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
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
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
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
Baltimore, MD
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot’s Reform on Tap Task Force provides damning evidence about the economic impact of Maryland’s beer legislation. The Economic Impact of the Craft Beer Industry in Maryland report states, “the National Brewers Association, finds that Maryland trails other states, ranking 47th in economic impact, 36th in the number of breweries and 25th in gallons produced per adult aged 21 years and over”. Second, Kevin Atticks, Executive Director of Maryland Wineries Association, provides many examples of Maryland’s beer laws directly preventing breweries from coming to Maryland.
Silver Spring, MD
Peter Franchot’s Reform on Tap Task Force met at Denizens Brewery Company for a town hall meeting. Continue reading Denizens Brewing Hosts Reform on Tap
Laurel, MD
I showed up late for the Reform on Tap at Jailbreak. It promised to be interesting, with the discussion surrounding retail and whether selling beer in grocery stores should be allowed. Continue reading Retail at Reform on Tap
Salisbury, MD
The Maryland Comptroller, Peter Franchot, and the rest of the Reform on Tap Task Force headed to Salisbury. Their destination (and mine) was Evolution Craft Brewing Co. for a town hall meeting. Continue reading Evolution Craft Brewing
Peter Franchot, the Comptroller of Maryland, has an ambitious vision – revise the antiquated Maryland beer laws. Last Wednesday at Johns Hopkins University, he led 40 panelists in the first of a series of meetings known as “Reform on Tap”. Continue reading Reform on Tap Task Force #1
Hey, it’s Saturday. Relax, grab your favorite beverage, prop up your feet and relax. I’ve found a few articles about the beer world that might interest you. Continue reading Saturday Musings