Devils Backbone Brewery in Nelson County will play host to the inaugural Brew Ridge Trail Music Festival on August 22. Not your typical beer fest, this live music festival will however feature great beers from “Brew Ridge Trail” members Starr Hill, Dev…

Capital Ale House has published the menu for its upcoming Allagash Brewing Beer Dinner with brewer Rob Tod. The lineup of beers is quite intriguing. The event will be held at the downtown Richmond Capital Ale House on August 12.Opening beer: Allagash W…

The folks at Devils Backbone Brewing Company are enjoying the harvest of their first crop of hops grown at the brewery. On Monday, brewer Jason Oliver and team were picking Cascade hops from the brewery’s garden. Nelson County Life has the story and ph…

If all goes according to plan, Virginia will soon gain yet another craft beer brewery. Wolf Hills Brewing Company is a new brewery in the works in Abingdon, Virginia. This small brewery has been in planning for about a year. Local permits are complete …

We were first introduced to Holy Brew Brewing Company at the Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest in June. On Thursday, Holy Brew founder Scott Kasper was interviewed on the Jerry Doyle show. Scott spoke on a number of topics, including how the name Holy …

Our neighbors in West Virginia should soon be seeing an expanded craft beer selection on their retailers’ shelves. The Charleston Gazette reports that in just three weeks since a new state law allowing higher alcohol craft beers to be sold in West Virg…

This weekend I finally had the opportunity to visit the Dogfish Head Alehouse in Falls Church, VA. Our party arrived at the restaurant mid-afternoon Sunday, and had the place almost to ourselves. We were promptly greeted, but needed some time to decide…

I admit it, I’m an unabashed iPhone fan. When I can combine my passion for good beer with that interest, well, it’s good. Not too long ago I told you about AleBoards. AleBoards is an application that lets you view the current beer chalkboards at the tw…

This time, Brooklyn Brewery representative Jason Gavin will be presenting at the Kenmore Inn in Fredericksburg on July 29. This will be a four-course dinner featuring five Brooklyn beers.Reception Beer: Brooklyn LagerFirst Course: Grilled Watermelon Sa…

While we’re quite fond of all of our local Virginia breweries and brewers, it’s also a thrill to welcome brewers from distant states when they visit Virginia. Just a few weeks ago we got to meet Garrett Oliver at a Brooklyn Brewery beer dinner right he…