by Jeff Maisey | Dec 20, 2015 | Brewery Profiles, Central Virginia
Story and Photos by Steve Deason Brewer Brad Cooper is proud of his name but not for the reason you are probably guessing. A cooper is a person who makes wooden vessels bound together by hoops such as casks or barrels. Cooper named his new brewery Steam Bell...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 20, 2015 | Brew News, News
By Jeff Maisey Competitions are a funny thing. They are like sporting events where on any given day a team can win. Take Alexandria, Virginia’s Port City Brewing Company. The brewery, which will mark its 5th anniversary in January, has entered its flagship...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 19, 2015 | Brew News, News
By Jeff Maisey Adam Applegate, a relative newcomer to the world of craft beer, ventures off to a grocery store to purchase some brews to bring to a gathering of friends. Applegate is immediately overwhelmed by the selection of beer on the shelves of the...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 9, 2015 | Brew News, Brewery Profiles, News
By Jeff Maisey Taking a cue from their neighbors just to the north in Nelson County (Brew Ridge Beer Trail), the eight breweries in the Roanoke Valley region have developed an official trail of their own. Dubbed Virginia’s Blue Ridge Beer Way with the catchy...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 26, 2015 | Brew News, Brewery Profiles, News
By Steve Deason The three Carney brothers have toured for over ten years as the psych-rock band Pontiak. Van says he and his brothers, Lain and Jennings, thought “wouldn’t it be cool once we have kids and aren’t hitting the road as much, to start a...