by Jeff Maisey | Aug 21, 2019 | News, News & Views
(Katherine Hines is President of Hoffman Beverage Company) By Jeff Maisey Teamwork. If you spend any time on the floor within Hoffman Beverage Company’s sprawling warehouse on South Military Highway in Chesapeake you’ll see it in action. Ask the guy driving a...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 11, 2018 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey It’s been 10 years since Devils Backbone Brewing Company opened its well-known brewpub in rural Nelson County, and today the brewery is remembered as a trailblazer that helped raise the bar for all craft breweries in Virginia. “Looking back on my...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 23, 2016 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey A friend of mine, Steve Crandall, CEO of Devils Backbone Brewing Company, is certainly passionate about beer, but he’s equally engaged as an outdoorsman. The restoration and preservation of the Chesapeake Bay is something he and his wife Heidi feel is...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 18, 2016 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey When Gordon Biersch opened its brewpub in Virginia Beach Town Center ten years ago, a much need void was filled for consumers looking for freshly brewed beer in the resort city. Since then, of course, a sea change has occurred and the craft beer craze...