Benchtop Wins Coveted Best in Show

Benchtop Wins Coveted Best in Show

(Benchtop Brewing Company wins 2023 Virginia Craft Beer Cup) By Jeff Maisey Independent craft breweries from the Hampton Roads region had an impressive showing at the 2023 Virginia Craft Beer Cup Awards ceremony by sweeping the Best in Show category reflecting the top...
Maui Strong in Northern Virginia

Maui Strong in Northern Virginia

(Brew day at Ono Brewing. Photograph by Chuck Triplett) By Jefferson Evans  In early August people across the United States and around the world watched in dismay as brush fires driven by hurricane force winds became uncontrolled wildfires that did damage across...
Richmond Breweries Get Booked

Richmond Breweries Get Booked

Annie Tobey has penned “100 Things To Do In Richmond Before You Die” and included Richmond’s craft beer scene in the list in the opening Food & Drink section. Among the breweries mentioned: The Answer, Ardent, Bingo, Final Gravity, Hardywood, Isley, Legend, Stone,...

New Leadership for Loudoun County Breweries

The Loudoun County Brewers Association (LCBA) has hired of Kevin Anderson as its first Executive Director. Anderson, a graduate of George Mason University, is no stranger to the alcohol industry. His career includes serving as an Under Age Buyer with the Virginia...
ODU Football Season Kicks Off with a Beer?

ODU Football Season Kicks Off with a Beer?

By Jeff Maisey The Old Dominion University Monarchs kicked off their 2023 football season with an addition to their rooster sure to please those pre-game tailgaters in the parking lots — ODU Golden Ale. In partnership with New Realm Brewing Company, the Monarch craft...