Wilderness Run Vineyards is located on a farm not too far from where we live. The owners of the family run business are finalizing plans to open a winery and tasting room in October of this year. The Free Lance-Star recently ran an article ab…

Now that you’ve recovered from IPA Day, it’s time to mark another craft beer occasion. The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild has designated August as Craft Beer Month to recognize the growth of the craft beer industry in Virginia. Events around …

Sad, but true.  It is sad that this is a problem in our […]

I did head out yesterday afternoon under the SPC’s “See Text” for Virginia but only half-heartedly as I didn’t want to range very far nor very late.  Thus I wound up traversing parts of Pittylsvania, Campbell, Bedford, and Franklin counties withou…

I had made plans with “Checkered Flag” to hit the range on Thursday afternoon, but those plans seemed to be in jeopardy when I awoke in the morning. A steady rain was falling, and the prediction was for it to continue all day. While neither of us mind …

August 1 is “officially” designated as IPA Day.

Founded in 2011, IPA Day is a universal movement created to unite the voices of craft beer enthusiasts, bloggers and brewers worldwide, using social media as the common arena for connecting the conv…

Three of us decided to hit the Steel the Glass Night featuring Boulevard Brewing this week at Capital Ale House. Two Boulevard beers were featured, 80 Acre Hoppy Wheat and Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale. I was surprised that two similar beers would be the only t…