As it seems every year, Saint Paddy’s was going to come and go without a related post by me. I seem to say this every year, and then pull one out at the last minute, but this year I’d pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I was just going to pass this time. … Continue reading →
Read More »The Not So Local Tap – Max’s Belgian Fest 2015
So, that time of year again, our annual President’s day weekend trip down to Fell’s Point, Baltimore for Max’s annual Belgian Fest. While the forecast was cold with a chance of freezing, the outlook was still better than last year when we had to call our hotel to add an extra day onto the start … Continue reading ...
Read More »Class in a Glass – I Channel My Inner Rob Lowe for Elysian’s Loser Pale Ale
Hi! I’m celebrity beer blogger Ed Morgan. And I’m craft beer purist and big beer conspiracy theorist Ed Morgan. And I have Elysian’s Loser pale ale. And I have some God-awful swill produced by some corporate sellouts with no allegiance to the traditions, the ethos or the craft that made them hugely successful. Disguised as &he ...
Read More »The Not So Local Tap – Lancaster Brewing Company
He paused. As if a moment of silent tribute had to be given before he (or anyone) should walk through the door that was open before him. The door certainly deserved no such reverence, the single paned, fullview door was like thousands of others he’d passed before. No, it was what lay beyond the door … Continue reading →
Read More »Boston Beer Company’s Old Fezziwig, A Christmas Carol and Christmas Pudding
Holidays. Movies. For me, they go hand in hand. Whether it’s enjoying Mose and Ramses struggling with each other to decide who controls the fate of the Hebrews at Easter, or John Wayne trying to recapture his more peaceful life in Ireland on Saint Patrick’s day, there always seems to be a movie that I’m … Continue readi ...
Read More »Class in a Glass – Evil Genius’ Trick or Treat. Horror Movie Evil Geniuses? Not as Many As You Would Think.
[AUTHOR'S NOTE: The post is part of my NOCTOBER series. A group of posts I'll be writing throughout November that are about subjects I would have written about in October if I hadn't taken several weeks off to focus on Halloween. ] When I first grabbed a bottle of Evil Genius Beer Company’s Trick or … Continue reading →
Read More »Delaware Homebrewing Champion Russell Kalbach Defends His Crown This Saturday At The 5th Delaware Wine And Beer Festival
I’ve made no apologies about my fondness for the Delaware Wine and Beer Festival (DWBF) since I first attended back in 2012. As I alluded to in my Odessa Brewfest post, the DWBF functions under an enviable model that many festivals would love to emulate. First, hosted at the spacious and beautiful Delaware Agricultural Museum &helli ...
Read More »Class in a Glass: Sierra Nevada Harvest Single Hop IPA (Equinox)
As I’m writing this, summer is on its last leg. Seriously. It is 9:37pm on Monday September, 22nd and Summer only has an hour or so to live. No, this isn’t some kind of Soap Opera or Murder Mystery, it’s just the normal changing of the seasons. The autumnal equinox happens tonight (or last night, … Con ...
Read More »The Local Tap – The Historic Odessa Brewfest 2014
“Build it and they will come.” If Hollywood ever decided to remake that timeless classic in another vein, I would suggest, “pour it and they will come”, and switch the focus of the film from baseball to a brew festival. OK, not really, but there is a good amount of truth to my flippant statement. … Continue ...
Read More »Class In A Glass: Dogfish Head’s American Beauty
A lot of craft beer buzzing has been made in my area recently when DFH announced that the next in their line of musical inspired beers, “Beer Thousand”, inspired by the 20th anniversary of Guided by Voices album Bee Thousand would soon be available in both bomber and 12oz bottles. Possibly overlooked with that announcement &he ...
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