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publisher’s NOTE
PUBLISHER/EDITOR Jeff Maisey jeffmaisey@yahoo.com ADVERTISING/MARKETING Jennifer McDonald Brian Koski CREATIVE DIRECTOR Brenda Mihalko
Season’s Greetings, Seems like the proverbial Grinch tried to steal more than Christmas this year — more like the entire 2020 calendar after Valentine’s Day. But, one of the things I love about Virginia’s independent craft brewers is their tenacity and can-do spirit, and this work ethic, innovative and creative mindset in many ways “saved the day,” keeping thousands employed, bringing-in tax revenues for money-strapped localities, and gave consumers a reason to stay connected with some sense of normalcy. In this issue of Virginia Craft Beer Magazine, we share what we think were some of the highlights showcasing the resiliency of the craft beer industry in our Commonwealth. I like referring to Virginia as a Commonwealth for it is for the common good and common success that our breweries operate, whether through charitable giving or collaborating for a good cause as many did this year by brewing a Black Is Beautiful stout. And, speaking of thinking outside the cardboard box, writer Jennifer Waldera gives us a look inside the ingenious outdoor igloos deployed by Stable Craft Brewing as a fun, safe winterized experience for beer and cider-drinking visitors. Also, in this issue, Mustang Sally Brewing Company head brewer Bridgette Turner makes her debut as a columnist. She plans to be a regular contributor and we are grateful for her enthusiasm. Additionally, we share the illustrative rebranding initiative activated by one of Virginia’s oldest beer makers, St. George Brewing Company, while Trapezium’s James Frazier shares his company’s big 2021 plans, and writer Michael Jarvis pays Loudoun Brewing Company a visit and turns us on to what he discovered. In the back of each issue of this magazine, we include a listing of the breweries and cideries by region. Please make it a priority to patronize these businesses and take the opportunity to give the gift of craft beer, cider, and all the related merchandise this holiday season. Don’t be a Grinch. We wish you a merry, merry and hoppy New Year, Jeff Maisey Publisher/Editor -4-
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jefferson Evans Michael T. Jarvis Greg Kitsock Chuck Triplett Jennifer Waldera WEBMASTER Giorgio Valentini Copyright 2020 Ghent Media, Inc. Virginia Craft Beer Magazine is published bi-monthly by Ghent Media, Inc. PO Box 11147 Norfolk, VA 23517 For editorial inquiries: 757.237.2762 For advertising inquiries: 757.403.5852 jennifer.mcdonald@hotmail.com To subscribe: A one year subscription (6 issues) is $30. Make check payable to Virginia Craft Beer Magazine and send to: PO Box 11147 Norfolk, VA 23517 Please note if you would like to start with the current or upcoming issue.
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Crowlers in 3-packs have been popular at Hawksbill Brewing Company
Daytrippers Bring Record Sales to Hawksbill By Jeff Maisey
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awksbill Brewing Company in Luray,VA is so busy that they can’t keep up with the demand. They are getting a lot of trickle down from folks going to the Shenandoah National Park. “As the protocol relaxed to Phase 3, we did start seeing the out-of-town business come back in the late summer,” said Jim Turner, the brewery’s owner and brewer. “We saw a lot of folks daytripping or making short stays from Northern Virginia and the other metropolitan parts of Virginia. It was really encouraging and the business grew over those couple of months. Eventually, boosted by October’s incredible weather and our annual Oktoberfest, we ended up setting a monthly sales record for ourselves - our best ever.” Since Hawksbill Brewing Company opened in 2017, it has given new meaning to “local beer.” Its mission has been to exclusively — when possible — use local agricultural products, ranging from Luray-harvested hops and Page County-grown blackberries, in every batch of beer. Hawksbill brews on a 5-barrel system. Its regular rotation beer list features Shenandoah Sunrise Porter, Hooray for Luray IPA, Farmer’s Brown ale, Brown Cow Chocolate Milk Stout, and The Haymaker Cream Ale. When the pandemic struck Virginia, Hawksbill never shut down; it hunkered down. “After we caught our breath, we were able to take some proactive steps that helped us make it through — things like selling Crowlers curbside, and working outside of our taproom model by trying to organize deliveries,” Turner said. “We didn’t lay off staff either, but we had to cut hours a bit we’ve got everybody back now though.” During the early weeks of the pandemic, Hawksbill saw its revenues drop by 90%. Luray is a destination wedding venue and all of that business evaporated. As Virginians became adjusted to the new normal, which still includes travel restrictions, many people sought to stay -6-
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healthy by visiting in-state destinations in the mountains where crowds are minimal and the hiking, biking, camping, and canoeing are rejuvenating. And making a stop at a brewery was an absolute must, apparently. “When we started reopening, we had to step up production right away...inventory got really tight for a while there,” explained Jim Turner. “We ended one weekend with only four kegs left in the cooler. Fortunately, we had two batches (about 20 kegs) ready to keg that week before we re-opened. “We also did guest pours while we were getting our inventory back up to speed; we offered a couple of Alesation, Winchester, and Escutcheon brews to help tide us over while our inventory recovered. Like many small brewers, we did have some supply chain issues when production picked up: Crowler cans were scarce, and we even had some small delays in getting ingredients. That’s all pretty much resolved by now though.We’re going to make it through the winter and we’re looking forward to a great 2021.”
