Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick MD, Maryland’s largest craft beer brewery, announced on Monday May 22, 2023, that it is being sold to New York’s FX Matt Brewing Company. Flying Dog will cease all brewery production in Maryland by August, moving all its production to New York.
Read moreChicago Beer Hunting: Part 2 - The Goose and Beyond
Originally I hadn’t planned on including Goose Island on my brewery trekking list. A casual conversation from a taproom patron changed my mind. Goose Island Fulton Street Brewery, Forbidden Root Restaurant & Brewery, and Ørkenoy adventures await.
Read moreChicago Beer Hunting: Part 1 - Trekking a Great Beer Town
Chicago has been on my beery bucket list ever since learning about its beer scene through the voice of Michael Kiser and Good Beer Hunting. I had an opportunity to visit the Windy City in April 2023. Going was an easy choice. With so many breweries, choosing which breweries to visit was not.
Read moreGuinness Closing Maryland Beer Production
On April 3, Diageo North America, the parent company for Guinness released a statement that in June it will be closing its manufacturing facility at Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Relay, MD. Diageo said that the restaurant and taproom will still remain open as will the brewing of “select experimental beers” in a 10-barrel brewery in the visitor center.
Read moreCheckerspot: A Baltimore Brewery on the Move
Judy and Rob Neff opened Checkerspot Brewing in 2018. A craft brewery with a taproom creates a certain kind of kinetic energy. It can change a neighborhood, attracting patrons from around the block or across the country. Currently there are 17 breweries within Baltimore City proper, the majority established within the last five years. Checkerspot Brewing is one of those and has become an important part of the city’s changing vibe.
Read moreOther Half Brewing DC
If you have experienced Other Half beers you know they are some of the best IPAs in the business. In an Untappd blog post titled The Top 10 Craft Breweries With the Most 5-Star Check-Ins of 2022 Other Half Brewing was ranked #4, ahead of such well knowns as Toppling Goliath and The Alchemist. Topping the list were Russian River, Bell’s Brewery, and Tree House Brewing.
Read moreGuilford Hall Brewing: New Beer History
Guilford Hall Brewery is just one of many brewing establishments that have opened within the heart of Baltimore. The city has a rich history as a beer town, and these modern takes on insuring that tradition continues and even grows.
Read moreWico Street Beer Company: The New Beer in the Neighborhood
Today breweries are tucked into every corner of the landscape. From bucolic farm breweries, those squeezed into suburban industrial parks, to urban quaff houses fit into spots that have lived many lives before. Wico Street Beer Company (pronounced wye-coe) is one of latter. They are the new guy in the Pigtown section of Baltimore.
Read moreDeep Beer Journal Log: 2022.12.20
A few weeks ago a brewery rep told me about the Black Flag Bottle Club. It has been on my mind ever since. Today, I joined the club.
Read morePickett Brewing in Pigtown
With Pickett Brewing and Suspended Brewing already with a presence, and Checkerspot Brewing moving to the neighborhood soon, plus Wico Street Brewing opening their taproom soon, Pigtown is becoming a craft beer hotspot in Baltimore.
Read moreBurley Oak Brewing: Not Conceptually Just Brewers
Burley Oak Brewing is a decidedly small brewery in Berlin, MD. ”Not conceptually just brewers, we think about making the coolest beverages. A little unconventional with some convention thrown in.”
Read moreFranklins: Restaurant, Brewery, General Store
You might ask yourself, “What is Franklin‘s?” Is it a restaurant? Is it a brewery? Is it a general store? The answer to any of these would be, yes!
Read moreForward: a Quaint Eastport Brewery
Forward Brewing is a small brewery doing some big things. Located in the quaint neighborhood of Eastport, just south of Annapolis proper, Forward has done a lot with their small footprint.
Read moreReview: Miracle Brew by Pete Brown
Pete Brown has been one of my favorite authors on the topic of beer. At Pete describes his book, "Along the way, we'll meet and drink with a cast of characters who reveal the magic of beer and celebrate the joy of drinking it. And, almost without noticing, we'll learn the naked truth about the world's greatest beverage."
Read moreMusings on the Pour
I enjoy a brewery taproom that not only offers good beer, but also a good beer drinking experience. That can come if the form of a sociable taproom atmosphere, appropriate glassware, good food, or can be as simple as the way you pour the beer.
Read moreNational Beer Day 2022
National Beer Day is celebrated every year on April 7, marking the day that the Cullen–Harrison Act came into effect thus ending Prohibition. It’s a great time to be a beer drinker with new breweries opening and fun beers to be enjoyed. We are now 89 years after the ”Great Experiment”. Indeed, we do have much to celebrate. Let’s go have a beer!
Read morePrairie Bomb
Next time you are in a bottle shop take some time to look around. Hopefully, your old favorites will be waiting for you but sometimes something new will sneak itself onto the shelves. Ask the staff what’s new, were there any new breweries picked up. Because sometimes that answer may be the Bomb!.
Read moreStreetcar 82 Brewing
Most of the locals know S82 is a deaf-owned brewery. Some new customers only become aware this when they see the staff communicating with their hands. “We don't tell you we are deaf, you find out after you come through the doors.” Some may wonder if they are welcomed, but of course the answer is a huge yes.
Read moreNew Beer Resolutions 2022
As a rule, I don't make new year resolutions. You probably don't either. But new beer resolutions are a different thing entirely, don't you think?
Read moreWhatever You Dig, Dig Deep!
Dig Deep Brewing (Cumberland, MD) officially opened September 13, 2019. Located in the heart of Cumberland in the historic Footer Dye Works Building, they are conveniently located with easy access to recreational attractions such as the C&O Canal and the Great Allegheny Passage trail.
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