Uno De Mayo: A Celebration for the Crafty
While you spent the last three months mastering Fallout 4 and promising to get started on that ‘honey-do’ list, we’ve been prepping for your new favorite holiday: UNO DE MAYO. What...
View ArticleGonzo @ The Derby
Forty-six years after Dr. Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman first joined forces with “The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved,” a piece for the now out-of-print Scanlan’s Monthly, their first...
View ArticleDerby Day 2016
This Saturday, we’re saddling up for the Kentucky Derby with the perfect libation in hand: Brewhouse Rarities Mint Julep Ale. While we don’t have a horse in the race, the depravity of our Derby dates...
View ArticleIt Takes Two: Berliner Weiss and Ancho Lime Paradise Lager
Some people measure time by the seasons, some by the calendar, some by semesters. We measure time in Brewhouse Rarities releases and we are already on our fourth of the year. Berliner Weisse was...
View ArticleDefending the First Amendment
“Detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the general public.” When we applied to sell Raging Bitch Belgian-Style IPA in the State of Michigan (a standard practice for most states), that was...
View ArticleBrewhouse Rarities Greatest Hits
Brewhouse Rarities Hall Of Fame Inductees 2016 Speech Esteemed colleagues, brewing brethren, Mom: I’d like to wish you all a good evening. Good is not a word we take lightly at Flying Dog. “Good...
View ArticleDr. Saw Bones Will See You Now
During the height of the Civil War, our hometown of Frederick was given the nickname “One Vast Hospital.” With Maryland smack dab in the middle of the Union and Confederacy, patients often outnumbered...
View ArticleSAVOR
SAVOR is the penultimate craft beer and food pairing experience set annually in Washington D.C. This year we’re bringing two new beers created specifically for this event. If you don’t know, now you...
View ArticleAirwaves: Our Homebrew Con 2016 Collaboration
What’s the Frequency Kenneth? On an autumn evening in the 90’s, our brewmaster Matt Brophy took a rare break from R.E.M in lieu of the smooth sounds of Charlie Papazian, renowned godfather of...
View ArticleDo You Voodoo?
Like attracts like. We view craft beer as an art form unlike any other and get no greater satisfaction sharing our craft with other artisans who do the same. Enter Voodoo Chile, a Leesburg,...
View ArticleGet On Your Bikes And Ride
Radler, German for cyclist, was like most great inventions: Born of necessity. In the roaring 20s when biking and drinking was all the rage, an entrepreneurial innkeeper built a trail from the nearby...
View ArticleYour Summer Sessions Questions, Anticipated and Answered
We want you to come to the brewery, drink good beer, catch an amazing live show and have a life-changing experience. With all that in mind, we anticipated your questions and have provided you with...
View ArticleAnd Its Still All Good
We’re continuing our love affair with the crew at All Good for Merryland Music Fest at Merriweather Post Pavillion on July 9 & 10. We threw our two cents in and made sure the best tickets are the...
View Article2017 Brewhouse Rarities
Inspiration comes from within; that’s our mantra and we’re sticking to it. This summer, as we have for the last five years, we made our way to a secluded mountain retreat for a day of bonding, beer...
View ArticleLordy Lordy Max’s Is Thirty
Max’s Taphouse in Fells Point first opened its doors in 1986. In the early days it was known as Max’s on Broadway, a live music venue that hosted (among countless others) The Smashing Pumpkins, Blind...
View ArticleFor the Homebrewers
Matt Brophy was first introduced to brewing while listening to the smooth sounds of Charlie Papazian, renowned godfather of homebrewing and nuclear physicist, discussing the trials and tribulations of...
View ArticleSummer Sessions: How To Get Down and Not End Up In Jail
Welcome to Summer Sessions. We’re looking forward to having you here at the brewery, drinking good beer, catching an amazing live show and enjoying a life-changing experience. With all that in mind,...
View ArticleWe Got You
Ellicott City will get by with a little help from its friends. On Saturday night, more than six inches of rain fell in less than two hours, causing a flash flood that ripped through the historic...
View ArticleLet the Oyster Games Begin
Let Team USA put their athletic prowess to the test…while you drink beer and eat oysters. We’ve partnered with area restaurants that participate in the Oyster Recovery Partnership’s Shell Recycling...
View ArticleMillions of Peaches
You know how sometimes you hear about something for the first time and you hate yourself for not having discovered said thing sooner? We just discovered one such gem: An electric violinist rocking out...
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