by Jeff Maisey | Jul 14, 2026 | Beer, Brew News, Featured, News
(Caiseal Brewing Company won last year’s first-every Brewery of the Year category.) On August 10, the 2026 Virginia Craft Beer Summit & Gala is promised to be one of the most encompassing yet produced by the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild. Numerous guest speakers...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 14, 2026 | Beer, Brew News, News
1960s pop star Petula Clark had a hit with her song “Downtown,” which featured the chorus “So go downtown/Things will be great when you’re downtown/No finer place for sure, downtown/Everything’s waiting for you.” Awaiting independent craft beer lovers in...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 14, 2026 | Beer, Brew News, News
Legend Brown Ale, once considered the most beloved and recognizable independently crafted beers made in Virginia, is getting a new lease on life. With a recently unveiled strategic partnership between Legend Brewing Company and Richmond giant Hardywood Park Craft...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 14, 2026 | Beer, Brew News, News
Murphy & Rude, Virginia’s only maltster, announced it is merging operations with Carolina Malt House on the outskirts of the small, rural town of Cleveland, NC. “I could not be happier with the partnership we were able to architect with the superb team at...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 14, 2026 | Beer, Brew News, News
(Wasserhund Brewing Co’s Christine and Aaron Holley. Photo by Diane Catanzaro.) By Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones Yes, Norfolk’s Historic Railroad District has officially gone to the dogs! Earlier this year Wasserhund Brewing Company opened its third location,...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 1, 2026 | Beer, Brew News, Food and Brew, News, Restaurants and Bars
By David Hunter If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a fan of craft beer — and there’s an even better chance you’re a fan of Virginia craft beer specifically. And if that’s the case, you know the feeling of sitting down at a restaurant and discovering they not...
