I received a notice from Edwin at The Virginia Wine Experience that he’s hosting a multi-brewery tasting event this Saturday. The tasting will feature 29 brews, from 7 breweries, on five tables: Flying Dog, Brooklyn, Blue & Gray, Ayinger, Pinkus, M…

Shameless Self-Promotion: Beer Buzz is a weekly show produced by the guys at Beer Tap TV. Erik Boles and Eli Shayotovich provide an informative and humorous look at the week in beer news. The show is a lot of fun to watch and it’s obvious that these gu…

We’ve been following the progress of Shooting Creek Farm Brewery for a while now. I am happy to report that they are finally in the production phase, and the first batches of the brewery’s Buffalo Brown and Rebel Ale have been sent to the distributor. …

Rick Lyke, who writes the self-titled blog “Lyke to Drink” posted an interesting analysis of Great American Beer Festival winners in the period from 1987 – 2007. The states of California, Colorado, Wisconsin, Oregon and Pennsylvania come out on top wit…

A few weeks ago I saw a newspaper ad for a beer dinner at The Melting Pot featuring beers from Southern Tier Brewing. I’ve never eaten at the Melting Pot, nor have I had the opportunity to try many Southern Tier beers. This looked like a good time to c…

The Wall Street Journal reports that February 28 was the 10th annual Open That Bottle Night. Dreamed up by WSJ wine writers Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher in 2000, OTBN takes place on one weekend in February each year. Enthusiasts finally break out…

Choose Responsibility President John McCardell made an appearance on Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report Thursday evening. The problems of underage binge drinking are no laughing matter, but this segment helps to raise awareness. McCardell brings up …

Mountain bike enthusiasts will soon converge on the newly opened Devil’s Backbone Brewpub in Nelson County. A chance encounter, at Devil’s Backbone, between owner Steve Crandall and mountain bike enthusiast Woody Elliott led to the creation of the Devi…

Today is the day we celebrate the life of St. Patrick. Kidnapped and taken to Ireland as a small boy, Patrick later returned to share his faith with the people of the Emerald Isle. St. Patrick is honored as the patron Saint of Ireland, his adopted home…

The 7th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival was held at the Blue & Gray Brewery on Saturday. Despite the cool weather and threat of rain, the festivities were well-attended. Folks arrived early to enjoy Irish music, a corned beef, potato, …