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Cushwa 7th Anniversary Beer Fest

B. Kline — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 16:23:52 +0000

Cushwa’s Beer Fest is Back

After a one year hiatus – the Cushwa Brewing Company Anniversary Beer Fest is back. Two years ago in 2022 they had their 5th Anniversary Beer Fest; and now in January 2024 – its back with their 7th Anniversary Celebration.

You can view the event page here: Cushwa 7th Anny Beer Fest.

The event page description reads:

Ready to join us in celebrating our 7th Anniversary?

Believe it or not, we’re turning lucky number , and we can’t wait to blow out the candles with you on January 27th! We’ve invited an incredible lineup of over 50+ of our best beer buds to pour their favorites just for you. And let’s talk about the food – @radpiesmd will be serving up championship Detroits all day, while @eatfiftyfifty’s food truck will be smashing out their signature patties. To keep the vibe alive, @dj_bizzy will be spinning throughout the fest, join us in Williamsport, MD for a day you won’t want to miss.

There ain’t no party like a Cushwa party, so mark your calendars now and snag your tickets before we sell out!

Tickets for our 7th Anniversary Beer Fest are available via Linktree in our bio or directly through this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/771786372817
Cushwa 7th Anny Beer Fest

The original Facebook announcement by Cushwa shows just how much they love their brewfests:

Everyone knows you can’t have a 7th Anniversary Beer Fest without amazing food and music. Rad Pies Rad Pies will be serving up championship Detroits all day, while Fifty Fifty food truck Fifty Fifty will be smashing out their signature patties. To keep the vibe alive, DJ Bizzy will be spinning throughout the fest.

Swipe left to witness our stellar brewery lineup that’s expanding by the day – more surprises brewing soon! Secure your tickets and join us

to celebrate some of the best beer from across the country on Saturday, January 27th from 12-4pm at our Williamsport taproom location! Ticket purchase includes 7th anniversary taster glass and unlimited sampling.

General Admission tickets available through the direct link below or our Linktree in the bio. Designated Drivers, join us for free—no ticket needed!

#cushwa #cushwa7thanniversarybeerfestival #cushwabrewing #cushwabrewingco

#cushwalove #maryland #craftbeer #beerfest #beerfestival
Cushwa Brewing Company – Facebook Post

Featured Breweries

Cushwa 7th Anniversary Brewfest – List of Featured Breweries

This is one heck of a list of breweries. You have some of the absolute best of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington D.C., and even further – some coming from California, Tennessee, Florida, etc.

Here is the full list:

Brewery Lineup:

@450northbrewingco
@amanibrewing
@arkane_aleworks
@blackflagbrewingco
@bluejacketdc
@babbrewingco
@burleyoak
@burnishbeerco
@chsfermentory
@commonwealthbrewco
@coven.brewing
@crookedcrabbeer
@crookedrunfermentation
@dancinggnome
@deciduousbeer
@definitivebrewing
@deweybeerco
@eqbrewery
@funguysbrewing
@fidensbrewing
@foambrewers
@fourscorebeerco
@frequentembrewingco_
@heavyreelbrewingco
@heistbrewery
@highlandparkbrewery
@imprintbeerco
@interchangebrewery
@kingsbrewingco
@magnifybrewing
@monumentcitybrewing
@mortalisbrewing
@northparkbeerco
@ocelotbrewing
@oddbynaturebrewing
@oozlefinchbeers
@otherhalfnyc
@prototypebrewery
@rarbrew
@residentculture
@sandcitybrewery
@sapwoodcellars
@schillingbeerco
@seekbeerco
@sojournfermentory
@southerngristbrewing
@troegsbeer
@untoldbrewing
@vitaminseabrewing
@widowmakerbrew
@wildeastbrewing
@xulbeer

New New Additions:
@adroittheory
@antietambrewery
@orchestratedmindsbrewing
7th Anniversary Beer Fest – Event Brite Page

Fidens?! Adroit Theory? Xul Brewing? RAR Brewing? Southern Grist? Resident Culture? Burley Oak? Dewey? Crooked Crab? Other Half? Fourscore? Dancing Gnome? Black Flag?

