One of the pubs we visited during our pilgrimage to Ireland was Kilkenny’s Pub in Knock. Located on the main street, just a couple of blocks from the Marian Shrine, we discovered it during our quest for lunch. Kilkenney’s was established in 1888, …
After returning hime from a recent range trip, I dug through some of the boxes in the basement and pulled out an older bottle of Dogfish Head Chicory Stout. The date stamp indicated the beer was bottled on October 9, 2009. Although this is a low-alco…
It was somewhat ironic that my first pint of Guinness in Ireland was enjoyed at a whiskey distillery, on the second day of our Ireland pilgrimage. As mentioned previously, I was having lunch at the Kilbeggan Distillery when that first of many pints was…
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve gotten out to shoot, and I wanted to get in at least a little trigger time before next weekend’s planned Steel Match. I feared with Hurricane Sandy bearing down on Virginia, the range trip didn’t seem likely. However, b…
The Benedictine Monks of Norcia have opened their new brewery in Norcia, Italy. Birra Nursia is located within the walls of the Monastery of San Benedetto, in the Umbria region of central Italy. Due to the strict Benedictine rule of encl…
I was half asleep as our bus made it’s way through the Irish countryside when I spied a sign for the town of Bunratty in county Clare. Wait, that sight looks familiar. Then I recalled we had tried some Bunratty Mead a few years ago. I managed to g…
Center of the Universe Brewing has announced the dates of their grand opening celebration. Virginia’s newest craft brewery sent out this press release last week.
CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE BREWING COMPANY ANNOUNCES GRAND OPENING
Ashland, V…
One of our first alcohol-related stops on our Ireland pilgrimage was the historic Killbeggan Distillery in County Westmeath. Opened in 1757, it is the oldest licensed distillery in the world. This stop was a late addition to the schedule per the r…
Approaching Dublin last week, I was watching our flight path on the seat back monitor. I started wondering if perhaps the pilot was already hitting the Guinness.
In reality, the airport was fogged in so flights were backed up, putting us in a ho…
Did you miss me? Our family just returned from a 10 day pilgrimage in beautiful Ireland. I had a bunch of posts scheduled in advance that hopefully kept you entertained while I was gone.
We had an absolutely marvelous time. We took in the sights …
