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…

A couple of weeks ago I reported on efforts of some self-appointed bible interpreters to interfere with the opening of a legitimate business in Floyd County. It seems their protests against the Shooting Creek Brewery have attracted the attention of the…

This Saturday is the monthly meeting of the Fredericksburg Area Brewing and Tasting Society. The theme for the meeting will be “Meads”. The meeting is held at Kybecca on Plank Road starting at 1:30 PM. There will be a variety of commercial and home bre…

Last week over at the blog Fermentedly Challenged, Dave alerted his readers to the opening of the new Boulder Beer Taphouse in the main terminal at Denver International Airport. Coincidentally this week I had a trip to Denver scheduled so I planned on …

The Annual Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair is the oldest continuous running agricultural fair in the Nation. After 270 years the fair added a “beer garden” to the venue this year. The Free Lance-Star reported that fairgoers could “choose from a select…

During my recent trip to Denver I joined a friend for beer and dinner at Pint’s Pub. Pint’s Pub is a “traditional British brew pub” that brews a couple of cask conditioned British ales. In addition to the cask ales, they offer a number of other house b…

Christmas in July? No, Octoberfest in August. This weekend I picked up some Old Dominion Octoberfest at a local grocery store. Although the “official” release of this seasonal takes place at the brewpub on Wednesday, August 6, the beer is available at …

Friday evening we joined some friends for dinner at a local Indian restaurant. Guru Indian Cuisine in located in the Central Park shopping area and features, I think, the best Indian food in the area. Usually I don’t bother with the macro-lager style b…

Not too much going on this weekend. Maybe everyone is busy with vacations. BTW, it’s not too soon to start planning to join in the fun next weekend, August 9, at the FABTS meeting. The theme for the month will be Meads.Friday, August 1 – 5:30 – 8:00pmV…

This month’s edition of The Session is hosted by The Barley Blog. Our host Ray explains the topic thusly:Use this as an excuse to celebrate. Open a limited release anniversary beer from your favorite brewer. Enjoy that special beer you normally only op…