Black Narrows Brewing, Stop Two on the Pony Tour

(visited on 10/8/22) 

We got to our hotel on Chincoteague and were sad to find out that we actually missed an Oyster Festival. Doug was a little annoyed, because he researched events extensively and had no idea it was happening. It was over, sadly, and we missed out. Well, he missed out. I don't enjoy oysters. 

Dumping our stuff into the hotel room we ran over to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge to see what we could see before sunset. 

We saw ponies, sat on the beach and watched wee birds and seagulls play. Saw people dressed in winter clothes and other people swimming. October is an interesting time for people. We were a little chilly but had our flannels and our sweatshirts, so we were somewhere in between. 

After the sunset and moonrise, which we loved watching, we headed to Black Narrows Brewing Company. A nice, small brewery, seemed to be filled with local folks and not like a bar or restaurant that tourists would flood to. We were lucky to find two spots at the bar, sitting at the patron saint's seat (he was in the bar, but sitting with his family at a table, so the beertender let us know we could sit in his reserved seat). 

They were incredibly busy, and we thought about getting food from the place next door, Salts. I'm not a fan of boiled seafood really (I love shrimp but prefer it broiled or grilled), and it was just really crowded and busy in the brewery. If it was a little warmer, we would have sat outside (aforementioned, October is a weird month temperature wise). 

I felt a little rushed, so we enjoyed a couple of beers. They were all very good, and I have to say I'm impressed with what we sampled. Wondering what this place must be like on a hot August night.  

I'll be honest, that I'm not sure which beer this is. Untappd didn't have the Allegheny Highlands listed so I checked into this one as the Farmhouse Ale. Probably a lie. It was a delightful ale, with a peppery kiss. I enjoyed it. Doug got the Sounding Joy, which I didn't get a picture of. He liked it a lot. 

We then got the Cockle Creek (Scottish Ale) and the Piney Grove (APA).

Both were unique and delicious. We would have gotten another round but both of us were hungry and people were waiting to sit, so we opted out, and went for pizza. 

One note - a lot of people were getting flights, and I have to say that the flight boards/carriers were absolutely adorable. I wanted one just to bring home and put a flight of my wee plants on them.  Great craft from the wood of the carriers to the beer itself.