By Greg B. The summer is here in full force, and while I’ve been off working in Europe my friends back here in Baltimore tell me the heat and humidity are here to stay. So …
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Beer of the Day: Clipper City’s Heavy Seas Rye Porter
By Greg B. As part of Clipper City Brewery’s 22oz bomber series of beers, over a year ago they opened up the competition to local homebrews. The call went out to brew an interesting, tasty and ‘big’ beer, worthy of being part of their Heavy Seas special 22oz bottles. What came of this competition? Well, this beer. The winner was invited to enter the brewery and produce their beer, but in real quantities. What brewer wouldn’t take the chance at having their beer produced like this!? And while my beer may not have won the competition, I was curious to see what beer did. Thus, one year later, the beer has been produced and exported to the shelves, and I eagerly bought a bottle, chilled it, and looked for the opportunity to taste it! Read the full story »
By Greg B. Normally, I like to put more of a personal touch on these types of press release announcements. But as I’m very busy at the moment, I’ll let you all sort through this …
By Greg B. For the beer geek, there are a few beer experiences that must be undertaken. If you really like beer, at some point you’ll probably try to brew your own. At some point …
By Greg B. Desserts are not usually my favorite. All that sugary sweetness, sticky caramel and tooth covering fatty sugar foods really make me prefer another slice of bison or helping of roasted vegetables (roasted …
by Tom M. I recently returned from a relaxing trip to Bermuda (more on that in another post to come) and one of the many treasures to be had on this island paradise are Cuban …
By Harriet
Summer is here and the heat is so suffocating that the only place I can face to be outside right now is out by the pool, with a cool, refreshing beverage. However, quite sensibly …
By Greg B. I haven’t done much in the way of pairing beer with food recently, so I thought I’d like to share one particular recipe with you that turned out quite nicely. As the …
By Greg B. Well, I’m headed off to Europe again. And while I only managed to get 1 real post from my 3 weeks in Europe last fall (sorry folks! I swear, I’ll try to …
By Greg B. I know I’ve already written about this beer, a little less than a year ago, but I thought it was time to write a quick blurb about it again. Not to review …
By Greg B. While I really was good for a few months and I avoided most sugary substances very well, of late I’ve been slacking a little bit. There has been a constant supply of …
by Tom M. About two weeks ago, I was granted a one evening reprieve from my fun but hectic home life (good behavior or something like that I suppose…) and made the drive up to …
Baltimore Restaurants »
Max’s Taphouse: Beer Nirvana has been upgraded
By Greg B. Max’s Taphouse here in Baltimore is consistently on the Rate Beer’s list for the best bars in the world And it rates high, up to 14th best (currently at 23rd best). Let …
Cigars »
The Kind of Cigar that Would Make Tony Soprano Smile.
By Tom M. I was working from an undisclosed location (my dining room table)last Friday and called it a day about an hour or so early. I could not ignore the sun streaming through the …
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Beer of the Day: Evolution Brewing Company’s Primal Pale Ale
By Greg B. I don’t want to be accused of playing favorites here, with yet another review of a beer from the folks at Evolution Brewing co, but to be honest, I need to write …
Michael’s Wine Pick »
Wine of the day: Eric Texier Cotes du Rhone Villages (Chusclan) – 2005
There are 18 different “Villages” appellations in the Southern Rhone that make up Côtes du Rhône Villages wines. These diverse wines come from a variety of small vineyards, each with their own character and …
Recipes »
Sandwich Recipe: The ABC, Avocado, Bacon & Cheese
By Greg B (but invented by Jess A): It was a rushed morning, and lunch was being prepared from whatever leftovers were in the fridge… and let me tell you, there weren’t many. For whatever …
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