Author: Kevin

Beer Guy: Loose Ends

Like any big event, there are always loose ends to wrap up. In the case of Frederick Beer Week, we end up in discussions about what we can do better in the coming year, and we have to pass on the funds that we raised to those...

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Beer Guy: Building the Perfect Beast

Since March of 2011 I have sampled somewhere in the neighborhood of 950 different beers from a variety of breweries, most of which are here in the United States. I am in search of something that doesn’t exist: The perfect...

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Beer Guy: Ephemera

I moved to Frederick almost ten years ago. Back then, the only bars around town that I really frequented were Bushwaller’s, Brewer’s Alley…and, on occasion, Firestones. Back then the bar on Bentz was the Raw...

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Beer Guy: The New Direction and Other Thoughts

Coming off of Memorial Day, I am always reminded that in Maryland, I cover several breweries – Frey’s Brewing (Air Force), and Ellicott Mills Brewing Company (Marines) – with direct military connections, and...

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Beer Guy: Beer Week

So we’re finally in the thick of it. Frederick Beer Week is here and we are just about spot on in the dead middle of things. We launched with a beerfest, and we basically end with one…although DuClaw is taking over...

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