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Idiom Brewing’s Owner is Stepping Down – Michael Clements Bids Farewell to Idiom Brewing

B. Kline — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 21:17:45 +0000

Idiom Brewing’s Owner is Stepping Down – Michael Clements Bids Farewell to Idiom Brewing

In an early morning social media post today, Michael Clements, owner and founder of Idiom Brewing announced his intentions of stepping down and leaving the business. He reiterated how Idiom Brewing is open and active, but is for sale. (See our article: Idiom Brewing Listed For Sale.)

The brewery is located in Frederick Maryland along the canal at 340 E Patrick St #104, Frederick, MD 21701. One of our personal favorites here at The Beer Thrillers, we’ve covered their Star Wars beers, their Mario themed beer, as well as some of their events (like their World MS Day beer) on the blog.

Michael Clements of Idiom Brewing (photo courtesy of Michael Clements and Idiom Brewing as of their post this morning)

IDIOM REMAINS OPEN BUT IS FOR SALE!

Michael Clements post on Idiom Brewing’s Facebook account this morning:

IDIOM REMAINS OPEN BUT IS FOR SALE!

Here is a message from our founder:

Idiom Brewing Friends and Fans,

A few months ago I announced that I was listing our production brewery for sale in an effort to downsize, streamline and focus our efforts on our taproom and our overall customer experience. While that effort was the main goal at that time, I also did some soul-searching regarding my personal life, what I’ve accomplished as the owner of Idiom, with the help of the many wonderful staff who currently work at Idiom (and those who have come before), and where the path in this life leads.

After much thought and many long nights of deliberation, I have decided that it’s time for me to move on and to allow new ownership an opportunity to take the Idiom brand to the next level. As such, last week I listed Idiom for sale, including its two locations (the taproom and production brewery) as well as all rights to the brand.

This was by no means an easy decision. I poured (pardon the pun) my life into Idiom. I spent many sleepless nights running draft lines, writing recipes and responding to customer comments / concerns. I worked a full-time job while still brewing every day and pouring beer at night. I lived and breathed it. It was and still is my baby. However, just like all children, you must let them go at some point. Because they can be so much more without you. Now is that time.

While I will miss Idiom and will always look back on it fondly, I am hopeful that new ownership, whoever they may be, will take up the Idiom name and continue its legacy. I hope they continue to provide a welcoming place where people from all walks of life can gather to enjoy a beer and each other. I hope they continue to be a hub in the Frederick brewery scene, and they continue to innovate and provide unique experiences and unique flavors for you – my family and friends.

This isn’t goodbye. This is a cheers and well-wishes to each of you!

May you all have happy and full lives and may we cross paths again and share in good food and good drink!

With much love and admiration,

Michael Clements

– Michael Clements (Idiom Brewing Company’s Facebook Post)

We will keep everyone updated and posted as we get more information! We personally wish Michael the best and good luck with all future endeavors. As I said above, Idiom Brewing holds many fond memories here at The Beer Thrillers, and we wish him, and all involved the best and good luck.

For More Info About Idiom Brewing Company

The following information comes from Untappd.

Idiom Brewing Company is a micro brewery from Frederick, MD. They have 438 unique beers and over 103,800 ratings with a global average rating of 3.88 (as of 8.6.25). Their Untappd description reads: “Idiom Brewing Co. has a simple goal in mind – To bring people from all walks of life together, to enjoy themselves and each other. Whether you’re a hop head looking for explosively juicy IPAs; are one of the adventurous few looking to try boozy, sour or complex flavors; or you’re just looking to enjoy classic styles and seasonal favorites, we’ll have a little something here for you!”

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SingleCut Beer Makes a Controversial Social Media Post (and Takes it Down)

B. Kline — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:15:19 +0000

SingleCut Beer’s Social Media Post

SingleCut Beer Posts A Controversial Picture on Social Media

SingleCut Beer social media decided to make a controversial post today in honor of 9/11. Today most accounts, be it craft beer, major industries (like Coke or Pepsi or Kellogg or your local sports team), political groups, your friends and family; everyone is posting respect and honor tributes for those we’ve lost twenty-three years ago.

