A Backseat Driver Known from Maryland to Hawaii

Anne Marble
6 min readJul 18, 2022

Let me tell you about the time my brother, Middle Brother (not his real name), became enshrined in the records of the most famous backseat drivers.

Not the Actual Car and Passengers. (Source: Unknown Author, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.)

Our cousin — let’s call him Jack (maybe because that’s his real name) — was visiting our family in Baltimore County with his wife, Diane. They came all the way from Hawaii to see us. They helped my parents and me in many ways during their stay. They also hung out with Eldest Brother and Middle Brother.

So how did Middle Brother get involved? It was all about a brewery near his house.

Beer and Breweries

Jack and Diane both love to travel. Jack loves finding the best craft breweries wherever he goes. Sampling beers with cool names at restaurants. Rating the beers he samples on an app.

During his trips to see us, Jack had tried beers throughout our region — Baltimore County, Ellicott City, Ocean City, and even the beaches of Delaware.

That wasn’t enough. Middle Brother really wanted to make sure that Jack got to sample the beer at a place near his house in Harford County, Maryland.

The Plans Are Set

The trip was planned. They’d go to a restaurant at the Avenue at White Marsh, a popular shopping area near his house. This is what’s called a…

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Anne Marble
Anne Marble

Written by Anne Marble

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