by Jeff Maisey | Jun 27, 2019 | Brew News, News
The following new laws go into effect July 1. Happy Hour Advertising (HB 2073 and SB 1726) This law allows retail on-premise ABC licensees to advertise both the alcoholic beverages featured during a happy hour and the beverage prices. Creative marketing techniques are...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 17, 2019 | Beer, Brew News, News
BY JEFF MAISEY Virginia Beach’s New Realm Brewing won the 2019 Virginia Craft Beer Cup with its Euphonia Pilsner taking Best in Show honors. The awards ceremony was held Monday evening at the historic Tredegor Iron Works facility in Richmond. A total of...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 17, 2019 | Brew News, News
(Gina and Mark Thompson pictured in 2018. The Brewing Tree marks its one-year anniversary during the month of June.) By Mark Thompson The close of the 1990s brought the opening of the craft beer scene in Virginia. Until then, there were very few craft breweries in...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 15, 2019 | Brew News, News
The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild (VCBG) selected Three Notch’d Brewing Company (3NB) from an extremely competitive field to host the Virginia Craft Brewers Fest (“The Fest”). The Fest has attracted nearly 4,000 craft beer enthusiasts over the last...
by Jeff Maisey | May 18, 2019 | Beer, Brew News, News
(Brothers Craft Brewing won last’s year’s Virginia Craft Beer Cup at Westrock in Richmond) By Jeff Maisey As major restructuring of the annual Virginia Craft Beer Cup is taking shape, I caught up with Virginia Craft Brewers Guild President & CEO Brett Vassey to...
by Jeff Maisey | May 18, 2019 | Brew News, News
According to the Brewers Association (BA) only 60% of small and independent brewing companies in Virginia have signed up to use the BA’s official seal signifying they are certified independent craft brewing companies. The BA developed the seal in light of large...
