World Class Wit

World Class Wit

(Bill Butcher — pictured far left — and Team Port City at a recent World Beer Cup ceremony.)  By Jeff Maisey Winning awards is nothing new for Alexandria-based Port City Brewing Company.  The brewery’s name is synonymous with excellence and consistency in...
2024 World Beer Cup Scores for VA Breweries

2024 World Beer Cup Scores for VA Breweries

By Staff Independent craft breweries from Virginia took home big-time awards at the 2024 World Beer Cup in Las Vegas.  Here’s how our home-state beer makers placed. GOLD Caiseal Beer & Spirits Co. (Hampton), Namur The Merrier, Belgian-Style Quadrupel Category Port...
Will You Marry Me?

Will You Marry Me?

(Will & Courtney at The Garage Brewery) By Leisa Rebold Will Sawyer, who was voted Hampton Roads’ Coolest Brewer at Veer Magazine’s Golden Tap Beer awards in December 2023, proposed to his girlfriend, Courtney, who also works in the beer industry, in a unique and...
Savoring Saison at Blindhouse

Savoring Saison at Blindhouse

(There a Saison for everyone at Blindhouse Beer Company. Photo courtesy of the brewery.) By Jennifer Waldera With an eye on moving closer to the mountains and family, and living a more relaxed lifestyle, Tyler Wert and his wife, and now business partner, Nicole moved...
32 Reasons to Love NATO Fest Beer

32 Reasons to Love NATO Fest Beer

(Bold Mariner Head Brewer Evan Lantry, Mike Stacks, General Chris Badia, and Assistant Brewer Zach Barringer on brew day. Photo courtesy of NATO ACT.)  By Jeff Maisey Norfolk NATO Festival will once again collaborate with The Bold Mariner Brewing Company and NATO’s...