Virginia Breweries Score 8 Awards at 2023 Great American Beer Festival
Virginia Craft Beer Magazine
by Jeff Maisey
6M ago
The 2023 Great American Beer Festival awards results are in and independent craft breweries from Virginia took home 8 medals. Here are the medalists from VA. GOLD Bear Chase Brewing Co., Kodiak Kolsch, German-Style Koelsch Barley Naked Brewing Co., Rock Hill Irish red, Irish-Style Red Ale Vibrissa Beer, Scout, Sweet Stout or Cream Stout Port City Brewing Co., Oktoberfest, Vienna-Style Lager   SILVER Blue Mountain Barrel House, Passionfruit on Acid, Fruited-Wood/Barrel-Aged Sour   BRONZE Bear Chase Brewing Co., Buttons the Bear, Oatmeal Stout Great American Restaurants – Sweetwater Ta ..read more
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Benchtop Wins Coveted Best in Show
Virginia Craft Beer Magazine
by Jeff Maisey
6M ago
(Benchtop Brewing Company wins 2023 Virginia Craft Beer Cup) By Jeff Maisey Independent craft breweries from the Hampton Roads region had an impressive showing at the 2023 Virginia Craft Beer Cup Awards ceremony by sweeping the Best in Show category reflecting the top three overall beer entries. Norfolk’s Benchtop Brewing Company scored the top award with its Crimson Gaze. Alewerks and Billsburg — both from Williamsburg — rounded out the best trio in the Commonwealth.  “We’ve won a couple awards in the past with the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild, but nothing like this,” said a jubilant Eri ..read more
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Maui Strong in Northern Virginia
Virginia Craft Beer Magazine
by Jeff Maisey
6M ago
(Brew day at Ono Brewing. Photograph by Chuck Triplett) By Jefferson Evans  In early August people across the United States and around the world watched in dismay as brush fires driven by hurricane force winds became uncontrolled wildfires that did damage across Hawaii. Especially hard hit was the Maui town of Lãhainã, part of a historic district which once served as capitol of the Kingdom of Hawaii and which suffered major loss of life with many important structures destroyed or damaged.  Well known figures such as Oprah Winfrey, The Rock, Jason Momoa, Floyd Mayweather and others ha ..read more
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Richmond Breweries Get Booked
Virginia Craft Beer Magazine
by Jeff Maisey
6M ago
Annie Tobey has penned “100 Things To Do In Richmond Before You Die” and included Richmond’s craft beer scene in the list in the opening Food & Drink section. Among the breweries mentioned: The Answer, Ardent, Bingo, Final Gravity, Hardywood, Isley, Legend, Stone, Strangeways, Vasen, and Triple Crossing. The Richmond Beer Trail is #12 on the list. Other sections include Music & Entertainment, Culture & History, and Sports & Recreation. The soft back book is published by Reedy Press.  $18.  ..read more
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ODU Football Season Kicks Off with a Beer?
Virginia Craft Beer Magazine
by Jeff Maisey
6M ago
By Jeff Maisey The Old Dominion University Monarchs kicked off their 2023 football season with an addition to their rooster sure to please those pre-game tailgaters in the parking lots — ODU Golden Ale. In partnership with New Realm Brewing Company, the Monarch craft beer pours a golden yellow, features a light, citrusy and piney hop aroma, and incorporates Cascade and Idaho 7 hops. At just 4.5% ABV, it’s a perfect game day beer that consumers can enjoy over course of all four quarters. “I am thrilled with the beer we brewed together as the official craft beer partner of ODU,” said Mitch Steel ..read more
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Elation Wins Green Virginia Brewery of the Year
Virginia Craft Beer Magazine
by Jeff Maisey
1y ago
(Elation Brewing owner Kenny Van Hook (pictured center with hat) accepts the Green Brewery of the Year award in Virginia Beach.)  By Jeff Maisey  In late March, the Virginia Green Travel Alliance announced Norfolk’s Elation Brewing at the Green Brewery of the Year across the Commonwealth. The annual awards are presented to Virginia’s greenest tourism operators and partners for their outstanding commitments to sustainability and contributions to green tourism in Virginia.  “Our Virginia Green Travel Partners are conserving natural resources, engaging customers, and working to inc ..read more
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Studly Brewing Opens with Home Run
Virginia Craft Beer Magazine
by Jeff Maisey
1y ago
(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 Brewing Company.   Since Studly’s opening day in mid-December, local residents have been streaming in for a beer as good as the Great American Pastime itself. Everything inside and out of the brewery smacks of baseball. As you approach the opening gate (front door), you’ll notice a picnic table-like structure on the outdoor patio w ..read more
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Escape to Everleigh for Beer and Cider Too 
Virginia Craft Beer Magazine
by Jeff Maisey
1y ago
(A nice pour of Everleigh Vineyards & Brewing Company’s Precambrian Helles Lager. Photo courtesy of the brewery.)  By Jennifer Waldera In 2015, Barbara and Joe Evers planted vines on their vast land in beautiful Mineral, Virginia with eyes set on realizing their ambitions to produce top quality wine from grapes grown in Louisa County’s rich soil. Now, Everleigh Vineyards has expanded its homegrown family business to include the production of beer and cider. While the boutique winery had already been offering beers from other local breweries in its own unique, newly constructed two-sto ..read more
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1781 Puts Spotsylvania on the Beer Map
Virginia Craft Beer Magazine
by Jeff Maisey
1y ago
(Appalach Lager is 1781 Brewing’s flagship beer and was brewed in honor of the Germans who settled in the Appalachian mountains.)  By Jennifer Waldera Spring is the time of year for blossoming — the season’s name itself sparks mental images of renewed life and newness. Nearly six years ago, it was with exactly that kind of energy that 1781 Brewery came to life in Spotsylvania.  Wilderness Run Vineyards had been brought to life by Robert and Denise Pagan who transformed some of their farmland into rows of vines, eventually reaping the benefits from what they sowed in the form of wine ..read more
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Flower Power: Virginia breweries making room for blooms to craft unique brews
Virginia Craft Beer Magazine
by Jeff Maisey
1y ago
(Fine Creek head brewer Brian Mandeville with fresh chamomile) By Chris Cook If April showers bring May flowers, they also help Virginia brewers produce some unique brews across the Commonwealth. While the almighty hop is a flower itself and the undisputed king of the global beer market, Virginia’s craft breweries are pushing the boundaries of ex-beer-imentation with floral ingredients that in some cases come right from their own backyards. From the signature pink hues leached from hibiscus petals to the complex flavors and aromas imparted by chamomile and magnolia blossoms, Virginia beer is e ..read more
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