Here’s a way to make your day at the Summer Brewfest safer, and add to the fun at the same time. This information was posted this week at the Summer Brewfest web site.Spanky’s Shenanigans has agreed to provide a shuttle service for the 2009 Northern …

Craft beer fans in the area have been “teased” with the prospect of fresh cask beer at a couple of local pubs for some time now. Unfortunately, we’ve seen very few casks being served locally. In all fairness to the proprietors, the logistics required t…

Yes, you read that correctly, the World Beer Festival is coming to Virginia! The newest addition to the WBF lineup will be held on Saturday, August 29, on Brown’s Island in Richmond. Tickets go on sale in July. Watch the World Beer Fest Richmond page f…

I’ve written about expensive glassware in the past, but this golden beer mug pushes the envelope. It’s (currently) valued at around $50,000. The company says the mug “enhances the drinker’s experience.” What beer would you put in a $50,000 mug?From Reu…

Greg Kitsock has an interesting piece in today’s Washington Post about the trend towards canned craft beers. He reports that Blue Mountain Brewery will start packaging their Full Nelson Pale Ale in cans next month. Kitsock gives a nice overview of craf…

New event added! Because of the limited number of seats available, and the speed in which the upcoming Brooklyn Brewery Beer Dinner sold out, Capital Ale House has added a beer and cheese tasting with Garrett Oliver, to be held in the beer cellar at th…

The participating brewery list for the 2009 Summer Brewfest is posted online. The festival will take place June 27-29 in Leesburg, VA. The organizers have plenty of treats lined up for us, including more than a dozen breweries new to the Summer Brewfes…

After a series of false starts, it appears the long awaited Virginia Brewing Company won’t be opening after all. The brewery that had been planned for Winchester, VA is now strictly a live entertainment “nightclub.” Discussions on DC-Beer indicate the …

Shooting Creek Brewery is putting the final touches on an online sales system that will allow customers to pick up orders at local retailers. From their recent newsletter:Now let’s talk about this CSA program (Community Supported Ales) we’ve been threa…

Nelson County Life brings us the news that Blue Mountain Brewery is preparing to double their production capacity.It’s been a busy week already for the folks at Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton. They have been in the process of offloading a new tank th…