Our hosts visit a brewery with amazing beer names, Duclaw Brewing Co. Justin has something in common with the founders, we discuss cartoons and Star Trek and does BBQ go in beer..

Duclaw Brewing Co.

8901 Yellow Brick Road, Suite B, Baltimore, MD 21237
https://duclaw.com/

Dave Benfield, the grand poo-bah of DuClaw Brewing Company, began home brewing beer while in college, presumably for the only reason that guys in college do anything: to meet girls. What originally began as a way for Dave and his friends to supply themselves with beer and female admirers, soon evolved into something more.

In 1995, he dove in headfirst and by 1996, DuClaw Brewing Company of Bel Air opened its doors to an unprepared world. Within one year, DuClaw Brewing Company was dubbed “Bel Air’s hippest establishment” by the local newspaper. It was new, it was different, it was fresh, and it stayed true to the central pillar of his mission: It was cool.

Today, Dave and the DuClaw Brewing Company brewing staff are the masterminds behind our amazing array of craft brewed beers. Through constant innovation and testing of new recipes, combinations and ingredients, they have created a staggering variety of unique beers and countless variations and blends. Some are available on tap and in bottles year round, while the others rotate in and out of our lineup depending upon available ingredients, seasonal appropriateness of the style, and what we’re in the mood to drink that week.

Having outgrown our original brewing facility in Bel Air, and our 2nd brewery in Abingdon, MD, DuClaw Brewing Company is now housed in a large, state of the art facility on the outskirts of Ball’mer, dedicated to keeping up with the growing demand for our ever-expanding lineup of beers. The rest of the DuClaw Brewing Company staff, from Creative to Distribution, works together with Dave and the brewers from the conception of the name to the branding and product launch, to create a unique image and identity for each and every new beer, with Dave’s original mantra still the only guiding principal: Make it cool.

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Beer #1: Dirty Little Freak

Style: Coconut Caramel Chocolate Brown Ale
ABV: 5.8%
IBU’s: 30
Hops: Columbus, Fuggles
Flavor Text: First brewed in 2014, takes the traditional American Brown Ale and gives it a sensual new twist – Coconut! This medium-bodied, 5.8% ABV brown ale is a feast for the senses from its dominant blend of warm, roasted malt, coconut, caramel, and chocolate flavors barely restrained by a gentle hop bite, to its tantalizingly satisfying finish.

Ratings:

• Mark: Bomber
• Kevin: Growler
• Justin: Bomber

Beer #2: Sweet Baby Jesus

Style: Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter
ABV: 6.2%
IBU’s: 33
Hops: Fuggles, Goldings
Flavor Text: First brewed in 2011, this GABF bronze medal winning Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter is jet black in color with a tan, rocky head, full body, and creamy, luxurious mouthfeel. Its lightly sweet, malty flavor is accented by rich flavors of chocolate, coffee, and peanut butter, balanced by a subtle hop character and a moderate 6.2% ABV. Sweet Baby Jesus finishes smooth, dry, and roasty with lingering notes of chocolate and peanut butter so savory, you will exclaim its name!

Ratings:

• Mark: Bomber
• Kevin: Bomber
• Justin: Bomber

Beer #3: Funk

Style: Blueberry Citrus Wheat Ale
ABV: 5%
IBU’s: 16
Hops: Cascade, Columbus
Flavor Text: The traditional American Wheat Ale serves as a solid baseline, but we couldn’t be content until we tore the roof off this sucker! Funk sets the rhythm with a soulful fusion of American wheat and hops, before unleashing a stunning encore with big notes of blueberry and Meyer lemon.

Ratings:

• Mark: Pint
• Kevin: Bomber
• Justin: Bomber