Recently I reported on the demise of the Virginia Brewing Company. After several false starts, all indications were that VBC would not be opening as planned. However, like the mythical Phoenix, it appears that VBC lives on. I received updated news toda…

A long-anticipated local brew pub is moving closer to becoming reality. The Free Lance-Star is reporting today (in the print edition) that The Pub will be closing Saturday, July 11 for renovations and the installation of brewing equipment. The new brew…

The Brickskeller in Washington, DC will host a program entitled “The Virginia Ale Trail: New Brews in the Old Dominion”. This presentation is part of the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program and will be held on Saturday, July 25, 1:00 – 4:30PM.George…

Regular readers will know that I am a fan of Clipper City Brewing. Despite the intended Virginia focus of this blog, you’ll find a large number of posts that reference the Baltimore brewery. Today we learned that Clipper City has picked up yet another …

The Blue & Gray Brewing Company celebrates their re-opening in the new location with a “Value and Values 4th of July Weekend Celebration”. The festivities kicked off Friday afternoon and continue today.Today’s activities include:Early Bird Special …

Tuesday evening Colleen and I attended a Brooklyn Brewery beer dinner with Garrett Oliver at Capital Ale House. The dinner was the last in a string of local appearances on that day by the Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster. We knew this would be an exciting e…

As mentioned in the previous post, Matt Hagerman and Favio Garcia, both formerly of Old Dominion Brewing, have joined up to open a new brewery in Northern Virginia. The pair were at this weekend’s Northern Virginia Summer Brewfest to promote their new …

The Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest took place this weekend, June 27-29, in Leesburg, Virginia. I headed out to Leesburg Saturday morning to spend the afternoon at the festival. I arrived just as the gates were opening so I was able to make a tour ar…

The “Garrett Oliver Tour” in Fredericksburg just keeps getting bigger and better. The Brooklyn Beer Dinner at Capital Ale House on June 30 sold out quickly. Capital Ale House then added a Beer and Cheese Tasting with Garrett, to take place right before…

The move is on! The Blue & Gray Brewing Company will close its manufacturing and retail operations in their current location at 3321 Dill Smith Drive in Fredericksburg on Saturday, June 27th at 5pm. They will re-open at the new location, 3300 Dill …