Angela and I went to the 3rd annual Shockoe Craft Beer Festival on Friday night. After a stressful week for both of us, going and having beers with hundreds of strangers seemed like something that would help our moods. It did!We decided against driving…
I am a big Howard Stern fan. So when he moved his show to Sirius satellite radio, I had to make the decision to either pay or not for the show. I’ve been a subscriber since December 2005 and while I still listen to Howard, what I found is the rest of S…
At the August FABTS meeting we briefly discussed a few TV shows that focus on the appreciation of drinking adult beverages. The shows are Three Sheets, Beer Nutz and Uncorked with Billy Merritt. The shows are on the HDTV MOJO network. MOJO is availa…
August is non-barley month at the FABTS meeting. We will also have the owner of Blacksnake Meadery here as guest speaker, plus may have an additional, surprise guest. Here’s the list of the different beverages.Sake:5 different sakes Sparkling Dessert…
I have not been in the mood to update the website since the weather’s been nice. I missed the last FABTS meeting and it was one I was looking forward to (Pale Ales). Alas, as summer is also wedding season, Angela and I were at a friends wedding. I coul…
Here’s the list of beers that we are going to taste tomorrow at the June FABTS meeting. I’m sure we won’t tasted all of them as the list is quite long.Bell’s Oberon Ale (Summer Wheat) (Rob) Julius Echter Hefe-Weizen (Rob) Widmer Hefe-Weizen (Rob) Flyin…
Are you ready for Thursday, June 14th!! It is time for the “Red, White, & Brew Beer Dinner”, our 3rd installment of our famous Beer Dinners for the 2007 Season!Beers for the evening include:Penn Pilsner Penn Dark Lager Penn Gold Lager Penn Weizen Dra…
June 23rd: Wheat and Rye beers; Joe will leadJuly 14th: Pale Ales and IPAs, but NO Imperials. Lyle will leadAugust 11th: Non-barley month, we will have the owner of BlacksnakeMeadery as special guest; Lyle will lead (Blacksnake makes a dry,carbonated,…
What tastes best with a pilsner or a stout? For winies, matching food with wine has become second nature. Have no fear, the article provides some great examples of how to match beer with your meals.
For April 14th FABTS sessiong we will be sampling Trappist ales. The meeting is changing venues this month. We will be at BANGKOK BOULEVARD. Address: 1300 Central Park Blvd. (Map). Phone: 540/785-7370. We will start at 1:30pm. Please remember to thank …
