I had hoped to be sharing tales of two fun pistol matches from this weekend, but alas, it was not to be. Last week I ended up getting my left hand wrapped up in a spinning steering wheel on the lawn tractor. The radiologist deemed the x-rays “within no…
My friend Greg is an avid home brewer. He’s shared a number of his beers with me over the years. (He also gifted me that bottle of Pliny the Elder last year.) Greg’s also a devoted hop head — a kindred spirit.
Greg entered one of his beers in this y…
A good deal on LivingSocial for fans of Capital Ale House.
Spend $15 to get $30 to spend on food and non-alcoholic drinks at dinner, or spend $10 for $20 to spend on food and non-alcoholic drinks at lunch. Coupons are available for all four locat…
I’ve been looking forward to trying out this new summer seasonal from Starr Hill. Since Park Lane Tavern was featuring the beer in their “Steal the Glass” promotion this week, I decided that would be the perfect place to try the beer, and I’d pick…
I began my recent weekend in Roanoke, VA, with a stop at the Roanoke Railhouse Brewery. The brewery opens their tap room on Friday and Saturday afternoons, so I planned my travel to arrive in town early enough on Friday to enjoy a pint or two of t…
I was attending a convention in a Roanoke, VA hotel this past weekend. Although I did stop at the Roanoke Railhouse Brewery before checking in, I expected to see little else in the form of craft beer during the course of the weekend. Imagine my surpris…
I stopped for gas Friday afternoon and as I was filling the tank I glanced down and saw this:
A New Belgian Brewing bottle cap, lying in the parking lot of the local gas and convenience store. It’s hardly uncommon to see factory beer trash lying ar…
I had tentatively planned to hit the range after work earlier this week, but that trip was sidelined by a surprise late afternoon teleconference. (I need to reexamine that whole “Arrive early – Leave early” routine; the former works, the latter seems…
Not exactly USPSA.
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Another entry in the Flying Dog Single Hop series, this Imperial IPA is brewed to showcase the Citra hop. When the sample from the brewery arrived last week, I knew based on the name alone, that my citrus-loving palate was in for a treat.
Flying D…
