HAGERSTOWN — At a time when many restaurants are closing their doors, Benny’s Pub in Hagerstown is brewing up new business. On Tuesday, owner Bill Skomski Sr. hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open Antietam Brewery inside the Benny’s Pub ...

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FREDERICK — Las Vegas bookies may be bringing in tens of millions of dollars in Super Bowl bets — more than $93 million was laid down on last year’s game — but a pair of breweries on opposite sides of ...

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You can your game for the big game from the comfort of your own home thanks to the good folks at McCormick & Co.

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SALISBURY — Since opening its doors in 2009, Evolution Craft Brewery has steadily produced more of its mainline and seasonal drafts, and whether the brews are being savored pint by pint in the tasting room, poured into a growler or ...

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National Premium beer will return to Baltimore taps Tuesday night thanks to a realtor from Easton who’s determined to return the brew, to its former hometown glory.

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OCEAN CITY — The man who owns Pickles Pub and Hammerhead’s bar is not only bringing a brewery to the Boardwalk, he’s also inviting the public to help design his company logo. Danny Robinson said construction starts soon on his ...

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As part of a years-long investigation into suspected liquor smuggling between Cecil County and New York retailers, federal investigators have raided five shops where people are suspected of illegally acting as middlemen for hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of alcoholic beverages since 2009.

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s comptroller says tobacco and alcohol contraband violations increased in the last fiscal year. Comptroller Peter Franchot announced Wednesday that 196 people were charged with tobacco violations in fiscal 2012, which ended July 1. He also says 325,851 ...

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If you follow me on Twitter, it should come as no surprise that I’m a happy participant in what is interchangeably called the craft or local brewing revolution. So imagine my excitement at the brewing revival happening in Baltimore, my adopted hometown, ...

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FREDERICK — For Joe Rzepka, it started with buying a basic home-brewing kit and some bottles for a good friend for his birthday. Rzepka helped that friend brew his first batch of beer, and then helped brew a couple more, ...

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