by Jeff Maisey | Jul 31, 2015 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey The popular DoG Street Pub Craft Beer Festival has gotten a new name this year. Scheduled for Sunday, August 2 (12:30 PM to 5:00 PM), the event is now dubbed Whistle Belly and will be presented by The Juniors Woman’s Club of...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 28, 2015 | Beer News, Drink
By Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones Ah, life in the United States Navy, haze gray and underway. Periodically while afloat in a boat, the salty sailor gets a hankering for some salubrious suds. All that time at sea, and you can’t see a malted...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 17, 2015 | Drink, Wine & Spirits
By Jim Roberts According to Andrew Shand, a master distiller who worked in Scotland’s whisky industry for 35 years before moving to Virginia two years ago, the most important qualification in his trade is patience. “We always say: If you want gin or vodka, you order...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 7, 2015 | Drink, Festivals
By Jeff Maisey The scenic Tides Inn, known for its romantic location on the Chesapeake Bay for weddings and its world class marina, spa, golf course and restaurants, has decided to give ol’ man winter the boot and celebrate the full bloom of warmer weather with...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 14, 2015 | Beer News, Drink
By Elizabeth Erschens Okay, class, raise your hands. Who knows what a real ale is? Until relatively recently, most people in this country wouldn’t have known the answer. The process of brewing real ale goes back to the origins of beer – some 6,000 years...