I apologize in advance for making you hungry. Imagine for a moment that you have in front of you a big, thick, juicy steak, cooked exactly the way you like it — beautifully browned on the outside, tender and succulent on the inside. You take one blissful bite of this heavenly hunk of meat, savoring [...]

Yet another awesome beer event coming up in March – The Heavy Seas Real Ale & BBQ Festival! This festival, held at Clipper City Brewing in Baltimore, MD, will feature firkins, BBQ, and live music from 12:00-4:00pm on March 27th. Count me in! Tickets just went on sale this week, and are limited to only [...]

Now that I’m in love with my pizza dough recipe, it’s time to play with sauce. Up until this point, I’ve just been puréeing a can of San Marzano tomatoes and throwing in whatever spices I felt like. I was more concerned with working on the crust, and therefore wasn’t really thinking about the sauce. [...]

It’s no secret that Pennsylvania beer laws suck. But this week, there’s a small ray of hope for change. Pennsylvania State Senator John Rafferty is writing a bill that would allow sales of six-packs and twelve-packs at beer distributors, grocery stores, and convenience stores. [...] Read more at The Hop Press!

On Sunday March 14th, the sixth annual Brewer’s Plate is coming to the Penn Museum in Philadelphia! The Brewer’s Plate, featuring Philadelphia’s premier local food and craft beer, is a fundraising event for Fair Food, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing locally grown food into the Philadelphia marketplace. [...] Read more at The Hop Press!

Oh man… I am getting really good at making pizza. I’ll get to that in a moment. First, I’d like to report the sad death of my pizza stone… It broke while I was baking a pizza on it, oven door closed, no drastic change in temperature… So I think it was just due to [...]

Cans are quickly becoming the new “it” vessel for craft beer. With all the benefits of aluminum cans, it’s easy to see why! [...] Read more at The Hop Press!

Last Friday, I got the chance to meet with Brian O’Reilly, brewmaster of Sly Fox Brewery, a brewery staple in the southeast Pennsylvania craft beer scene. [...] Read more at The Hop Press!