We visited the Tröegs brewery on a snowy, blustery afternoon in late March. Supposedly the first day of spring, the weather was anything but. From…
The Hoppy Half-Pint
Wednesday, March 25 This was the last day of our trip. Weyerbacher didn’t open until noon, so we killed a little time at “beer heaven,”…
Tuesday, March 24 We didn’t do much that was beer-related yesterday, though I will say that the Arlington Draft House and Cinema has a decent…
Sunday, March 22 No breweries on our itinerary today, so we kicked it around Northern VA, enjoying the sunshine and much-warmer-than-Rochester temperatures. Our quest for…
Saturday, March 21 Today’s brewery destination was Port City Brewing Co., in Alexandria, VA. But they’re not a pub, so first we got some lunch…
We’re taking a trip to DC (Alexandria, VA, really) with stops at various breweries. I’ll do these travel journal-style, then write up real features with…
If you’re reading this, I’ll assume that you care enough about your beer not to put green food coloring in a light lager and think…
This is the final installment in a three-part series on lambics. Part one is an article on home brewer Doug Brainard, and his award-winning raspberry…
Last week, we kicked off a three-part series with an article on skilled home brewer Doug Brainard, and his award-winning raspberry lambic. Last Monday’s post…
Okay, so maybe not quite the oldest beer in the world, but a decent argument can and has been made that since the first beers were almost certainly wild and open fermented, they bore more than a passing resemblance to the subject of this post. By the way, this is the first in a planned three-part series on lambics. The next two will be shorter.