by Jeff Maisey | Apr 4, 2018 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, French Five-Star General Denis Mercier recently joined Norfolk’s The Bold Mariner Brewing Company’s Michael Stacks and John O’Reilly in brewing Lafayette Lager. The French-style lager will debut at the...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 30, 2018 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey The Bold Mariner Brewing Company will open a satellite location in Ocean View at 1901 East Ocean View Avenue. The brewery will operate in a former Bank of the Commonwealth building. According to owner Michael Stacks, the brewery will open in late fall...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 15, 2018 | Beer News, Drink
O’Connor Brewing Co. claimed a gold medal, three silver medals and four bronze medals in the 2018 Dublin Craft Beer Cup; a global competition, which allows craft brewers to showcase their brews to have them rated, tasted and analyzed by an expert, international panel...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 23, 2017 | Beer News, Drink
Words by Chris Jones & Diane Catanzaro Photos by Diane Catanzaro The Amber Ox Public House in Williamsburg is a new brewpub that is in many ways a game-changer in Hampton Roads. Creative, seasonally-inspired cuisine, top-notch beers brewed on premises, guest...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 14, 2017 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey What better way for Smartmouth Brewing Company to complete 2017 – a year that marked its 5th anniversary and a year in which it won Best of Show at the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild annual Virginia Beer Cup competition – than with the highly anticipated...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 13, 2017 | Beer News, Drink, News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey Williamsburg-based Alewerks won Veer Magazine’s 2017 Golden Tap Award, unseating 3-time champ O’Connor Brewing Company. The competition this year was extremely close among the top four points-earning local breweries. While Alewerks took top honor with a...