"Savor" the date

Savor, an event being presented by the Brewers Association, is coming to Washington, D.C. It is a two-day event in May with three sessions. The first one will be Friday night, May 16, from 6:30-10:00 PM. Garrett Oliver is the featured speaker.

The second session is Saturday, May 17, from 12:30-4:00 PM. Featured speakers Randy Mosher, Jim Koch, and Rick Martin will be talking about pairing beer and food.

The final session, Saturday, May 17, will start at 6:30 and end at 10:00 PM. The first seminar will be about "cross drinking". Lauren Buzzeo, Wine Enthusiast Magazine; Ray Isle, Food & Wine Magazine; Ken Wells, CondeNast Portfolio; and Julia Herz, Craft Beer Program Director, Brewers Association will be the speakers at that event. The second seminar will have hosts Sam Calagione and Marnie Old duke it out over beer and wine.

Tickets are $85 a pop for one of the three sessions, but I think it's worth it. I'm trying to convince Rachel that it's worth it too. :)

Best Brewpubs in the Baltimore-Metropolitan Area

Last night, at dinner, Rachel harped upon a great idea: make a list of Maryland brewpubs we have visited, in order of those we really enjoyed to those that left a little to be desired. At the bottom, we included a link to a Google Map of the brewpubs.

A formality: brewpub - must brew and serve their own beer, along with casual fare.

<drum roll, please> Here is our list! At the same time, did we leave some one off? What are your preferences? We'd really like to see them, so leave a comment!

1. Dogfish Head Alehouse, Gaithersburg
   
2. The Brewer's Art, Baltimore
   
3. DuClaw Brewing Company, Arundel Mills
   
4. Red Brick Station, White Marsh (T-4)
   
5. Ellicott Mills Brewing Company, Ellicott City (T-4)
   
6. Capitol City Brewing Company
   
7. Barley & Hops, Frederick
   
8. Johanssons, Westminster
   
9. Brewer's Alley, Frederick
   

A few places that we have to revisit or go to for the first time:

• The Wharf Rat
  
• Growlers
  
• Franklin's
  
• Ram's Head Tavern
  
• Rocky Run
  
• Ryleigh's (if they are still open...)

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Beer Madness

Hey everyone,

Check this out: it is the Washington Post's 2007 Beer Madness competition; it's setup ala the NCAA Tournament.

Some interesting upsets, like Yuengling taking a dive in the first round to Shiner Bock, from Shiner, Texas. And Budweiser narrowly eliminating Victory Lager. From the field of 32, we're down to the quarterfinals. My bets are on Pete's vs. Rolling Rock and Dogfish Head vs. Dominion in the Final Four. From there, I have Rolling Rock Extra Pale Lager vs. Dominion Ale in the Championship, with R&R taking it!

"33", baby!

BEER MADNESS!