Assawoman Angry Clown Brown Ale with Maytag Blue Cheese
This is a continuation of a blog about the Shore Craft Beer Talk and Tasting held at the Clarion Fountainebleu in early 2016. The difficulty here is both to not oversell the cheese and not undersell the beer. Maytag Blue Cheese is better described on this link, but I’ll say it has almost the consistency of […]
Tall Tales Paul Bunyan Strong Ale with Roquefort
This is a continuation of a blog about the Shore Craft Beer Talk and Tasting held at the Clarion Fountainebleu in early 2016. Eric Camper, the head brewer at Tall Tales, has been hard at work re-imagining the Paul Bunyan Strong Ale for wider distribution and hit upon the right combination between the beer and […]
Evo Crystal Row American Strong Ale with Gouda
This is a continuation of a blog about the Shore Craft Beer Talk and Tasting held at the Clarion Fountainebleu in early 2016. I so was looking forward to trying Crystal Row, which I head Evo has been tinkering with since they were in Delmar (which is where I live, but I’m still a good […]
3rd Wave Sandstorm Belgian Tripel with Apricot Stilton
This is a continuation of a blog about the Shore Craft Beer Talk and Tasting held at the Clarion Fountainebleu in early 2016. When Belgian Tripels are done well you can’t really taste the alcohol, even when the beer is in the 9 percent range, as Sandstorm is. Broadly speaking tastings are fun when they […]
Celebrating taste with beer and cheese
The first time I wrote about craft beer culture was nearly a decade ago, and it was about craft beer and cheese. The guy who billed himself as the “Beer Trekker” was having a beer and cheese pairing in the area and, because it was beer, I did a newspaper story on it for the […]
Beer, cheese, money BWS episode 84
On this week’s show, we talk about how cheese makes beer better and how money sometimes can make it a little more difficult. Getting ready to try the Crystal Row from @evolutionbeer at the #MDfeBREWary cheese tasting. pic.twitter.com/fuQfJNSlBE — ShoreCraftBeer.com (@ShoreCraftBeer) February 3, 2016 First, I’m going to be a little nasty: Apparently someone’s […]
Shore Craft Beer Fest radio spot and ticket info
We’re partnering with Seacrets, the state of Maryland and the Brewer’s association to carve out a winter tourism opportunity in Ocean City. Take advantage of the quiet time in the resort to come by and enjoy some of the world class beer the Eastern Shore has to offer. Click here to purchase tickets. Click here […]
A taste ahead of the curve: craft beer and cheese
As a kid, you learn to associate experiences through repeating things other people say when they appear to be having the same experiences, learning the language of taste is the same way. I came to craft beer through a fortunate, but backdoor-y, series of events. I was covering craft beer as a general assignment reporter about a […]
People of taste: BWS episode 83
[podcast] On this week’s podcast Doug Griffith and Tony Russo talk beer tastings, flavors and beer regulations from the week’s news. Click here to subscribe.
Artwork in glass featured during FeBREWary
The public is invited to a free, opening reception for a new show, “Abstractions in Glass,” on First Friday, Feb. 5 from 5 – 7 p.m. at the Arts Center on 94th St. bayside. To celebrate FeBREWary on the Coast, Evolution Craft Brewing Co. will host a beer tasting, and DiFebo’s Restaurant will provide hors […]
Beer laws: BWS Episode 82
Trademarks and drinking local: BWS Episode 81
In this week’s show, Doug and I (Tony) discuss the week’s news in beer, including trademark dustups, predictions for 2016 and large scale homebrewing (or at least we try to). The trademark thing is kind of complex. I get how important it is, but only retroactively. If you come up with something cool, you should […]
