Beer Notes: Champagne Beers

New Year’s Eve always seems more festive with a little “bubbly” and now that bubbly can mean beer. This week on Beer Notes we are exploring the world of Biere de Champagne or Biere Brut. According to Beer Advocate there are 91 different champagne beers The Biere de Champagne originated in Belgium. It adopted the […]

Swell Fellas and Craft Beer at Ocean City’s Last Sunset Park Party Night

It’s the end of summer and you’re ready to kick-back, drink a local craft beer and relax into your seat listening to live music by a local band. Does this sound like your vision of a perfect Thursday evening in Ocean City, Maryland? It’s our version of perfect as well and it’s totally possible this […]

Love on Tap Sweepstakes – by Worcester County and Shore Craft Beer

FeBREWary is Craft Beer Lovers Month across the State of Maryland and across the Shore. In celebration, many bars, restaurants, and breweries are hosting events focused on our locally produced world class beer. Worcester County has joined up with Shore Craft Beer to celebrate not only our world class beer, but also our world class […]

Help us Get Craft Beer Legislation Changed in Maryland

Calling all Marylanders… Please sign the petition to support craft beer! The Comptroller of Maryland, Peter Franchot, used his Reform on Tap Task Force to review and recommend changes to modernize the laws in the State of Maryland to support the craft brewing industry. Maryland trails surrounding states in laws governing craft brewers, both production […]

Reform on Tap Legislative Proposal announced

Citing the significant economic, fiscal and community contributions of Maryland’s craft brewers and the industry’s immense potential, Comptroller Peter Franchot today announced a major legislative package that would fundamentally reform the antiquated laws and burdensome regulations that govern Maryland craft breweries. The Reform on Tap Act of 2018 proposes the following: Removes all limits on beer […]

War Kitten: a Mispillion River Brewing Release Beer Brewed with Electrolytes

Mispillion River Brewing is set to release War Kitten, a beer brewed with electrolytes Saturday, Oct. 7. Brewer Ryan Maloney first conceived of brewing a beer with electrolytes when he found himself mixing his daily sports drink with one of the brewery’s Berliner Weisses. He quickly realized that he could save himself the trouble of […]

Rumors are brewing about the next big thing in Maryland beer

When Fin City first brewed its Backfin Blue Crab Stout in 2016 it was a super-small batch just for locals, but now there are rumors the trend may spread statewide. At this year’s Shore Craft Beer Fest: Brews on the Beach, people were asking whether Blue Crab Stout could be made the State Beer. Things like […]

Crooked Hammock Brewery Planning End of Summer Celebration

As kids return to school and the cool air begins to ascend on coastal Delaware, beachgoers will get to celebrate the end of another fantastic summer Crooked Hammock style. A popular brewpub in the coastal town of Lewes, Delaware, Crooked Hammock Brewery captures the summer lifestyle both in their atmosphere and their brews and is […]

Vast Majority of Marylanders Support Changes to Current Brewery Laws

Comptroller Peter Franchot will hold a town hall style meeting about craft beer tomorrow, Wednesday, August 26 at Evolution Craft Brewing Public House in Salisbury. An overwhelming majority of Marylanders support fundamental changes to the state’s alcohol laws that govern the production, distribution and sale of beer, according to the results of an online survey […]

Shore Craft Beer Fest highlights exciting weekend in Cape Charles

The weekend of August 4th – 6th in Cape Charles will feature a new craft beer festival, fireman’s carnival, and Chesapeake Cowboys boat docking contest. This year, the best weekend on the Shore will include a celebration of the area’s craft beer future with Shore Craft Beer Fest: Cape Charles Sunset Beach Resort on Saturday, […]

Beer Institute’s Top 10 July 4 beer facts

Tuesday marks the Fourth of July, a quintessentially American holiday when friends, neighbors, and family will celebrate the birth of our nation. To mark the United States’ 241st birthday, the Beer Institute—a national trade association for the American brewing industry, representing brewers of all sizes, as well as beer importers and industry suppliers—has announced its […]