Monthly Archives: October 2007

SPBW 4th Annual Real Ale Festival

Posted on October 29, 2007 by | Comments Off on SPBW 4th Annual Real Ale Festival

This years Society for the Preservation of Beers from the Wood Real Ale Festival was a great success. Over 400 tickets were sold, with additional tickets being sold at the door at The Wharf Rat. With over 30 Cask beers and unlimited sampling, everybody left happy. I was one of the volunteers inside pouring beer so I didn’t get a chance to sample everything but here is my list

Du Claw Bad Moon Porter
Victory Hop Devil (This was one of the most popular inside) +++
Dogfish Head Chicory Stout
Oliver Mad Monk (One of my favorites had a new sweet taste) ++
Oliver Dark Mild
Victory Donneybrook Stout (Another favorite at the table)
Gales Prize Old Ale (This was just an amazing barley wine beer) ++++
Troegs Hop Back Amber +++
Brooklyn Bright Golding (7.5% another fruity tasting beer) ++
Gordon Biersch Schwarbier (4.3%)
Rock Bottom Oatmeal Dry Stout with Vanilla (Arlington)
Brewers Alley I.P.A (I left with a growler of this, 5-5.4%) +++
Clipper City Loosse Cannon (very hoppy)
Brewers Art Le Cannard
Franklin’s I.P.A.
Brewers Art Beacon Ale (mmmmmm) ++++
Yards Extra Special Ale (6%)

Comments Off on SPBW 4th Annual Real Ale Festival

Posted in Beer, Brewer's Art, Brooklyn, CapCity Baltimore, Clipper City, DuClaw, Franklins, Gordon Biersch Tysons, MD, Oliver, Rock Bottom Ballston, SPBW, Troegs, Victory, Yards

Baltimore Real Ale Festival

Posted on October 22, 2007 by | Comments Off on Baltimore Real Ale Festival

Off topic, but a lot of fun if you like good beer.

The Society for the Preservation of Beer from Wood is holding its annual Chesapeake Real Ale Festival!

“The Region’s Premier Real Ale Event”

Saturday, October 27, 2007
1-6pm
The Wharf Rat at Camden Yards
206 W. Pratt St, Baltimore

Tickets are $25 in advance, $35 at the door

More information at https://www.spbw.org/realale

Comments Off on Baltimore Real Ale Festival

Posted in Beer, MD

Posted on October 19, 2007 by | Comments Off on

The news observer has a piece on the Great American Beer Festival in Denver Colorado.

https://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/741877.html

Some of my favorite breweries did well

“Many of the beers judged best are from Western states and aren’t distributed in this area, despite the efforts of specialty wholesalers to bring great beers to us. Still, you can find gold medal winners Pyramid Crystal Weizen and Samuel Adams Double Bock; silver winners Dogfish Head Midas Touch, Avery Hog Heaven and Victory Prima Pils; and bronze winners Allagash Victor, Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber, and Rogue Russian Imperial Stout.”

Here is the complete list of medal winners

Comments Off on

Posted in Beer

Posted on October 19, 2007 by | Comments Off on

CNN has a story up that talks about October Fest and mentions Dogfish Head.

https://edition.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/09/20/living.beer/

I finally got a chance to visit the new Dogfish Head Ale house in Seven Corners, NVA. The beer was good but the food was average at best. I was also really surprised by how little they have changed the interior from its former Uno’s days. To my untrained eye it looks like they change the menus and the logos and everything else is the same. Maybe I was tired but I found the whole seating area to be very tinny and noisy. It wasn’t the nice cozy bar where you can eat and drink that I have experienced at their MD location.

Comments Off on

Posted in Beer, Dodfish Head

Brew pubs in Baltimore

Posted on October 19, 2007 by | Comments Off on Brew pubs in Baltimore

The Baltimore sun is running a story on Brew Pubs in Baltimore closing up or moving the brewing offsite.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bal-te.to.brewpub19oct19,0,7981580.story

Comments Off on Brew pubs in Baltimore

Posted in Beer, Brewer's Art, CapCity Baltimore, SPBW