One of the early brewpubs around here was opened by a guy name Theo DeGroen. Theo was Dutch by birth, but he was a German-trained brew master. While all of the beers he brewed were better than anything I could get in a bottle, his dunkel, pils, and hefeweizen were exceptional. All of the guys from Fort Meade who had been stationed in Germany loved the place. It was a sad day when Theo shuttered the Baltimore Brewing Company. Theo trained the guys who went on to found the Victory Brewing Company in Downington, PA. Victory's number one selling beer is Belgian-style tripel called "Golden Monkey," but they make a true-to-style German pils called Prima Pils using all noble hops and German malt.