by Jeff Maisey | Jul 26, 2020 | Brewery Profiles, Featured
(COVA Brewing Co in the 757’s newest craft brewery. Photo by Diane Catanzaro) By Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones To brew or not to brew? That is the question. For Scott and Susan Bateman, the answer was “two brew.” Blending the family’s love of craft beer and...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 28, 2020 | Brewery Profiles
(The Virginia Beer Company crew celebrate curbside. Photo courtesy of the brewery) By Jeff Maisey Virginia Beer Company co-founders Robbie Willey and Chris Smith could never have imagined celebrating the fourth anniversary of their successful Williamsburg brewery by...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 25, 2020 | Brewery Profiles
(Iron Pipe Alewerks is one of Virginia’s newest breweries and is located in Orange. Photo courtesy of the brewery.) By Jennifer Waldera Small towns in the south rarely have spots open on Sundays, but if you’re lucky enough to stumble through the quaint streets of...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 25, 2020 | Brewery Profiles
(Co-owner Frank Kuhns behind the bar of the tasting room with tasting room staff Lexi and Angela. Photo by Jefferson Evans.) By Jefferson Evans & Chuck Triplett A truth of life is that the most impactful aspects of a person’s journey often involve a mix of joy...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 18, 2019 | Brewery Profiles
(Taproom Manager Graham James holding 4-packs of Aslin’s Baby Shark beer. Photo by Jefferson Evans.) By Jefferson Evans and Chuck Triplett Every moment is a miracle if you really think about the decisions, random chance and vagaries of fate that all have to go a...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 18, 2019 | Brewery Profiles
(Tony Ammendolia enjoys a beer following a run) By Annie Tobey Expectations were high when Tony Ammendolia announced that he would be adding a nano-brewery to Original Gravity, the home brewing and wine making store which he opened in 2011. “Tony was actively,...
