Oktoberfest 2025

Oktoberfest 2025

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...
Dessert Beers and Beer Desserts 

Dessert Beers and Beer Desserts 

Words by Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones Photo by Diane Catanzaro Beer, glorious beer. Is there anything beer can’t do? From appetizer, to main course, to dessert, beer has the culinary chops to enhance any part of your meal. Yet, beer is often overlooked for the...
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...
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...