I had to be in Orlando for a few days on business and I had low expectations for craft beer at the resort hotel. As I headed out for dinner the first evening, I peaked over at the lobby bar and spied some familiar beers on display; Great Divide Colette…
A local nanobrewery is moving into downtown Culpeper. According to the Star Exponent,A brewery is coming soon to Waters Place by the Culpeper Depot. Stanardsville native Kenny Thacker, brew master, said Friday he was in the process of moving Beer …
Heavy Seas is one of my favorite craft breweries. Loose Cannon IPA was one of the first IPAs I drank, and I still enjoy it frequently. However, when I saw the latest Pyrate’s Log newsletter from the brewery, I couldn’t help but exclaim, “No! Don’t do t…
After work on Wednesday I ran over to the range to try out my new eyes. All I can say is “Wow!” I’ve accepted some lack of clarity in general when looking through two layers of plastic lenses, but I don’t think I noticed how much detail I was missing, …
It’s dessert. In a beer bottle. That’s what comes to mind when drinking Hardywood Park Raspberry Stout. I’m not a fan of “fruit beer” so I’m always hesitant when trying out a new beer that has fruit as a featured ingredient. However, when a brewery wit…
My shooting glasses have a prescription insert that is set up with my normal distance lens over the left eye, and the right lens is adjusted to focus on the front sight. I’ve used this setup for a couple of years and have been very happy with…
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Fordham Brewing Company has updated its year round lineup with trio of “session” beers. In a delightful coincidence, I received a sample package from the brewery on my birthday a couple weeks ago. Having previously seen the brewery press release, I was…
We spent Saturday morning dealing with the annual task of certifying our income to the Feds so that they could continue funding extravagant trips for the Emperor and Empress (and her mother.) That extortion ritual completed, we decided t…
Here’s an interesting video for a Friday morning, involving two of our favorite subjects. It’s entertaining, but still wrong in so many ways.As much as I enjoy shooting, followed by a good beer, the two should never meet at the range. Granted the video…
