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Electronic Beer Menus Anyone?

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jan 6th, 2011 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

There’s a new trend emerging among some upscale restaurants; wine lists and other menus are made available via interactive listings on Apple iPads®. From Restaurants uploading menus on iPads for diners:
The bar is buzzing on a busy night at Chica…



Blue Mountain Brewery – Sustainable Community

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jan 5th, 2011 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The video by Green Urban Vision features Blue Mountain Brewery. It gives an interesting insight to the “green” initiatives being undertaken by the Nelson County brewery.

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Celebration of the Feast of the Epiphany

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jan 5th, 2011 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Each year we hold an open house to celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. As is her style, Colleen prepared a groaning board worthy of the day; Cookies & Cream Trifle, Lemon Cookies, Sausage and Cheese Balls, Gingerbread Bars, Olivata, Mhammara, Ital…



Virginia Breweries Expanding

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jan 4th, 2011 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The Richmond Times-Dispatch posted a brief article this week on three breweries in Nelson County, all with plans for growth. “Craft breweries in Nelson County are growing” reports on the plans at Blue Mountain Brewery for expanded kitchen and dining ar…



Starting The New Year Off Right

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jan 3rd, 2011 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Colleen and I wound down 2010 as we typically do; enjoying a good beer, watching a movie with our son, and calling it a night as soon as midnight rolls around. I hadn’t selected a special beer in advance of the evening, so I dug deep in the beer fridge…



A Microbrewery on Campus

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jan 3rd, 2011 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

This really isn’t as far off base as some might assume at first. Selling the “fruits” of a technical course to the public is not that unusual. We’ve seen it at cooking schools, barber and beautician schools, auto mechanics, among others.

From the Culp…



Sweetwater Tavern – Centreville

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jan 2nd, 2011 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Last week we visited a friend in Centreville and stopped in for a quick lunch at the Sweetwater Tavern there. I was looking forward to having a Great American Restaurants Pale Ale. The GAR Pale Ale won a Gold medal at the 2010 Great American Beer …



Happy New Year

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jan 1st, 2011 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It’s seems almost clichĂ© to say it, but I do wish all of you a Safe and Prosperous New Year. May 2011 bring you much success and an abundance of joy. I hope everyone was able to mark the passing of 2010 with loved ones, friends, and a good beer or two…



Cheese and Beer Go Together Better

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Dec 30th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

That’s the headline that caught my eye over at Serious Eats. But we all knew that already, didn’t we? However it would appear that craft beer fans still have some work to do to get the word out. The author goes on to say “After five and half years of t…



Warm Beer To-Go – A sensible approach

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Dec 29th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Taylor Smack over at Blue Mountain Brewery penned a note on Facebook recently in which he addresses some of the myths about buying warm beer vs. cold beer. If you’re worried about your beer purchase warming up a bit between the store and home, don’t. A…