Flying Dog Opens Tasting Room, Announces New Beer Series

Yesterday, Flying Dog opened beer by the glass sales in its tasting room after working with state and county legislators for nearly three years.

“Prior to this effort, which we could not have done without the Brewers Association of Maryland, Flying Dog was solely viewed and licensed as a manufacturing facility by the state,” CMO Ben Savage said in a press release. “And under that license, we were only allowed to serve beer samples after patrons went on a tour of the brewery.”

Flying Dog will continue to offer tours and sell flights of beer samples, but it can now serve its 20 beers on tap by the glass – thanks to an updated license that applies to all production breweries in Maryland.

The new license, and updated Maryland State laws, went into effect in July 2013. From there, each brewery had to apply for a serving permit from their local county liquor board. After over a year of working through the legal language associated with these new laws, Flying Dog received its permit from Fred