Over at the Blue & Gray Brewery this weekend, you will have the opportunity to get a preview of this year’s Octoberfest beer. The brewery opens an hour early today for tasting (at 2pm) and stays open an hour later on Saturday (until 2pm.) Free samp…

“Hey, let’s get together for a beer!” No finer invitation from a pal could reach my ears. Meeting friends at a local pub is always a fun way to spend time. But usually the point of the meet up is to talk while enjoying that beer. That’s where so many p…

Two upcoming local beer festivals are looking for volunteers. Here’s a way to support the fests, meet lots of folks, and also earn free admission.The 10th annual Mid-Atlantic Oktoberfest will be held October 3 in Shirlington, VA. All volunteers will ge…

The September/October issue of Blue Ridge Country Magazine has a feature entitled Beers of the Blue Ridge. Author Joe Tennis reports on the growing craft beer community in the Blue Ridge Mountains region. Blue Mountain, Starr Hill, Bull & Bones, an…

After missing the Brew Ridge Festival on Saturday, I was glad for the chance to make the drive to Northern Virginia on Sunday to visit the new Dogfish Alehouse. The Alehouse opened opened last week in Fairfax (Chantilly), Virginia. After picking up a f…

That’s the declaration from our friends at Nelson County Life magazine. And from all evidence I would have to agree. Despite having my ticket in-hand, (well, it was waiting at the will-call desk) conflicts on Saturday prevented me from actually getting…

Clipper City Heavy Seas Big DIPA is the first in the new Mutiny Fleet series of big beers from Clipper City Brewing Company. I’m a big fan of Clipper City, especially their Heavy Seas line of beers, so I was excited to try this new addition to the line…

We’ve been enjoying some “old” beer lately. I don’t mean those high alcohol beers that are traditionally set down in the cellar to age for years. I’m talking about beers that we bought last winter, beer that has been sitting for 9, 10, 11 months. Talk …

The third Dogfish Head Alehouse is expected to open this Tuesday, August 18. This is the word Gregg Wiggens to sent to the DC-Beer mailing list. The new Alehouse is located in the Greenbriar Town Center on Rt. 50 in Chantilly. What’s really exciting to…

The craft beer revolution started in the 1970’s. And for the last 15 years Jay Sheveck has been interviewing and filming the pioneers of the craft beer world. In Summer of 2010 he intends to release the full-length documentary Beer Pioneers: The Craft …