Delmarva’s craft beer-centered radio program “Beer Notes” picked up by Alaska NPR station
Berlin, Md., 1-2-19: “Beer Notes,” a craft beer-oriented radio program produced by Shore Craft Beer in collaboration with Delmarva Public Radio (DPR), Salisbury University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, has been picked up for syndication by its first non-Shore public radio station: KMXT in […]
Beer Notes: The surprising origin of straws
This script is from the first season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. The origin of straws is based in necessity and celebration, not convenience, and beer played a big role. This week on Beer Notes, we’re exploring the origin of straws. The oldest surviving straws were found during an excavation of […]
Kellogg’s is turning rejected cornflakes into craft beer
Insert your own idiom here — beauty is in the eye of the beholder, maybe? What at first glance appear to be rejected Kellogg’s cornflakes — too big, too small, or too burnt — are being spun into liquid gold. In this case, craft beer. Kellogg’s is collaborating with Manchester, England-based Seven Bro7hers Brewery to […]
A little homebrewing history to celebrate 40 years of American Homebrewers Association
Boulder, CO — On Dec. 7, the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) celebrates its 40th birthday. Founded in 1978 by Charlie Papazian, the AHA has worked on behalf of the homebrewing community for four decades, serving tens of thousands of members, plus the 1.1 million homebrewers nationwide, with events, publications, resources, and more. “At a time […]
Beer Institute and Congress urge Americans to drink responsibly during the holidays
Washington, D.C. — December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. Since 1981, every U.S. president has made the annual proclamation to prevent drunk and otherwise impaired driving and raise awareness of the matter. This December, the Beer Institute teamed up with 96 members of Congress, from both the House of Representatives and the Senate, in their […]
Ending the year with beer: Holiday events on the Shore
The holidays are a time of hibernation for many of us on the Eastern Shore, a much-needed respite after a long summer of beachgoing and a fall full of back-to-school/back-to-the-daily-grind happenings. By the time December approaches, it feels like it’s finally the right time to just sit back and unwind with family, preferably around a […]
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 […]
Beer Notes: Gluten-free (and still great-tasting) craft beer
This script is from the first season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. Gluten-free foods are popular these days, and gluten-free beer is no exception. Today on Beer Notes, we’re exploring gluten-free craft beer. As background, gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. In the U.S., about 7% of […]
Beer Notes: Could you be a Supertaster?
This script is from the first season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. Fun fact: This is the first episode we ever recorded! If you don’t like the bitterness of IPAs, you might be a supertaster. That’s right: This week on Beer Notes, we’re exploring how supertasters taste craft beer differently. A […]
Beer under the gray October sky: Photos from OCtoberfest 2018
We were a little nervous looking at the forecast the week leading up to OCtoberfest, but when everyone on the Eastern Shore began canceling their Halloween events scheduled for the 27th, we just held our breath and crossed our fingers. It wasn’t a beautiful day, but it didn’t rain and we didn’t totally freeze. And […]
Beer Notes: The colonial conception of the pumpkin beer
This script is from the first season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. Quoting Draftmag.com, “There is no family of beers as broadly despised yet also as incredibly popular as the pumpkin beer.” This week on Beer Notes, we’re exploring the history of pumpkin beer. Today, there are almost unlimited varieties of pumpkin […]
Beer Notes e1: A brief history of Oktoberfest and the Märzenbier
This script is from our first episode of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. Oktoberfest started with the pounding of hooves. This week on Beer Notes, we’re bringing you the history of Oktoberfest and the popular Oktoberfest beers. In 1810, Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria married Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. The public […]