New plan: Drinking more Dogfish Head beer sooner
At the end of the spring season last year, Dogfish Head debuted “Seaquench,” which they billed as a session sour. Tart and a little salty, it was a massive hit well before its time. I first heard about it from DFH evangelist Dan Ryan at a beer tasting and book signing. In case I hadn’t mentioned […]
New Year, New Look for Fordham and Dominion
Fordham & Dominion Brewery’s Fordham portfolio will receive an overhaul for the New Year. In addition to a new look, the two flagship beers, Gypsy Lager and Copperhead Amber Ale, will also be joined by four new brews. Crash Zone IPL and Dilated Pupilz are being added to the year round calendar, while 11th Sour […]
Chapter One: Five Stories of Beer and Romance
This is the first in our recurring “Craft Beer Love Stories” series featuring our favorite submitted stories and photos this week. 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 hotel room and tickets to Love […]
Good beer is a real thing
This week, Shawn and Tony talk craft beer culture, try some new releases and talk about homebrewing techniques. In the news, we talk about how good beer is a real thing, not just an advertising construct. Hey, look! Another think piece on the decline of craftbeer This is a long and interesting thing piece considering […]
Win tickets and a hotel room for Love on Tap at Seacrets!
Win a hotel stay and tickets to Love on Tap for Saturday, Feb. 25 by sharing your Shore Craft Beer love story. How did you fall in love with Craft Beer on Delmarva? Better yet, how did you fall in love OVER one of our fine craft beers? We’ll republish the best stories right here […]
Craft Beer tastes and trends worth watching
We’ve gone over this before, but it is worth going over again. I’m not often a fan of “blame the internet” but when it comest to beer trends (and most financial news really) almost every story is taking a snapshot and extrapolating. “People are drinking less Budweiser” isn’t as sexy a headline, true. But, more […]
Having a splendid New Year
It’s been a couple of weeks, during which both Christmas and New Years occurred. It’s been a great time for local beer with lots of special beers and limited editions coming out. I made a trip to N.J. where I got to sample the second anniversary beer from 902 Brewing as well as the BDG […]
This week’s top 8 beer stories
There’s always plenty of stuff about big beer in the news, but this week’s stories have a particular insight that might be useful. Even though many of the flagship beers aren’t growing as they have in the past, many of the smaller brands are on the rise. We also take a look at some of […]
Love yourself as I have loved me
I wrote an extended Instagram post about beer selfies. The shortest way i can put it is that, given that I follow so many beer drinkers, I’d like to encourage everyone to participate in more beer selfies. To be fair and honest, I totally overdo the beer selfies, but that’s more about my vanity and the […]
Shore Craft Beer Gift Guide
Time isn’t quite out for holiday shopping, but it’s kinda almost out. I wasn’t going to do a holiday craft beer gift guide but then I was shopping and noticed an appalling number of lame beer-related gifts in the stores (as well as online) and figured I’d better pipe up. I’m fortunate enough to be able […]
Good riddance Prohibition, hello craft beer culture
By creating the concept of the “Wedge Issue” Prohibition did irreparable damage to the United States political system and should be reviled for that alone. It also created the Income Tax (kind of), funded organized crime and demonized beer as a regular part of American life. This week we celebrated the 73rd year of its […]
Making it about the craft
For me, drinking craft beer is more about the craft than about the beer, but every now and again I’m reminded that beer is alcoholic and that people drink it with the aim of getting drunk. That’s not to say that I don’t occasionally end up drunk, or at least a little buzzed, only to […]
