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Green Flash Begins Auctioning Virginia Beach brewery
BY JEFF MAISEY San Diego-based Green Flash Brewing Company appears to be liquidating all assets of its Virginia Beach facility including the facility itself, bottling line, tasting room and draft system. The auction is being done through Heritage Global Partners,...

Green Flash Cuts Jobs and Shrinks Distribution
STAFF REPORT Green Flash Brewing Company, with production facilities in San Diego and Virginia Beach, announced it was cutting 15% of its workforce (33 people), primarily in administrative, marketing and events planning roles. Among those cut in Virginia Beach was...

RVA’s Isley Brewing Coming to Virginia Beach Oceanfront
By Annie Tobey Mike Isley has mastered the art of riding the waves with his eponymous brewery, so it’s only fitting that his second brewery will open in Virginia Beach. Isley Brewing Co. opened in October 2013 in Richmond’s Scott’s Addition (before Scott’s Addition...

Mark Thompson Returns
(Mark Thompson returns with The Brewing Tree in Nelson County) By Jeff Maisey He’s baaaaaack! Mark Thompson will return to Virginia’s craft beer scene in 2018 after three-year contractual hiatus. Before his “retirement,” Thompson spent 23 years in the craft beer...

An American Girl in Bavaria
By Bridgette Turner Being a woman in the professional brewing industry isn’t for every elegant lady, but for the past five years, I’ve dedicated my life to craft beer. From the beginning, I joined Pink Boots Society to link up with fun loving, beer making girls like...

BEST BREWERY: 3-Way Tie
By Jeff Maisey This year’s Virginia Craft Brewers Cup awards competition produced some expected results as well as surprises. We at Virginia Craft Beer Magazine have fun each year analyzing the results to determine which breweries actually had the most success across...

BEST BEER: NoVA Beats Hampton Roads 21-19
By Jeff Maisey (Photo courtesy of Fairfax Tourism) Which region won the most medals recently at the Virginia Craft Brewers Cup Awards? Northern Virginia edged out Hampton Roads/Coastal Virginia as the top region for 2017. Here's the medal count by region: Northern...

Green Flash Announces Treasure Chest Fest 2017
By Jeff Maisey Green Flash Brewing Company has announced its date for the 2017 Treasure Chest Fest -- Sunday, October 15 from 12 noon to 5 PM on the grounds of its Virginia Beach brewery. Green Flash Brewery is hosting its 7th annual Treasure Chest Fest to raise money...

Deschutes Brewery Street Pub Returns to Roanoke
By Jeremy Bender Jeff Harrell made the 5-hour drive from Norfolk to Roanoke last year for the first Deschutes Brewery Street Pub in the former railroad hub also known as Star City. “It really exceeded my expectations,” said Harrell, a self-described beer-cationer. “I...

Smartmouth’s Safety Dance Wins Best of Show
The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild held the 2017 Virginia Craft Beer Cup Awards Ceremony Monday, June 5, 2017, at WestRock in Richmond, Virginia. There were more than 240 brewers in attendance to celebrate excellence in craft beer this year. The Virginia Craft Beer Cup...
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