I’m refereeing the first couple of sessions at the RVA Open this morning so I got to see the sunrise.
Cool.
Let’s ref some weightlifting!
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Frosty car roof
Snow
I didn’t get the day off but I snagged these photos as I was leaving the office.
Not much prettier than a snow-covered tree.
Veil x2
Lovely night for a couple of Veil IPAs.
Nice one this morning.
Clever Girl from Triple Crossing brewery
I don’t get to breweries much anymore. The pandemic has squashed a lot of my get-around-town time. I was happy to be able to grab a 4-pack of Clever Girl. It’s still one of my favorite IPAs and one of the best beers in Richmond.
White Van Vibez from Short Throw Brewing
Smooth DIPA from Short Thrown Brewing. Coming in at a hearty, but not punishing, 8.4% ABV so you can have a couple and lose touch.
Had a couple of tasty Dutchess Ales
G.B. (formerly known as Ghost Beer) is a hazy, unfiltered pale ale that runs just under 5% ABV. Sometimes when they’re that light they taste thin. This one does not.
Vale is another pale ale at 5% ABV. I like this one even more than G. B., which I thought was delicious. Still a little hazy but none of the unfiltered debris at the bottom of the glass when you’re done.
I’m not sure when the Dutchess Ales hit our market but they’ve been plentiful and tasty.
Pencil Advent Calendar
The late, great CW Pencil Enterprise was a boutique pencil shop in NYC. Like so many small shops, they got whacked pretty badly in the pandemic. They tried to make changes to stay afloat, but closed this fall.
One of the last things they sold was their annual pencil advent calendar. This was the first year I was able to get one, as they historically sell out within minutes.
24 envelopes, each with a pencil (or maybe some pencil-related ephemera?). I’m excited.
Big recording beer
Barrel-aged Moose Boots from Prairie Artisan Ales for the recording last night.
At over 13% it was not the sort of thing to take lightly. It was a tasty one.