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Hop Picking at Blue Mountain

By David From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jul 21st, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Do you enjoy the aroma of very fresh hops? The Annual Hop Picking Day at Blue Mountain Brewery is Monday, August 2.

From Nelson County Life Magazine:
Join us Mon, Aug 2nd from 10am-7pm for our annual Hop Picking. Volunteer 2 hours and receive a FREE s…



Four Virginia Breweries Collaborate on Special Brew

By David From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jul 19th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Events

Brewers from Starr Hill, Blue Mountain, Devils Backbone, and South Street breweries got together last week to create a special beer. Five brewers from these Virginia breweries met at Starr Hill on Friday to create a Black IPA style beer. Jacque La…



Win Two Tickets to the Brew Ridge Trail Music Festival

By David From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jul 18th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The second annual Brew Ridge Trail Music Festival will be held Saturday, August 21. This festival features beer from Starr Hill, Blue Mountain, Devils Backbone, and South Street breweries. The event takes place on the concert grounds at Devils Backbone…



More About Lee’s Retreat Brewpub

By David From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jul 4th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, published an article today about the new brewpub at The Blue & Gray Brewing Company. You can read what Bill Freehling has to say about Lee’s Retreat, and view a few pictures, by following the link below.

Blue &a…



How very Capital of you! In Richmond

By David From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jul 3rd, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I’ve mused often about the Capital Ale House in Fredericksburg, but did you know there are three other CAH locations? Recently The Happy Hour Guys visited the original Capital Ale House in downtown Richmond.

Watch on YouTube

Visit The Happy Hour G…



Lee’s Retreat is Open

By David From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jul 2nd, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

That’s right folks, Fredericksburg now boasts TWO brewpubs. The long-awaited brewpub at Blue & Gray Brewing opened this week. The brewpub is open Tuesday -Thursday, 11am-9pm, and Friday – Saturday until 11pm.

The Lee’s Retreat menu is posted here…



Brew Ridge Trail Music Festival

By David From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jul 2nd, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Events

The second annual Brew Ridge Trail Music Festival will take place on Saturday, August 21 at the Concert Grounds at Devils Backbone Brewery in Nelson County. Music and beer will combine for a family-friendly, fun-filled day.

The festival will showcase …



Twilight Tattoo

By David From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jul 1st, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Events

Wednesday evening we attended the Twilight Tattoo at Fort McNair in Washington, DC. This regal performance features Soldiers from The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), the U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” and other proud men and women of the U…



Wolf Hills Expansion Complete

By David From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jun 29th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I recently mentioned the planned expansion at Wolf Hills Brewing Company in Abingdon. Today I received word from the brewery that their new, expanded location is ready to open:
A year ago, Wolf Hills Brewing Co. opened to the public with a dream o…



Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest

By David From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jun 28th, 2010 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Events

The Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest was held this past weekend in Leesburg, VA. Colleen and I made a late afternoon visit to the festival on Sunday. The temperature was near 100° when we arrived, and there was a very brief afternoon thunderstorm, bu…