Getting started at Reform on Tap

This week was the first meeting of the “Reform on Tap Task Force,” a group convened by Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot to try and get a handle on craft beer regulations. In case you missed it, Franchot convened this task force after this year’s legislative debacle that hamstrung Maryland’s craft beer industry. The aim of this […]

Salisbury embraces craft beer, community

There was a time when beer was an important part of community gatherings. When families would come together in public beer gardens and enjoy an afternoon of camaraderie, playing games singing songs and generally enjoying what amounted to a family day in the park. With the recent decision to continue the Shore Craft Beer Fest and […]

SCBF Salisbury returns to Riverwalk Park

Downtown Salisbury is hosting the Second Annual Salisbury Shore Craft Beer Fest and Riverwalk Celebration on June 24 in Riverwalk Park. Sometimes you’ll have friends and neighbors over for a party, knock around the yard a bit while the kids play, maybe have a beer and shoot the breeze. That is just the atmosphere the […]

Fin City gets in the canning game

‘Ocean City’s First Brewery’ delivers Ocean City’s first cans. It’s been a long time coming but the guys and gals at Fin City Brewing Company have brought out the first run of canned beers. A combination of the affordability of canning and the growing demand for good beer in cans was part of the reason […]

Canning day at 3rd Wave Brewing in Delaware

Canning day at 3rd Wave Brewing in Delaware is a big deal  I popped into 3rd Wave one random afternoon recently to check on the canning line’s progress. Lori Clough, one of the owners, let me know I was about 24 hours too early. The line had arrived a few days before and the assembly process […]

 Dogfish Head New Brewings & Eats to Open in Downtown Rehoboth

Fans invited to enjoy original Dogfish soul, off-centered beers and spirits, wood-fired food and world-class stage in new digs Rehoboth Beach, Del., May 8, 2017 – In celebration of twenty-two years sharing off-centered ales, wood-fired food, handcrafted spirits and original music, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery is excited to announce the opening of the new Dogfish […]

Emily Vachris’ Blue Earl beer adventure

Emily Vachris Blue Earl

Like many people in the industry, Emily Vachris, sales and marketing rep for Blue Earl, in Smyrna, Del. had a passion for craft beer and brewing long before she started working in it. Homebrewing is a significant part of the story of many brewing professionals, even when they don’t brew from day to day. One […]