From the Classroom to the Cask: Kay Bennett’s Journey from Teacher to Assistant Distiller
“I was always asking questions about how things worked, why procedures were in place, what [happened] if you tried something else,”
Running Strong in Tough Times With Loew Vineyards
There’s very little disease pressure from the dry July. As long as the rain holds out for the next few weeks, we’re going to have an iconic vintage.
– Rachel Lipman
Beer & Loathing in Frederick: Milkhouse Edition
by Kevin M. Smith For most of Frederick County’s breweries, the March quarantine meant scrambling to adjust their business plan. Throughout the Beer & Loathing series, a common theme has been the shift from a tasting-room centric business plan to a focus on...
Good Wood: Barrels, Hybrid-Beers, and B.C. Brewery
by Kevin Smith Earlier in July I had the opportunity to visit with Jim Wagner, the head brewery at B.C. Brewery in Hunt Valley, and his assistant brewer, Beth Vita. We discussed the brewery’s new barrel program, Vita’s gluten-free brews, their wine/beer hybrids, and...
Beer & Loathing in Frederick: Midnight Run Edition
by Kevin M. Smith In the ongoing series of how Frederick-area brewers have adapted to CoVID-19, and quarantine orders, and even in the shadow of the threat of another quarantine order, Frederick Behind Bars talked to Brent Turner, the owner and brewer at Midnight Run...
McClintock and the Quarantine
by Kevin M. Smith At this point it's common knowledge that Maryland's craft beverage producers - breweries, distilleries and wineries - were designated as essential businesses when quarantine hit. But when the stay-at-home order first dropped, those small Maryland...
Black is Beautiful
by Kevin M. Smith It’s hard to put into context the social upheaval that we see around the world today. Maybe less so for those old enough to remember the race riots of the 60’s in Detroit, and the way the country exploded into protest and riot in the wake of the...
Beer & Loathing in Frederick: Attaboy Edition
by Kevin M. Smith In the latest edition of Beer & Loathing, Frederick Behind Bars talked to Brian Ogden of Attaboy Beer. Ogden, the brewer and co-founder, with his wife, Carly, was candid about how the brewery, and the recently opened Attaboy Barrel House, were...
Beer & Loathing in Frederick: The Olde Mother Edition
As we enter the next phase of the Pandemic - one marked by social upheaval, an uptick in diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in states that have already re-opened, and a cautious approach to re-opening here in Maryland - Frederick Behind Bars talked to Nick Wilson, co-founder...
Covid Concerns: A Discussion with Scientists in the Maryland Brewing Industry
The Scientists We didn’t know it at the time, but the world fundamentally changed on December 1, 2019 in Wuhan, China. The diagnosis of a human with the COVID-19 virus sent ripples throughout the world that are being felt today. How governments have reacted to the...
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