Hello, The time has come! You may begin entering your beer for the Maryland Craft Beer Competition, from now until September 1, 2017 using this link: http://mdcompcup.brewcompetition.com/ Everything you need to know is spelled out […]
The race is on to open Anne Arundel’s first craft brewery
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a beer race. I don’t mean a green beer race. No, not one but two — that I know of — different businesses are working to open the first new […]
Flying Dog Brewery, University of Maryland announce partnership focused on hops production
In the craft-beer industry, the majority of hops — the flowers used in production that add bitterness and aroma to the product — come from the Pacific Northwest region. Could Maryland, too, be a fertile […]
While Maryland broods over beer, Michigan’s craft beer industry grows
This is a tale of two states and their approaches to local brewers. The folks at the Founders Brewery in Grand Rapids, Michigan, are making 450,000 barrels of beer each year and selling 6,000 of […]
Evolution Craft Brewing Now Available in Japan
Now Available internationally, for the first time ever, Evolution Craft Brewing Company has partnered with Five Good Inc. to distribute in Tokyo, Japan and then to the broader markets of Japan. “It’s always been a […]
Astrolabe Brewing To Become Silver Spring’s Second Brewery
The owners of the upcoming Astrolabe Brewing started on opposite sides of the world before coming together to open a brewery in downtown Silver Spring. U.K.-born Emma Whelan said the brewery she’s opening with Matt […]
Barley & Hops and Monocacy Brewing Celebrate Comptroller Franchot with Beer Releases
Join Monocacy Brewing and Barley & Hops on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Brewer’s Alley in Frederick for the tapping of “Saison du Franchot” and “Franchot Comes Alive.” Monocacy’s “Saison du Franchot” is a Saison-style […]
Editorial: Heady times for beer lovers
If beer really is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy, God must be very pleased with the brewery scene in Frederick these days. Craft beers galore are available for every […]
Naptown Pint: Reform on Tap Task Force – First Meeting Recap, and Wholesalers and Retailers Rebrand
On May 24, the first meeting of Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot’s Reform on Tap task force took place in Baltimore. As a quick refresher, the task force was formed in order to create a model framework […]
Antietam Brewery to hold ribbon cutting and grand opening June 9
Antietam Brewery will hold a ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration at its new location on Friday, June 9 at 3 p.m. Following the ribbon cutting the brewery will be open to the public. The […]
