by Jeff Maisey | Apr 19, 2023 | Brew News, News
(Benchtop’s new brew is a hopped green tea.) By Jeff Maisey How do you take your tea? Why, hopped, of course. Virginia craft breweries have been innovative in their approach in listening to customers, looking at trends in the marketplace, and making...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 19, 2023 | Brew News, News
(Lickinghole Creek’s Three Chopt Tripel remains a go-to choice for Belgian-style beers made in VA. Photo courtesy of the brewery.) By Chris Cook The origins of beer have long been sought out and debated. Some beerstorians pinpoint ancient Mesopotamia as the original...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 20, 2022 | Beer, Brew News, News
Dirt Farm Brewing Company owner and Virginia Craft Brewers Guild Chairwoman Jannell Zurschmeide is joined by Virginia Secretary of Agriculture Matthew Lohr (left) and Governor Glenn Youngkin (right). By Jeff Maisey Governor Glenn Youngkin continued the...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 20, 2022 | Beer, Brew News, News
By Jeremy Bender Christmas season comes early for beer enthusiasts when Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, with locations in Richmond and Goochland, unveils its in-demand, high-octane Gingerbread Stout series. An exclusive boxset for 2022 has been released and...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 20, 2022 | Beer, Brew News, News
(Chuck Tripplet enjoys a traditional German feast and beer.) By Jeff Maisey Longtime Northern Virginia beer enthusiast and frequent Virginia Craft Beer Magazine contributor Chuck Triplett has a first love — beers from Germany. Triplett has made numerous beer...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 20, 2022 | Beer, Brew News, News
By Jeff Maisey Barley Late Kölsch, made by Decipher Brewing in Charlottesville, won first place in its beer style category, was awarded Best-of-Show honors, and thus the 2022 Virginia Craft Beer Cup, by a team of certified judges for the Virginia Craft Brewers...