Two hundred and thirty-four U.S. Breweries took part in the Great American Beer Festival held in Denver, CO over the past three days. Virginia breweries had a great showing, as usual. Congratulations go out to Devils Backbone Brewing Company for b…

Friday evening Colleen and I headed over to Culpeper to take in the opening of Beer Hound Brewery. The brewery had its beginnings as a nano-brewery located in Barboursville, VA, and the move to Culpeper has been long-awaited. When we arrived there was …

I admit it, I’m somewhat of an internet-nerd. I use social media and my cell phone to find out about events and keep up with the news. Each afternoon, I check the Facebook pages of my favorite local pubs to see if there’s anything I shouldn’t miss. I d…

After seeing how nature was taking over my range supplies, it was obvious that I was overdue for some range time. So after work yesterday, while the rest of the family was busy with other activities, I made a quick visit to the range. I happened t…

Here’s a pipeline that I could get behind. Or under.The Belgian city of Bruges has approved plans to build a pipeline which will funnel beer underneath its famous cobbled streets.Locals and politicians were fed up with huge lorries clattering through t…

How can I tell I’m not getting to the range enough? It’s not only by reviewing my match scores. It’s made quite apparent by the spider that’s built a web against my range box.That green box holds the pasters, staplers and other supplies I take to the r…

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September 29 is the Feast of the Archangels — St. Gabriel, St. Raphael and St. Michael. These are trying times for Christianity. Governments around the world, our own included, our creating laws to restrict the free practice of religion. The satanic …

Reprinted from September, 28, 2012Today is the feast day of St. Wenceslaus, who is regarded as a patron Saint of Czech brewers.St. Wenceslaus, duke of Bohemia, was born about the year 907 at Prague, Bohemia (now the Czech Republic). His father was…

Today marks four years since my mother passed away. It’s cliché sounding I know, but it really doesn’t seem that long ago. Her smile and her extended bear hugs remain fresh in my memory. I still get the brief thought to tell her about something exciti…