The World According To Kate » Baltimore http://worldaccordingtokate.com Sat, 05 May 2012 14:38:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Rams Head Tavern (Annapolis, MD & Savage, MD) http://worldaccordingtokate.com/2009/08/25/rams-head-tavern-annapolis-md-savage-md/ http://worldaccordingtokate.com/2009/08/25/rams-head-tavern-annapolis-md-savage-md/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:28:10 +0000 Kate Czlapinski http://worldaccordingtokate.com/2009/08/25/rams-head-tavern-annapolis-md-savage-md/ As planned, our first night in Baltimore was spent with our friends Jake and Elizabeth at the Rams Head Tavern in Savage, MD.  This really ended up being the perfect spot to catch up with some friends, relax and enjoy our evening.  We actually enjoyed there everything so much that on our last day [...]]]> As planned, our first night in Baltimore was spent with our friends Jake and Elizabeth at the Rams Head Tavern in Savage, MD.  This really ended up being the perfect spot to catch up with some friends, relax and enjoy our evening.  We actually enjoyed there everything so much that on our last day in the area, we hit up their Annapolis location.  It is unlike me to enjoy something so much that I would want to go to one place twice while on vacation –especially when there are so many exciting options to choose from.

The Rams Head Tavern does what it does well.  The food was great and there was a wide variety of options to choose from on the menu.  The first night, at the Savage location, we started with an appetizer of Old Bay wings… what an excellent idea!  Old Bay on wings!  They put Old Bay on just about everything on there and it really is great on the wings.  Kevin had a crab cake sandwich, which was really good, and I had a veggie sandwich served on focaccia bread, with mozzarella and a Dijon vinaigrette.  Excellent.  At the Annapolis location, Kevin had the Toby.  Oh my god, what a wonderful idea – a grilled chicken sandwich, topped with crab dip – it was pretty special.  I had the Kent Island Salad, which was really awesome if you like spicy.  A salad with spinach, grilled chicken, sliced jalapenos, red onion, tomatoes. and their signature jalapeno and cilantro vinaigrette.   It was even a little spicy at times for me!

While we did not join the World Beer Club and imbibe all 100 bottles on their list, we did enjoy some very excellent brews.   We mostly stuck to their own list of beer, which were all quite good and just done really well.  We were particularly fond of their Tavern Ale.

The service is good and the atmosphere is welcoming.  We especially enjoyed sitting outside at the Savage location on Friday night.  It proved to be the perfect place to just unwind with friends and a few drinks.

I’m sure we will end up going  back to the Rams Head Tavern again and again on future visits  to the area.

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Anyway, I just wanted to check in, because a few regular readers (hi mom and dad) have been harassing me about not updating in awhile and I know they would want to see all the pictures I took while I wasn’t sitting in front of my computer in my cramped sweltering office.

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Tonight we will be meeting up with [...]]]> Kevin and I are heading down to Baltimore today for the weekend and, in typical fashion, we really have no definite plans other than where we will be eating and drinking, which is fine by me, because I’m pretty sure that’s the most important part of the trip.

Tonight we will be meeting up with his friends Jake and Elizabeth and heading to the Rams Head Tavern.  Kevin is very excited about their 100 Bottle Beer List and their World Beer Club, where if you

Drink all one hundred of the world famous beers listed on the Passport, and you graduate!

Upon completion, you will be awarded:

Rams Head Tavern World Beer Club Mug

Rams Head Tavern World Beer Club T-Shirt

Name & Completion # Engraved on our “Great Minds” plaque

a symbol of your education and appreciation of fine beers from around the world

Kevin is, of course, very excited… however, I don’t think we’ll have the time or money necessary to imbibe all 100 beers on this trip.   The t-shirt would have to read something along the lines of I drank 100 beers at Rams Head Tavern and all I got was this lousy t-shirt… and alcohol poisoning. Good times!  Probably not how I want to spend my trip.

Anyway, I’ve got lots of stuff to take care of before I take off.  Posting will probably be light or nonexistant this weekend, but I’ll sure to post about everything (probably mostly food) when we get back!

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The plan is… three day weekend in Baltimore, MD (Saturday through Monday), a few days at home (maybe catch a Yankee game on day), and  then another three day weekend in Portland, ME (Friday through Sunday).

Now we just have to figure out what we’ll be doing on our little vacations… Has anyone been to Baltimore or Portland recently?  Any suggestions on places to go and fun things to do?

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