by Jennifer McDonald | Jun 23, 2017 | Brew News, News
By Jeremy Bender Jeff Harrell made the 5-hour drive from Norfolk to Roanoke last year for the first Deschutes Brewery Street Pub in the former railroad hub also known as Star City. “It really exceeded my expectations,” said Harrell, a self-described beer-cationer. “I...
by Jennifer McDonald | Oct 10, 2016 | Brew News, News
(Dave Gott (center) and the crew from award-winning Legend Brewing Company) By Jeff Maisey Legend Brewing Company will open a brewpub in Olde Towne Portsmouth along the waterfront in the historic, curved building that recently housed an art gallery and was the former...
by Jennifer McDonald | Nov 17, 2015 | Cider Profiles
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the beautiful horse country just outside of Charlottesville and chat with Dan Potter and Tim Edmund to learn about Potters Craft Cider. Potters is located in a former horse veterinary clinic on the grounds of Wildair Farm, a...
by Jennifer McDonald | Nov 17, 2015 | Cider News
In 2012, Governor McDonnell made an important Cider Week Virginia Proclamation, making the state the first to have an officially proclaimed “Cider Week.” The first full week before Thanksgiving has been designated “Virginia Cider Week.” This year’s festivities will...
by Jennifer McDonald | Aug 20, 2015 | Bottle Shops, Food and Brew
Just 45 minutes outside of Roanoke, located in Forest, VA, Pints ‘O Plenty, one of the largest homebrew supply stores in the state of Virginia, and its sister brewery, Apocalypse Ale Works often get overflow traffic from visitors to the Blue Ridge Beer Way. Owners,...
