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“Mosaic! Mosaic! Mosaic! If you’re a fan of the Mosaic hop, we’ve found someone else who is as well … and they brew!”

It’s crazy. It’s nuts. It’s ridiculous. Who would make this beer? Who would think that such an enterprise would be profitable? Well, Dogfish Head Brewing Company would … and did. Let us explain …

“… an ESB made with English ingredients is a far cry from an American IPA (or even an English IPA for that matter). That’s what we see in Basic City’s Uncle Jim’s Tavern Style ESB …”

“Right now the 2022 is a tight little package, with the malt restrained and the hops fresh and vibrant but not overly strong. Of course, what it tastes like now is just the beginning of the journey …”

“Some 40 years ago, Sean Hunt was a young man heading towards college at the University of Virginia. However, before bumming around Mr. Jefferson’s back lawn Hunt lived in Germany. There, he experienced, for the first time, both how good beer could be and also how the breweries that made the good beer could draw a community together — so different from snagging a six of Bud from the Save-Mart. The experience was a revelation …”

“By the way, if you don’t like the taste of whiskey, don’t drink this beer.”

“Vibrissa was founded in 2018 as the Front Royal Brewing Company in (no surprise) Front Royal, VA. Three-ish years and many good beers later, they had reached the level that many new breweries aspire to … “

“We’re not sure we agree with Founder’s contention that craft beer suffers from flagging innovation, but if they keep brewing beers like this, they are welcome to tilt at that windmill as long as they want.”

We are excited to have a new beer from Elder Pine Blending & Brewing from Gaithersburg, MD! It’s a zesty unfiltered IPA with a couple of twists …

“Once again, Frederick MD’s Flying Dog Brewing Company has released a bourbon barrel-aged version of their classic, classic Imperial Porter, the Gonzo, and, once again, they have aged it in barrels from Willett Bourbon in Bardstown, KY (just south of Louisville). Yay!”

“Eastern Divide Brewing Company head brewer Brandon Robeson has turned out a rare treat for an American brewer — a really decent Irish Red …”

“The exciting thing about this cider, though, is that ANXO and Eden only use native yeasts to ferment it …”