Evolution Taproom and Pizzeria

Making Adjustments When the pandemic hit and businesses closed, Evo needed to decide what was the best direction to go. With the closure of the restaurant, changes needed to be made to keep operations flowing. One of the instant changes made was going to carry out only. Keeping a carryout option available to guests kept business […]

Backshore Brewing Company

Backshore Brewing Company   Backshore Brewing is a great, small brewery located on 10th St. of the Boardwalk. After having a relaxing walk in the hot sun, Backshore is a great place to stop for a quick bite to eat or some fantastic drinks! Backshore has a small bar and outdoor seating area, but right […]

Crooked Hammock Brewery

Crooked Hammock Brewery Located in Lewes and Middletown, Delaware sits the Crooked Hammock. A friendly, homey brewery with great drinks and great food. Serving as a nice place to just relax and enjoy a drink with friends or even by yourself, their goal is to provide guests with a safe and fun place to get away […]

And the Craft Beer Flowed…

The sun shone down with unexpected warmth on the 6th Annual Shore Craft Beer Fest: OCtoberfest this past Saturday at Sunset Park in Ocean City Md. However, this was OCtoberfest 2020 style.  Gone were the brewery’s booths where guests wandered around with strangers drinking what they wanted when they wanted. Instead, guests were seated at […]

Shore Craft Beer’s OCtoberfest Details

While 2020 brought unimaginable uncertainty and a host of surprises to Delmarva and beyond,  it should not come as a surprise that O.C.toberfest Beer Weekend is back to help fight those 2020 blues. Shore Craft Beer’s OCtoberfest is back, baby! Shore Craft Beer Weekend for OCtoberfest The annual beer-stravaganza will take place the weekend of […]

Beer Notes: Great American Beer Festival

For all craft beer lovers out there, there is good news and bad news.  First the bad news:  The Great American Beer Festival will not take place this year “in the form that beer fans know and love.”*  This week on Beer Notes, we will be discussing the good news. Innovation has been the hallmark […]

Beer Notes: Craft Beer Exports

Small and independent American craft brewers are recognized as leaders in innovation and quality in what has become a global craft beer revolution.  So begins an article on the Brewers Association website.* This week on Beer Notes, we will discuss the US exportation of craft beer. The Brewers Association has an Export Development Program funded by […]

Beer Notes: Beer Cocktails

What do you think when you hear, “Beer Cocktail?”  Craft beer purists may think that bartenders have too much time on their hands.  This week on Beer Notes, we may inform your opinion and  spark your imagination. Cocktail, as we use the word today is purely American in origin.  According to the Oxford English Dictionary, […]

Car-E-Safari and Meals To Go

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Car-E-Safari at Crooked Hammock Brewery Crooked Hammock has been thinking about out of the box and creating ways to engage with their customers of all ages. They had a drive-through Safari last week at two of their locations with the experts from Barn Hill! Animals that safari goers got to learn more about: Sloth Kangaroo […]

Beer Notes: Milkshake IPA

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What do you get when you add milk sugar and fruit to a New England or Hazy IPA?  This week on Beer Notes, we are discussing Milk Shake IPAs. It’s time to try a milkshake IPA if you haven’t already.  This style started in 2015 according to researchers quoted on VinePair and Hop Culture.  With […]

Beer Notes: Coronavirus

The Covid-19 Crisis is having a tragic impact on local craft breweries.  Today on Beer Notes, we are going to explore this impact and ways that we, as consumers, can help. The Brewers Association surveyed members and released the disturbing results on April 7th. According to the study, the average drop in onsite sales was […]

Beer Notes: All Together Beer

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Another good news story in today’s environment comes from the Other Half Brewing Company in Brooklyn, New York.  Today, on Beer Notes we are discussing “All Together” IPA. If you go to altogether.beer, you will find a love letter from Other Half Brewing Co.   This is a letter to the hospitality industry from one […]