We started heading north in the morning and headed through North Carolina to Virginia. We stopped at a small brewery to try a few samples and then headed on our way to the next one quite a while up the highway. Blue Mountain Brewery had an amazing selection of brews including the Evil 8 Dubbel. I wanted to stay here.
After searching out several vineyards, Barren Ridge ended up being the one we stopped at. They offered 8 free samplings and they had a nice selection of wines. Kate got a bottle to go.
As we neared DC it rained a bit and a rainbow came into view for a little while. We found an Olive Garden to use our gift card at and had a nice dinner. It's been some time since I've been to the Garden.
One last brewery before the home stretch, we stopped at Mad Fox Brewing, where We had one of the best arrays of beer I've ever had. The place was classy too, with high ceilings and a nice set up. This led me to believe it would be a run-of-the-mill sports pub with some in-house brews. I was quite wrong. We got two growlers here. There was a Black IPA that was fantastic and their Wee Heavy was amazing. We need to make a return trip here.
The next three hours on the drive home went pretty quickly. As always, it was nice to be back home to lie down in my bed and watch some tv. It was a good trip and we came back with a lot of beer!
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