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Big Changes for Virginia Craft Beer Cup
(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...
Only 60% of Virginia Breweries Certified Craft
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...
Ballad Supporting LGBT Community
Ballad Brewing, in Danville, will be celebrating its 2nd annual Pride event on June 22, though a full weekend of festivities has been planned. “We will be brewing a special beer for the event called Love Wins Wheat, which is a wheat IPA we brewed last year for Pride...
Bold Rock Unveils Hard Seltzer
Popular cider-maker Bold Rock didn’t waste anytime getting into the hard seltzer market. Beginning June 10, Bold Rock will release a Grapefruit and Cucumber Melon in both 12-ounce cans packaged as 6-packs. Both will be available on draft as well. “Nearly...
Coastal Virginia Brewery Alliance Announces Festival
After a couple of years talking about it, regional independent breweries have formed the Coastal Virginia Brewery Alliance (CVBA) and are kicking things off with an inaugural Beer Fest at the Hermitage Museum & Gardens on June 29 in Norfolk. The festival will...
Green Beer Honors
(Coelacanth's founding president Kevin Erskine has maintained an environmentally friendly brewery in Norfolk) Norfolk’s Coelacanth Brewing Company has been named Virginia Green Brewery of the Year. “We are incredibly proud to recognize Coelacanth Brewing as...
Lagers from Virginia Gain National Acclaim
By Jeff Maisey I believe we got it right in the last issue of this magazine in reviewing O’Connor Brewing Company’s Proper Lager with the bold proclamation that it is perhaps the best of its style in America. Seems the folks at Paste Magazine nearly agreed when they...
Gotta Suncrush on You
By Jeff Maisey Hardywood Park co-founders Eric McKay and Patrick Murtaugh have launched an off-shoot brand they’re calling Suncrush, featuring real crushed fruit in flavors that include Tangerine, Ginger-Lime, Southern Peach, Lemon-Raspberry, Black Cherry and...
VIDEO: Starr Hill: A Brief History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OC4Tvm2vNY
Core Brand Awareness in February
(O’Connor Brewing Company’s El Guapo is one of the best-selling craft beers in Virginia) By Jeff Maisey Forbes recently posted an article by contributing writer Tara Nurin headlined “A New #FlagshipFebruary Campaign Aims to Save Core Beer Brands Before They...
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