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Get Your Own Virginia Brewery

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • May 11th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Here’s your chance to pick up your very own microbrewery, or at least the start of one, right here in the Old Dominion. Now that (Not In The) Old Dominion Brewery has moved their operations to Delaware, the surplus equipment in Ashburn is being sold at…



National Homebrew Competition First Round Local Winners

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • May 8th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Events

The first round results of the National Homebrew Competition have been posted. In the South division there were a number of winners from Virginia, including several from right here in Fredericksburg. Final Round judging will take on June 18, 2009 durin…



Tír Na Nóg – Raleigh

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • May 5th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Events

After the afternoon session of the World Beer Fest in Raleigh it was time to find dinner. Via Twitter, I had told about an Irish pub adjacent to Moore Square. Ray and I walked back down to Moore Square and soon found Tír Na Nóg. We were quickly seate…



Featured at Kasper on Tap

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • May 5th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Kasper on Tap, the Baltimore Sun beer blog, profiles Musings Over a Pint today. Fascinating, simply fascinating. Read it here.
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World Beer Fest – Raleigh

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • May 4th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Events

Despite a forecast for rain, when I opened the curtains Saturday morning, the sky was clear. It looked liked perfect weather for the World Beer Festival. Indeed, as it turned out weather for the day alternated between clear and partly cloudy.The first …



A Visit to Two Raleigh Brewpubs

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • May 3rd, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Arriving late Friday afternoon in Raleigh, in advance of the World Beer Fest, we had time to check out a couple of local brewpubs in the evening. I was happy to have Ray Johnson riding along with me, as Ray makes a point of being informed on the local …



East Coast Breweries Tasting at Capital Ale House

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • May 1st, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Thursday evening I had the pleasure of enjoying an “East Coast Breweries” tasting at Capital Ale House. Presented by “Hoppy” Jeff Wells, the evening was a whirlwind tour of some of the East’s most stalwart breweries. We learned about their history and …



History Lesson: The Story of Beer

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Apr 28th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Manolith.com has posted a graphical timeline of the History of Beer. While there may be some historical errors or omissions, the chart is a novel, and humorous, look at some of the milestones in the history of beer. Some interesting points in time incl…



Local Mead Brewing Team Shines Again

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Apr 26th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The 2009 Mazer Cup International Mead Contest was held in April 17-19 in Boulder, CO. The local brewing team of Aaron (Zacc) and Barbra Zaccagnino were awarded a silver medal in category 25C – Other Fruit Melomel for their Berry Berry Quite Contrary …



The Many Faces of Craft Brewing

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Apr 24th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

This video, “I Am A Craft Brewer” was presented as part of Greg Koch’s keynote speech at the Craft Brewers Conference this week. It has made its way onto numerous beer blogs, but it’s worth repeating here. Many well-recognized faces from the craft be…