Spent Saturday riding bikes and drinking beer. Big cheese Hugh Sisson gave the team a private tour of the Clipper City brewery. We rolled over in a big pack on the bikes, then imbibed in the fine malt beverages they produce there. I've been brewing for well over a decade so I know the terminology and processes but I still learn a lot of things at the tours, especially from the commercial and production side of things. Interesting stuff for sure and Hugh was an entertaining tour guide who knew every last detail of the operation. The beer was damn tasty too. If you want to do your own tour you can sign up here.

Award winning beer

The Vault

Sunday was supposed to be a run on the Tour de Patapsco ride, the 50 mile round trip from Avalon to McKeldin and back. Massive rain Saturday night nixed that but Todd came out my way and we hit up 50 on the pavement and gravel with the fixed gear skinny tire rides. Scenic riding, grinding climbs and sphencter puckering descents on loose gravel. Sweet riding. It looked something like this.

Knocked out a solo ride tonight, pushed steady but tried to keep from hammering too hard. Save the legs, 9 day trip ahead, the plan is to ride everyday. Looking forward to some foreign singletrack and riding with that foreigner Markie Mark again. See you on the return trip.

- riderx