by Jeff Maisey | Oct 11, 2018 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey Ring, ring. Hello, this is Norfolk calling. Wait a minute, this is Norfolk — Norfolk, Virginia. At the beginning of August, Smartmouth Brewing Company president Porter Hardy IV was contacted by David Holliday, founding brewer and owner of Norfolk...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 22, 2018 | Beer News, Drink
BY JEFF MAISEY Nine breweries from Virginia, including Chesapeake’s Big Ugly Brewing Company, won medals at the 2018 Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado. Here are Virginia’s 2018 award winners. GOLD MEDAL Lost Rhino Brewing Co., Shooter McMunn’s,...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 19, 2018 | Beer News, Drink, Festivals, News
By Jeff Maisey If beer has a national — make that multi-national — holiday then surely it is Oktoberfest. Celebrations abound, including right here in Hampton Roads. So how did it all begin? Way back on October 12, 1810, King Ludwig I married Princess Terese of...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 25, 2018 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey It’s summertime. Most of Team Smartmouth’s starting lineup is batting like champs. There’s Alter Ego Saison, the team’s home run leader. Murphy’s Law Amber is good for an on-base hit every time at bat. Notch 9 Double IPA always scores with RBIs (and...
by Jeff Maisey | May 14, 2018 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeremy Bender This year’s 17th annual Virginia Beer Festival will feature three new beers that’ll be served to festival-goers sitting in on the Brew School, hosted by Virginia Craft Beer Magazine and Veer Magazine. During the three school sessions each team of...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 27, 2018 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey Remember those investment commercials with the slogan, “They make money the old fashioned way — they earn it”? Well, St. George Brewing Company should probably have a similar theme. Something like, “They make beer the ol’ fashioned way — they stick to...
