Taste of Spring – and BEER – at Tides Inn

Taste of Spring – and BEER – at Tides Inn

by | 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...
Real Ale Makes a Comeback

Real Ale Makes a Comeback

by | 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...
Treaty of Ghent Brewing

Treaty of Ghent Brewing

by | Jan 26, 2015 | Beer News, Drink

By Jeff Maisey The idea of a collaboration between O’Connor and Smartmouth has been brewing beneath the surface for some time. While each of these Norfolk-based craft breweries have collaborated multiple times on one-off, specialty beers with other local breweries as...
Get Ready to Savor the Sour at Beach Brewing

Get Ready to Savor the Sour at Beach Brewing

by | Jan 24, 2015 | Beer News, Drink

By Elizabeth Erschens & Diane Catanzaro   Pucker up people. Sour power will transform your mind as it tantalizes your tongue, as Beach Brewing enters the third dimension of brewing. While most people think of beers as one-dimensional (that dimension being...