On this beautiful spring Saturday, I plan to get outside to watch women’s rugby. Hopefully you will get out, too.
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House Bill 518 Hearing
Last Friday, I went to the fights and a hearing broke out. The main event was Delegate Dereck Davis, chair of the Maryland Economic Matters Committee versus Maryland Comptroller, Peter Franchot, a champion of the Maryland brewery industry. Continue reading House Bill 518 Hearing
Saturday Beer Reads
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

Reform On Tap Act of 2018
Comptroller Peter Franchot introduced The Reform on Tap Act of 2018, A World Without Limits. This proposed bill attempts to overturn years of dysfunctional Maryland beer legislation, including HB1283. As the Comptroller envisions, enacting the Act’s 12 provisions will “elevate Maryland’s position in the craft beer industry from last in the region to first in the nation”. Continue reading Reform On Tap Act of 2018