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 […]
Comptroller Franchot Announces Members of “Reform On Tap” Task Force
Membership represents all regions, includes numerous stakeholders; First meeting set for May 24 in Baltimore City ANNAPOLIS, Md. (April 26, 2017) – Working to modernize Maryland’s beer laws and promote economic growth across the State, Comptroller Peter Franchot today announced the members of the “Reform On Tap” Task Force. The task force, chaired by Comptroller […]
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 […]
The Holy Grail for hopheads reigns in the spring: 120 Minute returns
Dogfish Head Releases Abundantly Hoppy 120 Minute Imperial IPA Milton, Del., April 7, 2017 – The beloved Holy Grail for Hopheads, the colossal 120 Minute Imperial IPA from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, reigning supreme as one of the strongest IPAs in the world, begins making its rite of passage to shelves and taps on April […]
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 […]
You know what goes great with Craft Beer? Food Trucks
When we held the inaugural Shore Craft Beer Fest: OCToberfest in Ocean City’s Sunset Park we were only able to get one food truck, and that was pushing it. Although the mobile restaurants were becoming prevalent on the Eastern Shore there weren’t a lot of opportunities for them at craft beer festivals generally and it […]
This is what the legislature doesn’t get about craft beer
***Update*** It looks as if the bill is going to pass with the grandfather clause intact. This was easy to do because the only people it hurts are those without a brewery in their town. *** ***Update from the comptroller’s office*** Comptroller Franchot will make a major announcement involving Maryland’s alcohol industry during a tour […]
Mike Anderson hits the road for Big Oyster
As the only salesperson for Big Oyster Brewery Mike Anderson spends a lot of time keeping in touch with the brewery’s more than 100 restaurant and bar customers on Delmarva. It’s something you have to be built for, being up all the time. The easiest way is to have it as part of your general disposition. […]
This is what a Craft Beer destination looks like
The Eastern Shore is a craft beer destination not because most bars here serve rare craft beers, but because they serve local craft beers. When I started covering the Ocean City HMRA show a decade ago there were two beer bars, and they always were packed. I collected bottle caps at the time and was […]
Sours, Trucks and a place to stay: Beer news roundup
There was plenty going on in beer this week including a trade show that featured some of our local craft beer among other regional beers in a designated craft beer section which, I think, does a lot for the area. Booze and wine were kind of spread out, but Craft Beer was concentrated, as kind […]
Beers for drinking and beers for tasting
Love on Tap was a monster hit. Highlights for me included getting some of the dwindling Kohana Stout and getting to take a million photos of a bunch of people really enjoying themselves. This week we look into that as well as when and how to taste craft beers, the all beer Lenten diet and […]