This bottle of 1775 Ale was a gift from a friend this Christmas season. I enjoyed it recently on a late, cool evening. It was a perfect fit for the occasion. The beer pours a deep copper color topped with a persistent beige head. The strong aroma is ca…

This was another of the review samples I received recently from Flying Dog Brewery. Brewhouse Rarities Doppelbock was the last in the limited release series for 2014.Flying Dog Doppelbock was poured into the cool Flying Dog glasses we “stole” last…

The 2nd Amendment, as written by a liberal.
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Pint ]

Public schools are now “arming” students and teachers with canned vegetables as protection against active shooters in schools. An Alabama school recently sent letters home asking students to arm themselves with canned goods.The procedure will be t…

This morning I read the Facebook page of a local restaurant that has always promoted its selection of craft beers. They were noting improvements and changes for the coming season. Among those changes, one caught my attention…In addition to our Craft/…

After temps in the 60’s this weekend, it looks like we’ll see some Winter weather over the next couple days. From the National Weather Service…… WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER…

I figured I’d better get this final post about Flying Dog’s Holiday Collection out there, while we’re still in the Holiday Season. We enjoyed the first two beers in the collection in November, but never got around to checking out the other two. Colleen…

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 …