Sign us up!

This is an absolute star studded lineup, and we can’t wait. Amy and I will be going. Looking to meet up with a lot of the Central PA Whalerz and hopefully doing a beer share afterwards as well. (Because… why not do a beer share after a mammoth four hour brewfest?)

Unlike the 5th Anniversary Event where Amy and I took the Friday off, and made a huge brewery trip out of it, this year, we’re just going to be going down Saturday morning, hitting up the brewfest, spending the night, and then hitting a few breweries on the way home Sunday. Still a lot of fun, but possibly a little bit more laid back. (Possibly.)

Tickets

Tickets… tickets… tickets here! Did you get your tickets yet? What? You didn’t? Why not! Get them right here:

7th Anniversary Beer Fest

More Information on Cushwa Brewing Company

The following comes from Untappd. Cushwa Brewing Company is a micro brewery from Williamsport, Maryland. They have 465 unique beers, and over 231,000 ratings, with a global average rating of 4.07 (as of 12.26.23.) Their Untappd description reads: Based in Williamsport, MD just minutes away from the historic and scenic C&O Canal used by many for cycling, running, walking and other recreational activities. Our large modern taproom offers plenty of seating and fun while you sip on beer offerings with friends. Hungry? We have partnered with Rad Pies who offer brick-oven Neapolitan style pizza and much more! Our mission is simple: Exceptional Beer. Positive Impact. Respect.

You can follow them on social media at the following pages:

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Cushwa Brewing Company Opening Second Location in Columbia Maryland

B. Kline — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:24:46 +0000

Cushwa Brewing Company is now hiring for their new location in Columbia, Maryland for this summer.

Cushwa Brewing is Expanding

It would seem that Cushwa Brewing Company is expanding into Columbia Maryland. At 7:30 AM this morning on Facebook they posted a “now hiring” post (screenshot above) stating that the openings were for their Columbia location, opening “later this summer”.

The announcement reads:

Come work for our team at our Columbia, MD taproom location, opening later this summer.

We are hiring for “Full & Part-Time Bartenders.”

If you are interested, review the job description at:

cushwabrewing.com/job-openings

Email resume to:

cushwacolumbiacareers@gmail.com
Cushwa Brewing Company – Facebook Announcement

To my understanding, this is the first they’ve announced a Columbia Maryland taproom or expansion into Columbia; but we are totally on board with it.

The more Cushwa, the better.

Now Hiring

So with that said, their post does state that they are hiring. They are looking for Full and Part Time bartenders. So if you are in the Columbia Maryland area (or willing to move I suppose) this is a great opportunity to jump on board with an amazing brewery and company.

Some of Our Articles on Cushwa Brewing Company

More Information on Cushwa Brewing Company

The following comes from Untappd. Cushwa Brewing Company is a micro brewery from Williamsport, Maryland. They have 428 unique beers, and over 213,000 ratings, with a global average rating of 4.08 (as of 6.13.23.) Their Untappd description reads: Based in Williamsport, MD just minutes away from the historic and scenic C&O Canal used by many for cycling, running, walking and other recreational activities. Our large modern taproom offers plenty of seating and fun while you sip on beer offerings with friends. Hungry? We have partnered with Rad Pies who offer brick-oven Neapolitan style pizza and much more! Our mission is simple: Exceptional Beer. Positive Impact. Respect.

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Cushwa Brewing Company 5th Anniversary Celebration

B. Kline — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 03:25:00 +0000

Cushwa Brewing Company 5 Year Anniversary Celebration

Five Days Away

We are five days away from the five year celebration. So its a perfect time to run it down and get hyped about it. Sadly, the VIP and the general admission tickets have been sold out (for quite some time), but for those of us able to go (myself and writer friend) it will certainly be an event not to be missed. The first brew fest of the year (for us anyway) and we can’t wait for it!

This one certainly looks like a doozy and one that will be remembered for quite some time.

