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 | Jul 25, 2018 | Drink, News
By Michael Curry Joining the ever growing number of craft breweries in the region, Sly Clyde’s Ciderworks in Phoebus is totally unique, becoming the first brewery making only cider — not the juice to be found on the shelves of the grocery store but the delicious...
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...
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...
