We asked and you responded with thousands of votes cast over 10 days. Thank you. Now, without further delay, we present the results of the Favorite Things Reader’s Poll 2023. Or before you jump in, you can take a look back at last year's results HERE. 👋 Also, if you...
Pumpkin beers inspire mixed feelings across the wide spectrum of American beer drinkers: disgust, confusion, joy, ambivalence, and others mix and pile upon each other, much like the nearly identical pumpkin beers do, sitting upon the shelves of any local purveyor of fine alcoholic beverages. Pumpkin beers inspire mixed feelings across the wide...
Get ready to party like an old-school German, because Capital Ale House will be holding their 11th annual Oktoberfest this Saturday, and you are all invited! Get ready to party like an old-school German, because Capital Ale House will be holding their 11th annual Oktoberfest this Saturday, and you are all invited! "Each year, we aim to offer...
Stone Brewing Co. is on the hunt for a new factory east of the Mississippi and RVA is one of a few cities they are considering - and that list of cities may have just gotten a little shorter. Stone Brewing Co. is on the hunt for a new factory east of the Mississippi and RVA is one of a few cities they are considering - and that list of cities may...
Dust off your lederhosen... and your running shoes! On September 13, Center of the Universe Brewing Company will host its inaugural Oktoberfest and Das Bier Run in Ashland, Virginia. Dust off your lederhosen... and your running shoes! On September 13, Center of the Universe Brewing Company will host its inaugural Oktoberfest and Das Bier Run in...
One of my favorite things about being a writer for RVA Mag are the local businesses and people that we get to meet and talk to around the city. One of my favorite things in general, is beer. One of my favorite things about being a writer for RVA Mag are the local businesses and people that we get to meet and talk to around the city. One of my...
Craft beer fans of RVA, you're going to want to find an excuse to get out of work early today! We've been hearing for a while about how Mekong was building a brewpub specializing in the craft beer this Viethamese restaurant has become famous for--and now it has come to pass. Starting at 4 PM today, The Answer brewpub will hold its Grand Opening!...
After driving all the way up the seemingly steepest mountain in all of Virginia, the craft-brew fanatics of Virginia’s Craft Brewers Festival arrived at th After driving all the way up the seemingly steepest mountain in all of Virginia, the craft-brew fanatics of Virginia’s Craft Brewers Festival arrived at their destination: Devil’s Backbone...
The Virginia Craft Brewers Festival is taking place at Devil’s Backbone Brewery in Nelson County for the third year this coming Saturday, August 23. With over 50 breweries entered into the competition and 222 beers in the running for Best in Show and other categories, this year promises to live up to the past years and then some. The Virginia...
The weather may be cooler than usual for the dog days of summer in RVA, but it is undeniably still August. Walk into your corner store, however, and you’d be forgiven for wondering if your calendar were wrong. Yes, that is pumpkin beer sitting on the shelf for sale. The weather may be cooler than usual for the dog days of summer in RVA, but it is...
