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Devil’s Backbone comes to Roanoke – 46 taps now on-line at Blue 5!
Breaking news! The new taps at Blue 5 are on-line! The official announcement and party will be next week, details to come. The Blue 5 hosted the folks from Devil's Backbone last Thursday evening as they try new beers to fill out the increase in tap capacity they are...
Going to the Festy at Devil’s Backbone – Confidence is high there’s good beer there!
What is a "Festy" you may ask...it's a great outdoor music festival at the foot of Wintergreen Mountain. There's going to be fine music curated by the Infamous Stringdusters, but it's not just a Bluegrass festival, so check out the artists here! There's going to be a...
Huck's Beer Buzz
Craft Beer and Politics – Are your reactions worth 1/2 your customers?
Every day I see posts from beer industry folks on brewery or distribution pages concerning politics. Most of the posts are heartfelt outpourings of their feelings about the issues. Some are funny, although usually only to one side of the debate. And 10% or so are down...
Hoppy New Year or how to recover from your year of craft beer!
Everyone seems to take our hobby to the limit. We have to have the latest, greatest beers. The highest alcohol or IBU's. All year long we attend festivals, tastings, bottle shares and our favorite watering holes. Then here comes the holidays with gift cards and gift...
Announcing IBC Blues Challenge at Rising Silo Brewery!
Contribute at and share this GOFUNDME page to support the winners! Huck’s Beer Buzz in conjunction with the Blue Ridge Blues Society in Roanoke is sponsoring a Blues Challenge to send a band and a solo/duo act to Memphis in January. The competition will be from 12:30...
Virginia makes its mark again at the Great American Beer Festival!
Virginia brings home 12 medals from the 2016 Great American Beer Festival. 5 Gold, 4 silver, and 3 bronze. Devil's Backbone leads the way with two golds, continuing their domination of the Vienna Lager category. Regionally, 5 from central Virginia, 2 from Richmond....
Huck's Home Movies
Huck hails from Blacksburg Virginia in the Roanoke Valley. Huck travels for work which allows him to sample beer at various locales.
Huck tries to document those places so that others can find the good places and be forewarned about the bad!
Huck’s Beer Stuff for Sale
Brewsday Tuesday, what’s that? It’s something completely different!
Are you telling me two guys are drinking craft beer on the radio every Tuesday in the New River Valley? Well, yeah we are...Yours truly and my buddy DreZ get together every Tuesday afternoon and have a couple of beers. A lot of folks do that, but what makes us...
Is there beer in Jacksonville, Florida? The magic 8-ball says…absolutely!
There's a multi-tap bar at 910 King Street in Jacksonville, Florida with 1.1 million pennies on the walls. It also has hundreds of antique glass front mousetraps with mementos of the owner's past... But wait, there's more! 204 taps, 100,000 bottles of beer in the...
Is there beer at Floyd Fandango (Revisited)?…Yes!
Floyd Fandango rose from the ashes last weekend after a five year hiatus. Smaller and more intimate, it didn't disappoint. Plenty of good craft beer, great wine and wonderful entertainment. The event centered around the Hill Holler Stage with bands every hour and a...
Is there craft beer in Key West? Ask a Conch…
Well, my first visit to Key West, Florida was quite an adventure! We took the BeeRV, and even with a blowout in North Carolina on one of the back dually tires, we made it in style. We limped to SC and got the tires replaced and then continued to Cape Canaveral to drop...
Is there beer in Harrisonburg, Virginia? There is and in a small easily accessible area.
I visited Harrisonburg to pick up some beer for the radio show (105.3 the Bear every Tuesday afternoon around 6), and did a tour of the local craft beer scene. I've been there before but usually on a weekday when the breweries aren't open for tastings and tours....
What I learned in Vegas under the influence of craft beer
I usually go to Vegas once a year for a trade show. This year I attended CES, or the Consumer Electronics Show. It covers everything electronic including, but not limited to, autos, robots, music, travel, and gaming. I try to find new items that are related to beer in...