Last summer I created a dog biscuit recipe using spent beer grains after we homebrewed (find it here). We haven’t homebrewed in a few months, but friends of mine over at Tin Cannon Brewing...
Category: Brews
Brew for Kerri
Today marks the premiere of a very special collaboration between 20 craft breweries in the Northern Virginia area. You see, weeks ago an idea was launched and people in the brewing industry gathered together...
Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
My husband, John, and I made a quick trip to the Tarrytown, NY, area last weekend, which is just outside of New York City along the Hudson River…beautiful area, I might add. We specifically...
Dog Tag Brewing….Toasting Heros
It’s no secret the craft beer movement is really exploding in this country (woohoo!), but this week I discovered a brewery with a mission that isn’t necessarily focused on the typical microbrewery business model. Fourteen...
Brewology: An Illustrated Beer Dictionary by Mark Brewer
I first started working with Mark Brewer when I was the art director for a national association magazine and commissioned him to illustrate an editorial piece. I was drawn to his style of illustration,...
Does Gluten-free Beer Mean Flavor-free?
It’s apparent that gluten-free food and beverages are trending. As a result of people who have developed celiac disease, have a gluten intolerance or are following a paleo or grain-free diet, even big box...
Pint of Yoga
I’ve noticed in the past couple of months that breweries are starting to host yoga. I have to say, I was a bit surprised. I mean, nothing like the smell of boiling hops and...
Pumpkin Beer Tasting 2014
The weather has been rather sketchy lately here in northern Virginia…more rain than we usually have in the fall. Typically my husband and I do our pumpkin beer tasting outside by a fire...
It’s Still Pumpkin Season
Still trying to fit in my annual pumpkin beer tasting. Have about a dozen different beers in the bar fridge, but haven’t had time. We’ve also had unpredictable weather, which prohibits our “on the...
What’s on Tap: Pumpkin Ales
It’s about that time! Every fall my husband and I buy a variety of pumpkin beers. We build a fire out on the patio and do our own tasting—we sometimes do the same thing with Octoberfest...
