32 Reasons to Love NATO Fest Beer

32 Reasons to Love NATO Fest Beer

(Bold Mariner Head Brewer Evan Lantry, Mike Stacks, General Chris Badia, and Assistant Brewer Zach Barringer on brew day. Photo courtesy of NATO ACT.)  By Jeff Maisey Norfolk NATO Festival will once again collaborate with The Bold Mariner Brewing Company and NATO’s...
Benchtop Wins Coveted Best in Show

Benchtop Wins Coveted Best in Show

(Benchtop Brewing Company wins 2023 Virginia Craft Beer Cup) By Jeff Maisey Independent craft breweries from the Hampton Roads region had an impressive showing at the 2023 Virginia Craft Beer Cup Awards ceremony by sweeping the Best in Show category reflecting the top...
Maui Strong in Northern Virginia

Maui Strong in Northern Virginia

(Brew day at Ono Brewing. Photograph by Chuck Triplett) By Jefferson Evans  In early August people across the United States and around the world watched in dismay as brush fires driven by hurricane force winds became uncontrolled wildfires that did damage across...
Richmond Breweries Get Booked

Richmond Breweries Get Booked

Annie Tobey has penned “100 Things To Do In Richmond Before You Die” and included Richmond’s craft beer scene in the list in the opening Food & Drink section. Among the breweries mentioned: The Answer, Ardent, Bingo, Final Gravity, Hardywood, Isley, Legend, Stone,...

New Leadership for Loudoun County Breweries

The Loudoun County Brewers Association (LCBA) has hired of Kevin Anderson as its first Executive Director. Anderson, a graduate of George Mason University, is no stranger to the alcohol industry. His career includes serving as an Under Age Buyer with the Virginia...