by Jeff Maisey | Feb 1, 2016 | Brew News, News
By JEFF MAISEY Virginia’s craft beer culture has rocketed into an exciting orbit since SB604 was passed. At last year’s Virginia Craft Brewers Guild winter meeting Brett Vassey, president of the Guild and its parent organization, the Virginia Manufactures...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 1, 2016 | Brewery Guide, Brewery Profiles, Coastal Virginia
By Annie Tobey Williamsburg’s historic college, William & Mary, introduced Robby Willey and Chris Smith. They became fast friends, their bond cemented in part by a shared appreciation for craft beer. Their craft explorations began at Green Leafe Café...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 20, 2015 | Brew News, News
By Jeff Maisey Southern Bank presented VEER Magazine’s 2015 Golden Tap Awards in early December with Norfolk’s O’Connor Brewing Company scoring the most overall points to earn the Golden Tap for Brewery of the Year. The awards program is for the breweries...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 20, 2015 | Brew News, News
By Chuck Triplett and Jefferson Evans This new paperback tome by freelance author Tanya Birch is a welcome addition to any Virginia craft beer lover’s library and certainly helps the intrepid beer traveler along their beery trail with much useful information...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 20, 2015 | Brewery Profiles, Central Virginia
Story and Photos by Steve Deason Brewer Brad Cooper is proud of his name but not for the reason you are probably guessing. A cooper is a person who makes wooden vessels bound together by hoops such as casks or barrels. Cooper named his new brewery Steam Bell...
