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So, they tell us that this week is American Craft Beer Week.  We think American Craft Beer is great and  certainly worth celebrating, but we’re not sure that we need a Congressionally declared period of time to acknowledge it. After all, Congress has lots of so-called commemorative days, weeks, months and even years for all [...]

For those of you interested in the continuing travails of Founders KBS in Virginia, here is the “real scoop” as provided by Founders Brewing Co. President Mike Stevens, posted to Beer Advocate on April 22: “We had made a label change on KBS that forced us to re-submit for label approval at the federal level. [...]

After a hard day of tasting wines at the Siema/Vino 50 event in downtown DC, one, of course, must wind down with beer before heading home. I found myself walking down Seventh Street NW to the relatively new Iron Horse Tap Room where they have a fairly impressive tap list, including Victory’s Golden Monkey, Dogfish [...]

Founders KBS Delayed in NoVA

Posted: March 16, 2010 in Uncategorized

Distribution of KBS from Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., has been delayed due to lack of label approval from the Commonweath of Virginia. It’s one of those hoops that must be jumped through and, unfortunately, someone forgot to jump. Expect it to arrive on retailers’ shelves sometime in the next couple weeks once the [...]

Thoughts on Blogging, v 1.0

Posted: September 1, 2009 in Uncategorized

So, this blogging thing ain’t so easy after all. It takes dedication, persistence and — truth be told — IDEAS. Oh sure, I have ideas. I usually get them while driving in the car or in the shower or while laying in bed at 3 a.m. No, I’m not complaining or excusifying (to coin a [...]