by Jeff Maisey | Mar 15, 2019 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey For just over one week in late February, Norfolk-based Smartmouth Brewing Company’s limited release Saturday Morning IPA with marshmallows was the most famous beer in America. Talk about going viral: national media outlets always looking for bizarre...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 15, 2019 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey Several independent craft breweries from Virginia traveled across the pond in late February to test the waters and taste buds on consumers and pub owners during the Craft Beer Rising event at the Old Truman Brewery London, England. Craft Beer Rising is...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 20, 2019 | Drink, Food, Restaurant News
By Jeff Maisey Five years ago, Barbara and Joe Curtis opened what was only the second brewpub in Hampton Roads. Their decision proved insightful given the ever-expanding cast of breweries in the region. At the time, nationally-known Gordon Biersch operated a...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 20, 2019 | Drink, Food, Restaurant News
Words by Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones Photos by Diane Catanzaro Picture this: You’re sitting at a long table with thirteen new best friends in a well-lit room, the ceiling festooned with blue and white checkerboard banners from the Paulaner Brewery in Munchen...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 14, 2019 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey O’Connor Brewing Company will unveil its ultra-clean, Helles-style lager dubbed Proper Lager on Saturday, February 16 with a party that includes music from The Janks (4:30 PM) and Mosquito Cabaret (7 PM). Proper Lager will replace the brewery’s R&R...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 2, 2019 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey Virginia’s Eastern Shore has long been known for its bountiful harvest yielded from the endless fields of potatoes, watermelons, soybeans, corn, and other vegetables as well as the freshest seafood found anywhere — especially oysters. In the past...
