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Baltimore Beer Week runs for 11 days. Duh.
Beer is awesome.
Seriously. Beer has powers, man. I mean, it can totally alter things... perception, reality, etc. And I'm not just talking about the change that occurs when you've consumed one too many. That change is powerful, but hardly unique. Any old spirit can effect that sort of transformation. A good bottle of scotch, as well as a bad batch of moonshine, will work just fine.
But if you want a beverage that can change the fabric of time... for that, you need a beer.
How does that work, you might ask? Well, I can't quite explain the physics here, but suffice it to say it involves quantum mechanics, celestial positioning and the Pax Nicephori. (You probably shouldn't ask.) But despite the mysterious nature of the sorcery inherent in the fine ales and lagers of this fair land, its impact will be felt by many during this coming fortnight.
To put it simply, for the next 11 days, Charm City officially celebrates Baltimore Beer Week.
Yes, you heard me right. Beer "Week". 11 days. Bending the very fabric of the space-time continuum. Through this quirk of nature, during the "week" from Thursday, October 8th until Sunday, October 18th, the best in brews will be scattered throughout the city for your pleasurable consumption. An enormous collaboration among local brewers and beer afficionados, the inaugural Baltimore Beer Week offers so many events and specials and tastings and whatnot that one might be overwhelmed with the stuff. Whether or not you have the time (not to mention the stamina... or the financial wherewithal) to celebrate the entire week, it's good to know that the opportunity exists. So to save you a little time, I've compiled a "short list" of activities that have already sent my mouth a-waterin'...
- Thursday, October 8th
Opening Tap Celebration - USS Constellation - 6pm to 8pm
Heavy Seas Special Beer Tasting - Max's Taphouse - 5pm to 8pm
Brewers Association of MD Kick Off Party - Pratt Street Ale House - 8pm to 10pm - Friday, October 9th
Flying Dog and Stone Brewing Beer Tasting - The Wine Source - 4:30pm to 7:30pm
Firkin Friday Night - Metropolitan - 6pm to 11pm
- Saturday, October 10th
Maryland Oktoberfest - Timonium Fairgrounds - Noon to 8pm
Double Digit Beer Night - Mahaffey's Pub - 5pm to 2am - Sunday, October 11th
Beer Brunch - Red Brick Station - 11am to 1pm
Belvedere Square Chili Cook Off - Grand Cru - 3pm to 6pm - Monday, October 12th
"Everything Great About Baltimore" Party - Alonso's - 4pm to 10pm - Tuesday, October 13th
Special Beer Trivia Night - The Wharf Rat - 8:30pm to 11pm - Wednesday, October 14th
Meet the Conductor (Magic Hat tasting) - Mt. Washington Tavern - 6pm to 9pm - Thursday, October 15th
Prix Fixe Six Course Beer Dinner - The Brewer's Art - 5pm to Close
Meet the Brewer (Oliver Breweries) - Bertha's - 6pm - Friday, October 16th
Hop-toberfest - Muggsy's Mug House - 4pm to Close
Brooklyn Brewery Tasting - Max's Taphouse - 5pm to 8pm
Boulder, Bombers and Bingo - Mahaffey's Pub - 5pm to 10pm - Saturday, October 17th
Clipper City Brewery Tour - Clipper City Brewing - 1pm to 2:30pm
Chesapeake Real Ale Fest - Pratt Street Ale House - 1pm to 6pm
Charm City Roller Derby - Du Burns Arena - 7pm to 10pm - Sunday, October 18th
Ravens and Rare Beer Tasting - Max's Taphouse - 1pm to 4pm
Drain the Keg Party - Mother's Federal Hill Grille - 7pm to TBD
You get all that? And that's just a HINT of what's in store for Baltimore Beer Week. Feel free to check out the daily schedule here and peruse the myriad tastings and other brew-infused happenings all around the city... courtesy of the magic of beer.
If you can figure out how to harness this power so that I can somehow attend ALL of these events, feel free to share. I'm buying...
If not, feel free to join me at a few of them anyway - but you'll have to pick up your own tab. Sorry. It is one hell of a long week.
Mark Burlet
Drunken Intellectual
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