{"id":9277,"date":"2018-02-15T10:37:11","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T15:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/?p=9277"},"modified":"2018-02-15T10:39:57","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T15:39:57","slug":"main-attractions-febrewary-highlights-marylands-range-of-craft-breweries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/2018\/02\/15\/main-attractions-febrewary-highlights-marylands-range-of-craft-breweries\/","title":{"rendered":"Main Attractions: FeBREWary Highlights Maryland\u2019s Range of Craft Breweries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nationally, Maryland is most known for its crabs. From crabcakes to different soups and dips, the crustaceans are synonymous with the state\u2019s image. But Maryland has another, lesser-known treasure: a wealth of small craft breweries. These businesses get the chance to showcase their talents in <\/span>FeBRE<\/span><\/a>Wary<\/span><\/a>, a month-long celebration of craft beer with events held all across the state. The breweries also develop a beer especially for the occasion, called \u201cCupid\u2019s Curse.\u201d FeBREWary offers the chance to showcase some of Maryland\u2019s most unique small businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many of Maryland\u2019s craft brewers are located in Main Street Maryland communities, which affords those seeking to take a trip to sample some of Maryland\u2019s best brews even more to explore. Main Street Maryland communities, as designated by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, have central business districts with plenty for visitors to see and do. Some communities, such as Frederick, are home to multiple breweries in close proximity to restaurants, retail, galleries and more. The department has also supported craft breweries outside of Main Street Maryland towns, inc<\/span>luding Union Craft Brewing in Baltimore City.<\/p>\n

In Mount Airy, a Main Street Maryland community located in Frederick County, Red Shedman Farm Brewery occupies the same 250 acres of sprawling farmland as its sister company, Linganore Winecellars, which has been one of Maryland\u2019s largest wine producers since the 1970s. Established in October of 2014, the brewery is owned by Victor Aellen, son of the owners of Linganore, making the two businesses a family affair. <\/span><\/p>\n

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In a few ways, Red Shedman is not quite like other Maryland breweries. Director of Operations Chelsey Jenkins explained that\u00a0<\/span>they are classified as a farm brewery, meaning they primarily fall under state jurisdiction rather than county laws. As a farm brewery, they also use hops grown on their farm when they brew their beers. They can also produce no more than 15,000 barrels of a particular brew annually. <\/span><\/p>\n

As a small-but-growing operation, the Red Shedman team handles all aspects of the business themselves, including distribution. As such, their products are currently not sold outside of Maryland, and the furthest south their beers and ciders can be found is in Bowie in Prince George\u2019s County. The team recently acquired their own canning line, which Jenkins said will be a boost for their production capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n

In warmer months and on weekends, the farm is often abuzz with activity. Visitors travel to sample the beers, wines, and ciders produced on the grounds while often taking in live music or enjoying a festival, such as their annual Bluegrass, Brew and BBQ Festival in April. This year\u2019s festival, Jenkins said, is shaping up to feature 30 different breweries, as well as four local barbecue vendors and four bluegrass bands. The taproom is also open year-round for tastings. \u00a0Seasonal offerings are often a big success: for their Cupid\u2019s Curse contribution, Red Shedman offered up a barrel-aged shoofly pie porter with notes of molasses and cinnamon and a distinct bourbon scent originating from the barrel. Other popular beers include their Suicide Blonde, a White IPA, and their Vanilla Porter.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Jenkins, one of the best parts of being in business there is being a member of Frederick County\u2019s business community. \u201cWe help each other out whenever we can,\u201d Jenkins said. \u201cThere have been times when we\u2019re brewing, and we\u2019re, say, a bag short on grain. We can go to other brewers — who are theoretically our competition — and they\u2019ll help us out. There\u2019s a lot of love and support out here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are looking to visit a brewery and explore Maryland\u2019s many unique small towns, see below for a full list of breweries located in Main Street Maryland communities:<\/span><\/p>\n

Du Claw Brewing<\/span><\/a>, Bel Air<\/span><\/p>\n

Independent Brewing Co.<\/span><\/a>, Bel Air<\/span><\/p>\n

Burley Oak Brewing<\/span><\/a>, Berlin<\/span><\/p>\n

Smoketown Brewing Station<\/span><\/a>, Brunswick<\/span><\/p>\n

Realerevival Brewing<\/span><\/a>, Cambridge<\/span><\/p>\n

Bull and Goat Brewery<\/span><\/a>, Centreville<\/span><\/p>\n

1812 Brewery<\/span><\/a>, Cumberland<\/span><\/p>\n

Key Brewing<\/span><\/a>, Dundalk<\/span><\/p>\n

Ellicott Mills Brewing Company<\/span><\/a>, Ellicott City<\/span><\/p>\n

Manor Hill Brewing<\/span><\/a>, Ellicott City<\/span><\/p>\n

Flying Dog Brewery<\/span><\/a>, Frederick<\/span><\/p>\n

Midnight Run Brewing<\/span><\/a>, Frederick<\/span><\/p>\n

Monocacy Brewing Company<\/span><\/a>, Frederick<\/span><\/p>\n

Olde Mother Brewing<\/span><\/a>, Frederick<\/span><\/p>\n

Rockwell Brewery<\/span><\/a>, Frederick<\/span><\/p>\n

Steinhardt Brewing<\/span><\/a>, Frederick<\/span><\/p>\n

Antietam Brewery<\/span><\/a>, Hagerstown<\/span><\/p>\n

Frey’s Brewing Company<\/span><\/a>, Mt. Airy<\/span><\/p>\n

Milkhouse Brewery at Stillpoint Farm<\/span><\/a>, Mt. Airy<\/span><\/p>\n

Red Shedman Farm Brewery<\/span><\/a>, Mt. Airy<\/span><\/p>\n

Evolution Craft Brewing<\/span><\/a>, Salisbury<\/span><\/p>\n

Rubber Soul Brewing<\/span><\/a>, Salisbury<\/span><\/p>\n

Backshore Brewing Co<\/span><\/a>., Ocean City<\/span><\/p>\n

Fin City Brewing Co<\/span><\/a>., Ocean City<\/span><\/p>\n

Ocean City Brewing Co.<\/span><\/a>, Ocean City<\/span><\/p>\n

Pub Dog Brewing Company,<\/span><\/a> Westminster<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMain Attractions\u201d is a regular series highlighting Main Street Maryland communities. Main Street Maryland is a comprehensive downtown revitalization program created in 1998 by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development. These communities receive assistance for improving the economy, appearance and image of their traditional downtown business districts. For more information on Main Street Maryland, visit <\/span><\/i>http:\/\/dhcd.maryland.gov\/Communities\/Pages\/programs\/MainStreet.aspx<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nationally, Maryland is most known for its crabs. From crabcakes to different soups and dips, the crustaceans are synonymous with the state\u2019s image. But Maryland has another, lesser-known treasure: a wealth of small craft breweries. These businesses get the chance to showcase their talents in FeBREWary, a month-long celebration of craft beer with events held  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":129,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[168,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-main-attractions","category-main-street-maryland"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/129"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9277"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9286,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9277\/revisions\/9286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}