It Takes Two: Craft Beer Love stories
In the summer of 2015, we discovered the Shore Craft Beer challenges via a pamphlet my husband picked up for me at 3rd Wave Brewery. This is significant because not only does my husband drink very little, and drink no beer, he doesn’t even like beer. So it was purely with me in mind that […]
There still is plenty of winter to taste
This week I got out to taste all (or at least most) of the special releases for the Love on Tap event at Seacrets. The Kohana Chocolate Cherry Stout by 3rd Wave, XO Stout by Evo, and the the Sofa King Sexy Stout by Backshore Brewing. All were dark roasty and tasty. We’ve still got […]
Chapter 4: It isn’t always about the beer, I guess.
Don’t get me wrong, we love getting and sharing these stories, but this does happen to be a contest about local craft beer. This week, we didn’t get a ton of that, but people were enthusiastic in their love for Ocean City, which always is nice to hear. The contest is open just a few […]
I Love This Beer!
We’ve been poking around breweries and bars all over the Shore to talk to people who go directly to the source for their favorite beer, we collect the videos and post them to our SCB YouTube page (where we also put other stuff). We can’t be everywhere, though. If you wanna make your own “I […]
Chapter Three: All the Single Ladies
This week we have a sole entry, which is good for the entrants so far, but bad for you if you’re not one of them. Here are chapters One and Two. Remember, you still can participate until Valentine’s Day proper by submitting your Craft Beer Love Story here for a chance to win tickets and a […]
Being better than the name
I gotta let you know, right off the bat that I’m kinda contractually obligated to overuse FeBREWary, which is the perfect marriage of hackneyed marketing and unimaginative puns, but I’m not contractually obligated to pretend it is clever. I like to think of FeBREWary like a school uniform: If you can’t distinguish yourself as original […]
Beer Institute Praises Introduction of Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act
Bipartisan Beer Tax Reform Bill to Provide Tax and Regulatory Relief to Beer Industry WASHINGTON–The Beer Institute—a national trade association representing brewers, beer importers, and industry suppliers—released the following statement lauding the introduction of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (S.236/H.R. 747) in both the U.S. Senate by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and […]
Burley Oak initiates Random ALEwareness Month
For FeBREWary Burley Oak has decided to spread the love beyond beer. They will kick off the festivities on 2nd Friday, February 10th unveiling a Burley Oak Handcrafted art show. Each of the brewery’s 21 team members are creating a piece of art to be displayed during the month of February on our art wall. A version of […]
FeBREWary gets an early start on the Shore
More than 50 people gathered at The Globe in Berlin last week for the kickoff of Shore Craft Beer Lovers Month here on the shore and to celebrate the fact that Gov. Larry Hogan would be announcing the beginning of the second annual FeBREWary: Maryland Craft Beer Lovers Month. Sen. Jim Mathias joined brewers from […]
Love on Tap Happy Hour Specials
Chapter 2: Four beach romance stories
The latest installment in our recurring “Craft Beer Love Stories” series features our favorite submitted stories and photos this week, starting with a tale of beach romance. If you have a craft beer love story and wish to tell it, why not enter here for a chance to win lots of cool prizes including a […]
Here’s to new beers
As I was working through my commentary on the first couple stories I noticed I wasn’t being completely kind. Sometimes that’s the way it goes. That said, there were tons of nice and positive stories this week and we’ll get to those as well. Gentle reminder, folks that we have Love on Tap coming up […]
