Tall Tales: Creating a craft beer narrative
This week, Tall Tales Brewing in Parsonsburg released the first of a series of beers in its “Conspiracy Theory” line. The premise is pretty simple, name beers after famous conspiracies from the faked moon landing to aliens building the pyramids to who really was responsible for the JFK assassination. The beer names go well with […]
Crooked Hammock Brewery Planning End of Summer Celebration
As kids return to school and the cool air begins to ascend on coastal Delaware, beachgoers will get to celebrate the end of another fantastic summer Crooked Hammock style. A popular brewpub in the coastal town of Lewes, Delaware, Crooked Hammock Brewery captures the summer lifestyle both in their atmosphere and their brews and is […]
Enjoying an endless summer at Crooked Hammock
Crooked Hammock Brewery is set just off the highway, steps from where most of the Cape May Lewes Ferry travelers set off for their Delmarva excursions, but it feels as if it is a world away. Built with the summer in mind, this year-round brewery and restaurant has a little something for everyone. Crooked Hammock is […]
Reserve your beer for 3rd Wave’s first canning release party
Whether or not you’re a local, there is a fantastic way to kick off your Saturday this June 24. Our friends at 3rd Wave are having their first big can release that morning. They’re releasing their reimagined Bomboda (a DIPA that was already astounding) in four-packs of 16 ounce cans. Plus they are releasing their […]
Fin City gets in the canning game
‘Ocean City’s First Brewery’ delivers Ocean City’s first cans. It’s been a long time coming but the guys and gals at Fin City Brewing Company have brought out the first run of canned beers. A combination of the affordability of canning and the growing demand for good beer in cans was part of the reason […]
Canning day at 3rd Wave Brewing in Delaware
Canning day at 3rd Wave Brewing in Delaware is a big deal I popped into 3rd Wave one random afternoon recently to check on the canning line’s progress. Lori Clough, one of the owners, let me know I was about 24 hours too early. The line had arrived a few days before and the assembly process […]
Dogfish Head New Brewings & Eats to Open in Downtown Rehoboth
Fans invited to enjoy original Dogfish soul, off-centered beers and spirits, wood-fired food and world-class stage in new digs Rehoboth Beach, Del., May 8, 2017 – In celebration of twenty-two years sharing off-centered ales, wood-fired food, handcrafted spirits and original music, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery is excited to announce the opening of the new Dogfish […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
R2Hop2 Dates Set at Fordham and Dominion
Tickets are now available for Fordham & Dominion’s 6th Annual Beer and Music Festival in the backyard of the brewery on April 22, 2017 from 12p-5p. This year there will be performances by Barrelhouse, Loose Ties and Lovebettie on the main stage. Nate McCormick will perform at the gate. This event is fun for all […]
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 […]
