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firkin |ˈfərkən|
noun, chiefly historical
a small cask used chiefly for liquids, butter, or fish.
• a unit of liquid volume equal to half a kilderkin (about 11 gallons or 41 liters).
ORIGIN Middle English ferdekyn, probably from the Middle Dutchdiminutive of vierde ‘fourth’ (a firkin originally contained a quarter of a barrel).

The first Thursday of every month is Firkin Thursday at Fireworks Pizza.  Each month, this gourmet, wood-fired pizza joint in the middle of downtown Leesburg offers a different cask-conditioned craft beer. (more…)

This was recently offered to me by a sales rep & it sounded so odd how could I not get it in?  So while I can’t stand oysters, their texture or taste, we tried it anyways.  After all Porterhouse (Irish Micro-brew) has a pretty decent reputation. This beer is extremely dark!  Has a very thick foamy head that leaves a nice lacing & takes frigging FOREVER to pour!!  (more…)

A few years ago I had a chocolate stout dubbed “Chocolate Doughnut Stout” from Shenandoah Brewery. And it did indeed taste just like a chocolate cake doughnut with glaze. Sweet and chocolatey…and if I remember correctly, I got  nice buzz as well. So, I’ve been on a quest for a similar, easily accessible, sweet chocolate stout. I was hopeful when I popped the top of the Young’s “Luxury” Double Chocolate Stout nitro-can. (more…)