I first saw it around 9 AM – 10 AM ish this morning when checking social media accounts.

I can understand the idea of the post, to honor those who lost their lives… but it just seems to be in a bit of poor taste. There is time and place for respectable posts honoring those we lost, or those who serve (for example on Veterans Day), and other such things, this post unfortunately misses the mark quite a bit.

Update – Post Removal

(Edit: This article was updated at 5:15 PM EST.)

The following all comes via the edit to the article. A reddit article – /r/Craft Beer – This is So Disgraceful and in Terrible Taste – posted about the SingleCut Beer social media post. Calling it (obviously by the title) disgraceful and in terrible taste.

The original post’s comment:

This brewery completely missed the mark on their latest social media post. In my opinion is disrespectful, offensive and down right disgusting to think that this was on okay thing to post. Like what social media manager was like “👍🏾hell yeah this goes so hard!!!”

Really terrible behavior

They have since removed the post but it does not excuse the fact this was thought appropriate

/r/Craft Beer – This is So Disgraceful and in Terrible Taste

Later, as the topic ballooned to over 80 comments, SingleCut Beer itself commented on the thread, stating:

I truly apologize.

The intention wasn’t to commercialize the tragedy. As a lifelong NY’er born in NYC, 9/11 was traumatic for me. I’m fortunate to say no one close to me was involved, but I did have a long history with the WTC, certainly my favorite NYC landmark. I enjoyed many meals with my family at Windows On the World, our favorite restaurant and some of my most cherished memories. The events further rattled me as I was in Manhattan at the time of the attacks on a job interview of all things. I visited the site two nights after the attacks (at 14th St, you couldn’t travel lower) to support the workers hauling the wreckage away. I’ll never forget it.

I created the image posted today. I purposely left the image without branding, and as a brewer, proud NY’er and someone who feels the weight of this day each year it was my tribute. Admittedly, and in hindsight, it did not read well with those who don’t understand my background or intent. Nonetheless, it was a mistake and I’m sorry for the poor emotions it may have brought on.

I deleted all postings shortly after they were posted. – Rich / Owner

SingleCutBeersmiths

So it would seem it was just an error of judgment, and the post has been removed. Hopefully a bit more thought is put forward in their social media marketing in the future.

For More Information on SingleCut BeerSmiths

The following comes via Untappd. SingleCut BeerSmiths is a regional brewery from Astoria, NY. They have 355 unique beers, and over 1 million ratings, with a global average rating of 4.01 (as of 9.11.24). Their Untappd description reads: “Cranking out music obsessed award winning Lagers and IPAs since 2012. To all demanding a steadfast meticulousness towards everything that can fit into a pint glass – Welcome. Always Drink Loud.”

You can follow them at these social media platforms:

SingleCut BeerSmiths – Official Website
SingleCut BeerSmiths – Facebook
SingleCut BeerSmiths – Twitter
SingleCut BeerSmiths – Instagram
SingleCut BeerSmiths – Untappd

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Brewery Opening: Howling Henry’s (Hummelstown)

BKline — Sat, 10 Oct 2020 13:25:20 +0000

Howling Henry’s Brewery logo – the latest brewery to open; opening on October 9th, 2020.

To little or no fanfare, the latest brewery, and another to Hummelstown, opened on October 9th, 2020 (yesterday). They had posted on their Facebook page their permit and that they would be opening soon, but, to my surprise, I had seen no notice of their actual opening date.

Howling Henry’s Permit

Their last Facebook post was on September 28th, and with the above picture, it stated:

“A temporary permit was given to me to open my taproom this morning. Shooting for October 9th for the grand opening of Howling Henry’s Taproom. Check my website for more information.”

I had seen this notice and post and re-shared it on our Facebook page, but for some reason, the little notice of “shooting for October 9th” I overlooked. I unfortunately, despite having my day off was out of town with friends (we went to Wellsboro, PA for the PA Grand Canyon), so I was out of town and unable to attend the opening.

