by Jeff Maisey | Jan 2, 2018 | Brew News, News
(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...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 15, 2014 | Brew News, News
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...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 8, 2014 | Brew News, News
By Mark Thompson The current state of craft beer in Virginia and across the country reminds me of the lyrics from the band The Clash: “I am all lost in the supermarket I can no longer shop happily.” A trip into any beer store today is a dizzying array of colors,...
