The winners at the Great American Beer Festival were announced today. Congratulations to the Virginia winners!Devils Backbone Brewing Co. : Gold Leaf Lager : Gold : International-Style PilsenerDevils Backbone Brewing Co. : Natural Born Keller : Silver …

The 7th annual Fredericksburg Oktoberfest at the Blue & Gray Brewing Company officially kicked off this evening with the ceremonial tapping of this year’s Oktoberfest beer. A large crowd was on hand Friday evening to enjoy the LOW’n’BROWS oompah ba…

A proposal for a ball park in Loudon County includes plans for an onsite microbrewery. Ball Park Digest reports:Organizers of a new Loudoun County ballpark in suburban D.C. are looking at quirky features for their new ballpark in the proposed Kincora d…

At the end of our pilgrimage, we were excited to spend two and a half days in the island nation of Malta. Malta has a fascinating history and we visited some of the oldest pre-historic ruins in Europe; the Tarxien Temples and the ?al-Saflieni Hypogeum…

Last week I received a note from Cameron over at Wolf Hills Brewing in Abingdon. I was travelling at the time and couldn’t post to the Musings. The brewery has received their off-premise license and they held their first “growler hours” last Thursday n…

We recently made a two-week trip to Italy and Malta. The trip was planned as a religious pilgrimage rather than a vacation, but we managed to find time to do tourist things as well. Along with about 25 other folks and a Priest, we visited holy sites an…

What’s wrong with this picture?October 3, 2009, Durham, NC:14th World Beer Festival DurhamOctober 3, 2009, Fredericksburg, VA:7th Annual Capital Ale House OktoberfestOctober 3, 2009, Shirlington, VA:10th annual Mid-Atlantic OktoberfestThat’s right, the…

This post has nothing to do with beer, though it’s of great significance. Today, September 15, Colleen and I celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary.To my beautiful wife, you are the love of my life. I thank God every day for all the blessings you bring…

An Oktoberfest block party will be held in downtown Fredericksburg on Saturday, October 3 with German food, music and dancing evocative of the 16-day festival held in Munich each year. The Fredericksburg Capital Ale House will host the street party in …

The 7th annual Fredericksburg Octoberfest at the Blue & Gray Brewing Company will take place September 25-27. This weekend-long event will take place at the brewery’s new home, which happens to share a parking lot with their old location. This look…