About Baltimore Beer Week

Celebrating Baltimore’s Unique Beer Culture in the Land of Pleasant Living

There’s a fall-like change in the air so that can only mean one thing right…football? Of course, but what’s really exciting is the 3rd annual Baltimore Beer Week taking place October 6th – 16th. The Baltimore region has every right to be proud of its brewing heritage and the plethora of exciting beer bars, restaurants and beer-based emporiums.

So what’s in store this year? When queried, founder Joe Gold said many of the events are still evolving. However, plans are underway to have the first "Star Spangled Banger" parade of sorts starting at noon on October 6th at Baltimore’s historic Fort McHenry whereupon the fabled mallet will weave its way through some of Baltimore’s storied neighborhoods, visit various landmarks and taverns and ultimately end at Rams Head Live which will be the host venue for this year’s expanded Opening Tap Celebration. The hand-crafted mallet, used to tap the ceremonial first firkin, was crafted by wood expert John Gasparine and actually uses wood from Maryland’s famous fallen Wye Oak tree.

In addition to the Opening Tap Celebration, this year promises some great events like the 10th Anniversary of the Maryland Oktoberfest at Timonium Fairgrounds on October 8th, The Chesapeake Real Ale Festival featuring over 40 one of a kind firkins on October 15th and a Women-Centric event at Max’s Taphouse on October 13th. October 9th will feature a Historic Walking Pub Tour called a “Bar on Every Corner”. Numerous music events are planned including a Blue’s and Brews event at the new Leinenkugel’s Beer Garden in Power Plant Live and Kloby’s in Laurel. Bertha’s will be hosting a Columbus Day Baltimore Beer Forum luncheon featuring the area’s most prominent brewers, and various inaugural beer festivals have sprung up at places like Victoria’s Gastro Pub and Honeygo Wine and Spirits which should whet the appetites of thirsty Baltimoreans.

In all, there should be well over 300 total events at nearly 50 or more venues from all over the region including Laurel, Bel Air, Hagerstown, Millersville, Columbia, Ellicott City and of course the rest of the immediate Baltimore metro area. BBW’s media partner, The City Paper, plans to highlight all of the events in their special BBW insert and the Official BBW guide will be available at all Sponsor/venues throughout the week, and as always, you can get the latest info at www.BaltimoreBeerWeek.com .You can also join the ever-growing email list and get Tweets and Facebook updates as well. Ah, the Fall season… Beer season is wonderful!

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