by Jeff Maisey | Mar 1, 2020 | Beer News, Drink
(Penny & Kevin O’Connor in February 2020. Photo by Jeff Maisey) By Jeff Maisey A little luck of the Irish and a determined can-do attitude on St Patrick’s Day 2010 got O’Connor Brewing Company up and running with its first batch of beer. In our mid-March 2010...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 25, 2018 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey It’s summertime. Most of Team Smartmouth’s starting lineup is batting like champs. There’s Alter Ego Saison, the team’s home run leader. Murphy’s Law Amber is good for an on-base hit every time at bat. Notch 9 Double IPA always scores with RBIs (and...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 16, 2018 | News, News & Views
By Annie Tobey Mike Isley has mastered the art of riding the waves with his eponymous brewery, so it’s only fitting that his second brewery will open in Virginia Beach. Isley Brewing Co. opened in October 2013 in Richmond’s Scott’s Addition (before Scott’s Addition...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 23, 2017 | Beer News, Drink
Words by Chris Jones & Diane Catanzaro Photos by Diane Catanzaro The Amber Ox Public House in Williamsburg is a new brewpub that is in many ways a game-changer in Hampton Roads. Creative, seasonally-inspired cuisine, top-notch beers brewed on premises, guest...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 20, 2016 | News, News & Views
Smartmouth Brewing Co., a craft brewery located in the Chelsea neighborhood in Norfolk, Virginia, will open a second location at 313 32nd St in Virginia Beach in the fall of 2017. Located in a former post office, the fully-renovated space will house a small-batch...
