By Tom Myers
If you believe that I am just a regular man about the town on New Year’s Eve, sitting in an elegant club in a major city, sipping champagne at the drop of midnight while having a woman on each arm laughing at everything I say, then I’m sorry to disappoint. Nothing could be further from the truth. It’s not for lack of trying. I am paranoid about partygoers who don’t know the first rule of partying, which is you have to be responsible enough to bring along a designated driver, someone whose idea of a good time is not to wind up in an emergency room. This past New Year’s weekend was met with the possibility of – you guessed it – frozen precipitation. This weather would have made driving so perilous that the drivers who aren’t driving slow and swerving around the road due to intoxication are ...Continue Reading
Tags: alcohol, beer, holiday, New Years
As the spin-off from Hanna came through Maryland, many had their outdoor plans ruined. But at DuClaw Brewing Co. in Bel Air, the good times rolled on regardless. Originally scheduled to be outdoors, the Real Ale Fest, put on by DuClaw and 11 other breweries, merely moved inside as not a single person seemed to mind the rain. Surely all the beer helped.
Each of the 11 visiting breweries brought two casks of beer, while DuClaw provided six casks of their own specially conditioned ales. All attendees flowed through the building from table to table enjoying the brews and were provided with an extensive spread of beer-friendly food, provided by DuClaw’s kitchen staff. As with most beer festivals there were some highlights and some lowlights.
At the lower end of the satisfaction spectrum, Pub Dog provided a pale ale I could only describe as disgusting. I immediately dumped it out. Not far ...Continue Reading
Tags: alcohol, ale, amber ale, beer, Bel Air, Brewer's Art, Clipper City, DuClaw, Fallston Animal Rescue Movement, FARM, Flying Dog, food, Franklins, lager, pale ale, Pub Dog, rain, stout
On Saturday September 6th, from 12-4 pm, DuClaw Brewing Company in Bel Air will feature ales from 12 local breweries, along with live music, all for a good cause. A portion of the proceeds from The Real Ale Festival 2008 will benefit FARM (Fallston Animal Rescue Movement).
Tickets are $45, and may still be available online at http://www.duclaw.com/marketing/realalefest/tickets.aspx.
Participating breweries will include Barley and Hops, The Brewer’s Art, Clay Pipe, Clipper City, Pub Dog, DuClaw Brewing Company, Flying Dog Brewery, Franklins, Growlers, Oliver Breweries Ltd., The Raven, and Red Brick Station.
Tags: beer, Bel Air, DuClaw Brewing Company, Real Ale Festival, The Chew
Baltimore Restaurant Week is supposed to provide common folk like myself with the rare opportunity to dine like those in a higher tax bracket. Every time it rolls around, my girlfriend and I attempt to taste something expensive and new for a more reasonable price. Last time didn’t work out so well when we tried to go to Ruth’s Chris and there was a carbon monoxide leak. The way the establishment handled the cancellation of our reservations was less than satisfactory and to make a long story short, we will never attempt to dine there again. But this time around, Baltimore Restaurant Week was good to us. Why? Because we went to Roy’s Restaurant, and this establishment delivered with amazing service and delectable food.
Tags: acoustics, asparagus, Baltimore, Baltimore Restaurant Week, beer, edamame, food, lobster, mahi mahi, meal, Restaurant, Roy's Restaurant, sauce, shrimp, spare rib, wine
