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When There’s Cigar Lounge at the Brewery

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Aug 22nd, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It’s been quite a while since I spent an evening sipping good beer and enjoying a cigar at the Olde Towne Tobacconist lounge located onsite at 1781 Brewery and Wilderness Run Vineyards. Having beer, wine, and cigars all in one spot makes an excellent …



Feast of Saint Pius X

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Aug 21st, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Repost: I recently mused that Saint Pope Pius X was a fitting patron for cigar smokers. Today, August 21, is this Saint’s Feast Day, so I am republishing that post.Originally published June 28, 2023.I was perusing the endless internet re…



Five O’Clock Friday: Coping With the Demands of Life

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Aug 18th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It’s what the weekends are made for.Cheers!
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Barrel ]



Morning Coffee and Cigar in "The Office"

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Aug 18th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Even working from home can be a drag if you are stuck inside, staring at a laptop. When the weather is pleasant it’s get more bearable. I was sitting outside after the morning walk, enjoying my coffee before before going inside the start the work day. …



George Remus Bourbon

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Aug 17th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Once every month or two, I join some friends to travel into Maryland to shoot an IDPA match. Afterwards we shop for distilled beverages, and enjoy a lunch somewhere. We’ve shopped at the same liquor store for for the past decade or so. We enjoyed a goo…



Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Rye and BLTC La Madonna Negra

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Aug 16th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

This pairing was made of two things I had been looking forward to trying out, so I decided to have both new additions together. The cigar had been sitting in my humidor for about six weeks, while the rye had been waiting just a week or so.Black Label …



Regina Cigars Misericordia

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Aug 15th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

We had a long day of traveling to run errands out of town recently. As some consolation we treated ourselves to a large, late lunch before heading home. When I sat down to consider a cigar that evening I was still feeling full, and also tired. As such…



Remembering the Martyrs of Otranto

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Aug 14th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

August 14 is the Feast Day of the Martyrs of Otranto. These faithful Christians were victims of muslim brutality and conquest in the Italian city of Otranto in 1480. Two days prior, on August 11, the town, which had been under siege for two weeks, was …



John J. Bowman With Crowned Heads Le Pâsittier

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Aug 14th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The liquid piece of this pairing is an old favorite bourbon, John J. Bowman Single Barrel, from Fredericksburg’s own A. Smith Bowman Distillery. Surprisingly it doesn’t get many mentions here, despite being regularly poured. The cigar for the evening w…



Five O’Clock Friday: Hey, Bartender There’s A Big Bug In My Beer

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Aug 11th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Some music to kick off the weekend. May your glass have only beer this weekend.Cheers!
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Barrel ]