Rosedale, MD (November 7, 2017)
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
Columbia, MD (November 25, 2017)
About 20 adventurous souls gathered at the Ale House Columbia for the second annual Columbia Pub Crawl . On this beautiful, unseasonably warm Saturday, we would walk 5 miles, wrapping things up at the Second Chance Saloon after 6:00 pm for dinner. Continue reading The 2nd Annual Columbia Pub Crawl
Happy Saturday! It’s time to walk off all that turkey. I’ve found a few articles about craft beer that you might find interesting to read before the pub crawl. Continue reading Saturday Beer Reads Plus Pub Crawl
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
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
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
Columbia, MD
This is just a reminder about the 2nd Annual Columbia Pub Crawl. Right now, we expect about 25 people. Continue reading Reminder – 2nd Annual Columbia Pub Crawl
Frederick, MD
It’s Friday night in Frederick! We’re hanging at #44 with a bunch of locals and a couple of dogs while eating grilled sandwiches. And of course, sampling some liquid refreshments at Olde Mother. Continue reading Olde Mother
Frederick, MD
Google Maps says Frederick, but we were actually in Braddock Heights. It’s a small community about 5 miles west of Frederick. We were here to visit Jim Steinhardt, owner, brewer and chief bottle washer of Steinhardt Brewing Company. The brewery is literally in Jim’s garage. Continue reading Steinhardt Brewing Company
A few days ago some friends came over for a tasting to pick the best IPA in Howard County. Everyone brought over a HoCo beer and we blindly tasted five. Continue reading HoCo IPA Tasting