Two Important News Items

How important is up to your discretion.

1)As reported at Kasper On Tap, The Wharf Rat/Oliver's is selling its Pratt Street location near the Harbor in downtown Baltimore. It appears they'll continue to brew beers there, and the owner will retain his much smaller location in Fell's Point. It was purchased by a former brewer at Fordham and another businessman who has owned several bars.

2)Old Dominion Brewing, synonymous with Virginia beer, is closing its Ashburn location in 2009 and relocating to Dover, Delaware. Coastal Brewing, the parent company, also controls Fordham Brewing. So, Northern Virginia loses one of its flagship breweries.