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 […]
Chincoteague is an easy vacation choice
I’ve written elsewhere about what I liked about visiting Chincoteague Island, for which I’ve always had an affinity. But I was looking at it through a tourist’s eyes. It was pretty easy to get a little self-involved about it, because I got to write about what I liked doing. I’ve been to Don’s a couple of […]
You know what goes great with Craft Beer? Food Trucks
When we held the inaugural Shore Craft Beer Fest: OCToberfest in Ocean City’s Sunset Park we were only able to get one food truck, and that was pushing it. Although the mobile restaurants were becoming prevalent on the Eastern Shore there weren’t a lot of opportunities for them at craft beer festivals generally and it […]
This is what the legislature doesn’t get about craft beer
***Update*** It looks as if the bill is going to pass with the grandfather clause intact. This was easy to do because the only people it hurts are those without a brewery in their town. *** ***Update from the comptroller’s office*** Comptroller Franchot will make a major announcement involving Maryland’s alcohol industry during a tour […]
Mike Anderson hits the road for Big Oyster
As the only salesperson for Big Oyster Brewery Mike Anderson spends a lot of time keeping in touch with the brewery’s more than 100 restaurant and bar customers on Delmarva. It’s something you have to be built for, being up all the time. The easiest way is to have it as part of your general disposition. […]
Sours, Trucks and a place to stay: Beer news roundup
There was plenty going on in beer this week including a trade show that featured some of our local craft beer among other regional beers in a designated craft beer section which, I think, does a lot for the area. Booze and wine were kind of spread out, but Craft Beer was concentrated, as kind […]
Beers for drinking and beers for tasting
Love on Tap was a monster hit. Highlights for me included getting some of the dwindling Kohana Stout and getting to take a million photos of a bunch of people really enjoying themselves. This week we look into that as well as when and how to taste craft beers, the all beer Lenten diet and […]
Four craft beer and brewing stories you should know
I was at the meadmaking class at Xtreme Brewing last weekend along with a dozen or more mead makers and would-be mead makers. Jon Talkington, who expects to open Brimming Horn Meadery in Lewes in the coming weeks, discussed the history and finer points of making honey mead. We broadcast the entire thing on the […]
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 […]
Drink Beer Now, Win a Spring Trip to the SCB Chincoteague festival!
Craft fermentables and awesomely pretentious glasses
We’re rolling toward the end of FeBREWary so I pretty much can stop pretending it is harder to say than the normal way. Also, I’ve used more CAPS this month than I care to think about. This week I got out for Valentine’s Day twice and had some OK beer along the way. I say […]
There still is plenty of winter to taste
This week I got out to taste all (or at least most) of the special releases for the Love on Tap event at Seacrets. The Kohana Chocolate Cherry Stout by 3rd Wave, XO Stout by Evo, and the the Sofa King Sexy Stout by Backshore Brewing. All were dark roasty and tasty. We’ve still got […]