Let’s take a look at the brewery’s Facebook photos as a gallery to get an idea:

What the Event Is

Cushwa 5 Year Celebration Event

Firstly, as you can see – the VIP and General Admission are both sold out. You might be able to find tickets second hand online, but be very cautious of scammers. Cushwa has posted on their photos page that they have caught some people selling fake or scammed up tickets.

The VIP session is 75$ and lasts from 12 – 5, (giving the attendee an extra hour), as well as a second glass and a specialty bottle. The bottle alone really makes the extra 25$ worth value right there, but add in the perks of an extra hour of drinking, plus a second glass, and its definitely worth it.

The general admission is from 1 – 5, comes with a commemorative taster glass (like most brewfests do), and allows unlimited sampling. For both sessions there is over 50 breweries, which we will get to in just a bit.

There is also DD (designated driver / aka ‘non drinking buddy’) access to the event as well for just 5$.

Who All is Invited

List of Participating Breweries

So, this is one hell of a list of breweries that is coming and serving up liquid gold for everyone. With many stand – outs.

The full list of breweries include:

Adroit Theory
Amani Brothers
Aslin Brewing
Barrel Culture
Bearded Iris
Black Flag Brewing
Bluejacket Brewing
Branch and Blade
Burnish Beer Co
Charles Towne Fermentory
Commonwealth Brewing
Crooked Crab
Crooked Run Fermentation
Dancing Gnome
Definitive Brewing
Deciduous Brewing
Dewey Beer Co
Divine Barrel
Ever Grain Brewing Co
Finback Brewing
Fourscore Beer Co
Good Word
Graft
Heavy Reel
Heist Brewing
Homaide Brewing
Imprint Beer Co
Inu Island
Kings
Mortallis
Mountains Walking
Ocelot Brewing
Odd by Nature
Oozlefinch
Other Half Brewing
Prototype Brewing
RAR Brewing
Resident Culture
Sapwood Cellars
Schilling
Sojourn
Southern Grist
Suffolk Punch
Thin Man Brewing
Triple Crossing
Troegs Independent Craft Brewing
Untold
Vitamin Sea
Wet City
Widowmaker
Beer Zombies
The Maryland Mob

Woooooooheeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Thats a line up! Some stand out favorites and interests are definitely Adroit Theory, Barrel Culture, Bearded Iris, Deciduous, Dewey Beer Co, Finback, Fourscore, Good Word, Mortallis, Ocelot, Oozlefinch, Other Half, RAR, Southern Grist, Triple Crossing, and Vitamin Sea.

But you certainly can’t go wrong with any from that list! Its a nice combination of Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and Pennsylvania breweries, as well as some other heavy hitters thrown into the mix.

Food

Food Vendors

The food options are:

Food For Thought
The Highroller Lobster Co.
Rad Pies

So there is some variety and enough food choices to be had for the four or five hour sessions. (If you see me veering for the lobster in a drunken haze, just kick me away so I don’t trigger my shellfish allergies. Thanks!)

Anything Else Fun?

DJ and Glassware Also Announced

There will also be a DJ on hand – DJ Bizzy, and just recently announced Thicc Bois Glass will also be on hand selling some dope hand blown glassware. They’ve worked with Tattered Flag and a few other breweries in the past to make some really fantastic glassware.

Pumped

Are you pumped? Are you going? I’m pumped. I have finally gotten my days changed at work – and now have off Friday and Saturday (rather than Thursday and Friday); only took me 10 years of working at the casino, to finally get up to having off a weekend day. I also put in a special request and got the Sunday off for travel home.

With the can release for Burley Oak the day before (Friday – Jan. 21st), we are looking to make this quite a trip. Coming down from the Hummelstown area to get to Burley Oak, and then make our way over towards Cushwa (a bit over three hours across Maryland, after driving three hours to Burley Oak), we will be stopping and hitting some fabulous breweries on the way. Then spending the night in the Williamsport area, before stopping by Antietam and maybe Monocacy Battlefields (again), and a few more breweries before making our way back home up into Pennsylvania.

