As always, your local retailers are offering free tasting events this weekend. Devils Backbone Brewery opens today. Many beer fans from the area are heading to Roseland, VA to join in the celebration at Jason Oliver’s new digs. Sadly, family obligation…

Just 10 more days to enter the November giveaway sponsored by Flying Dog Brewery. We’re giving away a Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter t-shirt to one lucky person. To enter, all you need to do is post a comment to this blog during the month of November…

It’s my favorite time of the beer year. The breweries are bringing out their Winter releases, the Christmas Beers, Winter Warmers, Holiday Ales. Call them what you want, but Winter is bonanza time for this beer lover. I was happy to discover a new-to-m…

Copper Fox Distillery in Sperryville, VA is the producer of Wasmund’s Single Malt Whisky. Rick Wasmund’s operation was profiled in the Free Lance-Star recently. The former financial planner has been distilling in Sperryville since 2005. In the newspape…

Yea, it’s November. But that didn’t stop me from enjoying a good Oktoberfest beer this weekend. Flying Dog Dogtoberfest is a seasonal from Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick, MD. The beer won a Gold medal in the German-Style Märzen category at the Great …

As always, your local retailers are offering free tasting events this weekend.Friday, November 14 – 5:00 – 8:00pmTotal Wine, FredericksburgFriday 5 @ 5 Beer Tasting:Brooklyn Winter Ale, Flying Dog Tire Bite Golden Ale, Corsendonk Pale Ale, Peroni, Beha…

Two much-anticipated seasonal releases from Fredericksburg’s Blue & Gray Brewery are now available for pick up at the brewery.Spiced Winter Ale combines holiday spices with a bit of hop bitterness. Spiced Winter Ale typically sells out pretty quick…

And now for something a little different…The publisher sent me a copy of this book for possible review, and after enjoying it, I decided it was worthy of a post here. This might not cross the radar of good beer fans, but it is related to a common the…

Members of the Fredericksburg Area Brewing and Tasting Society (FABTS) gathered at Kybecca on Saturday to discuss, and taste, “beers to serve with Thanksgiving dinner.” Members brought in beer to share and offered up their suggestions on how to pair th…

After a long wait, area beer enthusiasts may soon be able to enjoy Tuppers’ Hop Pocket Ale and Pils once again. Bob Tupper posted an update yesterday:I wish I had some real news to post, but our efforts to get back in the market the right way are just…