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Slaves and Indentured Servants Were Vital to Virginia’s Colonial Beer-Making
(The City of Hampton and Fort Monroe will commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Africans in America August 23-25.) By Lee Graves In late August 1619, the British privateer White Lion arrived at Point Comfort, near present-day Hampton. Its cargo included...
AMMO Brewing to Close in Petersburg
From the ownersWe at Ammo Brewing would like to take a moment to announce that Ammo Brewing will be closing toward the end of August. Ammo Brewing has from the first been a family operation and now family responsibilities have become too compelling to manage at the...
Rockn’ Lockn’ with VA Beers & Bands
Audacity Brass Band (Photo courtesy of the band) By Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones The Rockn’ to Lockn’ is a battle-of-the bands-type contest sponsored by the organizers of the four-day Lockn’ Music Festival to highlight some of the finest local bands spawned in...
Hopped As Hell IPA Boxset from Starr Hill
Starr Hill Brewery has put together a new 12-pack featuring four new IPA varieties. Branded as “Hopped As Hell,” the Crozet-based brewery veers from its usual musical themed beers and opts for an end-of-summer vibe titling each of the four IPA varieties as “favorite...
New Realm Beers Coming to Northern Virginia
Virginia Eagle Distributing Company (VED) announced this week that a formal distribution agreement has been signed with New Realm Brewing (New Realm). Beginning immediately, New Realm will be offering their award-winning brand to the entire VED territory. “This is an...
Mad Fox to Close
(Bill Madden behind the bar at Mad Fox Brewing Company in 2016.) By Jeff Maisey In early July, craft beer enthusiasts in Northern Virginia were shocked to learn Mad Fox Brewing Company was closing its doors. The news came via a social media post from the brewpub’s...
News ABC Laws Go Into Effect July 1
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...
2019 Virginia Craft Beer Cup Results
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 342...
FIRST PERSON: What a Long Strange Trip it Has Been
(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...
Virginia Craft Brewers Fest Postponed Until 2020
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 two years. The Fest...
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