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Photos from the Wild Goose Brewing Company

March 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Photos from the SPBW visit to the Wild Goose Brewing Company/Flying Dog Brewery

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Tags: Beer · flying dog · Wild Goose

Wash Post Article on Beer

January 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Wash Post Article on Beer

The Washington Post article talks about the problems Bob and Ellie Tupper have been having finding a new home for Tuppers Hop Pocket now that Old Dominion has stopped brewing it. I am guessing the writer of the story went to the same beer tastings I went to at the Brickskeller since a lot of […]

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Tags: MD · Tuppers

Last batch of Hop Pocket brewed at Dominion

December 20th, 2007 · Comments Off on Last batch of Hop Pocket brewed at Dominion

Last night Bob Tupper let us know that the last batch of Tupper’s Hop Pocket Ale has just been brewed at Old Dominion. After the Fordham/Anheuser-Busch take over of Old Dominion, Dominion decided to drop their contact brewing business. This left Bob looking for a new location to brew his award winning Hop Pocket Ale. […]

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Tags: Tuppers

Duclaw Venom going on hiatus

December 20th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I had a brief discussion with Jim Wager from Duclaw last night. I was asking about about my perception that Venom’s taste has change over the years. Jim reassured me that the receipt has remained exactly the same. It could be other things like the brewery move or my tastes that have changed the taste […]

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Tags: DuClaw · MD

flying dog relocating to MD

December 12th, 2007 · Comments Off on flying dog relocating to MD

I didn’t see this coming, but Flying Dog Brewery is going to relocate all its beer brewing operations to Maryland. If you remember Flying dog bought the Frederick Brewing/Wild Goose Brewery in 2006. Colorado’s No. 2 craft brewer plans to stop brewing beer in Denver next month and will relocate all of its beer-making operations […]

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Winter Beer

November 14th, 2007 · 1 Comment

If you like strong winter beers then The Washington post has some suggestions for you. The Author had a chance to sample the following large selection of beers,  Anchor Brewing’s Co Our Special Ale, Sierra Nevada’s Celebration Ale, Clipper City Brewing Co’s Winter Storm, Old Dominion Brewing Co’s Dominion Winter Brew, Wild Goose Brewery’s Snow […]

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Tags: Anchor · Beer · Brooklyn · Clipper City · Fordham · Michelob · Old Dominion · Sierra Nevada · Troegs · Wild Goose

SPBW 4th Annual Real Ale Festival

October 29th, 2007 · 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 […]

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Tags: 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

October 22nd, 2007 · 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 […]

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Tags: Beer · MD

Brew pubs in Baltimore

October 19th, 2007 · 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. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bal-te.to.brewpub19oct19,0,7981580.story

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Tags: Beer · Brewer's Art · CapCity Baltimore · SPBW

Smithsonian National Zoo + Beer = Brew at the Zoo

August 26th, 2007 · Comments Off on Smithsonian National Zoo + Beer = Brew at the Zoo

The Smithsonian runs a fund raising event every year called the Brew at the Zoo. I got a last minute ticket for this years event. They had beer from over 20 microbreweries, and served hors d’oeuvres from area restaurants. The price of the ticket included a Beer Glass, Food, and all the beer samples you […]

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