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Stable Craft Winterizes with Cool Igloos By Jennifer Waldera
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ituated on a peaceful 20 acres in Waynesboro, Hermitage Hill Farm and Stables is also home to Stable Craft Brewery, a welcoming spot offering craft brews, cider, and a farm to table style menu.While the brewery’s welcome may always be warm, owners Nikki and Craig Nargi realize that the weather sometimes may not be, and decided that for winter they would offer an alternative quasi-outdoor seating option that offers both the comfort of warmth and the safety that diners and drinkers are seeking during this time. With an eye towards creating a “four season brewery,” the couple opted to install six igloos that accommodate up to eight people on -8-
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the property, each furnished with a wood deck, outdoor carpet, lighting and electric, heaters, a table, and chairs. When you think about fall and winter, stouts and barrel aged beers immediately come to mind along with spiced or warm hard ciders.We evaluated all that our farm has to offer and what better way to embrace the season than by making it more interesting and fun? It’s supposed to be cold, so embrace the winter,” says Craig. Originally, the couple had intended to build small greenhouses to create a fun dining experience under the stars, but found a few issues with the shape. Reaching back to their resort experience, and talking with friends in England, New York, and Chicago, they
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adapted and installed the igloos. The igloos are clustered to create a festive appearance while also creating a serviceable environment alongside sidewalks for both guests and staff. The situation of the igloos is also intended to provide guests with inimitable views of the Blue Ridge mountains. While the igloos are outside, they are intended to provide a respite from the bitter cold of the winter months. “The igloos are vented for safe airflow which is both a benefit for Covid concerns and the table top heater.We have discovered by leaving the zippered door slightly open with the two vents that a chimney effect moves air through the igloo.” The igloos are also ideal for issues related to the pandemic and the Nargis have taken that consideration seriously. “The sanitizing aspects are many and often.We use sprayers with sanitizer and we also have a fogging machine that can be used which fills the igloo with sanitizer and we employ the use of a small fan when necessary to move air. Typically, we have really great cross breezes and the site for the igloos enjoys that air movement.We actually located the igloos near our smoker to “harvest the wind” or push smoke away from the main facility.” All of the igloos were purchased for the property along with a multitude of repair items to ensure the igloos are properly maintained. Meanwhile, the regular menu, all of Stable Craft’s beer and ciders, and a variety of wine selections from Cross Keys Vineyard are all available in the igloos, with dedicated wait service. There are also a multitude of seasonal beers and menu offerings for the winter. “Our chef has been consistently honing the menu to incorporate our beers and ciders. Brown sugar cured seared Faroe Island salmon filet over superfood greens and hickory smoked prime rib appear as specials throughout the season and desserts including molasses panna cotta and spent grain fruited bread pudding topped with cotton candy.” They’ve also recently released their Madriculous IPA and Robot Cowboy NEIPA which have been dominating their internal sales top ten charts, but they have other recommendations as well. “Be sure to try our Pilsner, a crisp, clean, floral traditional German lager. The cult following of our FUmpkin Ale with a redefined recipe has been plowing through our inventory.” Igloos can be rented now through the first week of March 2021 though Craig says that if there’s a good forecast for snow in early March, they’ll continue. Igloo reservations are for one hour and forty five minutes and reservations should be made on their site, www. stablecraftbrewing.com. To tune in to more news from Stable Craft Brewing, visit stablecraftbrewing.com or follow them on Facebook at https://www. facebook.com/stablecraftbrewing/ to see their new blog,“What’s Brewing with Isaac Peglow” in their new studio in the stable called the Hammered Horse Studio.
