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Another VA Brewery Collaboration

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Apr 6th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Wild Wolf, Blue Mountain and Devils Backbone breweries in Nelson County are again collaborating. This time they are brewing a Honey Pear Wit Beer. NBC29.com has the story.

See this here to read about previous collaborative efforts by Virginia br…



Good Friday

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Apr 6th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

‘Nuff said.
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I Need New Socks

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Apr 5th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Saw these over at the Guns & Coffee blog.

Thanks to Fred for the photo. Be sure to visit his blog for more news on our two favorite brewed beverages.
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Woodchuck Belgian White

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Apr 4th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I first heard about Woodchuck Private Reserve Belgian White a couple of months ago. I was intrigued enough to post the cidery’s promotional video here. We added Belgian White to our  “must try” list and waited for this cider to hit local sh…



April 1st USPSA Match

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Apr 4th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

April 1 marked the second USPSA match of the season for Fredericksburg Practical Shooters. As typical for this event, it was another long day, but the weather couldn’t have been more cooperating for a day outdoors. Although it started out cool, the tem…



Xbox Controller Mods for Shooters

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Apr 3rd, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I ran across this article describing some interesting Xbox 360 controller modifications. Replacing the controller buttons with ammo brass is apparently a popular thing to do. The author refers to the replacement buttons as “bullets.” I doubt that using…



“The Closer” To Open Brewery

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Apr 2nd, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Cleveland Indians pitcher Chris Ray will soon open a craft brewery in Ashland, Virginia. Herald-Progress.com reports on the new venture.

Residents of Ashland and Hanover County appreciate a good beer. 

The ubiquitous “golden beverage” i…



Revenuers Find Stills. Again.

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Apr 1st, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Agents of the Virginia State Police and the Alcohol Beverage Control Board swooped conducted raids in Franklin, Pittsylvania and Carroll Counties in search of moonshine operations. WDBJ7.com reports that the agents found and destroyed 25 inactiv…



Gunny Lamps

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Mar 31st, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I showed the beer fans some interesting lamps made from beer bottles recently. In fairness, here are some lamps of interest the gun fans too. The folks at Loaded Objects Ceramics create lamps and other objects modeled after pistols, rifles, and grenade…



Date Night

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Mar 31st, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Colleen and I treated ourselves to a “date night” Friday evening. It being a Friday in Lent, our choices were limited to non-meat dishes. That meant we pretty quickly decided on the Fish & Chips at Park Lane Tavern. The lightly battered white fis…