Filibuster bourbon

Filibuster bourbon

By Marisa Marsey Heading to Derby Day, my fancy races to mint juleps and the bourbon that braces them. (Of course, my fancy races to bourbon many a day, anyway). A good bet for those juleps – if you want to stay true to Virginia while toasting Kentucky – is...
Winning Big with Aloha State of Mind

Winning Big with Aloha State of Mind

(Matt Topping enjoys the taste of success — and Hawaii — at COVA Brewing Company.) By Jeff Maisey It’s a big deal to win an award — gold, silver or bronze — at the World Beer Cup competition. For a brewery to garner consecutive golds for the same entry is nothing...
New Realm Expands Virginia Beach Capacity

New Realm Expands Virginia Beach Capacity

By Jeff Maisey In 2018, New Realm Brewing Company acquired the gigantic, short-lived brewing facility of San Diego-based Green Flash Brewing Co. in Virginia Beach. The brewing capacity at that time was 40,000 barrels/year.  New Realm had only recently opened its...
Studly Brewing Opens with Home Run

Studly Brewing Opens with Home Run

Blake Edmunds has Studly Brewing Company on an early season winning streak   By Jeff Maisey Drinker up.  If you’re a baseball fan, chances are as good as the Astros winning another World Series you’re gonna love Chesapeake’s newest craft beer maker, Studly...