After many weeks of many festivals, things slow down a bit this weekend. You might head to North Carolina for Outer Banks Pig Stein 08. Or over to Leesburg where Hamburg Döner is holding an Oktoberfest celebration. Otherwise stop by for a beer tasting…

When I posted recently about local winners at the GABF I also mentioned that Black Mocha Stout from Highland Brewing in Asheville, NC had been awarded a Silver medal in the American Stout category. This award peaked my interest as I had a couple bottl…

The Cafaro Company, developers of the The Village at Towne Centre in Fredericksburg have announced one of their first tenants will be “The Fredericksburg Pub.” The new establishment is described in a Free Lance-Star article as “An Ohio-based chain whos…

The new Capital Ale House location in Fredericksburg has a tentative opening date of October 31. Readers will recall that the incentives granted by the City of Fredericksburg require Capital Ale House to be open by November 1, so it does seem to be com…

Well, it’s been an on again, off again rumor, but it looks as if the end is nigh for Old Dominion Brewery in Ashburn, VA. Mid-Atlantic Brewing News reporter Gregg Wiggins posted this press release from Coastal Brewing, the Old Dominion parent company, …

Most readers will now be seeing a new URL, or web address, for “Musings Over a Pint.” The new URL is www.musingsoverapint.com. Catchy huh? It’s been just a little over a year since this blog was started and it’s time to make the address reference the n…

The Fredericksburg Brewing and Tasting Society meets this Saturday at Kybecca. The theme for this month is “Oktoberfest beers.” Also, in Baltimore, the 5th Annual Chesapeake Real Ale Festival takes place on Saturday.And, as usual, local retailers offer…

I haven’t done a beer review in a while, but I tried a new beer this week that surprised me and I figured I’d share that find. It was a pleasant surprise, but unanticipated nonetheless. When I was in Durham for the World Beer Fest one of the beers I pi…

Back in April I wrote that I was trying out the social network Twitter. Since then it’s become a useful, and fun, part of my “beer networking.” Through Twitter I’ve met numerous other craft beer fans. It’s been a handy tool for meeting up with friends …

I try not to repost too much from other beer blogs, but this is something I think deserves repeating. Jay Brooks gives the Today Show a solid, and well-deserved, trouncing for their segment “Best Microbrews For Fall.” I’ve ranted in the past about poor…