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...
Benchtop Wins Coveted Best in Show

Benchtop Wins Coveted Best in Show

(Benchtop Brewing Company wins 2023 Virginia Craft Beer Cup) By Jeff Maisey Independent craft breweries from the Hampton Roads region had an impressive showing at the 2023 Virginia Craft Beer Cup Awards ceremony by sweeping the Best in Show category reflecting the top...
Maui Strong in Northern Virginia

Maui Strong in Northern Virginia

(Brew day at Ono Brewing. Photograph by Chuck Triplett) By Jefferson Evans  In early August people across the United States and around the world watched in dismay as brush fires driven by hurricane force winds became uncontrolled wildfires that did damage across...

New Leadership for Loudoun County Breweries

The Loudoun County Brewers Association (LCBA) has hired of Kevin Anderson as its first Executive Director. Anderson, a graduate of George Mason University, is no stranger to the alcohol industry. His career includes serving as an Under Age Buyer with the Virginia...
ODU Football Season Kicks Off with a Beer?

ODU Football Season Kicks Off with a Beer?

By Jeff Maisey The Old Dominion University Monarchs kicked off their 2023 football season with an addition to their rooster sure to please those pre-game tailgaters in the parking lots — ODU Golden Ale. In partnership with New Realm Brewing Company, the Monarch craft...