• Crab Soup Contest at Ellicott Mills Brewing Company

    October 8, 2012 Author: Scott
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    The winners and judges pose for a picture.

    The crab soup contest at EMBC was once again a huge success this year. This year’s event was in an effort to raise money for 27forOldEC, a  relief efforts from the derailment of trains in Ellicott City, MD. Overall there were 7 entrants that were mostly either a standard Maryland crab soup or a cream of crab soup.  The Judges were given samples to taste in a predetermined order and then graded the soups on such items as appearance and taste.

    When the contest was done, everyone at the bar was allowed to sample as much as they wanted of the remaining soup.  I made sure to get a sample of all that was available while enjoying some of the great beers the brew on premises.  Jonathan Postma (third from the right in group shot) won the overall contest with the prize being a wine rack with 4 bottles of wine.

     

    The contest is underway, and Timmy is serving up the first soup.

    The contest is underway, and Timmy is serving up the first soup.

     

    This soup left in whole crab claws!!!!

    This soup left in whole crab claws!!!!

     

    The judges score their results of the various soups.

    The judges score their results of the various soups.

     

    All contestants received a shirt from a locally made vodka.

    All contestants received a shirt from a locally made vodka.

     

    Which they were happy to model.

    Which they were happy to model.

     

    The winners and judges pose for a picture.

    The winners and judges pose for a picture.

     

  • Good Beer Festival this Weekend

    October 7, 2011 Author: Scott
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    The Good Beer Festival is this weekend in Salisbury, MD.  It should prove to be a great time with almost 30 craft breweries represented (see below for list).  Indy Beers will be enjoying the event on Saturday.  I can’t wait to sample all the beer that is going to be available.  We may have to break the article of the event into 2 parts of there is a lot of material to cover, but we’ll see.  If you’re looking to hook up with us, or would like to be featured in our event review, please tweet us @IndyBeers.  Hope to see you there!!!!

    16 Mile Brewery

    16 Mile Beer

    413 S. Bedford St.
    Georgetown, DE 19947-1849
    302-253-8816
    www.16milebrewery.com

    Blue Moon Brewing Co.

    Blue Moon Beer

    311 10th St.
    Golden, Colorado 80401
    800-642-6116
    www.bluemoonbrewingcompany.com

    Burley Oak

    Burley oak Beer

    10016 Old Ocean City Blvd.
    Berlin, MD 21811
    410-513-4647
    www.burleyoak.com

    Clipper City Brewing Co.

    Clipper City Beer

    4615 Hollins Ferry Road, Suite B
    Baltimore, MD 21227-4624
    410-247-7822
    www.hsbeer.com

    Crispin

    Crispin Cider

    405 Central Avenue SE
    Minneapolis, MN 55414
    612-331-3699
    www.crispincider.com

    Dogfish Head Beer

    Dogfish Head Beer

    320 Rehoboth Avenue
    Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
    302-226-2739
    www..dogfish.com

    Eastern Shore Brewing

    Eastern Shore Brewing Beer

    605 South Talbot St.
    St. Michaels, MD 21663
    410-745-8010
    www.easternshorebrewing.com

    Evolution Brewing Company

    Evolution Beer

    501 N. Bi-State Blvd.
    Delmar, DE 19940
    www.evolutioncraftbrewing.com

    Flying Dog Brewery

    Flying Dog Beer

    4607 Wedgewood Blvd
    Frederick, MD 21703-7120
    301-694-7899
    www.flyingdogales.com

    Fordham Brewing Company

    Fordham Beer

    1284 McD Drive
    Dover, DE 19901
    302-678-4810
    www.fordhambrewing.com

    Goose Island Beer Company

    Goose Island Beer

    1800 N. Clybourn Ave
    Chicago, IL 60614
    312-915-0071
    www.gooseisland.com

    Kona Brewing Company

    Kona Beer

    5300 Crain Hwy.
    Upper Malboro, MD 20772-3120
    301-627-1900

    Lagunitas Brewing Co.

    Lagunitas Beer

    1280 North Mcdowell Blvd.
    Petaluma, CA 94954
    707-769-4495
    www.lagunitas.com

    Leinenkugel Brewing Co.

    Leinenkugel Beer

    1515 N. 10th St.
    Milwaukee, WI 53205-2157
    414-931-6799
    www.leinie.com

    Magic Hat Brewing Co.

    Magic Hat Beer

    5 Bartlett Bay Road
    South Burlington, VT 05403-7727
    802-658-2739
    www.magichat.net

    Nectar

    Nectar Beer

    1400 Ramada Drive
    Paso Robles, CA 93446
    805-238-2556
    www.nectarales.com

    New Belgium Brewing Company

    New Belgium Beer

    500 Linden Street
    Fort Collins, CO
    970-221-0524
    www.newbelgium.com

    Old Dominion brewing Co.

