Take 6 with Hawksbill Brewing

Take 6 with Hawksbill Brewing

(Get some to-go for your next bottle/can share event with friends. Photo courtesy of the brewery.)  By Jeff Maisey On Saturday, May 13, Hawksbill Brewing Company will celebrate its 6th anniversary since opening in Luray. The town of Luray, as most know, is located...
Keeping It Simple at Beale’s

Keeping It Simple at Beale’s

By Jeff Maisey Since its inception, Bedford-based Beale’s Beer has kept its beer names simple and straight-to-the-point with brands such as Gold, Silver, and Peach Tea Blonde Ale.  With Session and Hazy, two new brews being distributed as flagships, the brewery is...
Benchtop’s Hopped Green Tea

Benchtop’s Hopped Green Tea

(Benchtop’s new brew is a hopped green tea.)   By Jeff Maisey How do you take your tea? Why, hopped, of course.  Virginia craft breweries have been innovative in their approach in listening to customers, looking at trends in the marketplace, and making...
Belgian-style Beers Are Here to Stay

Belgian-style Beers Are Here to Stay

(Lickinghole Creek’s Three Chopt Tripel remains a go-to choice for Belgian-style beers made in VA. Photo courtesy of the brewery.) By Chris Cook The origins of beer have long been sought out and debated. Some beerstorians pinpoint ancient Mesopotamia as the original...
Talking Beer with Governor Youngkin 

Talking Beer with Governor Youngkin 

Dirt Farm Brewing Company owner and Virginia Craft Brewers Guild Chairwoman Jannell Zurschmeide is joined by Virginia Secretary of Agriculture Matthew Lohr (left) and Governor Glenn Youngkin (right).    By Jeff Maisey Governor Glenn Youngkin continued the...