Be sure to check out our travelogues and travel stories here on the blog for many of our wacky adventures through the Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Virginia states that we’ve had the recent months. Also, be sure to check out the following Cushwa articles:

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Will you be attending? Know anyone who is? Thoughts on the brewfest or the line up of breweries? Let us know in the comments or on our various social media platforms! Can’t wait to hear from you!

(Also, be sure to stay tuned for a special ‘cold’ beer review tomorrow, and another Star Wars beer review on Wednesday, which will likewise be a ‘cold’ beer review.)

Cheers!

-B. Kline

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Brewery Review: Cushwa Brewing Company

BKline — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 03:49:18 +0000

Cushwa Brewing Company, in Williamsport, Maryland

I’m sure most of you out there by now have heard the name “Cushwa Brewing Company” or at least “Cushwa”, as they are quickly gaining a reputation in the brewing world, especially in the day and age of ‘haze craze’. And for good reasons too! All of the beers I’ve had from them (six in total) have been phenomenal and top notch.

I first heard of Cushwa prior to March 2018 when I saw their release of a can artwork for an upcoming beer of their’s – “Peace Among Worlds”. I got to try it (can muled up from Maryland) in March, and it was fantastic.

Peace Among Worlds – Cushwa and Beltway Brewing’s colab together from 2018.

As a fan of Rick and Morty (but don’t worry, not one of those annoying fans) I had to give it a try, and I was very happy with it, and very much enjoyed it. And as my first Cushwa I made sure to keep them bookmarked for future beers (can releases) and a future brewery visit.

(By the way, Peace Among Worlds was very positively reviewed and loved, getting a 4.13 overall global rating since it was released.)

And so, finally, I had my chance to try out the brewery yesterday after a visit to Antietam Battlefield in nearby (to Williamsport) Sharpsburg, Maryland.

Just a hop, skip, and a jump from the battlefield.

So after a long, sweltering hot day in early August, with two young (a day shy of being 12, and a 10 year old) daughters, and after our customary ‘leaving a place bathroom break’ for my 10 year old (she has the bladder of a 93 year old man), I made my way to Cushwa.

Located amongst a plethora of businesses in a strip mall on Governor Road, next to Robbie’s Billards, you’ll find Cushwa Brewing Company (the last building on the strip, to the far left when facing the front). There is ample parking in the front, and the back.

The front of Cushwa Brewing Company.

So, let’s break down Cushwa Brewing Company, by some statistics, provided by the Untappd page on them.

First, their a Microbrewery from Williamsport, Maryland. As of 8.15.19 they have received a total of 45,792 check-ins, with 8,647 of them being unique. In August they are currently up to 929 check-ins total (glad I could contribute 4 of them). They have produced a total of 144 unique beers, and have a global Untappd rating of 4.08. Their Untappd page can be found here: https://untappd.com/CushwaBrewingCompany

Their Untappd description reads: Cushwa Brewing Company is a microbrewery located along the C&O Canal in Williamsport, MD. We are passionate in creating innovative beer offerings that we are proud for you to experience and share with friends. Our mission is simple: Exceptional Beer. Positive Impact. Respect. Their Untappd description reads:

As befitting their strip mall location, they do have a small brewery set-up. The seating area is rather large with multiple styles of chairs and tables, at various heights, and they have the bar in the very front.

Food seemed to be BYOF with occasional food trucks that would appear (there wasn’t much signage on this, and not being a foodie, I didn’t do the biggest look-around, plus, unfortunately with the girls in tow, I was on a short leash time wise). They did seem to have an open policy with dogs (saw two indoors while there, and saw one leaving as I pulled up to park).

Cushwa Brewing Area as seen from the bar.

It had a very open vibe to the bar and brewery. Numerous patrons came up to the two bartenders and were recognized by name, I was called out and asked how I was doing as soon as I walked in the door by the female bartender (and thats a good 20 feet from door to bar).

