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Virginia Women Collaboration Brew
By Elizabeth Erschens International Women’s Day is a celebration of unity among women, whether it be Gwyneth Paltrow hanging out with female celebrities or a small group of female brewers getting together to participate in the International Women’s...

Virginia Craft Brewers Guild’s 2015 Agenda
By Jeff Maisey The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild held its winter meeting in Richmond at Capital Ale House, where it was announced the Commonwealth’s craft brewery industry had surpassed 100 businesses. The Guild is a subsidiary of the Virginia Manufacturers...

Holy Grail of Virginia Brewery Tours
Chuck Triplett & Friends complete quest to visit all of Virginia’s breweries in a single year By Chuck Triplett with Jefferson Evans What seemed like a fun challenge amongst a group of fellow craft beer drinkers and travelers at the end of 2013 ended up...

Devils Backbone: 2014 Virginia Craft Brewery of the Year
Words by Jeff Maisey Photos by Kathy Keeney What kind of year has it been for Devils Backbone Brewing Company? In April, the craft brewery’s Outpost (Lexington) and Base Camp (Roseland) facilities took home a Gold medal for Old Virginia Dark in the...

BOOK REVIEW: Richmond Beer
By Jeff Maisey With all the hoopla surrounding Stone Brewing Company’s highly publicized search for an east coast location and the ultimate selection of Richmond as its destination facility, perhaps timing couldn’t have been better for the release of Lee...

Making an Impact
By Mark Thompson The craft brewing industry in Virginia is beginning to come of age. What began in earnest in the early 1990s as a small group of entrepreneurs attempting to bring more flavorful beer to consumers has matured into a multimillion dollar industry...

Malt Shortage on the Horizon
By Allen Young Beer prices in North America may rise next year as brewers and maltsters face higher costs after snow, cold, and wet weather damaged Canadian barley crops and left those farmers with the lowest yield in 46 years, and the worst harvest in the...

Green Flash Breaks Ground
BY JEFF MAISEY San Diego-based Green Flash Brewing Company became the first West Coast brewery to break ground in the Commonwealth of Virginia during a ceremony following their Treasure Chest Fest fundraiser in Virginia Beach in mid-October. Mike and Lisa...

Norfolk’s History with Beer
By Michael Wingfield America has always been referred to as a “melting pot.” Taking into consideration the wide range and cultural influence of the individual brewing cultures brought to this country by immigrant stocks, perhaps a more accurate description...

The Answer is a Brewpub
Words By Dan Yarnall And Elizabeth Erschens Photos By Kathy Keeney If the Richmond beer scene was a circus, there is only one man who could possibly stand center stage under the big top: An Bui, the eccentric owner of Mekong Restaurant and now the proud...
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