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Years ago, when I first started writing for the Mid-Atlantic Brewing News, I had an interesting conversation with Jim Lutz. Lutz, the current owner of Old Dominion/Fordham Brewing was, at the time, an officer at Flying Dog. He told me a story of the years when he was...

To quote the Dropkick Murphys, the season's upon us, it's that time of year... Okay, I know that's from a Christmas song, but let's face it, with the family focus of both holidays, it's widely accepted that this weekend marks the beginning of the high-holiday season....

You regulars here already know, I love craft beer. It is a passion of mine. Another passion of mine? Art. For those of you who don't know, I designed the FBW logo - both versions. I did the Battle of the Bubbles design, have painted murals, and done designs for a...

So, I'm assuming most of you have noticed, it's gotten kind of chilly. I'm also assuming that most of you will notice that the title has nothing to do with this week's content, and this week I meander a bit. I just liked the title, so I'm going with that. Now, back to...

Tomorrow is International Stout Day. This is a day that has some personal meaning to me. My earliest days as a beer drinker were spent knocking back pints of Guinness in the cozy confines of the Irish pub scene in Boston, the city where I attended college. As you...

With the Brewer's Association's announcement that there are now more than 2,500 operational breweries, there has been a lot of buzz this year from pundits regarding a new craft beer bubble. The questions has come up more than once recently as to where maximum industry...

There is a debate that exists in the brewing industry...actually, there are several. The biggest debate probably swirls around what constitutes a craft brewery.One of the lesser ones that you might hear coming up from time to time was put forth by Frederick County's...

Warriors...come out to play-yay.... So, for you weekend warriors who are planning to come out to play, there's a lot going on this weekend. In Northern Virginia there's the NOVA Beerfest, Baltimore is kicking off Baltimore Beer Week, tours at Monocacy and Flying Dog...

Welcome to Frederick County, MD. We're the home to Flying Dog, Monocacy, Frey's, Milkhouse, Brewer's Alley, and Barley and Hops. Pretty soon we'll also host Brew'd Pub. For those of you who make the trek from Frederick to Middletown regularly, you recognize The Silver...

There is a stretch of weekends in September and into October where weekends are no longer one's own when one is a beer writer. I practically live at festivals during this time of year. There's so much going on that I tend to miss out on a number of events. In a way, I...