Beer Notes: What’s in a (craft beer’s) name?

Fin City Beers

This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. With more craft breweries and craft beers popping up in the U.S. every day, the world of craft beer marketing is a competitive one. There are so many good beers on the shelves fighting for the consumer’s attention that […]

Big Oyster named among the fastest-growing craft breweries in the U.S.

On March 27, the Brewers Association released its second annual list of the 50 fastest-growing small and independent craft breweries in the United States. Delmarva’s own Big Oyster Brewery of Rehoboth Beach, DE ranked #2 on the list, second only to Lake Time Brewery of Clear Lake, IA. These 50 small and independent breweries experienced […]

Beer Notes: A Very Short History of the Brut IPA

This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. One of the latest trends in the world of craft beer is sweeping across Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, as well as the rest of the country. This week on Beer Notes, we’re looking at the birth of the Brut […]

Hit the beach, then hit the brewery and enjoy a beer outside this spring

Let the records show that the winter of 2018/2019 truly felt like the longest one in history. I write this on the last day of winter, even though I’ve been in the springtime state of mind for well over a few weeks now — I just bought a pair of shorts yesterday! Knowing full well […]

Beer Notes: Ring in Spring With a Maibock

This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. It’s finally Spring, and for most craft beer lovers, this change of season also means a change in the beers we prefer. Gone are the spicy and boozy beers of winter, the coffee stouts, double bocks, and barley wines. […]

Beer Notes: How did we end up with sour beer?

Dewey Beer Co sour

This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. For many, sours are a new style of beer that provides a gateway into the world of craft beer. They can be a light and easy-drinking beer that’s perfect for the spring and summertime, but they are definitely not […]

Beer Notes: The importance of water in the brewing process

This script is from the 2019 season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. Water makes up 90 – 95% of the total ingredients in beer. This week on Beer Notes, we’re talking about the importance and the impact of water in the brewing process. Basically, water affects the beer in 3 ways. […]

Local beer releases and brewery events in the month of March

march beer brewery events maryland

Winter always overstays its welcome, but seasonal spring beers always come a little bit early — and for that, we are grateful. (Sorry stouts, but your time for the year is just about up.) At Shore Craft Beer, we’ll be mostly spending the month recovering from another successful FeBREWary and Love on Tap festival, but […]

Beer Notes: Ales vs. Lagers

This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. Craft beer magazine Hop Culture predicts lagers to be a major trend in 2019. This week on Beer Notes, we’re going to discuss what makes the lager different from the traditional ale. Ales are brewed with a top-fermenting yeast […]

Beer Notes: Combining cannabis and craft beer

This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. The fascination with cannabis continues, and not surprisingly, craft brewers are finding creative ways to infuse this plant into their beers. On this episode of Beer Notes, we’re discussing how craft brewers are using derivatives of the marijuana […]

Beer Notes: A History of IPAs

This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. According to the Brewer’s Association, American India Pale Ale is the top driver of growth in the craft beer field. Today on Beer Notes, we will explore the romantic history of America’s favorite beer style. In the 1700s, Britain’s empire […]

Let Evo’s BrutAle DriPA and Stalker Hefeweizen be your valentines this year

Evo love on tap

We’re back today with more beer profiles, and yes, that’s a triple entendre: Here we’re describing the local craft beer’s flavor profiles, while also profiling who they are and what they’re all about and displaying a little dating profile of sorts to match you with your dream beer this Valentine’s Day. We already presented 3rd […]