by Jeff Maisey | Sep 9, 2015 | Brew News, Brewery Profiles, News
By Jeff Maisey Taking a cue from their neighbors just to the north in Nelson County (Brew Ridge Beer Trail), the eight breweries in the Roanoke Valley region have developed an official trail of their own. Dubbed Virginia’s Blue Ridge Beer Way with the catchy...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 26, 2015 | Brew News, Brewery Profiles, News
By Steve Deason The three Carney brothers have toured for over ten years as the psych-rock band Pontiak. Van says he and his brothers, Lain and Jennings, thought “wouldn’t it be cool once we have kids and aren’t hitting the road as much, to start a...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 11, 2015 | Brewery Profiles, News
By Diane Catanzaro & Chris Jones Wasserhund (German pronunciation “Vasser-hoond”) is German for “waterdog”. Wasserhund Brewing Company is a new Virginia Beach brewery, and much more than just a brewery. It is a bone-a-fide BREWPUB!...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 25, 2015 | Brewery Profiles
By Jeff Maisey For most couples, being married with two children tends to dominate life when multi-tasking to get the kids off to school or soccer practice while managing to put-in a 9-5 day at the job and get supper on the table before homework and bedtime. So...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 25, 2015 | Brewery Profiles
By Jefferson Evans and Chuck Triplett It is a story that John Hilkert and Aaron Ludwig, brewers at and principal owners of Tin Cannon Brewing Co. in Gainesville, Virginia, have told before, but it is a good story and bears repeating. The story of how a book...
by Jennifer McDonald | May 1, 2015 | Brewery Guide, Brewery Profiles, Coastal Virginia
By Allen Young Big Ugly Brewery is a great example of the dynamic job I have at BSG (Brewers Supply Group). Last year, I was contacted by the two founding partners, Shawn Childers and Jim Lantry, to discuss, in confidence, the business plan they had developed to bring...
