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Post-Prohibition Beer Revival and the Chesapeake-Potomac Hurricane of 1933

By From http://vadavid.blogspot.com/ • Aug 23rd, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Today marks the 75th Anniversary Chesapeake-Potomac Hurricane of 1933. The storm was one of the worse in history for eastern Virginia. The storm’s devastation also had an affect on the first post-prohibition beer halls in Virginia. From the Free Lance-…



Weekend Beer Events

By From http://vadavid.blogspot.com/ • Aug 22nd, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The Capital Ale House “Beer Geek Week” kicks off on Monday, August 26 and runs through Sunday, August 31. I’ve posted the beer tapping schedule here.Friday, August 22 – 5:00 – 8:00pmTotal WineFriday 5 @ 5 Beer Tasting:St. Landelin La Divine, Buffalo Bi…



More Neo-Prohibitionist FUD

By From http://vadavid.blogspot.com/ • Aug 21st, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

As expected, the neo-prohibitionists have responded to the Amethyst Initiative with their usual FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt). In a press release in response to the Initiative, Mother’s Against Drug Driving President Laura Dean-Mooney states “Paren…



Beer Geek Week at Capital Ale House, Richmond

By From http://vadavid.blogspot.com/ • Aug 21st, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

All three Richmond area Capital Ale House locations will be participating in the annual Beer Geek Week 2008, August 25th-31st. Jacob Brunow from Capital Ale House emailed this tapping schedule. There are quite a number of interesting beers in the lineu…



Choose Responsibility Announces Amethyst Initiative to Encourage Debate on Legal Drinking Age

By From http://vadavid.blogspot.com/ • Aug 19th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Choose Responsibility has announced their newest project, the Amethyst Initiative. Working with over a hundred college and university presidents, the goal is to initiate “informed and unimpeded debate” regarding the 21 year old legal drinking age. The …



Red Drum Taphouse, Nags Head

By From http://vadavid.blogspot.com/ • Aug 15th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Somehow we’ve missed this establishment in previous visits to the Outer Banks, an oversight we won’t repeat. The local tourism guides made note that the Red Drum Taphouse features 18 draft beers, in addition to bottled beer selections. That was enough …



Weekend Beer Events

By From http://vadavid.blogspot.com/ • Aug 15th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

On Friday and Saturday, Blue & Gray Brewing Company will be previewing its Oktoberfest beer by giving away free tasting samples. You can taste it now, although the beer will not be available for sale until Labor Day weekend. Stop by the brewery Fri…



Shooting Creek Brewery – Virginia ABC Hearing Update

By From http://vadavid.blogspot.com/ • Aug 14th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

At a three and a half hour hearing on Wednesday, neighbors and a Baptist “minister” expressed their objections to the plan by Ray Jones and Brett Nichols to open Shooting Creek Brewery at an existing organic farm in Floyd County. The Roanoke Times rep…



Outer Banks Brewing Station

By From http://vadavid.blogspot.com/ • Aug 12th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

During our visit to the Outer Banks of North Carolina we enjoyed a steak dinner at the Outer Banks Brewing Station. The craft beer scene on the Outer Banks is pretty limited, so this local brewery was a must-stop. The white building that houses the bre…



Rock the Mike: The Freeman Brainefit

By From http://vadavid.blogspot.com/ • Aug 11th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

News from Flying Dog: Flying Dog Brewery’s longest standing employee and brewery manager, Mike Freeman, was recently diagnosed with a very serious brain tumor, Stage IV Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), which is the most aggressive of its kind! Due to Mi…