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Virginia Beer Archive

Oct 20, 2016

Adroit Theory Love of the Damned

Adroit Theory’s Love of the Damned is a 9.6% ABV old ale that has had port must added. At which point in […]

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Oct 19, 2016

Ocelot My Only Friend

I’ve only had one other beer from Ocelot Brewing and that was a collaboration with Bluejacket out of the District. It was […]

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Oct 12, 2016

Three Notch’d Bourbon Biggie S’mores

I’m not typically one to fawn over a beer, but sweet merciful crap, Three Notch’d Bourbon Biggie S’mores is a damn fine […]

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Oct 7, 2016

2016 Great American Beer Festival: Maryland and Virginia Winners

The winners’ ceremony of the 2016 Great American Beer Festival has just wrapped up. And with a total of 15 medals, Maryland […]

Oct 3, 2016

Lickinghole Creek Bourbon Barrel & Ginger Three Chopt Tripel

Lickinghole Creek’s Bourbon barrel-aged Three Chopt Tripel is one of my favorite Virginia beers. And like most of my favorite beers, I’m […]

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Sep 30, 2016

South Street Barrel Aged Imperial Satan’s Pony

South Street Brewery (owned and operated by Blue Mountain Brewery) has their flagship amber ale, Satan’s Pony. It’s a 5.3% ABV amber […]

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Sep 29, 2016

Ocelot Brewing Raised on Promises

Raised on Promises is a double IPA brewed in collaboration between Virginia’s Ocelot Brewing and D.C.’s Bluejacket. This particular growler was part […]

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Sep 21, 2016

Escutcheon Brewing John Riggins’ 4th & 1 Pilsner

I may be a life-long New York Giants fan, but I grew up in the Washington, D.C. metro area and was thus […]

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Sep 20, 2016

Three Notch’d The Ghost of the 43rd

I’d been on the look out for The Ghost of the 43rd recently as the number of Three Notch’d beers had been […]

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Sep 16, 2016

Chaos Mountain Cheeky Monkey

While Chaos Mountain’s Squatch Ale was a nice introduction to the company, their Cheeky Monkey seems to be a bit of a […]

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Sep 15, 2016

Chaos Mountain Squatch Ale

I picked up this bottle of Chaos Mountain’s Squatch Ale for two reasons. First, and primarily, it served as my first introduction […]

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Sep 12, 2016

Old Ox Funky Face Blood Orange Gose

I’ve been really enjoying the bottled and canned releases that Old Ox Brewing has been putting on shelves the past year or […]

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