Inside OC’s first post-Prohibition distillery
Seacrets Distilling Company is a bit of a local anomaly. They’re the first distillery to be built in Worcester County since the end of Prohibition in 1933, but they were only just built in 2016. Even more anomalous for a distillery that’s not even two years old, their spirits are highly decorated: All of their […]
Craft beer, folk culture and a Folk Festival on Delmarva
A national festival is coming to our region. The National Folk Festival has been celebrated annually in cities around the U.S. since 1934. The festival commemorates traditional art, food, music and more and is the oldest celebration of multicultural traditional art in America. Since its beginnings in the ’30s, the Folk Fest has been held […]
Beer could be the next big thing at UMES
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has one of the premier hospitality management programs in the region, but being the best means staying on top of trends. When it comes to food and beverage the rising trend is the brewpub, a return to a time when taverns made their own house beers. UMES may pick […]
For the new Dewey Beach Brewery: The Name Is the Location
Until now, or, technically, until halfway through this past summer, Dewey Beer Co. was the only brewery in Dewey Beach. Then a restaurant that’s been just off of Dewey’s Coastal Highway for 26 years finally got the chance to brew its own beer. The new brewpub of Gary’s Dewey Beach Grill, called 38°-75° Brewing, after […]
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 […]
Sharing beer ideas at 3rd Wave
It has been something of a tradition at 3rd Wave brewing to hold a homebrew competition and to brew the winners beer as part of the prize. This year, for the second time in a row, the prize went to Salisbury homebrewer Ryan Psolka. Last year, Psolka won with a Razzle Dazzle raspberry sour ale […]
Trying new things at Evo
I’m trying to be more experimental with the foods I eat and the beers I drink whenever I go out. This is coming from someone who ordered chicken tenders every time she went out well into high school and who spent 2013-2017 (the college years) drinking Natty Boh exclusively. (Yes, I write for a craft […]
Your beer and food pairings guide for fall
When it comes time to grill out or turn some seasonal, freshly-picked produce into a pie, you’re going to want the perfect beer to go along with it. Here are some food-and-beer pairings that work, according to Brewers Association. What will you be drinking with your favorite fall foods? Blonde Ale ► try lighter foods […]
Regional beer apps make it easy to brewery hop
This time, DE on Tap is here to help with the regional brewery hopping experience. October 27 was National American Beer Day, and it was also the day that the Delaware Tourism Office officially unveiled DE on Tap, an app for craft-beer-loving Delawareans (and DE vacationers) to find breweries nearby, check out local events and […]
Happy hour at OCtoberfest
It was less of a beer festival and more of a party. That’s what I thought when I slipped in the fourth annual Shore Craft Beer festival downtown Ocean City last week. The day was scorching, and I found out that you can in fact get sunburn through your clothes. I was grouchy, sweating, and […]
Maryland craft beer lacks a top-down approach
The most interesting news that came out of the recent Reform on Tap meeting was that the failure of the legislature might be an executive failure as well. Earlier this year, the Maryland Legislature passed a bill that would have all-but-killed the craft beer industry in the state. It was walked back a little bit, […]
Life Saving Museum houses first “Ocean City” beer and legal draft tap
The Ocean City Life Saving Station Museum is known for housing remnants of the U.S. Life Saving Service and paraphernalia from Ocean City’s history, from boardwalk trinkets and toys to the remains of 19th century shipwrecks. But in the new rotating exhibit on the first floor, there are a few items on display through October […]
