Welcome to 100.7 The Bay’s Craft Beer Blog from Jefferson The Craft Beer Guy!
Note: Blogs are the written form of the Craft Beer on The Bay podcast. To listen, click “Podcast”, above.
CBoTB: Key Brewing Company
Key Brewing is about to celebrate their 5th Anniversary of brewing craft beer in Dundalk. The quality, variety and creativity behind their beers has led them to emerge as...
CBoTB: Taste Test of Two Tropical IPA’s
Two weeks ago, I talked about the history and sub-styles in the IPA beer style—the most popular craft beer in the United States. Then last week, I shared a...
CBoTB: Triple IPA Taste Test
Triple IPA Taste Test Last week I talked about the many sub-styles within the IPA beer style: traditional IPA, Double, Triple, Imperial, Tropical, Black, West Coast, New England, Milkshake,...
CBoTB: The Most Popular Beer Style in America
The Most Popular Beer Style in America When I first started drinking IPAs, the were commonly identified on bottle labels and menus as India Pale Ales. The beer style...
CBoTB: Pilsners in Summer!
When I first started drinking craft beer a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… there weren’t many available. At that time, I was drinking imported beer,...
CBoTB: Locally Grown Ingredients
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, I have been unable to visit craft breweries for the last four months. As a result, we are repeating Craft Beer on The Bay...
CBoTB: Yards Brewing Company
The year was 1994. I was living in Philadelphia and already well into my craft beer journey and was looking for every craft beer I could find. The internet...
CBoTB: 5th Anniversary of Flying Dog Brewery’s Dead Rise
I received an email last week from Eve Butt, Director of Public Relations for Flying Dog Brewery. Eve wrote to let me know that Flying Dog is celebrating the...
CBoTB: Nanticoke Nectar from RaR Brewing
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, I am unable to visit breweries. Subsequently, we are repeating Craft Beer on The Bay blogs and podcasts from the last six years. This...
CBoTB: Waverly Brewing
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, I am unable to visit breweries. Subsequently, we are repeating Craft Beer on The Bay blogs and podcasts from the last six years. This...
CBoTB: Hops Effect on Beer – Part II
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, I am unable to visit breweries. Subsequently, we are repeating Craft Beer on The Bay blogs and podcasts from the last six years. This...
CBoTB: Hops Effect on Beer – Part I
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, I am unable to visit breweries. Subsequently, we are repeating Craft Beer on The Bay blogs and podcasts from the last six years. This...
CBoTB: Independent Brewing – Part II: The Art of Brewing
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, I am unable to visit breweries. Subsequently, we are repeating Craft Beer on The Bay blogs and podcasts from the last six years. This...
CBoTB: Independent Brewing – Part II: The A...
CBoTB:–Independent Brewing – Part II: The Art of Brewing
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, I am unable to visit breweries. Subsequently, we are repeating Craft Beer on The Bay blogs and podcasts from the last six years. This...
CBoTB: Independent Brewing – Part I: The Beginning
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, I am unable to visit breweries. Subsequently, we are repeating Craft Beer on The Bay blogs and podcasts from the last six years. This...
CBoTB: Flying Dog Brewing’s Dead Rise Summer Ale
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, I am unable to visit breweries. Subsequently, we are repeating Craft Beer on The Bay blogs and podcasts from the last six years. This...
CBoTB: Flying Dog – The History & Snake Dog
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, I am unable to visit breweries. Subsequently, we are repeating Craft Beer on The Bay blogs and podcasts from the last six years. This...
CBoTB: Devils Backbone’s 16 Point Imperial IPA
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, I am unable to visit breweries. Subsequently, we are repeating Craft Beer on The Bay blogs and podcasts from the last six years. This...
CBoTB: Ruhlman Brewing Company
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, I am unable to visit breweries. Subsequently, we are repeating Craft Beer on The Bay blogs and podcasts from the last six years. This...
CBoTB: Elder Pine Brewing & Blending Company
While there are certain practical and legally proper steps that every brewery takes as it prepares to open, how it actually happens is always an interesting story. I visited...
Craft Beer on the Bay: Taprooms and Bars Adjust to the Coronavirus Outbreak
We’re all dealing with a lot of changes. Nothing is the same today as it was yesterday. And life is radically different from just one month ago. Every aspect...
CBoTB: Maui Brewing Company
The bucket list. Some people think of that as a list of things to do before you “kick the bucket”. I prefer to think about the concept as being...
CBoTB: Sam Adams Utopias
This past December at the 100.7 The Bay Christmas Party, the staff got together and gave me a gift of a beer that I thought I’d never have simply...
CBoTB: New Limited Release Beers from DuClaw Brewing
Back in September, I spent some time with Dave Benfield, Madeline Caldwell and Austin Simmons from DuClaw Brewing Company and then featured the wonderful turn-around story of DuClaw Brewing...
CBoTB: 16th Annual Belgian Beer Fest at Max’s Taphouse
Today is the day! And at 6am this morning, the line was wrapped around the block! The 16th Annual Belgian Beer Fest at Max’s Taphouse kicked off at 11am...
CBoTB: Oliver Brewing Part III-Tasting Beers
Last week in in Part II on Oliver Brewing, Head Brewer Steve Jones told us about the move from brewing at Oliver’s original site on Pratt Street to their...
