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 | Oct 18, 2018 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger famously sings, “You can’t always get what you want/But if you try sometimes you might find/You get what you need.” And, sometimes, you get even more. Such is the case for the Virginia Beach craft brewers at Young...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 18, 2018 | Beer News, Drink
By Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones If you’ve lived in the Tidewater area for many years you’ve seen a lot of changes in the landscape. In days of yore most of Virginia Beach, where Chris spent his formative years, was farmland instead of suburban sprawl. Now...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 15, 2018 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey What better location to wage battle than at a military reservation. That’s where this year’s 757 Battle of the Beers will be held — Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach. Camp Pendleton was constructed in 1912 and served primarily as a riffle range for the...
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,...
