The South shall rise again! Evidently it will do so in order to serve us all craft beer. Carlos Yanez of the Ruddy Duck in Solomons Island, MD recently said he “just wanted to let [everyone] know that our new Helles Lager is now on tap. It’s very smooth and drinkable. I’m sure it [...]
Delaware
Saturday, December 12th: Cask and You Shall Receive – Join Iron Hill in Newark for the tapping of not 1, not 2, but 8 different brewery’s beer. There will be raffle prizes, double points for mug club members, and even 100 pts to mug club members who refer a friend. Noon to 5pm. 302-266-9000 or [...]
Thanksgiving – the day we celebrate our forefather’s struggles when they first landed upon this nation with the three F’s – food, football, and familial strife. The event has evolved from a simple family feast with that alcoholic uncle relegated to the children’s table to a full fledged foodie holiday complete with an outright family [...]
Given the short week with the travel, the relatives and all the drama that a dead turkey brings, I am giving you only three reviews this week. I have a beer from Vermont’s Magic Hat, Maryland’s Flying Dog, and Boston’s Sam Adams. Let’s kick things off with the king of the craft brews (in terms [...]
Delaware
Saturday, December 12th: Cask and You Shall Receive – Join Iron Hill in Newark for the tapping of not 1, not 2, but 8 different brewery’s beer. There will be raffle prizes, double points for mug club members, and even 100 pts to mug club members who refer a friend. Noon to 5pm. 302-266-9000 or [...]
Big things are afoot for Eastern Shore Brewing in St. Michaels, MD. According to Adrian Moritz, who owns the tiny brewery in the small resort town, the brewery added new fermenters this month, effectively doubling the facility’s capacity to brew beer. That’s just one of the upgrades Moritz said that ESB is experiencing…mmm ESB.
“We have [...]
“I won’t brew a beer simply to present a gimmick for the sake of a gimmick.” Tom Flores, Brewer’s Alley
This week I have five pretty damn fine brews that I’m looking at. But first a quick note -
Bacon is a wonderful thing. The best thing pigs have ever gifted us with. Vodka one the best things that Russia has given the world. The two together? I have my doubts.
On to the Beer. Like last [...]
In this week’s installment of BR, I sampled five beers, four from mid-Atlantic states – one of which has Maryland ties. Along with those four mid-Atlantic beers is a West Coast brew that came to me on the recommendation of a home-brewer I know.
Let’s work our way through them, from best to worst, the worst [...]
During this weekend’s football fest, I sampled four beers – some with distinctly different feels and flavors.
I am running on a ten point rating system, rating the beers on bouquet, flavor, color, and carbonation. Each aspect is rated from one to ten, ten being the best, one the worst (ie: 1 could be poor taste, [...]
