Terps On Tap

Alums Brew Up Quality Close to Home
by Chris Carroll | illustrations by Gabriela Hernandez The world of beer is regressing. For a flood of Terps around the state of Maryland who recently entered the brewing business, the news couldn’t be better. Allegiance to “megabeer”—an industry term for global conglomerates producing standard-issue fizzy, lightly flavored lagers—is waning. Meanwhile, output by small and independent craft brewers is growing by double digit percentages year by year. They now make 12 percent of the beer sold in the United States, according to the Brewers Association. It’s partly a result of decades of labor by craft brewers to turn American palettes toward more adventurous, complex flavors—fruity, sour, bitter, malty, estery, piney, grainy, grapefruity, you name it.









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Debo A.
Great article. I've been to 7 Locks Brewing, and they have a really good selection.
David Jones
I'm a Terp alumni was the cofounder of a brewery in Minneapolis and my own engineering firm Dick Brothers Brewing http://www.dickbrothersbrewing.com/ resurecting a historic beer brand in Illinois.
John Aellen III
Victor's brother John, referenced in the article is also a UMD College Park alum, '76 and lives outside of Annapolis, MD, where he owns and operates a successful insurance agency there.