EVENTS: Southern Virginia

EVENTS: Southern Virginia

Open Mic Night at Ballad Brewing  Every Monday, 6-9pm Musicians, poets, comedians and more are welcome! 600 Craghead St., Danville balladbrewing.com   Adoption Day with the Pittsylvania Pet Center at Ballard Brewing  Sun., June 2 & July 7, 1pm Adopt your next...
EVENTS: Virginia Mountains

EVENTS: Virginia Mountains

  Body by Parkway Runner’s Club Every Thurs., 6pm Parkway Brewing 739 Kessler Mill Road, Salem 540.483.9293 parkwaybrewing.com   Shine Runners Club Thurs., June 6, July 4, & Aug. 1, 6pm 3 miles, 5 miles, or just walk and then socialize at the brewery....
Virginia is for LockN’ Lovers

Virginia is for LockN’ Lovers

By Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones Beer and music festivals go together like yin and yang. However, it’s a bona fide buzzkill when your festival beer choices are limited to domestic lagers, and a search for the “craft beer tent” leads you to Blue Moon or Shocktop but...
Lockn’ is for Beer Lovers

Lockn’ is for Beer Lovers

Words and Photos by Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones   Where in Virginia can you lounge on the grass, listen or dance to a line-up of over forty live musical acts and sip freely from a red solo cup filled with your choice of over two dozen craft beers?  In your...
National Beer Expo Returns to RVA in July

National Beer Expo Returns to RVA in July

By Lee Graves Finding a reason to celebrate the explosive growth of craft beer is as easy as I-P-A-B-C. The nation now boasts more than 3,400 breweries. Annual production grew by nearly 18 percent last year. Craft beer reached a high-water mark with 11 percent of the...