December 8th & 9th, 2017, Prince Frederick, MD
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
Prince Frederick, MD (Dec. 8, 2017)
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
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
Lowell, MD (Dec. 8, 2017)
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
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