“In the past, we’ve marveled at how Herndon, VA’s Aslin Beer Company has been able to come up with so many new recipes (especially for New England Style IPAs). So, it caught our eye when they announced that they were adding a West Coast Style IPA to their small regular line-up …”
Read More“As we’ve said before, Winchester Ciderworks, just a few miles north of Winchester on Route 522, is cidermaker Stephen Schuurman’s attempt to replicate the ciders that he had in his native southeast England. No time is this description more true than with his 522 Blackcurrant …”
Read More“Along the Mediterranean coast … you'll find the city of Valencia -- a coastal city famous for its mix of past and present. You'll find futuristic buildings and ancient structures side-by-side. You'll also find the indigenous grape Monastrell (the Spanish word for Mourvèdre), farmed about 3,000 feet above seal level! …”
Read More“Three Notch’d has been brewing since 2013 … making this year its 10th anniversary year. In celebration, it has brewed this collaboration with New Belgium …”
Read More“With this brew, Charleston, SC’s Charles Towne Fermentory has caused us to ask the question that we hadn’t realized that we needed to ask — what actually is a ‘Golden Ale?’ …”
Read More“When importer Klaus Wittauer first tasted this wine, it was sitting in tank #26. ‘I want a lot of T26,’ he said, and the name stuck.”
Read More“For the Subtle Reference, Wild East has collaborated (and not for the first time) with “blocks away” Brooklyn neighbor, Threes Brewing. Founded in 2014, Hop Culture has called Threes “one of the best breweries in the country …”
Read More“Crooked Run has reached out both to Brooklyn’s Wild East Brewing Company and to Wheatland Spring in Waterford, VA to make a more elaborate corn lager than you could ever imagine …”
Read More“… a bright, clean rosado that sports just enough acid to act as a springboard for the berry fruit to launch …”
Read MoreÎle de Beauté ("Beautiful Isle) is the name of the IGP (Indication Géographique Protégée) region covering the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. There, Reine de la Ville uses Pinot Noir …
Read More“Burlington, VT’s Zero Gravity kicks out this light, zippy, hazy IPA for the summer, straining the edge of what we expect from a New England Style IPA. Spoiler! Their special trick is their dedicated use of cryo-hopping …”
Read More“We love a good sour, which can be painful, ‘cause good sours can be hard to find. Thankfully, Hermit Thrush Brewery in Battleboro, VT loves good sours even more than we do …”
Read More“This mead is a winter holiday release for Roanoke’s Atheling Meadworks, but unfortunately it didn’t make it onto our radar at that time. We wondered at getting it “out of season,” but boy (!), are we glad we did …”
Read More“So far, all the beers that we’ve had from Interboro have swung towards being crisp, light-bodied, and refreshing. The Memory Lane is no different. In fact, it’s more like a doubling down …”
Read More“We have had meads from Blacksnake Meadery in our shop for years and have been fans of them for just as long. All that time we have been chilling them down, drinking them that way, and recommending that customers do the same thing. Well … “
Read More“The Citra hop is one of the most popular hops in the American craft beer world … Not only does it pair well with other hops like Galaxy, El Dorado, and its Hop Breeding sibling, Mosaic, it’s also strong enough to solo an ale. As proof, Charlotte NC’s Resident Culture Brewing Company features Citra here in its single-hop IPA series, Forever Alone …”
Read More“The Smoke & Dagger wins points for having one of the cleverest rauchbier (“smoke beer”) plays-on-words and even more points for being so tasty …”
Read More“For the past few years, New England Style IPAs have been all the rage. Though they and their other hazy hop cousins still dominate the market, we’re seeing a fade in the furious ardor they formerly fomented. With the power of a pendulum’s swing, some folks desire that old-style West Coast love if only for variety’s sake. Well, Väsen Brewing Company, in Richmond, who’ve made their name worshipping at the Altar of the Haze have heard you …”
Read More“Lost Boy Cider in Alexandria, VA has been running their Explorer Series since at least 2021. The wackiest thing we’ve seen on it is a cider with cucumber and pickling spices. They called it the Gherkin. Awesome. They have not been as adventurous for this latest installment, choosing, instead, some old cider favorites …”
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