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| Opening Day Beers: Roy's Big Bald Brown Ale, Buck Tooth IPA. Smashed Bastard, Quake Stout, and Zen |
Social media alerted me to this brewery opening in Ladysmith Va., only a mile off the interstate. I tried to find it on the way home from NOVA and my GPS couldn't find it. Once I found it I felt very stupid. If you take the Ladysmith exit headed towards route one the brewery is in that shopping center on the right. The plans are to move to a nearby farm where the family currently has a catering business. Once they make the move I believe they will explode as a destination brewery.
It was a very small operation, a father and son business. The father has the catering business and is business savvy. The son is a passionate young brewery who has a good idea of what he wants to make and what beers to provide. I really appreciated his spread on opening day, having a good variety of styles right off the bat. They are making the most of the small location they are currently in which hopefully won't keep people from coming back. I imagine that people, especially non-craft beer people, are like people shopping for a house. If they walk through and all they can think to mention is how small it is, they probably aren't coming back. I think this has definitely occurred at midnight brewery in rockville. Personally I am a big fan of the countryside breweries. I have future plans of a Staunton trip to go to red beard, and am looking forward to the long awaited lickinghole creek.
My DVR has drawn me back to the couch and warm fuzzy glow of television. I also have not been dealing with long hours with much grace. I can not stay awake after dinner. I have been toying around with the idea of starting a beer podcast to supplement my blog. I am aiming to create a listener friendly, better than the crap shows I listen to. I believe I have found a co-host, now I have to figure out my equipment needs. Then I will adjust the man room for recording, to make it legit.
