Today we celebrate Memorial Day in the United States. While many mark this day as the unofficial start of Summer, its true meaning is so much more. Memorial Day is the day we pause to honor the Americans who have given their lives during military servi…
We had a good friend over for dinner last night and Colleen served a delectable appetizer to kick off the evening. She prepared Red Pepper Crostini which was served along with homemade Olivada paste and thinly sliced mozzarella. Some non-toasted bread …
I stopped by the Blue & Gray Brewery this morning to pick up some beer for the weekend. I rarely visit the brewery on Saturday, instead I tend to go during the week. There was quite a crowd this morning. This was probably due to several factors in …
When I read first read the headline I thought that someone might actually have tried passing off some cheap beer as one of our beloved craft beers. Fortunately, that was not the case, and it’s rather a funny tale if you ask me. In “Agents: Bar Owners S…
Here are the opportunities to try some new beers around Fredericksburg this holiday weekend.Remember, the Memorial Day Weekend is one of the most deadly on Virginia roads, please be careful and responsible.Friday, May 23 – 5:00 – 8:00pmTotal WineFriday…
Last night we enjoyed a rare evening when we were not on the run for some school/sports/church/community event. Colleen and I actually had the opportunity to sit down after an early dinner and relax. Our son was out riding his bike so it was a good tim…
The folks from Craft Beer Radio were busy last week. They recorded the six Salon sessions at SAVOR, along with doing quite a few interviews. The Salon recordings are available for download now. The interviews will be posted soon. I’ve already listened …
Food and beer (or food with beer) has been getting a lot of press lately, and last week’s SAVOR event help to push the topic to the front pages. I talk to a lot of people about the topic and I’ve found that to most people beer and food translates to “c…
There’s little doubt that the popularity of “beer dinners” is increasing. These events are good way for breweries, retailers, and distributors to expose the public to their beers, and to increase awareness of craft beer in general. I’ve been thinking a…
I headed over to Kybecca this afternoon for their Saturday tasting to try the Schneider-Brooklyner Hopfen-Weisse. While I was there I picked up a six pack of Hop Head Red Ale from Green Flash Brewing Company of San Diego. I had read about this beer ear…
