We didn’t make it to the range on January 1, so the first range trip of 2015 happened on January 2. It was a chilly but sunny morning when Colleen and I headed out for a bit of smoke and noise making at the range. We even dug out the steel targets for …
Colleen and I headed down to Capital Ale House for lunch Sunday afternoon. Just before we left the house I saw the pub’s update to their Facebook page noting that they had the Redskins – Cowboys game on the TVs behind the bar. Crud, I thought, I h…
A good time was had by all…Sitting around Christmas evening, I got an email from a friend who was arranging a trip to the range for Friday morning. He had included a few fellow parishioners from our church as well. The temperature was expected to be …
I pulled this bottle of Gouden Carolus Noël out of the cellar. It’s dated from 2011 and has aged nicely. Only moderately sweet, with dark fruit and caramel notes, the 10% ABV is well-muted. I think I’ll dig out some cheese to nibble on too.Likely to b…
It’s Christmas Day and now begins our celebration of the Nativity of Our Lord. We kicked off our celebration with the Vigil Mass last evening, after which the final tree decorations were hung and last minute gifts were wrapped. Then it was fi…
Our son had a swim meet in Manassas on Saturday, which gave me the much-anticipated opportunity to make a visit to Elite Shooting Sports. After dropping off my car load of swimmers at the pool, I drove over to the new state-of-the-art indoor range. Sin…
Flying Dog is one of my favorite breweries, and I always look forward to trying their new beers. I’ve reviewed so many of the Maryland brewery’s beers, I’ve often wished they were a Virginia brewery! Soon, that wish will have some basis in reality. Fly…
Tuesday evening the Flying Dog RV was spotted outside Capital Ale House. The occasion was a Flying Dog “Steal the Glass” night, featuring four Flying Dog beers served in an attractive etched glass. How could we resist going in?The four beers featu…
Astute readers would rightly assume by the dearth of posts recently that my time for “fun stuff” has been painfully limited. Being unable to enjoy any trigger time since my range trip on Thanksgiving Day has been especially frustrating. In search …
Thursday evening Capital Ale House set out a Cheese & Beer pairing featuring Isley Brewing Company. Three Isley Beers were paired up with three cheeses; Tall, Dark and Hopsome Black IPA with Lusk Gouda, Off the Boulevard Irish Red Ale with McClure …
