Catalog Brewing Tries New Brewery Model in PG County

There are a lot of different brewery models out there. Some people specialize in IPAs. Some people really like barrel-aged beers. Others focus on lagers. Even in the DC area you’ve got brewers making beers with yeast from whale bones, brewers making beers for specific sports teams, and even brewers making beers inspired by Nine-Inch-Nails. So we’re no strangers to variety in these parts. With that said, Catalog Brewing, a fledgling operation based in the Rt. 1 Farmers Market and Bazaar in the Gateway Arts District of Mount Rainier, Maryland, has a model unlike any we’ve seen so far. 

According to their website, Catalog is “a nanobrewery concept that takes inspiration from the granddaddy of the maker movement-the Sears Modern Home. Our goal is to promote the tenets of sustainability, empowerment, hyper-localism, and community engagement through the language of grain, water, and hops.” It was founded this year by homebrewers Patrick McDonough and Kenny George. The brewery is currently “i