Is there beer in Floyd Virginia? Yes, but you have to like pizza.
I ventured into Floyd the other day to see Hamilton Loomis at the Pine Tavern. The Pine Tavern is an old roadside motel complex with a bar, home-cooking restaurant, and a pavilion for music. The venue is perfect for Floyd and makes a great place to showcase musical...
Craft beer on Bourbon Street? Yes and no.
We spent some time in NOLA and checked out the bars on Bourbon Street. There are quite a few options there, many of them famous or infamous. We stayed at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, where there is a small intimate bar right on the street. It's a great place to people...
Luckie’s Tavern Baltimore – Did I get lucky? Read and see!
On my way to see Little Feat in Baltimore I stopped in at Luckie's Tavern in the Power Plant Live. Luckie's is a large party bar in a sea of party bars. The Power Plant Live puts a variety of entertainment right at your fingertips. Luckie's is cavernous and dark...
Sharkey’s Wing and Rib Joint Radford, Virginia – a real multi tap craft beer bar in SWVA
Sharkey's Rib and Wing Joint in Radford has brought craft beer to southwest Virginia in a big way! They have what appears to be largest selection of beer on draft in the New River Valley! We counted 17 craft drafts, and their website lists 26 total drafts; the River...
Blues BBQ Roanoke, Virginia – Bad beer selection, great BBQ!
Blues BBQ and Grill, located on the historic market in Roanoke, is one of my favorite places to eat in spite of the lackluster beer selection. I know they only have 5 taps and a limited amount of space, but that doesn't keep them from having like 50 kinds of...
Poe’s Pub Richmond, Virginia – Where the “real” politics happen.
Poe's Pub in Richmond is a little roadhouse-style bar slightly north of downtown on main Street. It's a small homegrown pub with local decor and good bar food. The beer selection is somewhat lacking, but they do have Guinness, so I was able to drink something. Lots...
Snowshoe Resort, West Virginia – Open for skiing, but not for drinking!
Snowshoe Resort in West Virginia opened on Wednesday for skiing. I stopped up on Thursday and skied the one slope that was open. Conditions were great, and they actually stayed open until exactly 4:30, so I was able to get some good first runs of the season in! We...
Hat Factory Richmond, Virginia – No hats but good music!
The Hat Factory in Richmond, Virginia is a music venue down in the Shockoe Slip. I've been there a couple of times for different bands. This time there was assigned seating, so it was much better than the stand up show I went to last time. The music was provided by...
