DuClaw Brewing, Bel Air

8/19/2008 3:06:27 PM, tuesday, august 19, 2008
I’m a long time Duclaw customer, can’t begin to count how many times I’ve been there. The beer is always excellent some may not be to my taste, but it is well-crafted. The restaurant portion of the facility however, has some problems. Perhaps it is a result of my having visited so many times over the years, but lately the menu selections have started getting a little wierd. A previously great crab dip replaced with a crab dip the has granny smith apples? This is still Maryland, hon. No need to dress this stuff up, just put generous amounts of crab meat, a little cream cheese, some Old Bay, and heat and serve! But I digress G. Service is spotty, some servers are great and knowlegable, others are indifferent. Bartenders are pretty efficient, and if you are there for beer, it is a great happy hour. I suggest sticking to simple fare, sandwiches, wings, burgers (although those have been burned on occasion), and get some of the best beer in the mid-atlantic region.

8/10/2008 4:06:32 PM, sunday, august 10, 2008 [ Updated sunday, august 10, 2008 ]
Large bar area, much bigger than other locations I’ve been to (Arundel Mills & Bowie), would make this a great gathering place. Modern decor, but not too funky/far out. Duclaw beers, what else do you need to say? I like that you can get anything on tap in a growler, no restrictions f/seasonals. Good happy hour specials & good food. It’s definalty worth the trip.

8/8/2008 7:48:29 PM, friday, august 08, 2008 [ Updated friday, august 08, 2008 ]
Located in a strip center. This location has a more conservative and trendy motif compared to Bowie and Arundel Mills locations. I like the very long bar (longest of all locations), which is perfect for me since I eat at the bar. Great happy hour specials on M-F, with cheaper appetizers and $2 off pints. Menu is the same as the other locations. Food is good considering the price you pay. Same beer lineup as the other locations, with around 8-10 beers online. Beers are solid and they offer growlers to go.

2/17/2008 3:14:26 PM, sunday, february 17, 2008
I visted DuClaws on a slow sunday afternoon ( 40 minute drive) . It is very large with nice size bar. Plenty of room. Bartender was very nice and new the basics about the beer. Food selection was like a typical pub, I had a sandwhich which was good. Only 7 selections of beer on tap. No vintage bottles. You can take home growlers, which were a cool old school growlers. Over all a very nice time. I would go back again.

1/23/2008 3:03:53 AM, wednesday, january 23, 2008
I went to DuClaw’s in Bel Air for my friend’s birthday. The food was great, they offered several different unique brews, and they also had a bar-type setting on the other side that was decent

10/19/2007 9:30:43 AM, friday, october 19, 2007 [ Updated friday, october 19, 2007 ]
Great brewpub. Very modern interior that makes a lot of fuss about the beer, but its aloud because the beer is great. Although the blond ale is more for the masses, but the porter, brown ale, apa, etc were amazing brews, all having a very clean aroma that I could have just smelled all night. I liked the feel of the lights on top of the booths and thought it was a pretty relaxing time. The food was very good, but I didn’t like the medal bowl my salad came in (minor issue). Service was good and not bothersome, although didn’t offer much in the way of beer advice. I got the sampler anyway. 8 different beers of tap and I always love seeing beers lined up in samplers just something about the many colors of beer that makes smile. Great brew pub, will definitely go back in the opportunity arises

10/25/2006 8:25:14 AM, wednesday, october 25, 2006
The original DuClaw. Same great beers as every other restaurant. Same great food; the appetizers are great anyway. Interior is not as nice as the Columbia location. Still a terrific place to visit. Jim Wagner always keeps an ecclectic, tasty lineup on tap.

7/18/2006 4:43:02 PM, tuesday, july 18, 2006
The service for lunch was terrible, and the place just looks weird. Thats the bad news - butthe good news is the beer selections are great, with the exception of thier "light". The bar service was very good, very professional. Food was very good, but forget the cream of crab soup.

4/26/2006 9:13:59 PM, wednesday, april 26, 2006
Wow this place was great. I pulled in at about 830-9 pm on April 24 2006, starving and thirsty from a long day on the road. First look wasn’t promising....horrible strip-mall location....but inside it’s sleek and modern with lots of black paint and glass, a welcome change from all of the ancient remodeled brick warehouse-type things I’d been seeing. Service was a bit...anxious, I guess; they were wanting to close up the kitchen early on a slow Monday night, but it was professional enough. Good soup and better salad for dinner, and then the beer....6 of 8 samples I’ll score 3.5+, the other 2 probably over 3....everything bespoke careful brewing, balance, attention to detail, from the light to the Imperial Pils and Old Ale. Best brewpub of my April southern tour, easily.

5/28/2005 6:05:18 PM, saturday, may 28, 2005
The Venom Pale Ale is enough to keep you coming back! Throw in the others and their seasonals and grub and its always worth the trip. I love the two story setting with the stainless and copper brewing equipment, that unfortunately stands idle now. Upstairs is more tables and the serving tanks and kegs. Good pub grub, good service and fair prices. Did i mention the beers are,nt bad either? ;) A nice pub.