waay back up the thread some one said "i hear VA microbrews are pretty good"

yep *G* they arre.. i'm a big fan of just about everything for Old Dominion Brewery and theres a smaller local brewer called Bardo that makes some yummy stuff...(Dremo mmmmm)

and fordham brewery in annapolis makse good things too mmmm oyster stout...

I am also havee a friend who homebrews beer and mead...his last batch of cream stout was "ohhhmygod-excuse-me-while-i-use-my-fingers-to-scrape-every-last-bit-of-foam-out-of-the-pint-glass" good...

tho in the end.. i always come back to guiness :)