All the Beers I’ve Loved; Over 80 and Counting

Art Underground Studio in Hampden. Somebody stole this sometime during free beer night…

Organizing and re-organizing all my photos, slowly realized I managed to photograph and try over 80 beers, countless wines and favorite liquors. Almost all the beers are from Micro Brewers, Craft Brewers or Independent Brewers. I found out I wasn’t a big fan of hoppy IPA’s but yet there were IPA’s I did like. Discovered and fell hard for Stouts, Bocks and Hefeweizen beers. A good many of the beers have changed over the years, some breweries are no longer around and some have been bought up by major Breweries. Here’s an excellent link for more info and differences in Brewery Types and my main go to for most of this Wonderful Beer – Wine – Drink is the Wine Source in Hampden.

Along the way, I learned there are two types of beers, Ales and Lagers. Beer is primarily categorized based on fermentation: Ales (top-fermenting, warmer, faster) and Lagers (bottom-fermenting, colder, slower). About Lagers Vs Ales

  • Lager – dominate mainstream beer e.g. Peabody Heights Brewery Old Oriole Park
  • IPA India Pale Ale – strong hop aroma, citrus, pine, tropical fruit, bold bitterness e.g. Union Craft Steady Eddie
  • Pilsner – a lager, bright, crisp, refreshing e.g. Corona Extra
  • Stout – an ale, dark, thick, deep, and intense e.g. Guinness Draught Stout
  • Bock – a lager but dark e.g. Shiner Bock
  • Hefeweizen – an ale, unfiltered beer known for its hazy/cloudy appearance

Local Baltimore Breweries I’ve tried

Some drinks I’ve tried but not pictured includes Fosters, Singha, Michelob Ultra, Yuengling as well as plenty of wines. I actually helped on a engineering project for Clipper City Beer way way way back and it was the first time I noticed the distinct “aroma” of a brewery, plus got tipped a few cases of beer! A short description and brewery info captioned. Also included a few wines and whiskey’s In no particular order, enjoy the photos, 2 pages…

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A little bit of this and a little bit of that… makes a good drink…

If you must know, here are my Favorites!

  • Peabody Heights – Old Oriole Park
  • Bass Ale and Guinness Stout for Black and Tan’s
  • Malbec and Merlot Wines
  • Deanston slight nod over Tequila slight nod over Vodka

Friends with Benefits in BW

Professor Emeritus Paul Moscatt
Professor Emeritus Paul Moscatt Maryland Institute College of Art

I’ve been trying to organize my photos on Google and Facebook and discovered so many photos of friends and I haven’t even gotten to Flickr. I’ve known some of you for a decade or more and a few of you for what seems like a generation. Crafters, entrepreneurs, musicians, people from way back and lots of artists! From Philadelphia to Baltimore to Washington DC…

I Know Your Face

Some of you I see often, some I haven’t seen for years, some have moved to other places, some have simply moved on, a good many are now with kids and sadly some have passed away. But we all had good drinks, good food and good times…

The Company I Keep

It’s a been a crazy ride but stay crazy…

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