And the Craft Beer Flowed…

The sun shone down with unexpected warmth on the 6th Annual Shore Craft Beer Fest: OCtoberfest this past Saturday at Sunset Park in Ocean City Md. However, this was OCtoberfest 2020 style.  Gone were the brewery’s booths where guests wandered around with strangers drinking what they wanted when they wanted. Instead, guests were seated at […]

Beer Notes: IPAs in 2019

If the acronym IPA means something to you; if your mouth begins to water and you are thinking it’s five o’clock somewhere, you are not alone.  This week on Beer notes, we are looking at the most popular styles of craft beer based on the first half of 2019 data.   As reported by the […]

Malt and Local Malting Facilities

Malt is the unsung hero of brewing according to Aaron Goss of the Carolina Malt House who is trying to change the landscape of malt production and use in Mid-Atlantic breweries’ beer.  This week on Beer Notes, we are exploring malt and local malting facilities. According to Goss, “malt is really the heart of the […]

Rosé Beer

Summer is most definitely here, and for the past few years the drink of the season for wine-lovers  is rosé. Sipping the delicate pink wine conjures images of warm summer afternoons, outdoor lunches in sidewalk bistros, and beach-side bonfires. This week on Beer Notes, we are going to show you that craft beer lovers can […]

Craft Beer in Germany

Here in the United States, we care more about who owns the brewery and controls the brewing process than we do about what ingredients are in the beer.  Americans relish in the creativity of the brewer and we are willing to try beers brewed with innovative ingredients like peaches, live crabs or, where legal, even […]

Beer Notes: Life in a brewery town

To listen to the audio for this Beer Notes, please click here. Anyone who has grown up on Delmarva, the Eastern Shore of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia,  has seen firsthand how a brewery can change a place. Most Americans have seen this too since 80% of Americans over the age of 21 live within 10 […]

Beer Notes: Coffee Beer

To listen to the audio for this Beer Notes, please click here. Have you ever been out at the bar, feeling like a beer might make you even more tired?  No worries. What you need is the beverage that combines two of America’s favorite drinks. This week on Beer Notes, we’re talking about coffee beers. […]

Beer Notes: Crowlers and Growlers

This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. Picture this: You’re at a brewery. It’s one that you’ve been meaning to visit forever, but it was just too far from your house to make the trek — until now. You’re finally here, and you just discovered your […]

Beer Notes: Brewery Growth in 2018

This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. The rumor is that craft beer has reached its peak.  Some breweries are closing, beer sales are down and are being displaced by other craft concoctions.  Rumors are never good so this week on Beer Notes, we are going […]

Beer Notes: Top 3 Pint Glasses

Dewey Beer Co beers

This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. On last week’s episode of Beer Notes, we discussed why the traditional shaker pint glass found in most breweries and bars across the U.S. isn’t the ideal.  This week on Beer Notes, we will introduce you to some of […]

Beer Notes: Visits to Breweries INCREASE consumption of craft beer outside the brewery.

Many bar and restaurant owners feel that the increase in breweries across the United States is negatively impacting their businesses.  A Nielson study released in 2018 shows that visits to breweries actually increases the purchase of that craft beer outside the brewery AND that craft beer drinkers do not view their visits to breweries as […]