Joe Gold, along with a handful of other beer enthusiasts including me,  are exploring the possibility of putting together a week of beery festivities in Baltimore sometime in the fall of 2009.

The plans, still tentative, would model the event after Philadelphia's beer week, which is slated to begin March 6.

As part of the groundwork, Gold compiled a calendar of a year's worth of events that might draw the interest of local beer drinkers.

The events include local beer festivals, Opening Day at Camden Yards and the Great American Beer Festival in Denver. Joe cautions that some of the dates are approximate, meaning that he might have listed only one day of a three-day event.

But I think this calendar could be a great tool to "plan your year." Joe was willing to pass it along as a public service.

2009 Events Calendar

What do you think of having a Baltimore beer week? Is there any event this calendar misses?