The Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest takes place this weekend in Leesburg. The BrewFest will feature over 40 breweries pouring their beers, and plenty of tasty food. Should be a fun time. If you’re not up to driving out to Leesburg, try these local t…

This week I had the opportunity to get up to Fort Collins, CO and pay a visit to the Odell Brewing Company. Typically when I visit Denver I bring back some Odell beers, especially the 90 Shilling Scottish Ale. However, now that the airlines are gouging…

Each time I visit Denver I make it a point to visit the Great Divide Brewery Tap Room. The brewery’s tasting room is open for just a few hours each day and offers a great opportunity to enjoy Great Divide beers. The beers are good and the people friend…

I’m on a week-long business trip to Denver, so will be posting from that great beer destination this week.Although I’ve visited Denver multiple times in the past few years, I’ve never visited Denver’s quintessential destination pub, Falling Rock Tap Ho…

On Saturday the Fredericksburg Area Brewing and Tasting Society met at Kybecca for a “Summer Beer” exploration. Instead of picking a specific beer style, this month we looked at a variety of beers; Helles, Pilseners, Saisons, Wheat Ales, Hefeweizens, W…

The Fredericksburg Area Brewing and Tasting Society holds its monthly meeting this Saturday, June 14 at 1:30 PM. Please join us at Kybecca on Plank Rd. The theme for this month is “Summer Beers”. There are also a few interesting free tastings being hel…

I posted a review of the book “He Said Beer, She Said Wine” last March. In the past few months this fun and informative book has gotten a lot of coverage both online and in print, but the exposure has been mostly limited to beer and wine niche venues….

I recently wrote about enjoying an “out of season” dark beer, but the more I think about it, the more I realize that this is not an unusual occurrence. I do enjoy a good stout, no matter the season. Recently, after another 100° day, Colleen and I sett…

If you don’t want to be chasing your beer around the yard, it may be best to drink it while it’s young. According to Amazing Facts About The Animal World, a mature beer can run as fast as a horse.

There are some days when you want your beer to be cold, and consumed inside an air conditioned house. I grabbed this screen shot of my desktop weather widget this afternoon. While this reports 106°, AccuWeather.com lists a heat index of 110°. (I’m no…