by Jeff Maisey | Dec 12, 2019 | Beer News, Beer Reviews, Drink
Stock Ale Guinness Open Gate Brewery Baltimore, MD I’m a longtime fan of Guinness Extra Stout. It was one of the first European beers I tried back in the 1980s and remains a tried-and-true favorite. When in Ireland, it’s my go-to brew, along with Murphy’s. As...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 11, 2019 | News, News & Views
BY DIANE CATANZARO, CHRIS JONES, BRIAN KOSKI, JENNIFER MCDONALD & JEFF MAISEY For the second consecutive year, Benchtop Brewing Company took home Veer Magazine’s annual Golden Tap Local Beer Awards trophy, the award given to the brewery with the most...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 21, 2019 | News, News & Views
(Katherine Hines is President of Hoffman Beverage Company) By Jeff Maisey Teamwork. If you spend any time on the floor within Hoffman Beverage Company’s sprawling warehouse on South Military Highway in Chesapeake you’ll see it in action. Ask the guy driving a...
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 | Sep 6, 2018 | News, News & Views
By Jesse Scaccia O’Connor Brewing Company has long been known as an innovator and trailblazer. They were the first craft brewery to take up shop in south Hampton Roads, and next week they will be one of the first major brands in the Commonwealth to fully embrace the...