The press release from Flying Dog started out like this, “Full disclosure: This beer came to fruition because we saw a gap in our portfolio and we wanted to increase our market share.” Well, being an avowed capitalist, of course I had to try it out. …
We picked up this bottle of Homefront IPA when we visited Center of the Universe Brewing during our Father’s Day road trip. Proceeds from sales of Homefront IPA will go to support Operation Homefront, a charity that provides emergency assis…
This past Sunday I finally made to the monthly USPSA match put on by Fredericksburg Practical Shooters. For a number of reasons, I hadn’t been able to hit my local match since April. As opposed to some Summer matches in previous years, the weather…
Wilderness Run Vineyards is located on a farm not too far from where we live. The owners of the family run business are finalizing plans to open a winery and tasting room in October of this year. The Free Lance-Star recently ran an article ab…
Now that you’ve recovered from IPA Day, it’s time to mark another craft beer occasion. The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild has designated August as Craft Beer Month to recognize the growth of the craft beer industry in Virginia. Events around …
I had made plans with “Checkered Flag” to hit the range on Thursday afternoon, but those plans seemed to be in jeopardy when I awoke in the morning. A steady rain was falling, and the prediction was for it to continue all day. While neither of us mind …
August 1 is “officially” designated as IPA Day.
Founded in 2011, IPA Day is a universal movement created to unite the voices of craft beer enthusiasts, bloggers and brewers worldwide, using social media as the common arena for connecting the conv…
Three of us decided to hit the Steel the Glass Night featuring Boulevard Brewing this week at Capital Ale House. Two Boulevard beers were featured, 80 Acre Hoppy Wheat and Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale. I was surprised that two similar beers would be the only t…
On Saturday I headed over to the Walnut Ridge USPSA match held at Summit Point, WV. The match was fun, as always, with some interesting stages, as always. Six courses of fire, including a classifier stage, awaited us.
The first stage I shot was the …
We were passing through Frederick, Maryland on Sunday when I remembered the Western Maryland town was home to Brewer’s Alley Restaurant & Brewery. This is a place I’ve been wanting to visit for some time, so we made an unplanned stop on our wa…
