Eric Kozlik,of Modern Bar Cart, and Braeden Bumpers,of McClintock Distilling, stopped by to talk about the upcoming Bar Room Blitz. This charitable bartender competition takes place on Friday, December 13th at 7pm. Eric also explained to us what his company Modern Bar Cart does. Finally, Braden filled us in on McClintock’s 3-year anniversary party, and the release of our collaboration whisky.

Located at the previous home of Olde Mother Brewing Co., Jug Bridge Brewery is one of Frederick’s newest breweries. Owner Matt Townsend stopped by the studio to tell us about his brewery and give Chris a history lesson on Frederick.

David Carpenter, one of the founder of Mobtown Brewing Company, stoped by the studio to talk about his Baltimore based brewery. Learn about the history of the brewery and the story behind their space octopus mural.

We’ve talked to a lot of people who own breweries over the last three years. This week we talk to someone who helps make the dream of building a brewery come true. We spoke to structural engineer Brian Tarantino about the unique challenges of converting an existing building into a brewery. We also discussed some of the recent breweries he has work on in Maryland.

On the third anniversary of The UnCapped Podcast, Keith Marcoux and Nick Wilson, owners of Olde Mother Brewing Co., join us in the studio to talk about what’s new with the brewery and their own anniversary. We talked their barrel and sour programs, and Chris pressured them to make another beer with him.

We stopped by Attaboy to chat with Carly and Brian Ogden to get an update on what they have going on. Chris forced them to try Beach Drink while he read an amazing review left for it, we talked about Brian being a grumpy brewer, and they filled us in on the details of their new passion project the Attaboy Barrel House. This was also the day that Brian lost a bet and had to make a hard seltzer.

Erin Tyler, President/GM of Legends Limited Distributing and co-founder of Baltimore Beer Babes, Alice Kistner, owner of Mahaffey’s Pub, and Amethyst Tymoch, all around craft beer lady, joined Chris in studio to talk about women in the craft beer industry and community. We also discussed their annual calendar and upcoming events.

Matt Hagerman (owner of Lost Rhino Brewing Co.) stopped by the studio to give us an update on their expansion and everything going on at the brewery. We also discussed beer styles and the types that they focus on.

Michelle McHugh, Quality Control Specialist at Union Craft Brewing, stopped by the studio to talk about quality control. She filled us in on how breweries ensure they are putting out a quality product and the tools she uses in her lab at Union.

Zac Rissmiller, one of the founders of 1623 Brewing Company, stopped by the studio to talk about his history in the brewing industry and the plans for 1623. Currently they are contract brewing, but will have their own location in Eldersburg, Md by the end of the year.