[We] wanted to let you know that the launch date has changed for DuClaw Brewing Company’s H.E.R.O Homebrew, which was originally scheduled for this Thursday, Sept. 1st at DuClaw’s locations in Bel Air, Bowie and Arundel Mills. Due to Hurricane Irene, DuClaw’s Bel Air location has been experiencing power outages and has decided to move the H.E.R.O. Homebrew launch to Wednesday, Sept. 7th.Expect posting to be sporadic at best for a while--both power and DSL are out at the Beer in Baltimore World Headquarters Office, and the laptop time is being shared at wi-fi outlets with "the better half."
Corcoran’s wife Lori has long been synonymous with the local wine industry, producing award-winners using traditional methods at Corcoran Vineyards (14635 Corkys Farm Lane, Waterford). And as passionate as she is about wine, he is about beer.
Perplexed by the lack of breweries in Virginia and yearning to be able to get a good beer close to home, Corcoran hired brewmaster Kevin Bills and opened shop on July 30 — within stumbling distance of the vineyards.
Bills and Corcoran tapped the support of a large community of brewers, so their fledgling effort is amazingly developed. The diminutive brewery is now open to the public, and you can taste for yourself.
Baltimore, Md. (August 23, 2011)—;DuClaw Brewing Company, a Maryland-based craft brewery, announces its H.E.R.O. ’10 homebrew will launch on tap Thursday September 1 at the Bel Air, Bowie and Arundel Mills DuClaw Brewing restaurant locations and in 22-ounce bottles at select local beer merchants. To celebrate the launch, DuClaw will be donating all H.E.R.O. ’10 brewery sales to the Towson-based charity the Cool Kids Campaign.
“We are extremely honored to be chosen by DuClaw as a charitable partner and recipient of such a generous donation,” commented Sharon Perfetti, executive director and co-founder of the Cool Kids Campaign. “This comes at a special time for our organization as we have recently opened our first Learning Center in Towson. DuClaw Brewing’s support will help make the center a success, as well as help us to achieve our mission of providing educational support to children with cancer.
“Just as our DuClaw team is passionate about the art of the craft, we are equally passionate about giving back, hence the name of our H.E.R.O. brew,” said Dave Benfield, founder and president of DuClaw. “We look forward to supporting the Cool Kids Campaign and the success of the Learning Center with not only the sales of our homebrew, but with the support of our DuClaw team and community.”
The H.E.R.O. ’10 craft recipe is a full-bodied, jet black Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter with a roasted malt flavor accented by notes of chocolate, coffee and peanut butter. The creators of the brew, Tony Huckstein and Doug DeLeo, are homebrewers from Baltimore County whose recipe was chosen by DuClaw brewmasters over 48 other craft recipes. H.E.R.O. ’10 will make its tap debut at a release event at the Bel Air, Bowie and Arundel Mills DuClaw Brewing restaurants on Thursday, September 1.
At the Too Hop To Handle festival in Vancouver last month, Claire Connolly put the name of the event to the test. The brewmaster from Big River Brewpub in Richmond, B.C. entered a small batch of “Insane” India Pale Ale in the friendly competition. It registered 9 per cent alcohol and a shocking 151 International Bittering Units. (IBU is the scale used to measure hop bitterness in beer, given in parts of iso-alpha acids per million.) To put this hop monster in perspective, consider that most IPA, the fastest-rising beer category in North America, falls in the 30-to-60 IBU range.They "Randallized" a cask of 151-IBU IPA..............
“I was worried that it wouldn’t be drinkable,” Ms. Connolly said, pouring a glass from a cask that passed through a filter filled with dried hop buds to infuse it with an additional blast of rubber band bitterness and pinecone aroma.
The association sees the State Fair as a platform to promote their products and to telegraph that their business "supports local jobs, local farms and local communities," BAM said in a statement.Incidentally, the Maryland State Fair still hosts both a homemade wine competition and a homemade mead competition, with prizes straight of the 1960s. Perhaps it's time for the Free State Homebrew Guild to lobby for a homebrewing competition.
The booth, located in the food pavilion, will carry six drafts: DuClaw Sawtooth, Dog Brewing Blonde, Brewers Alley Hefeweizen, Flying Dog Raging Bitch, Heavy Seas Loose Cannon and Raven Lager.
They will only be available from August 25 - 28 and from September 2 - 5. On those days, reps from the breweries will be around from 5 - 9 p.m.
Witness the ceremonial tapping of the first firkin using the fabled “Star Spangled Banger”, enjoy unlimited samples of the area’s finest beers, mingle with Baltimore’s beer industry elite and listen to the artful tunes of The Anytime Anywhere.Tickets are $30 and all attendees must be 21 years of age or older.
Join founder Hugh Sisson at the Diamond Tavern in the Baltimore Hilton for a multi-course beer & food pairing.
$60 Inclusive For Reservations Please Call Antoine McClurkin 443-573-8710
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Meet and Greet with Hugh Sisson, founder of Heavy Seas Beer, 6:30pm-7pm
Heavy Seas Pale Ale
She Crab Soup and Tavern Salad Mixed Greens, Talbot Cheddar, Glazed Pecans, Roasted Corn, Dried Cherries With Sherry VinaigretteHeavy Seas Märzen
Crab Cake with Sweet Corn Succotash and Whole Grain Mustard Beurre BlancOrange Thyme Granita
Loose Cannon
Great Pumpkin
Butternut Squash and Hazelnut Crème Brûlée
If you've had the Wells Banana Bread before, you may know that "subtle hint" is an understatement. Some are more likely to describe the ale in terms of being hit in the face with a malted banana cream pie. Good, though......The cask for this Firkin Thursday will be Wells Banana Bread Beer from Bedford, England. Banana Bread Beer is 5.2% and copper-colored with a subtle hint of banana.
We shall also be tapping a mini keg of crazy French Normandy cider.
Apples and bananas . . . oh my.
In the Upstairs Bar starting at 6:00 pm with Sarah.
Meanwhile, this in from Alewife, doing their part to chow down on invasive species:Join special guest Brewmaster Brian Strumke on Thursday, September 8th at 7:00PM as he hosts the Stillwater Artisanal Ales Dinner at PAZO.
Tickets are $79 per person inclusive.
MENU (Beer pairings with each course coming soon!)
Hors D'oeuvres
Quixote Chorizo, pan con tomate
Ceviche chips, jicama & lime
Summer Bruschetta, local zucchini, ricotta, herbs
Pork and veal empanadas, salsa verde
Potato and manchego croquetas
Serrano ham and grilled fig pinxto
1st
Late Summer Tomato Gazpacho
Slow poached shrimp, preserved orange, chili, Arbequina olive oil
2nd
Octopus a la Planxa
Fingerling potato, pimenton, marcona almonds, and mojo verde
3rd
Herb Marinated Wood Grilled Leg of Lamb
Samfaina and natural jus
Dessert
Traditional Sicilian Cannoli
dark chocolate and caramel sauce
Call for reservations or more details at (410) 534-7296.
