Another Round of BBW Highlights

Man, took me long enough to get back to this.....

Anyway, Tonight (Tuesday the 11th): 40 events. This will be the day you have to clone yourself or ride a dirt bike through traffic between events.  If you don't get on a bus at Mahaffey's after lunch to ride up to Philly and Yards Brewing for a tour and a casino stop, start things off with a Night of Scottish Ales at Liam Flynn's, with Bruce Williams of Scotland's Heather Ale/Williams Brothers (warning: bagpipes, kilts, and sporrans!).  Hop Heads and Victoria Gastro Pub are having two of many Pumpkinfests with pumpkin ales; a Lagunitas fundraiser for the neighborhood animal shelter at Little Havana; burgers made to pair with Sam Adams special beers at Alonso's (the "Burger Bar"); the homebrew beer dinner at TBonz; meet the brewer from Hopfenstark of Quebec and sample some of their beers at Max's; and the Flying Dog beer dinner at Alewife and the Olivers/Evolution one at Pratt Street Ale House.  Last but certainly not least is the "Pints for Poe" fundraiser for the Poe House in West Baltimore, with the Creative Alliance at the Patterson Theater in Highlandtown, featuring--naturally--Raven Beer.  Mark Supik, the Highlandtown tap-handle producer, will be on hand, along with, it's likely, one of the new Raven tap handles for silent auction or raffle.

Wednesday the 12th, 44 events:   Vertical Troegs Mad Elf at Hudson Street Stackhouse (if they have this year's, it was the last beer produced at their original Harrisburg brewery); Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head at Max's 3-5 and then Alewife later; two special Oskar Blues firkins at Victoria Gastro Pub; a selection of Evolution Menageries at Kloby's Smokehouse; a boxing match at Max's (no, really, fists and a ring, not cardboard); Carol Stoudt of Stoudt's Brewing at Frisco; the homebrewing showcase/fundraiser at Little Havana; Ommegang six-course beer dinner at Pickles Pub; dual beer release at the three main DuClaw outlets; joint Brewers Art/Red Brick crab feast at Red Brick Station;  Bruce Williams and Steve Jones celebrating the best of Britain at Metropolitan; Raven pint night with new glass design at Patrick's of Pratt Street; Leinenkugel beer dinner at their Beer Garden; and the monthly Sea Shanty sing-along at The Wharf Rat.  And more.

Thursday the 13th, 43 events:   Women in Beer at Max's (paid admission event); do-it-yourself Oskar Blues can art at Alonso's; casks specially prepared by the Max's crew at Max's; DuClaw brewers show up at the homebrew demonstration (no, not an "Occupy The Brewery" demonstration!) at Maryland Homebrew's new site in Columbia; another DuClaw brewer and Duclaw-and-crab-claws at Hellas; a charity benefit beer dinner at James Joyce; and lots of other tastings, pint nights, and what have you.  The beer dinner at Punk's in Annapolis is sold out.