Maryland

[Iliketurtles]

Are any other MD breweries doing actual, "real," barrel-aged wild ales?

Only sours I can think of are 1) kettle and 2) loaded with fruit and ****

Not really that I can think of. I think manor hill tried unsuccessfully. Stillwater kind of counts. So yeah MD is definitely in need of traditional wild ale producers.

 

[Vogt52]

Are any other MD breweries doing actual, "real," barrel-aged wild ales?

Only sours I can think of are 1) kettle and 2) loaded with fruit and ****

Say that to haze bois and fruited sour bros and you'd get so much **** hahaha!

People in this area lose their minds for mediocre kettle soured beer with a **** ton of fruit.

So excited for Sapwood Cellars, can't wait to try it out!

 

[MooseLang]

People in this area lose their minds for mediocre kettle soured beer with a **** ton of fruit.

I am not in love with hazy IPA, but I get the appeal.

I will never get the appeal of kettle sours with a bunch of **** thrown in them. I've tried a ton from both RAR and Burley Oak, and they are mostly repulsive. At best, they taste like fruit juice with a hint of bile.

I'd rather just throw a shot of vodka in Hawaiian Punch.

 

[Vogt52]

I am not in love with hazy IPA, but I get the appeal.

I will never get the appeal of kettle sours with a bunch of **** thrown in them. I've tried a ton from both RAR and Burley Oak, and they are mostly repulsive. At best, they taste like fruit juice with a hint of bile.

I'd rather just throw a shot of vodka in Hawaiian Punch.

It seems like nowadays, the less a beer tastes like a beer, the more popular it is (ie. Fruited kettle sours, Pastry stouts, and Juicy IPAs)

 

[trickytunadicky]

Once upon a time (like a decade ago) I thought Evolution’s barrel program was going to be a great and amazing thing.

I was clearly wrong about that. That’s all I have to contribute to this conversation.

 

[MooseLang]

Once upon a time (like a decade ago) I thought Evolution’s barrel program was going to be a great and amazing thing.

I was clearly wrong about that. That’s all I have to contribute to this conversation.

I absolutely loved the first batch of Fall Migration. I bought way too much of that beer. They had some early Bourbon BA beers that were really solid, too. The first batch or two of their Flanders Red would've been really good too, had they gotten it to carb up properly.

They definitely had potential. I need to revisit their BA lineup.

 

[coldcrash1]

It seems like nowadays, the less a beer tastes like a beer, the more popular it is (ie. Fruited kettle sours, Pastry stouts, and Juicy IPAs)

I participated in a local homebrew “competition” last weekend where the winning beer was a Birthday Cake IPA. It was terrible but it tasted exactly like a ******* birthday cake.

 

[coldcrash1]

Stopped in Sapwood yesterday at open for a few growler fills. Only ended up taking home one (64oz) since they were out of 32oz (again) and I hadn’t planned ahead.

Rings of Light batch 2. Their hoppy beers all have seemed a bit more dry and delicate than the typical hazeboi cans.

The handful of times I’ve been in, no matter what time of day they seem to have a good amount of activity without being overwhelmed.

Definitely looking forward to some of their mixed fermentation’s later this year hopefully

 

[mcgrupp1922]

Driving next weekend from DC up through Hagerstown on 68/70 back to Columbus Ohio... any breweries along the way worth stopping at?

 

[coldcrash1]

Driving next weekend from DC up through Hagerstown on 68/70 back to Columbus Ohio... any breweries along the way worth stopping at?

Assuming you’re coming up 270 and picking up 70 in Frederick, there’s Attaboy. IMO the best of a handful of brewpubs in Frederick.

In Hagerstown there’s Cushwa, about 5 mins off 70.

If you’re just looking to tick a few relatively unknown local breweries on your route home, both do a nice job. Taplists tend to be a bit NEIPA-heavy at the moment but everything they both do is solid.

 

[coldcrash1]

House Saison #2.

Beautiful brett expression. 1.0 was good but this is far better in my opinion.

Description features the use of spelt in this one, but I think the obvious difference is the additional IBUs which inhibit the souring bacteria and allow the brett to shine.

Lemon, lime, hay. This beer fux

 

[Beerontwowheels]

House Saison #2.

Beautiful brett expression. 1.0 was good but this is far better in my opinion.

Description features the use of spelt in this one, but I think the obvious difference is the additional IBUs which inhibit the souring bacteria and allow the brett to shine.

Lemon, lime, hay. This beer fux

Need to drop in there tomorrow with a gaggle of growlers.

 

[coldcrash1]

Need to drop in there tomorrow with a gaggle of growlers.

 

[Beerontwowheels]

Was there last week. No stress!

 

[Beerontwowheels]

Stopped in to Sapwood today and grabbed some cans of Cloud Place for GoT tonight. Seemed to be selling trough quickly. Looking forward to popping a can in an hour or so.

Price point was a bit high ($21/4pack) but I know they had it brewed/canned at Elder Pine.

Speaking of Elder Pine, I haven’t had anything from them that’s knocked my socks off. Heard their new taproom is cool. Need to check it out and give their taplist a run-through.

 

[Beerontwowheels]

^Cloud Palace**

 

[coldcrash1]

I participated in a local homebrew “competition” last weekend where the winning beer was a Birthday Cake IPA. It was terrible but it tasted exactly like a ******* birthday cake.

This just in, from the guys who “judged” said “competition.”

 

[bramsdell]

Sapwood is about 45 minutes from me in DC. Is it worth making the trek? I love the idea of what they're doing and I have loved the Mad Fermentationist blog for years. Does the beer live up? It looks like they're doing more than just hazy IPAs (of which I am pretty damn sick), but what's the to-go situation? I won't have more than one beer there and so I'd want to bring some wares with me. Specifically, I'd love to try some Western Shore, as those are the best and hazecans are all the ******* same.

Also - is there anywhere around there (or near there) great for lunch? I could probably convince the wife to make a trip some weekend if I sweeten the deal with a delicious lunch. Conversely, I'll bring my buddy and it looks like there's a laser tag area across the street.