by Jennifer McDonald | Jun 6, 2014 | Beer Reviews, Blue Ridge Highlands
We love everything about this sensational beer. The pour alone excites: instant head, copper hue and never-ending lacing on the glass. It’s a true testament to the American approach to experimentation with beer. Well water and barley malts are combined with Belgian...
by Jennifer McDonald | Jun 6, 2014 | Beer Reviews, Coastal Virginia
So what’s the overall difference between an English India Pale Ale and an American IPA? Well for one, if you don’t want the bitterness of over-hopped flavor to overtake the taste of the actual beer then the English version has its appeal. This IPA brewed in Hampton by...
by Jennifer McDonald | Jun 6, 2014 | Beer Reviews
Just in time for warm weather months, C-Ville’s Starr Hill Brewery unveils a brand new seasonal that is highly sessionable and full of flavor. As the name suggests, the light-bodied beer puts an American twist on a Belgian classic style. Brewmaster Mark Thompson used...
by Jennifer McDonald | Jun 6, 2014 | Beer Reviews, Blue Ridge Highlands
A beer for a good cause, this exceptional pale ale originally made its debut in attractive, limited edition 22-oz bottles, and now with greater production at its Lexington, VA facility has been canned. Proceeds from the sale of this ale go to the Chesapeake Bay...
by Jennifer McDonald | Jun 5, 2014 | Brew News, Central Virginia
By Diane Catanzaro & Chris Jones The first canned beer sold in the USA was sold in Richmond, Virginia, way back in 1935. The Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company, a New Jersey-based brewery, test marketed canned Krueger’s Cream Ale and Krueger’s Finest Beer in...
