by Jeff Maisey | Sep 5, 2017 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey Shawn Fischer is the official “Ambassador of Beer” for Beach Ambassadors, a dedicated group of community-minded people in Virginia Beach who donate time and effort it raise money and awareness for those in need. Like these goodwill ambassadors, local...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 18, 2017 | Drink, Wine & Spirits
By Marisa Marsey Gucci, Ferrari, Lamborghini. To such sigh-inducing, lavish lifestyle names, Robert Dozier Jr., aims to add Néktar. And why not? While his business is based here in Hampton Roads, his ultra-premium, 100% natural liqueur comes from Italy, too. “Italy...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 8, 2017 | Beer News, Drink
By Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones Scott Krick and his friend Rob Hess used to always talk about beer. When their work in Portsmouth Naval Medical Center, Maryview Hospital, and the health care industry brought them together the conversation usually managed to wind...
by Jeff Maisey | May 14, 2017 | Drink, Wine & Spirits
By Jim Roberts Dead Reckoning Distillery draws its name from the method of navigation sailors use as a last resort. “It can be said that this method is about trusting your instincts,” the distillery’s website explains. “About trusting your gut.” It has probably...
by Jeff Maisey | May 3, 2017 | Beer News, Drink, Festivals
By Chris Jones & Diane Catanzaro It will be “ale hands on deck” Sunday May 7 at the Mariners’ Museum Beer Festival. YES it is on a Sunday, from 12 – 5. While there are lots of beer festivals that beckon like a bevy of suds-soaked sirens, there are some very good...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 27, 2017 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey Norfolk’s Bold Mariner Brewing Company recently joined forces with NATO Allied Command Transformation Chief of Staff Air Marshall Sir Graham Stacey of the United Kingdom to collaborate on a craft beer full of as much symbolism as tasty ingredients in...
