On July 30, 1729, Baltimore Maryland was founded. The city was named for the founder of Maryland Colony, Lord Baltimore; (Cecilius Calvert) who named himself from the Baltimore in Ireland. The town was created as a tobacco port of entry.
Baltimore grew quickly as a granary storage for sugar from the Caribbean. During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" while captive on a British ship in the harbor.
Baltimore itself is the home of 637,000 people. The metro area has 2.7 million people. Inside it's borders is the NFL Ravens and MLB Orioles. It is also home to the Clipper City Brewery. Clipper City has it's own line of beers in addition to the Heavy Seas line, and the Oxford Organic Ales line of beers.
As for the beer:
Hops: Cascade
Malts: Pale, Munich, Caramel
ABV: 4.9% ABV
A bronze medal winner at the Great American Beer Festival in 2000, this ale was the Official Beer of the Baltimore Bicentennial in 1997. Well rounded and complex, with a deep golden color, this is an American style ale with a distinct fruity pallet and floral, spicy hop aromas.
So in honor of the city that brought you the U.S. National Anthem; go out and get the beer that's made for the city.
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