They offer draft, flights of 1-8, crowlers, and cans when they’ve done their canning runs. Their flights are on a per-beer basis as for pay, the stout was 3.50$ for a 4oz pour, whereas their Cushwa Light was 2.00$ for a 4oz pour. All beers were 6$ for the draft – exception being the stout which was 7$ – but the pour sizes varied based on style/abv.

Due to my limited time, I did a quick flight of four, and stuck with mostly the cheaper and lighter beers. My flight consisted of : Ricky Clicks (which was brand new, having just been tapped earlier yesterday), Fog at Daybreak, Abundance of Caution, and Cushwa Light.

My flight of 4 at Cushwa Brewing. You can do a flight of anywhere from 1-8 beers.

Spoiler alert: all four were extremely good and well done. I won’t do a complete break-down of the four beers that I tried, because that will be a future blog post, don’t worry, but I will give a quick “its this style, this was my rating” and move on.

Risky Clicks:
Style: IPA – Imperial / Double New England
ABV: 8%
IBU: 30
My Untappd Rating: ****.25
Global Untappd Rating: 4.06 (as of 8.15.19)

Fog at Daybreak
Style: Pale Ale – New England
ABV: 5.6%
IBU: 67
My Untappd Rating: ****
Global Untappd Rating: 3.87 (as of 8.15.19)

Abundance of Caution
Style: Pale Ale – New England
ABV: 6%
IBU: 30
My Untappd Rating: ****
Global Untappd Rating: 4.14 (as of 8.15.19)

Cushwa Light
Style: Cream Ale
ABV: 5.2%
IBU: 16
My Untappd Rating: ***.75
Global Untappd Rating: 3.56 (as of 8.15.19)

Apparently with my phone crashing today, I wasn’t able to upload the last two pics I had taken of the Cushwa building. One was a view of the brewery from the hallway leading into the bathroom, the other was the proto-typical bathroom “wall of stickers” which had two locals on the wall (Boneshire Brew Works and Moo-Duck Brewing Company). Sadly, with my phone taking a massive dump tonight, it seems those pictures were/are lost to the sands of time. (Unless by miracle Verizon can figure out something tomorrow for me, who knows.)

But I certainly can’t recommend this place enough. If you find yourself visiting Antietam or Sharpsburg or Williamsport (MD) you need to stop in. From the Hershey-Harrisburg area its about a one hour and forty minute drive. From Antietam / Sharpsburg its about a fifteen to twenty minute drive. The beers are fantastic, the atmosphere is great, the staff was super friendly and helpful, so all are aces in my book, and means this is definitely a stop worth making.

So, until next time, which… well… I find myself backlogged once again with a massive amount of content to post. So much for my week off involving lots of blog updates and posts. It seems the busier I am the busier the blog is, which means the writing isn’t as busy.

Tomorrow morning is a canning run at Tattered Flag, so hopefully I’ll be able to post a recap of that. As well as finish my hop harvest, which will also hopefully involve another blog post about that, and then in the evening Boneshire and Harris Family Brewing is releasing their smokey collab; which…. fingers crossed, will result in a third blog post, or at least another beer review in the near future.

Plus with the beer mail I received from Parish, Southern Prohibition, and Natchez, means I should have more and more beer reviews in the near future. As well of course the beer flight I showed in this brewery review.

So be on the lookout for plenty of upcoming content everyone! In the meantime stay hydrated! It is the dog days of August afterall!

-B. Kline

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Cushwa 7th Anniversary Beer Fest

Cushwa’s Beer Fest is Back

Featured Breweries

Tickets

More Articles on Cushwa Brewing

More Information on Cushwa Brewing Company

Thank You For Reading

Cushwa Brewing Company Opening Second Location in Columbia Maryland

Cushwa Brewing is Expanding

Now Hiring

Some of Our Articles on Cushwa Brewing Company

More Information on Cushwa Brewing Company

Brewery News

Thank You For Reading

Cushwa Brewing Company 5th Anniversary Celebration

Five Days Away

What the Event Is

Who All is Invited

Food

Anything Else Fun?

Pumped

Thanks For Reading

Brewery Review: Cushwa Brewing Company