They are the second Hummelstown brewery to open this week. Rubber Soul Brewing Company opened on Monday, October 5th, 2020, along South Hanover Street (across from the Rita’s) in the former borough building.

Howling Henry’s Merchandise Stand

Howling Henry’s has been around for a while in the Hummelstown area. They have been at the Mount Hope Renaissance Faire brewfest for several years (with their unique stand and jockey box of the doghouse). They have also been selling their bottles to the local shops and bars (JoJo’s Pizza Shop Restaurant on Main Street often carried their bottles in their cooler), and they distributed some kegs to local bars (Warwick Hotel would occasionally have them on tap). They’ve also been selling their bottles in the recent year or so at various farmer’s markets (the Hershey’s Chocolate Street Market primarily).

COVID-19 (the coronavirus) has certainly played an interesting issue in their opening this year, and has delayed much in the way of the taproom opening. Several other breweries opened amid the pandemic – Hemauer, Rubber Soul, Highway Manor, Cox’s Rally Point, etc. This is certainly an interesting time and a hard time for businesses to open, thrive, and grow their brands. There has been a lot of uncertainty, but it’s great to see Greg get to realize his dreams and open Howling Henry.

Greg – the owner and brewer for Howling Henry’s (per their Twitter)

Howling Henry’s taproom is located at 35 East 2nd St in Hummelstown. This is located near the exit of Hummelstown (the underpass) heading towards South Hanover (where South Hanover street becomes Grandview leading out towards Route 39 and East Hanover / Hershey). It is across the street from M&S Auto (a used car shop and garage). It is about three blocks down from the square of Hummelstown (Main Street / South Hanover crossing).

A walking map of Hummelstown, showing Howling Henry’s and Rubber Soul

This will become the second brewery / taproom in Hummelstown now (coincidentally both opening this week as well, going from 0 to 2 in five days flat!). The above map shows a walking path from Howling Henry’s to Rubber Soul. Making the town a nice tourist stop for craft beer enthusiasts now.

The Hummelstown Area enlarged (Howling Henry’s and Rubber Soul route by car shown)

Howling Henry’s joins a growing community of breweries within five-fifteen minute driving distance from the Hummelstown area. Including:

Troeg’s Independent Brewing (Hershey)
Iron Hill Brewing (Hershey)
Tattered Flag Distillery Lounge (Hershey)
Tattered Flag (Middletown)
Rubber Soul Brewing (Hummelstown)
Howling Henry’s (Hummelstown)
The Englewood (Hummelstown / Hershey)
Boneshire Brew Works (Rutherford)
Official BBQ – Pizza Boy (Rutherford)
Newfangled Brew Works (Rutherford)
The Millworks (Harrisburg)
ZeroDay Brewing (Harrisburg)
Appalachian Brewing Company (Harrisburg)
The Vegetable Hunter (Harrisburg)
Lancaster Brewing Company – Harrisburg Location (Harrisburg)

You can use the Brew Baron’s App to find more in the larger (Central PA) area. So as you can see from the above list, and the app, within just this small subset local area of Central PA there is many brewery choices. All good and well done establishments with wonderful beer offerings. You can see an older (and mostly outdated article I wrote about the breweries in the Hummelstown area here: Breweries On the Outskirts of Harrisburg 9.6.19).

Currently, on Untappd, Howling Henry’s is listed as a Nano Brewery, and recently updated their description page with the following: “Opening our taproom on October 9th at 6 PM. Howling Henry’s Brewery is crafting beer without rules, which causes our beers to be an nontraditional representations of their contemporaneity styles. Are you ready for a different take on traditional beer styles, then you should give Howling Henry’s a try? Our beers are not filtered, so we can offer as much flavor as possible. Tap room coming to Hummelstown soon; check my website out for details.” They have 11 Unique Beers listed, with a global average rating of 3.21 out of 3,825 ratings.

