ABV and IBU Explained
As you’re looking over the options listed on menu on the tasting room chalkboard, you will encounter the abbreviations of ABV and IBU followed by numbers accompanying each beer selection. This information helps explain beer in greater detail and helps you understand what you are about to drink before you drink it. While centuries of […]
Craft Beer Style Guide
With so many styles of beer to chose from, knowing which one is perfect for you can be a confusing, if not daunting, task, especially if your usual beer preference is Bud Light. As Ocean City, Maryland continues to become one of the premier craft beer destinations on the East Coast, it is important that […]
Craft Beer Terms Defined
Exploring the world of craft beer is an exciting adventure, but it can get confusing, especially when bartenders and your beer geek friends start throwing around unfamiliar terms in casual conversation. Here are the most important craft beer terms defined: ABV: Alcohol By Volume; indicates the amount of alcohol in beer. Adjuncts: Un-malted grains or sugars that […]
What is craft beer?
The term ‘craft beer’ refers specifically to brews made by small, independent brewers, using fine local ingredients. Being made in a small brewery is vital, but the most defining characteristic of craft beer is innovation. Brewing in small batches gives microbreweries leeway to experiment with new techniques, flavor profiles, and styles- luxuries larger breweries don’t […]
Building a better beer community
Tipping is not a city in China. It also isn’t exclusively a way to reward excellent service. One of the lesser-used variants of the word suggests when something goes mainstream in a big way. Craft beer, if it hasn’t “tipped” already, certainly is in the midst of doing so among the general public. As few […]
Breweries are economic engines
I’ve been writing about the economic development aspect of beer for a long time and sometimes it is easy to forget that not everyone is aware of how critical a part of the local economy craft beer has become, but there is an aspect beyond pure economic development that doesn’t get talked about much. Real […]
Brewpubs are reshaping beach towns
I thought it was busy at the Dewey Beer Company and, I guess, for the uninitiated it looked that way. But there were seats to be had and no wait for tables on a Friday afternoon, which in August just means there’s a lull. Another way to tell there’s a lull in the action is […]
Start your economic engines
I’ve been writing about the economic development aspect of beer for a long time and sometimes it is easy to forget that not everyone is aware of how critical a part of the local economy craft beer has become, but there is an aspect beyond pure economic development that doesn’t get talked about much. Real […]
Burley Oak embodies craft beer culture, stimulating local economy
OceanCity.com, August 4, 2014 by Anthony Towey When Berlin squared off against Cazenovia, NY in the finals of Budget Travel’s “Coolest Small Town” contest this winter, the mayors of the municipalities upped the ante on the competition, each wagering a growler of locally brewed beer on the outcome. Mayor Gee Williams putting beer from Burley Oak on the line […]
