Dogfish Head to merge with Boston Beer Company, maker of Sam Adams beer
The Boston Beer Company, Inc (NYSE: SAM) and Dogfish Head Brewery today announced that the companies have signed a definitive merger agreement, bringing together two pioneering independent craft breweries and two illustrious founders and brewers, Jim Koch and Sam Calagione. Together, Boston Beer and Dogfish Head will create a powerful American-owned platform for craft beer […]
Crooked Hammock Brewery Branches Out to Middletown, DE
The t’s have been crossed, the i’s are dotted, and on April 1, Crooked Hammock Brewery broke ground on their new, second location in Middletown, Delaware, 65 miles north of their original restaurant-and-brewery in Lewes. Middletown Mayor Kenneth Branner attended the groundbreaking ceremony, along with representatives from the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce. They made […]
Big Oyster named among the fastest-growing craft breweries in the U.S.
On March 27, the Brewers Association released its second annual list of the 50 fastest-growing small and independent craft breweries in the United States. Delmarva’s own Big Oyster Brewery of Rehoboth Beach, DE ranked #2 on the list, second only to Lake Time Brewery of Clear Lake, IA. These 50 small and independent breweries experienced […]
Let Evo’s BrutAle DriPA and Stalker Hefeweizen be your valentines this year
We’re back today with more beer profiles, and yes, that’s a triple entendre: Here we’re describing the local craft beer’s flavor profiles, while also profiling who they are and what they’re all about and displaying a little dating profile of sorts to match you with your dream beer this Valentine’s Day. We already presented 3rd […]
Backshore’s Sofa King Sexy and Amour de la Biere brewed during this month of love
As you may or may not have noticed from our ongoing series celebrating specially made FeBREWary/Love on Tap beers, craft brews made specifically for this ~month of love~ are popular on the Shore. They’re also big hits at Shore Craft Beer Fest: Love on Tap at Seacrets, when festivalgoers get to try that one special […]
3rd Wave’s Kohana Chocolate Cherry Stout and Raspberry Vanilla Juice Box are a match made in FeBREWary heaven
If you’re looking for something to keep you warm this Valentine’s Day, look no further than 3rd Wave Brewing’s Kohana Chocolate Cherry Stout and the Raspberry Vanilla sour of their Juice Box series. They’re very different beers, but either one would make the perfect partner for a FeBREWary happy hour, and both will be available […]
What do Candy Kitchen, Wildberry, and 30 Days in the Hole all have in common?
They’re all Tall Tales beers, first of all, and they’ll all be available at Shore Craft Beer Fest: Love on Tap at Seacrets on FeBREWary 23rd. Candy Kitchen was brewed in collaboration with Ocean City’s iconic candy shop, and is possibly the sweetest beer you’ll find on tap at the annual beer festival. It’s a […]
Crooked Hammock’s “Gentle Giant” Japanese lager to enter Extreme Beer Festival
Lewes, DE — When roughly 120 breweries across the country were invited to create sessional, extreme beers “via unexpected or innovative ingredients, techniques and methods,” Crooked Hammock Brewery rose to the challenge. One of three Delaware breweries invited by BeerAdvocate and Dogfish Head Brewery to create something that “challenges the norm” for beer lovers and […]
Five Fun Facts About Shore Breweries (and how you can prepare for FeBREWary Trivia Night at Hopper’s)
Maryland’s official month-long month dedicated to celebrating all things craft beer, FeBREWary, launches on the Shore on Feb. 1 with a special Trivia Night at Hopper’s Tap House in Salisbury (find details down below). In honor of FeBREWary, local beer, and brewery-related trivia, here are a few fun facts about some of your favorite Shore […]
Baltimore’s RavenBeer added to the Love on Tap festival lineup
For the first time ever, RavenBeer is coming to a Shore Craft Beer Festival. On Feb. 23, the Baltimore-based brewery will be bringing with them an oyster stout and one of the world’s few dark Kölsch beers to Shore Craft Beer Fest: Love on Tap at Seacrets, making them the first brewery located west of […]
Exploring new breweries on the Western Eastern Shore
What’s the first thing you do when you move somewhere new? If you’re like me and your priorities are totally in line, you already know which breweries are within the 50-mile radius of your new home, and your first mission is to decide at which places you’ll make yourself a regular. In September I wrote […]
Cape Charles Brewing and the Renaissance of Virginia’s Eastern Shore
Tables, an expansive bar, and wooden wall adornments, all handmade, recycled, and made of wood from the Shore of Virginia. Tap handles depicting the Cape Charles lighthouse. Aerial photography of some of the Virginia Shore’s most picturesque locations (taken at golden hour by local photographer Gordon Campbell, no less). Mainstay beers named after Virginia’s barrier […]