Brewing Up Fun in the Mid-Atlantic

Lift Your Spirits at Our Regional Brew Pubs

(U.S. Mid-Atlantic Region, August 2009) One doesn’t have to travel to Europe to grab a delicious pint. In fact, many award-winning microbreweries can be found all across the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The next time you’re in the mood for a cold, frosty libation, don’t look much farther than the local pubs listed below. We’re right here, close at hand, waiting to be discovered. And of course, enjoyed.

Delaware

Imported German Malts are the base of Fordham Brewery’s ales and lagers. Cooperhead their flagship a Düsseldorf Altbier, Helles Lager a Bavarian, Tavern Ale an American pale, and Light Lager a crisp light with a real beer flavor are fresh packed weekly. Try a pour of this Dover Delaware beer. Kent County Delaware Convention & Visitors Bureau, 302/734-7511, www.visitdover.com

Off-centered beer for off-centered people! The world-famous Dogfish Head offers free, award-winning (and year round!) tours of their Milton, DE brewery. In addition to the brewery tours, Dogfish’s tasting room is also open year-round and welcomes visitors to stop by to sample their on-tap brews. Southern Delaware Tourism, 302/856-1818, www.visitsoutherndelaware.com

Combine history, technology and great beer at Twin Lakes Brewing Company. Last year, this micro-brewery in Greenville produced 200,000 cases of beer using solar energy on the family-owned farm where General George Washington planned the Battle of Brandywine. It’s open for tastings on Wednesday, 4-7, and Saturday, 12-4. Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau, 302/295-2212, www.VisitWilmingtonDE.com

Maryland

In 1703, Benjamin Fordham established a brewery in what became Annapolis. Home of the Fordham Brewing Company until October 2003, Rams Head Tavern proudly serves four year-round Fordham brews – all bearing the Maryland State House image. Stop by for a Fordham sampler or a seasonal brew from the Fordham family. Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau, 410/263-0511, www.VisitAnnapolis.org

Featured in the movie “He’s Just Not That Into You”, Clipper City Brewing Company (www.ccbeer.com) is Baltimore County’s largest wholesale distribution brewery. Known for its fourteen award-winning beers, Clipper City’s portfolio also includes the recently released 100% organic line, Oxford Organic Ales. The brewery offers free tours on Saturdays. Baltimore County Conference and Tourism, 410/296-4866 ext. 3, www.visitbacomd.com

Baltimore’s Clipper City Brewing Company produces over 14 styles of ales and lagers distributed in over 18 states. Learn about the beers, food pairings and more during a fun tour of the brewery. Tours are offered most Saturday’s and includes samples for a nominal fee. Visit Baltimore, 410-659-7301, www.baltimore.org

Celebrating the marriage of great food and freshly brewed beer, The Ruddy Duck Brewery & Grill opened June 2009 in Solomons, Maryland, offering a great selection of brews including Breezy Point American Wheat, Ruddy Duck Solomons Lager, Saint Leonard’s Cream Ale, and Oyster Cove Barley Wine. Calvert County Department of Economic Development, 800/331-9771, www.ecalvert.com

An impressive three-level granite building (former lumbar yard) is now Ellicott Mills Brewing, an eclectic colonial tavern with local art wall décor. The brewers of Alpenhof create their beers by using only the most authentic ingredients and employing the specific historical and regional techniques required by each style. Howard County Tourism,

410/313-1900, www.VisitHowardCounty.com

Pennsylvania

The German immigrants who settled Pennsylvania in the 1700s and 1800s brought along many old-world traditions, including the love of great beer. The commonwealth boasts six breweries that pre-date prohibition – more than any other state – and today, more than 50 brew pubs and breweries continue Pennsylvania’s brewing history. Pennsylvania Tourism Office, 717/231-5342, www.visitpa.com

North Country Brewing Company in Slippery Rock brews great beer and does it sustainably.  The brewery’s worm bin has reduced food waste from 24 cubic yards to 12. Used brewery grains are given to farmers and the owner is raising his own cows and pigs. Locally grown foods are used. Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau, 724/869-0740, www.visitbutlercounty.com

Chester County is home to two great breweries: Iron Hill Brewery and Victory Brewing Company. Both breweries are participating in “Barley and Vine Camp”, August 20-22, 2010. Learn to cook with beer and wine, meet the brew masters and winemakers of the Brandywine Valley and taste their vintages and brews. Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau, 800/566-0109, www.Brandywinevalley.com

Your gustatory adventure begins with a FREE tour of Tröegs Brewing Company, award-winning family microbrewery and Tasting Room. Take home the brewing brothers’ whimsically named ales such as “Mad Elf” or “Tröegenator Doublebock.” Saturday tours: 1:30, 2:00, and 2:30 pm. Reservations encouraged via (717) 232-1297 or giftshop@troegs.com. Hershey Harrisburg Regional Visitors Bureau, 717/231-2992, www.h
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