Unless you get your news from MSNBC, you know about the genocide of Christians currently taking place in the Middle East. Recently, the exiled Chaldean Catholic Archeparch of Mosul, Archbishop Amel Nona, made an impassioned plea,Our sufferings today ar…

I was first introduced to Black Bear Bistro when Chef Todd offered me an Oyster and Beer Shooter during a visit to Old Bust Head Brewing. The Warrenton, VA eatery was serving food at the brewery the day I visited and I promised myself that Colleen and …

Old Bust Head Brewing celebrated the grand opening of their new tap room this weekend. Even though I had visited the brewery just last week, Colleen and I made plans to go see the new tap room, as well as enjoy the good beers. We initially thought abou…

Fifty-five degrees. That’s what the dashboard thermometer read as I started my drive down towards Montpelier, VA for the Greater Richmond Blasters USPSA match at the Cavalier Rifle and Pistol Club. Hmm, better check the calendar, it is August, correct?…

Yes Virginia, there is another brewery coming. Tin Cannon Brewing is a nano-brewery located in Gainesville, Virginia. Brewers Aaron Ludwig and John Hilkert have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to build out the taproom. The brewery i…

It’s easier than you think.Happy Friday.
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Reposted from August 14, 2013.********************Today, August 14, is the Feast Day of the Martyrs of Otranto. These 800 faithful Christian Martyrs suffered and died under muslim brutality in the Italian city of Otranto in 1480. The brave men ref…

A Florida law restricting beer bottle sizes is a battle between common sense and the greed of factory brewers and distributors. Beer Battle from Hunter J. Truman on Vimeo.It all started because petty legislators had a beef with Miller Brewing Comp…

It’s no surprise that muslim terrorists would hate breweries. The Carlsberg Brewery in Kuala Lumpur was pegged as a future target of terror.Danish brewer Carlsberg was on the target list of the Islamist militant group Isis, according to a rep…

Police in Bluffton, S.C. have released surveillance video of a convenience store break-in. The thief obviously has low standards.”He made entry through the rear of the building, we believe using a crowbar or sledgehammer, some type of instrument to bre…