April 8th, 2018 Halethorpe, MD
I made it to the Guinness tasting room in Halethorpe, MD — finally. It was Will’s birthday (dBear’s son-in-law) and Dennis arranged a get together there. Continue reading Guinness Open Gate Brewery and Barrel House
Tag Archives: Maryland
Black Flag Revisited
Wow, we had a great time at Black Flag Brewing in Columbia this Wednesday. I personally had 2 delicious beers, Friends with Benefits and Churro En Fuego. Churro is a chocolate beer with chilis, vanilla, and spices – very nice. The mango infused Friends was so fantastic I came back the next day and bought a 4-pack. Continue reading Black Flag Revisited
House Bill 518 Hearing
Annapolis, MD, Friday, February 23, 2018
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
Love Thy Beer
Last night, I attended Love Thy Beer: Winter Warmer Showcase. This Brewers Association of Maryland event celebrates FeBREWary. Twenty-six breweries submitted their unique version of Cupid’s Curse for attendees to select the 2018 winner. (Breaking News: Olde Mother Brewing has won the Cupid’s Curse for 2018 for their Expressions of Love Stout with castoreum). Continue reading Love Thy Beer
Saturday Beer Reads
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
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
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
Saturday Beer Reads
The New Year brings us a bomb cyclone. A bomb cyclone is when the atmospheric pressure of a storm dramatically drops within a 24 hour period. In Milton, Delaware, (home of Dogfish Head Brewery) a rare dumping of snow was the result. Now temperatures are at record lows. Continue reading Saturday Beer Reads
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