Malting and Smoking at Copper Fox Distillery, written 2 days ago, Copper Fox Distillery in Sperryville, VA is the producer of Wasmund's Single Malt Whisky. Rick Wasmund's operation was profiled in the Free Lance-Star recently. The former financial planner has been distilling in Sperryville since 200...

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Hop Exchange, written 1 month ago, With all this talk of the hop shortage over the year, I would pick up hops 8oz at a time when I would see them. Well, they added up pretty quickly. I have a pretty large surplus of American hops. My one issue is I would like to start brewing some Belgian and German...

Don't Forget the Beer this Thanksgiving, written 1 day ago, As the Thanksgiving holiday looms near here in the states, the Interwebs are abuzz with stories  about what best to do with your beer during your holiday festivities. First, the Dallas Morning News released a list of what beers to drink an...

Get Schlitzed, written 1 day ago, For whatever reason, Richmond is inextricably linked with Pabst Blue Ribbon. On any given Friday or Saturday night, you’ll find hundreds of urban hipsters downing tall-boys of the stuff, or rotating between that and Sparks. I chalk it up to the influence Virginia...

Tis the Season for Holiday Beers, written 2 hours ago, My local Sun-Sentinel ran an AP story on seasonal beers this morning, which notes that seasonals are a growth category for brewers: About a year ago, seasonals passed pale ales as the No. 1 growth in craft beers, says Paul Gatza, director of the...

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InBev Completes Acquisition of Anheuser-Busch, written 1 day ago, Topic Origin: Beer News

Avery Imperial Stout, written 1 week ago, So I was flipping through Extreme Brewing the other day, looking for a breadth of information on making huge beer, towards my 18% monster. In there, I found a gem. A recipe for the Avery Imperial Stout. That is, the Czar. That is, one of my favorite American...

Sweet Beautiful Drunk Talk, written 2 days ago, “Ah that’s just drunk talk…sweet beautiful drunk talk.” - Barney from the Simpsons One thing I miss about not hanging out at bars until 2 a.m. anymore is drunk talk. You know the conversations you get into that range from ”Is there a God?...

Lagunitas Maximus India Pale Ale, written 2 days ago, This bottle has been in my fridge for far too long. Since the end of summer, even. So, it got the vote for tasting tonight by default from the 'get outta my fridge' principle. This one pours orange with a smell that could singe your nose hairs wi...

Terrapin Tasting at Flying Saucer Nashville, written 1 week ago, The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium in Nashville will present a beer tasting featuring Terrapin Beer Company on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. The event will be hosted by Brian “Spike” Buckowski, founder and brewmaster at Terrapin Beer...

Rodham's, written 6 days ago, A few weeks ago I was in Beer-Ritz browsing for a wheat beer to wash down some Calamari I was frying up that night. It was only by chance that I happened upon a very indistinct bottle called Rodham's wheat. Well, the opportunities to pick up a Yorkshire-brewed Wheat don...

100 Miles for a Beer!!!, written 1 month ago, Some of you know that my passion for good beer compliments my passion for running long distances in the woods. The recent article in the Pitch described me thusly: "Ben isn't the kind of guy most athletes would peg for the cover of Runner's World. ...

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Devils Backbone: Virginia's new 'green' brewpub opening soon!, written 1 week ago, Jason Oliver, former Mid-Atlantic regional brewing director at Gordon Biersch, recently moved to Roseland, Virginia to become head brewer at a new brewpub called Devils Backbone. He emailed me today with some cool upd...

Craggie Brewing update, written 2 days ago, The trenches are dug out, the permits are passed, and Bill and John are back to brewing at the new Craggie Brewing Co. on Hilliard Avenue—this time, Festivale, a 9% brew with “carrot, pineapple, raisons, and other spices,” and Dubbelicious. Wait. ...

Some Rare, Intelligent Auto Commentary, written 1 day ago, I really should write an auto industry piece, but instead, I will let you read this article in the New Republic. Jonathan Cohn writes one of the few pieces about the auto industry that required a significant amount of research and facts. Thi...