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Just goes to show you how stupid the State’s liquor laws are:  Comptroller Blasts County For Illegal Liquor Purchase

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Frederick’s Beer Trail

Did you know that Frederick had beer trail?  I didn’t.  Here is the article from the Downtown Frederick Partnership.  With the exception of Roast House Pub I’ve hiked the whole trail, however I’m not sure I agree with all the listings.  Certainly … Continue reading

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Alcohol To Save The Postal Service?

The Senate’s bipartisan plan to shore up the postal service’s shaky finances includes a provision to allow the USPS to ship wine and beer.  Currently only UPS and FedEx do so.  Sen. Lieberman is quoted as saying  the plan would pull … Continue reading

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Flying Dog Brewery Tour- The Best $5 You Can Spend!

This past summer the Flying Dog Brewery restarted their brewery tour which had been on hiatus for something like 18 months. Rumor had it that the brewery had run afoul (or come close to running afoul of) the old law which limited the size of the samples … Continue reading

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Beer- Breckenridge Brewery

Had a Breckenridge Brewery  Vanilla Porter this weekend.  I thought it was awesome.  Not really a food beer, too distinctive in its flavor, and probably too heavy for the weather we are having around here now, but in front of a … Continue reading

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Voltaggio, Flying Dog & New Restaurant?

Excellent front page article in today’s Frederick News Post.  Talks about Bryan Voltaggio’s collaboration on a new brew with Flying Dog Brewery:  Backyard Ale.  The beer is designed to go with “smoked and barbecued foods.”  Downside is that FNP says it goes for $5 … Continue reading

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Frederick Beer Week

Frederick Beer Week starts today.  Word is that the beer judging class is sold out, but there are still tickets for the grand finale fest on Saturday.  Anyone doing anything?

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Beer Mission Accomplished

As promised:  It was very good and smooth as silk.  Delicious malty undertones with some faint hops on the finish.  Milder as bitters go.  The hard part was limiting myself to one!

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Brewer’s Alley Amber Fields Best Bitter

A neat article in today’s Frederick News Post about Brewer’s Alley’s Amber Fields Best Bitter.  This new British-style bitter is a result of a ten year (!) project  between their brewmaster and a local farmer to brew the first commercially produced beer from locally … Continue reading

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Frederick Beer Week

The inaugural Frederick Beer Week is set for May 10th through the 14th.  Check out their website for more details.  The grand finale beer fest looks great.   My only complaint?  Should be a month long!

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