12/20/2019
Esther Ciammachilli
Bailey (L) and Brendan O’Leary, owners of True Respite Brewing Company in Rockville, Maryland. Courtesy of Esther Ciammachilli / WAMU
“If you ever get accepted into Brendan and Bailey O’Leary’s inner circle, they’ll name a beer after you. The owners of True Respite Brewing Company in Rockville, Maryland, have an entire series of beers inspired by close friends and family. There’s “Button and Muffin,” pet names of a couple of their employees, and “It’s Too Foggy,” a phrase uttered by their sassy toddler when she doesn’t get her way.
“She loves it. Every time she comes in the taproom, she points at it and tells everyone, ‘That’s my beer,’” says Bailey O’Leary.
True Respite’s inner circle series could expand next year. Not because the O’Learys are taking on more friends, but because the new year brings more opportunities for growth to Maryland craft beer brewers…” To continue reading, please click here.
