Springtime.
A young man’s fancy turns to…beer?
Well, at least here in the Mid-Atlantic, that’s true for the stretch of spring that signals the final approach of summer. The last weekend of May I attended the Brewer’s Association of Maryland (BAM) Springfest. This weekend signals the kickoff of Philly Beer Week and SAVOR in Washington, DC, then [...]

Charity. It’s no longer just the name of a fan dancer in a burlesque act.
Nor are we in an age where, “I gave at the office,” is even a relevant term. These days we have people sponsoring walks, running in races, and bicycling across our states, raising money by the mile in order to [...]

Being neither a proponent of East Coast, nor West Coast craft beer, I pretty much put my reviews up here in the order in which my notes were taken. It just happens that this week’s three are all East Coast brews – Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. While I am a proponent of good [...]

Ah, the weekly edition of beer reviews. Nothing like sitting down with a nice ale on a cold winter’s day. Of course, sometimes you end up with nothing like a nice ale. That’s why I do what I do, throwing myself on the proverbial beer-grenade for you, my reader.
Admittedly, I try to do my best [...]

I recently posed the following question: At over 1550 brewers currently operating in a professional capacity in a continually growing industry, at what point do we reach industry saturation? Jumping into the conversation were Matt Simpson, owner of the Beer Sommelier in Atlanta, GA; Nate Dizo, better known as Brewmaster Nate of the Brewmaster Store [...]

I love a good craft beer. You’ve probably already figured that out
But I also like the hunt.
“The hunt?” You might ask. Yes, the hunt. Like most people, I have a favorite, or certain favorites, but with over 1500 men and women out there brewing any number of different styles of beer professionally, I think it’s [...]

Most craft beer fans have a brewery that they are particular to. Often it’s to their local brewery, a or a brewery that was local to the place
that the beer consumer once lived. Many of the craft breweries out there have not only developed loyal local followings, they actually strive for regional associations.
Harpoon, for example, [...]

Before I dive headfirst into this week’s installment of beer reviews, let me begin by saying there is indeed good beer and bad beer. A brewer can screw beer up, as can a brewing company hellbent on producing pablum for the masses. That’s not to say that mass produced can’t be good, however, when producing [...]

We just finished a year, and in finishing that year, we finished off a decade. Here in Maryland where I live, it’s been a pretty good year for beer. Flying Dog was recognized as mid-sized brewery of the year at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, DOGBrewing and Brewer’s Alley both won medals at [...]

It’s a little rough, but here’s a little Christmas Cheer for my readers…
‘Twas the night before Christmas and through the Brew Haus
Not a creature was stirring, except brewmaster Claus
For the month before while it rained snow and ice
Local brewers were busy making beers filled with spice
During the month beer fans searched their liquor stores with [...]