    Old Dominion Beer

    1284 McD Drive
    Dover, DE 19901
    302-678-4810
    www.olddominion.com

    Ommegang Brewery

    Brewery Ommegang Beer

    656 County Hwy. 33
    Cooperstown, NY 13326
    607-544-1800
    www.ommegang.com

    Oskar Blues Brewery

    Oskar Blues Beer

    1800 Pike Road #B
    Longmont, CO 80501-6794
    303-776-1914
    www.oskarblues.com

    Samuel Adams Brewery

    Samueal Adams Beer

    30 Germania St.
    Boston, MA 02130-2315
    410-247-7822
    www.samadams.com

    Sierra Nevada

    Sierra Nevada Beer

    1075 East 20th St.
    Chico CA 95928
    530-893-3520
    www.sierranevada.com

    Sixpoint Craft Ales

    Sixpoint Craft Ales

    40 Van Dyke St.
    Brooklyn, NY 11231
    917-696-0438
    www.sixpoint.com

    Southern Tier Brewing

    Southern Tier Beer

    2072 Stoneman Circle
    Lakewood, NY 14750
    716-763-5479
    www.southerntierbrewing.com

    Stone Brewing

    Stone Brewing Beer

    1999 Citracado Parkway
    Escondido, CA 92029
    760-471-4999
    www.stonebrew.com

    Yards Brewing

    Yards Brewing Beer

    901 N. Delaware Ave.
    Philadelphia, PA 19123
    215-634-2600
    www.yardsbrewing.com

  • 6th Annual Dogfish Head Dash 5K/10K

    September 29, 2011 Author: Scott
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    The 6th Annual Dogfish Head Dash races started at 8am sharp with 1810 registered runners.  We arrived early to make sure we got good parking, which didn’t seem to be as big of an issue this year.  I finished the 10K in 58:09, while Kelli finished ahead of me in 56:18.  The post race party started at 9am to allow for many of the 10k runners to return.  There were lots of beers on tap, including the 60 minute IPA and the Punkin.  I heard a rumor that there were 90 kegs to cover the 1810 runners plus other paid guests.

    There were games to play, like the keg relay, but this year I didn’t see those events (I most have been too busy drinking my beer).  There was, however, live music provided by Reedo and the Front Porch Offering.  They are a band local to the DelMarVa Peninsula.  Intermittently between songs various awards and announcements were made, including the fact that the race raised $33,500 for the Delaware chapter of The Nature Conservancy — more than $100,000 to date from all the years of the Dogfish Head Dash.

    There was also a costume contest for the runner with the best use of recycled material as a costume.  The winner of that contest was won by a women who dressed in trash (pictured below) she had picked up from the side of the road.  Well done in the spirit of the race!!!!

    Tours of the brewery were overflowing with people all day as runners came and went from the brewery store.  Several items for sale in the store sold out, including a women’s running shirt that Kelli had her eyes on.  I was tempted to get a few things myself, but the line was long, and I needed another beer.

    Speaking of the beer, this is the one spot in the post race ceremonies that could use a little work.  This year, as in years past, the lines have been really long for the one beer truck on hand.  I know they don’t want people drinking too much, so maybe it’s a built in throttle, but it would be nice to have at least two beer trucks, if not three.  This way I could spend more time enjoying the event, rather than waiting in line.

    The overall winner of the men’s 5K was Greg Cauller of Wilmington, DE with a time of 17:29.

    The overall winner of the women’s 5K was  Elizabeth Butterly of  Milford, DE with a time of 20:25.

    The overall winner of the men’s 10K was Matt Flynn of Media, PA with a time of 34:28.

    The overall winner of the women’s 10K was Lisa Jalot of Wilmington, DE with a time of 42:54.

    Registration for the 2012 Dogfish Head dash will take place in April of 2012.

     

  • Crab Soup Contest at Ellicott Mills Brewing Company

    September 28, 2011 Author: Scott
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    The crab soup contest at EMBC was once again a huge success this year. This year’s event was in an effort to raise money for the flood victims on Main Street in Historic Ellicott City, MD. Overall there were 9 entrants that were mostly either a standard Maryland crab soup or a cream of crab soup.  The Judges were given samples to taste in a predetermined order and then graded the soups on such items as appearance and taste.

    For the spectators, there was a raffle with proceeds going to the flood victims.  When the contest was done, everyone at the bar was allowed to sample as much as they wanted of the remaining soup.  I made sure to get a sample of all that was available while enjoying some of the great beers the brew on premises.  Kelli Habicht (top row, second from left in group shot) won the overall contest and the Guitar signed by the members of the band Drive By Truckers.  The big prize for the raffle was a box of beer and wine.

     

  • Mecca found.

    September 24, 2011 Author: Scott
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    Enjoying the 75 minute IPA available only at Dogfish restaurant.

    Edit: Switched to the Punkin…HEAVEN!

  • Crab contest at EMBC

    September 18, 2011 Author: Scott
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    Article coming.  Here are some pictures.

  • Working on a logo

    September 16, 2011 Author: Scott
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    Down at Ellicott Mills Brewing Company, enjoying their Kölsch, and talking with Timmy about logos.

  • Happy Hour

    September 14, 2011 Author: Scott
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    I love good beer, and it’s even better when it’s local.  Tbonz had a great selection if beer, but their own 33rd street ale is where I find myself tonight.