Southern Maryland tour. It is also number 49 in the Maryland Brewery Challenge. Mully’s is a family-run brewery, where owners Jason and Cindy Mullikin handle the hot and cold sides of the business and Jason’s mom helps out behind the bar. Continue reading Mully’s Brewery
Ruddy Duck Brewery
Lowell, MD (Dec. 8, 2017)
MD Brewery Challenge #48
We headed to Southern Maryland for a 6 brewery tour. Our first stop was Ruddy Duck Brewery and Grill in Solomons. While in SoMD, we met some new friends, sampled some great beer and explored a forgotten portion of Maryland. Continue reading Ruddy Duck Brewery
RavenBeer
Rosedale, MD (November 7, 2017)
MD Brewery Challenge #47
RavenBeer has moved to Rosedale. Starting on November 30th, 2017, RavenBeer is now brewed at the DuClaw Brewery. For the 47th brewery in the Maryland Brewery Challenge, I met with the RavenBeer owner, Stephen Demczuk and head brewer, Ernie Igot at DuClaw to talk about RavenBeer. Continue reading RavenBeer
Bull and Goat Brewery
MD Brewery Challenge #46
Centreville, MD
We walked into the Bull and Goat Brewery and were greeted with open arms. By the end of the evening, people were actually reading aloud from my blog while at the bar. One couple even offered me a place to stay at their house during the next beer festival. Friendly, fun people, plenty of games and tasty beer – I think I’ve found my “Cheers” bar. There is only one problem – it is a 1.5-hour drive from my home in Columbia. Continue reading Bull and Goat Brewery
3rd Wave Pint Night
Columbia, MD
Frisco Tap House in Columbia gives pint glasses when you order the featured brewer’s beer. Today is 3rd Wave Brewing Company from Delmar, Delaware. Continue reading 3rd Wave Pint Night
Frey’s Brewing
MD Brewery Challenge #45
Mt. Airy, MD
Adam Frey is a frustrated man. He has not brewed a beer for quite a while. Most of his energy has been directed towards running his 126-acre farm and haggling with Frederick County officials. Adam has been trying to convert his barn into a tasting room since January of 2017. Now, in November, Frederick County is still erecting bureaucratic roadblocks to building his tasting room. Continue reading Frey’s Brewing