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Feb

4

Airport Beer: Ram’s Head Tavern @ BWI

Posted at 2:53 pm by Patrick under Beer Travel

Airport Beer: Ram's Head Tavern @ BWI

I’m flying through Baltimore today (or Thurgood Marshall Baltimore/Washington International), and have taken an hour-long flight delay. seeing the Ram’s Head Tavern a few gates over made me curious enough to check it out.

This C concourse eatery is one of a multi-outlet pub group in Baltimore that serves beers under the Fordham Brewing Company name. As there isn’t much else in this foresaken concourse, you’ll likely stop in for a drink. There is a 6 beer sampler available with a Helles, Light, Pale, Amber, Stout and a seasonal (which I opted out of), choosing instead to get a pint of the seasonal Dopplebock.

On first impression, the beer was served headless in a freshly overflowed glass by a harried, somewhat goofy server. Once past the unfortunate visual, the beer actually tasted quite nice. Lots of smooth malty sweetness up front, accented by some sticky, raisiny stonefruitiness in the finish.

At $6.63 a pint, It’s good enough to drink a half pint at a time, with some salty snacks between to spare your palette.

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Feb

4

Yes, it’s Al Roker!

Posted at 9:49 am by Patrick under Beer Travel

Yes, it's Al Roker!

Here’s the wrap-up shot for the trip — Al Roker in Rockefeller Plaza wishing Rose a happy birthday.

It wasn’t terribly hard to pull off. 630 cab ride to 30 Rock, a quick bag check and wait by the Today Show windows for the show to start. There’s usually a camera sweep as the top of the show (check for Rose in that one). And the hosts start popping out after 730.

Around 740a, Al came out to do the weather, and then dropped by for a quick recognition of two birthdays in our corner of the audience. If your TiVo was rolling, let me know!

So, while this is not beer-related, it’s not that often that I get celebrity sightings on the site (editor’s prerogative).

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