From the Desk of Margie A.S. Lehrman,Chief Executive Officer Dear Friends in our Craft Spirits Industry:Historical fiction is one of my preferred reading genres. Exploring a time period—where societal norms, traditions, motivations, attitudes, dress and political...
June 22, 2020 by Tara Good WineAmerica’s third survey of American wineries showed that many have weathered the coronavirus storm, but have lost money, and will take months to get back to pre-Covid levels. This survey focused primarily on the month of May...
Boulder, Colo. • June 16, 2020 — Ahead of summer’s biggest holiday, Independence Day, the Brewers Association—the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers—is coordinating the second annual National Independent Beer Run...
As I worked on the June edition of Frederick Behind Bars, I couldn't help thinking that I'm writing my pieces in a very different world than it was when the New Year dawned. In January, as part of the four-year cycle, people were looking towards an election, and the...
by Kevin M. Smith It’s hard to put into context the social upheaval that we see around the world today. Maybe less so for those old enough to remember the race riots of the 60’s in Detroit, and the way the country exploded into protest and riot in the wake of the...
by Kevin M. Smith In the latest edition of Beer & Loathing, Frederick Behind Bars talked to Brian Ogden of Attaboy Beer. Ogden, the brewer and co-founder, with his wife, Carly, was candid about how the brewery, and the recently opened Attaboy Barrel House, were...
As we enter the next phase of the Pandemic - one marked by social upheaval, an uptick in diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in states that have already re-opened, and a cautious approach to re-opening here in Maryland - Frederick Behind Bars talked to Nick Wilson, co-founder...
April 28, 2020 by Tara Good Washington, DC–American wineries nationwide have suffered economic hardship due to the Covid-19 crisis, but have also met the challenges with determination and innovation, according to a new online survey conducted by WineAmerica,...
The Scientists We didn’t know it at the time, but the world fundamentally changed on December 1, 2019 in Wuhan, China. The diagnosis of a human with the COVID-19 virus sent ripples throughout the world that are being felt today. How governments have reacted to the...
In the third edition of Beer & Loathing, I talked to brewer/founder Michael Clements of Idiom Brewing Company about how the pandemic affected the Carroll Creek brewery. The popular brewery on the east side of Frederick recently expanded their tasting room to...
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