by Jeff Maisey | Feb 14, 2015 | Beer News, Drink
By Elizabeth Erschens Okay, class, raise your hands. Who knows what a real ale is? Until relatively recently, most people in this country wouldn’t have known the answer. The process of brewing real ale goes back to the origins of beer – some 6,000 years...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 26, 2015 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey The idea of a collaboration between O’Connor and Smartmouth has been brewing beneath the surface for some time. While each of these Norfolk-based craft breweries have collaborated multiple times on one-off, specialty beers with other local breweries as...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 24, 2015 | Beer News, Drink
By Elizabeth Erschens & Diane Catanzaro Pucker up people. Sour power will transform your mind as it tantalizes your tongue, as Beach Brewing enters the third dimension of brewing. While most people think of beers as one-dimensional (that dimension being...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 21, 2015 | Beer News, News, News & Views
RICHMOND, VA –The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild announced today that the Commonwealth is now home to over 100 craft breweries. This important milestone was celebrated at the Guild’s annual meeting and Craft Beer Caucus legislative reception, attended by over 150...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 8, 2014 | Beer News, Drink, News
By Jeff Maisey While Stone Brewing Company will likely bypass Norfolk and select Richmond or Columbus, Ohio as the site of its eastward expansion, there is a silver-lining. Though all three cities are finalists on the California craft brewery’s list, Columbus...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 1, 2014 | Beer News
By Jeff Maisey What’s new at St. George Brewing Company in Hampton? The short answer is pumpkin, honey and lemonade. Confused? Doesn’t sound like beer? Let me explain. In the craft beer world pumpkin brews have become the most popular seasonal product. While we...
