Festival-Goers Consume 110 Pounds of Testicles

The Montana State Society's Testicle Festival in Virginia Square was a rousing success this year. Festival-goers consumed 110 pounds of bull and bison testicles, 84 liters of Crown Royal and...

Your Beermonger: The Darker Side of Lager

Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway). Last week we looked at the most common forms of traditional German Lager found...

Your Beermonger: Lager? I Hardly Know ‘er!

Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway). For our first week of German beer style exploration, we’re going to take a...

Testicle Festival Returns to Va. Square

(Updated at 4:15 p.m.) Exotic food lovers should enjoy an event taking place at the Arlington American Legion (3445 N. Washington Blvd) in Virginia Square on Saturday, May 19. The Montana State...

Your Beermonger: The Reinheitsgebot

Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway). After our tour of beer styles common to most of the world, we’ve arrived at...

Your Beermonger: The Beerfest Rules

Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway). We’re entering the season of the beer festival: great gatherings of breweries...

Your Beermonger: Italian Time

Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway). People often ask me about ‘what’s next’ in craft beer. What will be the...

Your Beermonger: Spring Forward Into Summer

Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway). One of the areas where the explosion of craft beer’s popularity has had its...

Your Beermonger: Ale Is in Session

Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway). This Saturday, April 7th, is Session Beer Day. Conceived by legendary...

Your Beermonger: Fruit of the Vine

Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway). Men are scared to be seen drinking ‘fruity’ beers. Let’s be blunt and...

The Curious Grape Reopens in Shirlington

The Curious Grape has reopened as a wine store and restaurant in Shirlington. The wine shop traded its former location at 4056 Campbell Avenue -- now a Cheesetique wine and cheese store -- for a...

Your Beermonger: Local Breweries and Brewpubs

Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway). We’ll be taking a quick detour from wrapping up our series focusing on...

Crystal City Wine Shop Now Open

Crystal City's only gourmet wine shop is now open for business. The Crystal City Wine Shop, at the corner of Army Navy Drive and 12th Street S. on the ground floor of the Lenox Club apartments,...

Your Beermonger: Live For The Funk, Die For The Funk

Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway). Today’s column touches on a sensitive subject related to last week’s look...

Your Beermonger: Sweet and Sour

Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway). Our “Beer 101” series is finally upon one of my favorite styles; one that...