Saturday, February 23, 2019

Basic City Beer - "Bask" IPA

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I'm in Charlottesville, VA, this weekend attending a professional conference, so of course I will need to examine the local beer offerin...
Saturday, February 16, 2019

Rare Barrel / The Bruery - tap takeover at Churchkey

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Last week, Churchkey did a spotlight on beers from Berkeley, CA- based The Rare Barrel, a brewery focusing on sour beers. They've done s...
Friday, February 1, 2019

Chateau Lafon-Rochet - 2009 Bordeaux [France]

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Had a sip of this at a wine tasting at Trader Joe's, and figured I'd write a little bit about. It's Chateau Lafon-Rochet 's...
Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Hermit Thrush Brewing - "Dark @ 4:30" dark sour ale

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A few weeks back, we received our first shipment of rather-attractive product from Hermit Thrush Brewing out of Brattleboro, Vermont. Found...
Monday, January 14, 2019

Solace Brewing Co. - "The Fig Lebowski" stout

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Bonus snow day post! Here's one of the more recent releases by Sterling, VA-based  Solace Brewing Co .; it's called "The Fig Le...
Friday, January 11, 2019

Vignobles Gonet-Medeville - NV Champagne

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In case you were wondering what potent potable I was enjoying on New Year's Eve, here it is - a non-vintage bottle of true French Chamap...
Sunday, January 6, 2019

The Bruery - "11 Pipers Piping" Scotch ale

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OK, here's one more holiday-themed beer that I'd be remiss not to mention. While I've enjoyed a great deal of offerings from The...