Cody Miller: head distiller at Seacrets Distilling Company
Cody Miller, head distiller for Seacrets Distilling Company in Ocean City, Md. tests the aroma of one of his recently distilled whiskies. I had asked him about the “new whiskey” aroma I got out of some of the more recent, hip, whiskeys and he was trying to parse out my poor understanding of the process. […]
Reserve your beer for 3rd Wave’s first canning release party
Whether or not you’re a local, there is a fantastic way to kick off your Saturday this June 24. Our friends at 3rd Wave are having their first big can release that morning. They’re releasing their reimagined Bomboda (a DIPA that was already astounding) in four-packs of 16 ounce cans. Plus they are releasing their […]
Weissberg is slinging hops again
A couple people have reached out asking to know about where Jason Weissberg, the head brewer at the defunct Assawoman Brewing Company went. Jason always was a great guy to work with and to get beer from and it was cool to see how many people were concerned that he stay in the beer game. […]
Evo takes center stage at Philly Beer Week
Since its inception Evolution Craft Brewing has made beer with food in mind, beers designed to be menu-recommendation friendly. As Evo went from a local to a more regional brewery, it did so on the strength of this food-centric consideration and made a lot of restaurant friends along the way. Recently, a bunch of those […]
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 […]
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 […]
Emily Vachris’ Blue Earl beer adventure
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 […]
5 reasons Shore Craft Beer Fest: Chincoteague will be epic
This inaugural Shore Craft Beer Fest: Chincoteague event is set to be spectacular. Set out by the bay on the carnival grounds, it promises to be the kind of event that people are talking about long after the last of the revelers heads home for the evening. The festival, which supports the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, brings […]
Maryland politicos hope to fix bad craft beer legislation
Franchot, Anderton gear up for next beer fight No matter the blather coming from Annapolis, the bad craft beer legislation recently passed by the house isn’t good for anyone who makes beer for a living. State Comptroller Peter Franchot, who stopped by Evolution Craft Brewing as part of his recent Shore tour, hopes to set things right […]
Chincoteague is an easy vacation choice
I’ve written elsewhere about what I liked about visiting Chincoteague Island, for which I’ve always had an affinity. But I was looking at it through a tourist’s eyes. It was pretty easy to get a little self-involved about it, because I got to write about what I liked doing. I’ve been to Don’s a couple of […]