CBoTB: Oliver Brewing-Part II: From Pratt Street to Shannon Drive
Last week, Oliver Brewing’s Steve Jones, filled us in on how he got started in brewing and then, ultimately, became their Head Brewer. In this Part II of the...
CBoTB: Oliver Brewing Pt 1: Head Brewer, Steve Jones
Oliver Brewing has been brewing beer in Baltimore for 27 years, the longest operating craft brewery in Maryland. Yesterday afternoon, I spent some time with Steve Jones, Oliver Brewing’s...
CBoTB: Sierra Nevada Hoppy Anniversary Ale
The year was 1993. I was in San Diego for a radio Program Directors conference and joined a large group of fellow Program Directors for dinner at a restaurant...
CBoTB-Mad Tree Brewing
About a year and a half ago, Heavy Seas Brewmaster, Chris Leonard, and I got together to talk about collaboration in brewing. During that conversation, he told me about...
CBoTB: Troegs Independent Brewing-The Splinter Series
Today, in Part IV on Troegs Independent Brewing, Co-Founders Chris and John Trogner tell us about their Splinter Series beer and the importance of aging beer in massive oak...
CBoTB-Troegs Independent Brewing-Recipe Development
In this part three of our four-part series on Troegs Independent Brewing, Co-Founders, John and Chris Trogner, tell us about their process for developing recipes. Troeg’s created their 15...
CBoTB-Troegs Independent Brewing-History Part II
Last week, Troegs Independent Brewing Co-Founders, John and Chris Trogner, told us about the events that led to their decision to open a own brewery. In part two of...
CBoTB-Troegs Independent Brewing -History
I visited Troegs Independent Brewing in Hershey, Pennsylvania earlier this week and quickly saw that a key component to Troegs success is the teamwork that this talented group of...
CBoTB-Independent Brewing’s Funkhouse!
Welcome to the Funkhouse, Independent Brewing’s second—and new—taproom at their Bel Air Brewery. Independent Brewing’s Founder, Phil Rhudy, and I got together a couple days ago in Independent’s cool...
CBoTB-Cellaring Beer
Over the last several years, barrel-aged beers have become available from more and more breweries. The surge in popularity of sour beers, in particular, has led brewers to use...
CBoTB-Crooked Crab Brewing-Tasting Beers
Last week in Part I of this 2-part series on Crooked Crab Brewing, Co-Founder Earl Holman and Head Brewer Adam Osborn each told us about how a love for...
CBoTB-Crooked Crab Brewing Co.-How It All Started
Crooked Crab Brewing opened in Odenton in February 2018 and is one of Maryland’s best new breweries. I visited the brewery recently and talked with General Manager, Earl Holman. ...
CBoTB-Southern Tier Brewing–Developing Recipes
On my visit to the Southern Tier Brewery in Lakewood, New York last month, I had the chance to talk with Head Brewer Jason Hitchcock while taking a tour...
CBoTB-Southern Tier Brewing – Pumking & Overpack’d
When I visited the Southern Tier Brewery last month, I had the chance to spend some time with Matt Dunn, Southern Tier’s VP of Operations. Last week, Matt filled...
CBoTB: Southern Tier Brewing-History
Three weeks ago, my wife and I, along with one of our sons and friends, took advantage of a beautiful stretch of September weather and made the drive to...
CBoTB-DuClaw Brewing-Part III:Tasting Beers!
Over the last two weeks, you’ve heard about the wonderful rebound of DuClaw Brewing—a return to their significance and importance to craft brewing. Founder Dave Benfield recognized that with...
CBoTB-DuClaw Brewing-Part II: Change
Last week, DuClaw Brewing Founder Dave Benfield filled us in on the evolution of the brewery, from start-up to today. While DuClaw has always been successful, they are building...
CBoTB-DuClaw Brewing – Part I – The History
When Dave Benfield founded DuClaw Brewing Company in 1996, he was very much at the leading edge of, what was then, a slowly emerging craft beer industry. Now, 23...
CBoTB-Oktoberfest 2019
A celebration that is now 209 years old, kicks off in just over a week! Yes, Oktoberfest actually starts in September! Oktoberfest—spelled with a “k”—was first held in 1810...
CBoTB-Jailbreak Brewing’s 5th Anniversary
Five years ago, Justin Bonner and Kasey Turner saw a dream come true when they opened Jailbreak Brewing in Laurel, Maryland. From day one, Justin and Kasey were committed...
CBoTB-New Craft Beers from Waverly Brewing
Waverly Brewing has, without a doubt, the most fascinating and interesting tap room I have ever visited. Part of the look comes from what Roy Fisher and his team...
CBoTB-Independent Brewing’s Cicerone Certified Servers
When Independent Brewing’s Phil Rhudy and I got together last week, we sat in the large living-room-like space next to the taproom and enjoyed a couple Independent beers: Nasty...
CBoTB-Independent Brewing’s Community Impact
Phil Rhudy first opened the doors to Independent Brewing in Bel Air on October 30, 2015. Since then, Phil and his team have gone beyond brewing outstanding beers and...
CBoTB-Manor Hill Brewing’s Growth
Manor Hill Brewing started operating as Howard County’s first farm brewery in July 2015 and is located on the beautiful Marriner family farm in Ellicott City. Earlier this week,...