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Self-Distribution for Virginia’s Craft Breweries
By Marshall Hanbury, Jr. The VCBG announced its intent to develop the Virginia Beer Distribution Company (“The Company”), modeled after the Virginia Wine Distribution Company (VWDC) within the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), and allow...
Did The Beer Jesus From America Sell His Soul?
(ALL IN THE FAMILY: Stone Brewing favorites become part of the Sapporo portfolio of beers in August.) By Jeff Maisey In early summer, Escondido, California-based Stone Brewing announced it was being purchased by Sapporo USA, part of the Japanese Sapporo Holdings Ltd....
10 Years Ago, Beer Began to Flow Everywhere
(Then Governor Bob McDonnell was a champion of craft beer in Virginia. Pictured here at Legend Brewing Co in 2013) By Jeff Maisey “SB604 was a game changer,” said Maureen Kelley, Nelson County’s Director of Economic Development and Tourism. Not so long ago, breweries...
Go Hoos & Brews
Similar to Brothers Craft Brewers’ partnership with James Madison University, Crozet-based Starr Hill Brewery joined forces with the University of Virginia for Wahoo Pale Ale. The clean, bold branding features UVA’s school colors and the instantly recognizable...
Smoked Beers Smoldering at Virginia Breweries
(Commonwealth Brewing Company has created a complex smoked gose. Photo courtesy of Commonwealth) By Annie Tobey Americans thrill to the smoky flavors of barbecued meats, grilled vegetables, smoky seasonings, toasted marshmallows – but beer? Well, some say that’s an...
Sapporo USA Acquires Stone Brewing
By Lizzie Younkin Sapporo U.S.A., maker of the number one selling Asian beer brand in the United States, and Stone Brewing, one of America’s largest and most innovative craft beer brands, have reached an agreement for Sapporo U.S.A. to acquire Stone Brewing....
Bold Mariner Wins Pair of Gold in Australian
(BOLD FOR GOLD: Head brewer John O’Reilly shows off Bold Mariner’s two award-winning beer.) Compiled by Staff The best beers in the world have been tasted and judged at the prestigious 2022 Australian International Beer Awards, with local brewery The Bold Mariner...
Fresh Look for Smartmouth & Virginia Beer Company
By Jeff Maisey Smartmouth Brewing Company, with locations in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, is marking its 10th anniversary later this year. Virginia Beer Company, headquartered in Williamsburg, is celebrating its 6th birthday. Both decided now was the time to...
Savor 2022
The Brewers Association-produced Savor event pairing great food with independent craft beer is scheduled June 24 at The Anthem in Washington, DC. An impressive number of breweries from Virginia have been tapped with the honor of pouring liquid at the national event: 2...
DEAN LAKE: A Fine Man, A Fine Brewer, A Painful Loss
(Black Hoof Brewing Company owner Bill Haase and Dean Lake share a German-style lager. Photo courtesy of Nikki Letendre Haase) by Jefferson Evans and Chuck Triplett Early May found the Northern Virginia brewing community suffering a very unexpected and hard to...
BREWERY SPOTLIGHTS
Home-brew Exploration Launched Final Gravity
(Tony Ammendolia enjoys a beer following a run) By Annie Tobey Expectations were high when Tony Ammendolia announced that he would be adding a nano-brewery to Original Gravity, the home brewing and wine making store which he opened in 2011. “Tony was actively,...
Let’s Go to The Garage
(The Garage Brewing owner, Ulyana Gomez) Words by Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones Photos by Chris Jones Let’s say you are casually lounging around the homestead, trying to come up with something fun to do. Your “sigo” (significant other) suggests “Let’s go to the...
New Old Ox Makes Middleburg a Hoppy Place
(Old Ox Brewery is a welcomed addition to Middleburg. Photo courtesy of the brewery) By Michael T. Jarvis Earlier this summer about 60 fans of Old Ox Brewery in Ashburn paid $50 to be taken to the police station in Middleburg. They weren’t arrested at the former...
Welcome to Front Royal (Brewing)
(L-R) Front Royal Brewing co-owner/president Jerry Welcome, head brewer Tim Arndt and co-owner Kerry Barnhart. By Jefferson Evans and Chuck Triplett His name is Welcome. No, really, Jerry Welcome, and the president and co-owner of Front Royal Brewing Company lives...
Vasen: NORTHERN EUROPEAN STYLE WITH AN OUTDOOR FLAIR
By Annie Tobey Breweries, like people and other businesses, adapt and change. You may drop in to a brewery from time to time – or see a friend around town – but unless you go deep, you may miss significant changes. I first interviewed Väsen Brewing co-owners...
Precarious Beer Hall – Ale, Arcade, and Americana
(Spacious Precarious Beer Hall is fun, fun, fun) Words & Photos by Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones What are the sounds you associate with Colonial Williamsburg? Pumpa-rum pumpa-rum twee twee tweeee…that’s a fife and drum corp as they march through the pedestrian...
3 Babies, 3 Years, 1 Brewery
(Winchester Brew Works' Bonnie Landy and Holly Redding) By Jeff Maisey It’s hard enough running an upstart craft brewery in a town known for its apple sauce products and country music legend Patsy Cline, but when Bonnie Landy and Holly Redding gave birth to...
Beer Flows from Willow Springs Inside the Light Well
(Dave Ganoe stands proud of his small-town craft brewery) By Jennifer Waldera In the center of the town of Orange, on its quintessential small-town Main Street, is the county’s first brewery, Willow Springs. Named for the property which has a natural spring on it...
Make Your Way To Maker’s Craft Brewery
(Bartender Trevor Cheatham) By Chris Jones and Diane Catanzaro Photo by Chris Jones Rick Mariani likes to make things. He built his own sports car, and kept his buddies’ sports cars on the road by repairing them. He had such a knack at making repairs to keep his...
The Secret Is Out, Eavesdrop Has Something For Everyone
By Jefferson Evans and Chuck Triplett And it all began with pigeons. Now THAT is a sentence that no beer writer ever expects to write, but the fact it sorta applies in the case of Eavesdrop Brewery is just one of the things that makes Eavesdrop unique and fun....
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