Homerun Collab

Homerun Collab

(Lost Barrel’s No. Eleven Kolsch is popular at the Washington Nationals home games. Photo courtesy of the brewery.)  By Jeff Maisey Former Washington Nationals first/third baseman Ryan Zimmerman recently collaborated with Lost Barrel Brewing Company to brew No. Eleven...
Bee Beer

Bee Beer

(Revelers at Stable Craft Brewing’s Renaissance Festival enjoy a special mead-inspired beer, partially fermented with honey.) By Jeff Maisey The Hampton Roads Honey Festival will debut August 4 at The St. George Brewing Company with a little help from the Colonial...
World Class Wit

World Class Wit

(Bill Butcher — pictured far left — and Team Port City at a recent World Beer Cup ceremony.)  By Jeff Maisey Winning awards is nothing new for Alexandria-based Port City Brewing Company.  The brewery’s name is synonymous with excellence and consistency in...
2024 World Beer Cup Scores for VA Breweries

2024 World Beer Cup Scores for VA Breweries

By Staff Independent craft breweries from Virginia took home big-time awards at the 2024 World Beer Cup in Las Vegas.  Here’s how our home-state beer makers placed. GOLD Caiseal Beer & Spirits Co. (Hampton), Namur The Merrier, Belgian-Style Quadrupel Category Port...
Will You Marry Me?

Will You Marry Me?

(Will & Courtney at The Garage Brewery) By Leisa Rebold Will Sawyer, who was voted Hampton Roads’ Coolest Brewer at Veer Magazine’s Golden Tap Beer awards in December 2023, proposed to his girlfriend, Courtney, who also works in the beer industry, in a unique and...