Should you ever find yourself in Gaithersburg, MD, just north of Washington, a visit to Dogfish Head Alehouse is a must. Besides having 16 DFH beers on tap, there’s a full bar and a very appetizing food menu offering everything from 1/2 burgers to salmon. Anne and I stopped by for lunch and drinks on [...]
Anne and I decided to head up to Maryland for a mini vacation, arriving the Thursday before Labor Day weekend. Among our plans was getting together with old friends, sightseeing, and exploring wine country. And of course, hitting some of my old brew haunts when I consulted up in Maryland several years ago. We had [...]
Anne and I took a ride on Saturday and decided to check out The Brew Garden in Clearwater. Across from Ruth Eckerd Hall, this brewpub features over 30 beers on tap, dozens more in bottles, and a nice bar menu offering everything from an antipasto plate to sandwiches. I ordered a Southern Tier Creme Brulee [...]
It was a New York State of Mind on Saturday when Mr. Beery’s hosted Kegs & Eggs: Southern Tier Total Tap Takeover. This brewery has caught the eye of many beer enthusiasts in recent years, and with 20 of the brewery’s beers on tap, not to mention bagels shipped in from Bagel Boss in Hicksville, [...]
Niels Henrik David Bohr (1885-1962) was a Nobel Prize winning Danish physicist who made significant contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics. Additionally, he was one of the physicists that worked on the Manhattan Project. In his honor, Danish brewery Mikkeller has collaborated with Cigar City on a beer that’s truly the bomb. Cigar [...]
What an incredible time we all had at Saturday’s Mr. Beery’s Bell’s Beer Circus. Lots of fun and games, from mechanical shark riding to the HopSlam toss (yours truly won a Bell’s gift basket in the latter). Bell’s rep Cindi Curtis and her merry band of clowns were on hand to keep everyone entertained, as [...]
I remember the first time I walked into Mr. Beery’s with a couple of friends a little less than two years ago. Owner Mark Tuchman was on hand, and we all hit it off immediately. Before the end of the night, Mark was breaking open complimentary bottles of Ken Schmidt Maui Stone Coffee Macadamia Coconut [...]
Stopped by The Shamrock yesterday afternoon and was pleased to learn from James that a porter I have wanted to try was on tap. Described by Ommegang as a “Belgian Love Affair”, I was quite eager to try this latest offering from the Cooperstown brewery. Ommegang Seduction (Brewery Ommegang; Cooperstown, NY; Porter; ABV: 6.8) is [...]
I received a couple of sample bottles from Newcastle of an ale that’s part of their Limited Edition series. As I’d enjoyed their Newcastle Winter IPA from a previous sampling, I was looking forward to trying this latest offering. Newcastle Founders’ Ale (Caledonian Brewery; Edinburgh, Scotland (UK); English Pale Ale; ABV: 4.8) is a fine [...]