Welcome to 100.7 The Bay’s Craft Beer Blog from Jefferson The Craft Beer Guy!
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September 2018 Update on Red Shedman Farm Brewery
I took a drive to Mt. Airy this week, winding my way through farm land to Red Shedman Farm Brewery. Red Shedman’s Brewmater Vic Aellen and I grabbed a...
Cellaring Beer – One Year Later
Back in January, I talked about cellaring beer; the practice of taking certain beers and letting them age in cool, dark spaces. Being in a cooler, darker space is...
Time Sensitive Material, a Hazy IPA from Oliver Brewing
Part of the joy of the craft beer journey comes from exploring different styles of beer and then discovering something that you want to drink again and again. Over...
Oliver Brewing – Three Lions Ale & Sour Babe
It was just over three years ago when Oliver Brewing opened a new brewhouse on Shannon Drive in Baltimore, just a few blocks off 895. Since then, Oliver has...
Denizens Brewing Company
July 2014 was an important time for Julie Verratti, Emily Bruno and Jeff Ramirez, the three founders of Denizens Brewing Company. They had found a great location for their...
Revive! Divine Food & Divine Beer!
Imagine an event set in a spectacular historic building with beautiful landscaping. As you walk through the hallways and rooms, at every turn you find a restaurant with amazing...
B.C. Brewery
Over the last four years, brewery taprooms have taken on a steadily increasing importance for every craft brewery. While the design and concept for every taproom remains unique, the...
Slate Farm Brewery
When the Maryland General Assembly passed the farm brewery bill in 2014, a new way to enjoy beer was about to become a reality for craft beer enthusiasts everywhere!...
The Innovation Brewhouse at Heavy Seas
When Hugh Sisson founded Clipper City Brewing in 1995, everything he did was innovative. As an industry, craft beer was in its infancy. Innovation was part of Hugh Sisson’s...
Revive! Divine Food & Divine Beer!
Imagine an event set in a spectacular historic building with beautiful landscaping. As you walk through the hallways and rooms, at every turn you find a restaurant with amazing...
Live from Union Craft Brewing!
Back in February, I caught up with Jon Zerivitz, one of the three founders of Union Craft Brewing. At the time, Jon and business partners, Adam Benesch and Kevin...
Diamondback Brewing
It was just about a year ago when I first met Colin Marshall of Diamondback Brewing. Colin, along with Francis Smith and Tom Foster founded Diamondback Brewing and are...
Checkerspot Brewing
There is no standard blueprint for starting a craft brewery. But there is a common theme that all great craft breweries share: a love for making beer. Judy Neff,...
Evolution Craft Brewing
Let’s zoom back 10 years. It’s late 2008 on the Eastern Shore, near Salisbury, and rumors are circulating that a craft brewery might be opening. This was especially big...
The Perfect Pour
When you drink a beer from a bottle or a can, do you drink it right from the bottle or can, or do you pour it into a glass?...
20th Anniversary of Raven Special Lager
Twenty years ago, this month, RavenBeer President and Founder, Stephen Demzcuk brewed the first batch of Raven Special Lager in Baltimore. The recipe for Raven Special Lager was actually...
Pilsners!
As I mentioned last week, when I first started drinking craft beer, there weren’t many available. At that time, I was drinking imported beer, exclusively, until I had that...
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
With the steady opening of more and more breweries and the creation of so many different brew recipes, it’s easy to go for the new beer and miss the...
Jailbreak Brewing’s Kitchen!
One of the very cool parts of the craft beer industry is the continuing emergence, growth and even redesign of brewery taprooms because of the interest that craft beer...
The Maryland Craft Beer Festival
I am psyched! We are just eight days away from the Maryland Craft Beer Festival! It happens next Saturday, at Carroll Creek Park in downtown Frederick. VIP tickets are...
Growlers & Crowlers
As you explore craft beer and enjoy this incredible craft beer adventure, be sure to take advantage of opportunities to savor fresh, draft, craft beer. You might recall that,...
Session Beer
While there’s no doubt that some of the very high alcohol by volume craft beers are incredibly interesting and complex, those beers are almost always best enjoyed as just...
