MD Brew Pub Spring Summer 2016

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nontraditional names to
go along with Frey’s idea
of never limiting tastes.
Frey’s Brewing Company
brews what they love with
ingredients directly from
their farm. The batch size
for Frey’s is much smaller
compared to larger brewing
companies. In fact, they
brew two barrels at a time,
or 62 gallons. They also
open-ferment and don’t use
temperature control on their
fermentations. Therefore,
sometimes batches can
have the same ingredients,
but taste quite different.
Currently, Frey’s is a
production-only farm, but
intends to get a license to
hold tastings. Until then,
Frey’s Brewing Company
can be found at events
and locations around
the state of Maryland.
Manor Hill Brewing
4411 Manor Lane
Ellicott City, MD 21042
Manor Hill Brewing is
located on the Marriner
family farm in Howard
County. It was founded were
founded on the principle
and focus of creating high
quality, seasonal ingredients.
Their head brewer, Ben
Little, crafts hand-made
beers from original and
unique recipes focusing
on aromatic, hop-forward
farmhouse-style beers.
The farm has over two acres
of hops planted. They have
four different varieties of
hops on their farm. Cascade
is the signature hop found in
many American beers. They
also have Nugget, which is
a versatile hop, Chinook,
which is an aggressive
hop, and Centennial.
Manor Hill Brewery is open
to the public for tasting and
tours every Saturday 12-4pm.
Ruhlman Brewing
2300 Harvey Gummel Road
Hampstead, Maryland 21074
(410) 259-4166
Ruhlman’s hop field started
in 2007 with 6 varieties
including Mt. Hood,
Willamette, Centennial,
Saaz, Fuggles, and Cascades.
They added Nugget plants
in 2012. All of their ales are
brewed from water from
the farm’s well, and all of
their plants are naturally
grown. The Ruhlman
family owns and operates
the brewery. The setting of
the brewery is inviting and
described as a quiet country
farm. The tasting room is
intimate and offers a variety
of beer to taste. A feature
that is unique to Ruhlman
Brewing is their 18-hole
disc golf course. Disc golf is
a large attraction because
it emphasizes the beauty
of Ruhlman Brewing.
Mad Science
Brewing Company
1619 Buckeystown Pike
Adamstown, MD 21710
(240) 409-8723
Mad Science Brewing
Company was founded on
January 2, 2013 and has been
open since April 11, 2015.
Brian Roberts, the founder
of Mad Science Brewing
Company, picked up home
brewing as a hobby and
helped it grow into the first
Southern Frederick County
farm brewery. The name
of the brewery comes from
Brian’s major in college,
science. The brewery shares
its passion as a family for
the smells, tastes, and
flavors of their high quality
and hand-crafted beers.
As a farm brewery, they
use all homegrown hops,
fruits, vegetables, and other
products from the farm in
every batch of beer brewed.
Currently they are growing
Columbus/Zeus, Nugget,
Centennial, Cascade, and
Magnum hops. The majority
of their beers are a take on
American and English ales.
Every beer will contain at
least one ingredient grown
at Thanksgiving Farm.
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