by Jeff Maisey | May 14, 2022 | Brew News, News
(Yeast is an essential ingredient to create unique flavors in beer. Photo courtesy of Jasper Yeast.) By David Hoff As winter starts giving away to spring, the brewers at Pen Druid get ready to make beer the old-fashioned way. By old fashion, they mean centuries, not...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 19, 2020 | Brew News, News
By Jeff Maisey Sixteen independent craft breweries from Virginia score medals at the 34th annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver. In total, 1,720 breweries participated during this year’s virtual event and 273 metals were awarded overall. Skipping Rock Beer...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 7, 2016 | Brew News, News, Northern Virginia
By Jefferson Evans and Chuck Triplett When you are a brewer in northern Virginia and the Greater D.C. Metro Area and you need help obtaining or taming those microscopic beasties that are the little engines that turn sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide while also...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 8, 2014 | Brew News, News
Words & Photos by Steve Deason Yeast is like the “Rodney Dangerfield” of craft beer. It doesn’t get any respect. Craft beer drinkers talk endlessly about hops. For a dark beer, you might even hear them mention the wonderful chocolate malt. Doubtful you’ll...
