Double Groove Brewing opens in Forest Hill

Double Groove Brewing opens in Forest Hill

Very few vinyl albums have more than one groove, but Fallston resident Craig Willig — who owns more than 3,000 records — has obtained at least two double groove” albums, both of which are framed and are in the brewery Willig and his wife, Donna, own with their friends Lisa and Mark Moody.Brewing equipment
The new brewery, located in Forest Hill, is named Double Groove Brewing in honor of those rare records — one is a copy of the British band Marillion’s album Brave,” released in 1994, and the 1973 comedy album Matching Tie & Handkerchief,” by the famed British troupe Monty Python.
On an album with two grooves, a listener hears one song when putting the record player needle down one time, and a different song the next time.
It either follows one path or the other, so it plays a different set of songs,” Craig Willig explained.
The brewery, which has a tap room with 14 taps, opened for public tours Dec. 6. Lisa and Mark Moody — Mark is the head brewer — appeared before the Harford County Liquor Control Board Dec. 4 for a hearing on their liquor license.
The board approved Double Groove’s license and granted the owners’ request to hold two soft opening events in January. Neither is open to the general public, though, according to Scott Baker, general manager of the liquor board.
The event on Jan. 25 will be like a private party,” with guests such as artists, attorneys, contractors, financiers and others who have supported the project, according to Craig Willig. The party will be a celebration for all the folks that helped make this happen,” Mark Moody said.
He, Lisa Moody and Craig Willig were at the brewery last Saturday working on the interior of the building, with the five-barrel brewing facility in the rear and tap room in the front. One wall in the tap room is decorated with multiple album covers, and the opposite wall is reserved for a mural by Baltimore-area artist Marshall Adams, who has painted a number of murals around downtown Bel Air.
The Moodys, of Bel Air, and the Willigs have been longtime friends, and the quartet enjoys visiting craft breweries around the state and nation. Mark has a passion for home brewing, and said he got Craig into it. Both men have been colleagues in the health care field — Mark will operate the brewery full time, and Craig plans to join him after he retires next year.
I love everything about brewing, particularly the science of it,” Mark said.
Lisa and Donna plan to remain at their full-time jobs; Lisa as the finance director for the Town of Bel Air and Donna with McCormick & Company, the Hunt Valley-based flavor, spice and seasonings corporation.
Double Groove is located at 1659 Robin Circle in Forest Hill, next to the White Tiger Distillery, and it is open to the public Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. People can visit the tap room, tour the brewery and purchase merchandise, but beer is not expected to be available until late January — the tentative date is Jan. 22, according to Mark , although that depends on the brewing process.

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