A Beer For Strange Climates

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  • Bottle & Can & BBQ, Salisbury, NC

    Bottle & Can & BBQ, Salisbury, NC

    What would a visit to the Salisbury/Spencer North Carolina area be without a trial of the local craft beer scene, and Lexington-style BBQ? And Cheerwine?

  • Hana Koa Brewery, Honolulu

    Hana Koa Brewery, Honolulu

    The Hana Koa Brewing Co. in Honolulu, Oahu in Hawaii offers tasty food and a broad range of beer styles brewed on site.

  • La Mariana: A Sailor’s Oasis in Honolulu

    La Mariana: A Sailor’s Oasis in Honolulu

    La Mariana Sailing Club offered up an oasis near the Honolulu International Airport to relax with a view of the marina and the airport and old WWII lounge vibes.

  • Flying Ace Farm, Lovettsville

    Flying Ace Farm, Lovettsville

    Flying Ace Farm in Lovettsville, Virginia, beckons with Thursday burger and beer specials and a great outdoor BBQ atmosphere.

  • Northern Neck Brewing Co., Montross, Virginia

    Northern Neck Brewing Co., Montross, Virginia

    Fortunately, our trip down last weekend coincided with the grand opening of a new brewery in Montross, Virginia, the Northern Neck Brewing Co. With a resident chef and a full range of beer styles, the new project certainly looked promising.

  • Random Row, Charlottesville, Virginia

    Random Row, Charlottesville, Virginia

    The walk that became a quest took us from the center of Charlottesville past a strip mall and a renovated Art Deco-era building to the low-slung dark façade housing Random Row Brewing Co.

  • James River Brewing, Scottsville, Virginia

    James River Brewing, Scottsville, Virginia

    The James River Brewery was a local joint my cousin had spotted before, but hadn’t yet tried, so we spent a lovely Sunday afternoon in early March sampling a few of its award-winning beers.

  • Brewery Fire, Taneytown

    Brewery Fire, Taneytown

    It was still in the dregs of the pandemic, with just one year of survival behind us. We’d met up at a rest stop during January 2021 with friends for a quick open-air meet up on the border with PA, and snuck over to Brewery Fire strategically for lunch, since they promised a BBQ food…

  • Top Beers of 2021

    Top Beers of 2021

    I have got to keep this simple, or it won’t get done…so here goes. There were 14 total beers that I rated 4.5 or higher in Untappd in 2021. And though that’s far from a perfect way to sort out my favorite beers last year, it happens to include a wide enough range of styles…

  • Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery, Virginia

    Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery, Virginia

    Highway 15 winds along the first gasp of the Appalachians as it travels southbound from Maryland into Virginia. In years of living northwest of DC, I can’t tell you how many times I driven around its curves and dips between Frederick and Warrenton. Rarely have I stopped along the way, unless it’s to fly out…