Their hours on their Facebook page for the taproom are listed as:

MONDAY: CLOSED
TUESDAY: CLOSED
WEDNESDAY: 5:00PM – 10:00PM
THURSDAY: 5:00PM – 10:00PM
FRIDAY: 5:00PM – 10:00PM
SATURDAY: 11:00AM – 6:00PM
SUNDAY: CLOSED

They use the old Theo’s Attanasoff pizza warehouse to brew their beers in a corner of the building. The old Theo’s warehouse is located at the corner of Duke and 2nd Street in Hummelstown, and is now primarily used by Pnuma Outdoors. (You can see a map of the Howling Henry’s brewing location and taproom below). The brewing location is off limits to tourists though.

Howling Henry’s to Pnuma Outdoors

Howling Henry’s has several social media outlets which you can keep abreast of their activities. Including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can also check out their website.

On their website you can read their backstory, which is:

My brewing story began after a department store wine kit was hauled off by the trashmen. Yes, a wine kit started my passion with brewing beer, and in time my business. I trashed the kit because I lacked knowledge in the process of wine-making, and more frighteningly, in how to clean and sanitize the equipment. The instructions emphasized sanitization, but the concern that I may get someone sick caused me to drop kick the kit into the waste can.
I then read a magazine article about home brewing. Who doesn’t like beer, right? This article made it clear that cleanliness is a very important part of the process, but as I read, I realized that I was overthinking it. I began to understand that all of debris needs to be removed from the brewing equipment, and then a sanitizer is added to the equipment to kill most of the bacteria, so that your pitched yeast has no competition when it infects your bitter wort. Simple! I am a simple guy, and I figured that I can do that.
I bought my first brewing kit: 5 gallon brew kettle, a 5 gallon carboy, and a 7 gallon food grade bucket. The recipe was a brown ale. It was good for a month or two, and then it started losing flavor. I came to realize that bottling introduces oxygen to the finished beer. Oxygen in finished beer after time will degrade that beer’s flavor.
After a year of making my own recipes my wife and I were seated at a local watering hole for lunch (the Wednesday before Thanksgiving). She said, “Why don’t you start a brewery?” To be honest it was in the back of my head, but I figured that thought would never become a conversion with my wife. So, I agreed with her, as a good husband would do. Although, at the time, neither of us really understood what we were getting ourselves into.
I started reading from a website devoted to the entire brewing process. With this knowledge, I began brewing beers around ingredients I knew a little brewery could access without to much hassle. Through this site I also learned of a movie made in the mid 90’s called ‘Frankenbrew’. This video showed me that one guy with some determination, out of the box thinking, and hard work could start a brewery without investors, a bank loan, or a truck load of cash. I then followed the movie’s suggestions on what to buy from the used dairy equipment market. This offset the price of starting a new brewery significantly, since I had already priced out a real brewery’s equipment prior to seeing the movie. I knew I could never come up with a million or so dollars myself, and I wanted this brewery to be mine. Yes, you read that correctly! I am the only owner, investor, employee, brewer, boss, maintenance guy, and janitor. I did it all with help from some wonderful family members and great friends when they had time to help. It is a wonderful feeling to know I only have me to answer to.
Years later, I had the stainless steel equipment needed. I found a space three blocks from my home. By this time, I realized that I needed a real brew kettle. Having well over 200 gallons of boiling wort would be very dangerous in anything less than a proven kettle, so I ordered and purchased a 10 bbl Bennett Forgeworks brew kettle. I then started getting the paperwork inked with both the Federal and State government agencies. Approvals took a lifetime, okay about 6 months (a lifetime for a guy with barely any budget).
Please check out the pictures of my equipment here (if you’re interested in seeing what my frankinbrew system looks like).
Howling Henry’s Backstory.

So when in the Hummelstown area, be sure to check out the newest brewery – Howling Henry’s. Make sure you are in town during their hours (5PM-10PM on Wednesday through Friday and Saturday 11AM-6PM). The taproom is limited currently due to COVID restrictions, but its still a place to check out. Be sure to do so!

Howling Henry’s Brewery – of Hummelstown, PA – logo

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Cheers everyone! Hopefully I’ll see you at Howling Henry’s. Its just a few blocks away and within walking distance, so I’ll be sure to be there a time or two. Cheers!

-B. Kline