Events This Weekend and Tonight

Up in Union Mills, a couple miles north of Westminster on Md. Rt. 97, the Maryland Microbrewery Festival, 11 AM-7 PM.

Attending microbrewries and craft breweries include:

• Baltimore Washington Beer Works Baltimore, MD
• Barley and Hops Grill & Microbrewery – Frederick, MD
• Brewer’s Alley – Frederick, MD
• Bawlmer Craft Beers- Baltimore, MD
• Heavy Seas/Clipper City Brewing Company – Baltimore, MD
• DOG Beverage Company – Westminster, MD
• DuClaw Brewing Company – Abingdon, MD
• Ellicott Mills Brewing Company – Ellicott City, MD
• Flying Dog Brewery – Frederick, MD
• Johanssons Brewing Company – Westminster, MD
• Olivers Ales – Baltimore, MD
• Red Brick Station / White Marsh Brewing – Baltimore, MD

Too far away?  The Rowhouse Grille on South Light Street is holding a Beer & Oyster Fest all day Saturday, $5 admission proceeds to be donated to the South Baltimore Improvement Committee, $1 oysters,  and Heavy Seas Great Pumpkin, Marzen, Oktoberfest, Loose Cannon, Classic Lager, and Peg Leg.

Meanwhile, Max's has a cask of Heavy Seas bourbon-barrel-aged Peg Leg on tonight (among others) for their Cask Night.  Good stuff.

Also, the usual Thursday firkin at Metropolitan tonight is the last firkin of Olivers' Harvest Ale.  Last call.......