End of Season Seasonal Craft Beer
It seems like forever since we’ve had a couple days in a row that are this nice! Our long wait for Spring is finally here! And with Springtime here,...
RAR Brewing’s Nanticoke Nectar
It’s really the beer that put RAR Brewing on the map, Huber! And like many craft breweries, the people who were behind it all were homebrewers first. Chris Brohawn...
Craft Beer and Baseball
There’s nothing quite like Orioles baseball and some delicious craft beer! And getting the awesome walk-off home run from Adam Jones made the day even better! Huber and I...
New England IPAs
Over the last two years, a new style of IPA has gone from being made by only a few New England breweries to one of the hottest craft beer...
Black and Tans on St. Patrick’s Day
We’re counting down the days until Spring and tomorrow definitely makes all of Maryland look a little greener! It’s St. Patrick’s Day and the wearing of the green will...
Max’s Taphouse
Imagine a place that feels like home the moment you step through the doors; a place where your every craft beer desire can be met; a place where the...
Oyster Stout from RavenBeer!
Last Saturday, I visited the new home for RavenBeer. RavenBeer has entered into a partnership with DuClaw brewing and is now brewing all of their beer at the RavenBeer/DuClaw...
A New Space for Union Craft Brewing
Just as there are restaurants that have better food than others, there are craft breweries that brew better beer than others. And one of the really good ones here...
Reforming Maryland’s Beer Laws
As you may have heard, Maryland’s laws about brewing beer are among the most restrictive laws in brewing. Last year House Bill 1283 was passed by the Maryland General...
Hysteria Brewing Company
Yesterday I visited one of Maryland’s newest breweries, Hysteria Brewing in Columbia. Hysteria open last July with a taproom designed to feel like a retro-modern library and tasting room....
Love Thy Beer Winter Warmer Showcase
Here we are, in the heart of winter! February 2nd. Groundhog Day. And it’s cold outside! But there are other things to know about today that relate to… surprise…...
Cellaring Beer
Last week, I talked about barrel aged beer and the creativity behind this concept and the resulting new aromas and flavors that emerge from barrel aging. Although barrel aging...
Barrel Aged Craft Beer
Over the last several years, more and more craft brewers are aging select beer in wooden barrels. The type of wood is typically oak, but apple, hickory… even an...
Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA
Maryland’s outstanding craft beer culture is the direct result of so many passionate and creative people in the craft beer industry and, as consumers, our love for craft beer!...
Imperial Stout
Bitter cold temperatures. Icy winds. Time for an Imperial Stout! Imperial Stout is a style of beer that fits so well for cold, winter days. In general, Imperial Stouts...
Beer on New Year’s Eve
As we head into this weekend, I find myself reflecting on this past year and thinking about things to do in 2018. And like you, I’m also thinking about...
Santa’s Private Reserve from Rogue Ales
Earlier this week, I was out looking for some Christmas gifts and was in search for a special beer for a person I work with here at 100.7 The...
Anchor Christmas Ale
Back in the early days of my craft beer journey, I discovered a few breweries that were making beer specifically for the Holiday Season. And since that moment, I’ve...
Flying Fish Brewing
The year was 1994. I was working at a radio station in Philadelphia and already into my deep love affair with craft beer when I read about an internet-only...
Reforming Maryland’s Beer Laws
Back in March this year, I talked with Kevin Atticks, the Executive Director of the Brewers Association of Maryland, about Maryland House Bill 1283 and the challenges and problems...
Thanksgiving and Pumpkin Ales
Fall is alive; the colors are spectacular; the air is crisp; and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Whether you’re at home or visiting family and friends, a great...
Yard’s 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...
Independent Brewing Company’s Expansion!
As you heard last week, Independent Brewing, located on Main Street in Bel Air, celebrated their second anniversary over this past weekend. These first two years at Independent has...
Independent Brewing Company’s 2nd Anniversary!
Two years ago, the doors to Independent Brewing Company opened for the very first time and it’s been a wonderful adventure for everyone ever since that day, from the...