Beer Watch: Local Brews Round-Up for July
Here are some good places to enjoy a beer this summer: At a barbecue. Beside the pool. On the beach (in a cozy or opaque generic container depending on where you’re beaching). On a balcony, at a ballgame and, most importantly, at your local brewery. Luckily on Delmarva there’s no shortage of local craft breweries […]
What’s new this summer at Fin City? Well, that’s up to you.
Fin City has a lot in the works for a summer full of beer “reel-eases” and easy drinking out on the Assawoman Bay (if you’ve never been, they brew up in the rafters of Hooper’s Crab House in West Ocean City). Even so, this year’s Beer of the Summer could actually be determined by you. […]
Beer on the Boards: What’s in store this summer at Backshore?
Backshore Brewing Co. is now entering its sixth season on the Ocean City Boardwalk, and things at the brewery are really heating up — pun only a little intended. June through August are crazy months for any Boardwalk business, but in spite of the thousands of visitors who come sit on their bar stools every […]
Beer Watch: Will new metal tariffs raise the price of beer?
On June 1, aluminum and steel tariffs were imposed upon three major U.S. allies: Canada, Mexico and the European Union. President Trump initially enacted these metal tariffs worldwide back in March, but the three major trading partners listed above were exempt until now. When the penalty, a 25% tax on imported steel and a 10% […]
A week of cheap beer pairings in Ocean City? Yes, please!
Before you’re thrown off by the headline, let me just clarify that it’s not the quality of the beer that’s cheap (no Michelob Ultra here, people), but the food and craft beer pairings that are inexpensive during Shore Craft Beer Restaurant Week, coming up June 4 – 10 in Ocean City. It’s an issue in […]
Merging craft beer with the arts
We already know that craft beer is an art in itself, as much as any culinary process is considered an artistic exploit. Merging the art of craft beer with more traditional arts — painting, sculpture, even music — makes for a pairing as great as the classic IPA-with-a-basket-of-mozzarella-sticks combo (or something as equally greasy). Traditional […]
The springiest of springtime beers
It’s May, and it’s — of course — the month of the maibock. For many craft beer lovers, our preferred beers change with the seasons. Gone are the days of the winter lager and the coffee stout; fruity beers and sours are making their way back onto the shelves. Heavy beers that sit in your […]
In the company of Dewey Beer Company (in photos)
Nestled just south of Rehoboth is Dewey Beach, a small, seaside Delaware town that’s home to none-other than Dewey Beer Company. Like many modern microbreweries, Dewey Beer Company boasts a wooden storefront accompanied by a very wooden interior. Fire hazards aside, I found this to be a very comforting environment on the frigid April evening […]
Shore Craft Literature: Your FeBREWary reading
Welcome to the library. Here, we’re compiling resources for all things FeBREWary in Maryland and, specifically, on the Shore. We’ll be adding more as more stories are published throughout the month. FeBREWary happenings on the Shore FeBREWary events planned to promote craft beer trend – By Kara Hallissey (Feb. 2, 2018) Throughout this month, a […]
Local artists and local beer kick off the Art League’s exhibits this FeBREWary
Art and beer make a fantastic pairing. The Ocean City Center for the Arts is helping us kick off FeBREWary this year by featuring local craft beer at their monthly First Friday reception. The public is invited to meet the artists and sample the local beer at the free opening reception on February’s First Friday, […]
Craft Beer Love Stories 2018: Love at First Sip
It’s not quite FeBREWary yet, but we’re already feeling the spirit of Craft Beer Lovers Month (it’s basically a year-round holiday for us) and have loved reading the craft beer love stories you’ve submitted. Here’s three that tell the tale of when someone realized that craft beer might just be the love of their life. […]
All of our FeBREWary giveaways in one place
Because the month of FeBREWary is so awesome, we have three giveaways going on and ample chances for you to win weekend reservations, Love on Tap tickets, restaurant and brewery gift certificates and even a limousine ride. Are you overwhelmed yet? So were we, which is why we decided that we should put all of […]