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2020 in Review By Staff
Beer to the rescue.
Lending a Hand Sanitizer
2020 has been a year like no other for Virginia’s independent craft breweries with the cloud of a global pandemic and Governormandated restrictions dominating. Still, the resourcefulness of the brewing community yielded many successful outcomes to the surprise of many. Here are some of the highlights.
In the early days of the pandemic,Virginia craft breweries rushed to the rescue to produce alcohol-based hand sanitizers and face masks after retail stores sold out with citizens panic buying and hoarding essential supplies such as disinfectants and rubber gloves.
Quick Thinking The Virginia Beer Company in Williamsburg was among the first breweries to make the decision to shut-down and other local breweries followed suit. Their main objective was to innovate and find ways to keep their staff employed. They implemented home delivery and curb-side service immediately.
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Reinventing the Beer Garden Breweries quickly responded to severe limitations placed on tasting room occupancy by — in some cases — dramatically expanding outdoor seating. Some, like Richbrau in Richmond, positioned tables and chairs to sidewalk and parking spaces in front of the brewery. Others such as Kindred Spirits Brewing Co and Elation Brewing took over adjacent parking lots. O’Connor Brewing Co in Norfolk expanded its existing outdoor bier garden by using a wall of kegs to protect patrons. Others erected tents, added seats, fire pits, and games to safely enhance the open air experience.
Black Is Beautiful Some 972-plus independent craft breweries across America and 19 countries signed up to participate in the awareness/ fundraising collaboration brew called Black is Beautiful. Virginia beer makers were eager to join in the cause including Main Line Brewery (RVA), House 6 Brewing Co (Ashburn), Front Royal Brewing Co (Front Royal), Smartmouth Brewing Co (Norfolk), Rocket Frog Brewing (Sterling), Alewerks (Williamsburg), Starr Hill Brewery (Crozet), Pleasure House Brewing (Virginia Beach), Ballad Brewing (Danville), Random Row Brewing (Charlottesville), O’Connor Brewing Co (Norfolk), and The Garage Brewery (Chesapeake). The collective beer, branding, and recipe are the idea of Marcus Baskerville, the head brewer/owner of Weathered Souls Brewing Company in San Antonio, Texas. Baskerville, who is African American, developed the 10% ABV Imperial Stout to “showcase the different shades and hues of black.” Participating breweries were invited to add their own twists to the recipe, which includes chocolate, black, and chocolate rye malts.
eiveR ni 0202 First Woman Elected VCBG Chair Janell Zurschmeide was elected Chair of the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild (VCBG) when its members convened for its annual Leadership Council meeting in Richmond. The selection made the Dirt Farm Brewing co-owner the first woman to head the Guild. “I’m definitely honored to serve in this position,” said Zurschmeide.“Since I got into this industry, in 2012, there are women all over this industry, whether they are owners, brewers, managers or servers.” “Dependable and dynamic servant leaders are how great trade associations are built,” said Brett Vassey,VCBG President & CEO. “We are fortunate that the 2020-2021 VCBG Leadership Council embodies those values.” VIRGINIACRAFTBEER.COM
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Virginia Craft Beer Cup Black Hoof Brewing Company became the first brewery from Northern Virginia to win the Virginia Craft Beer Cup when its Muzzle Loader Munich Dunkel was crowned Best in Show as the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild announced the 2020 winners on August 31 at Bon Secours Training Center in Richmond. It was held as a live, in-person event.
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The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild and Oozlefinch Beers & Blending held successful virtual beer festivals. Perhaps the most successful cyber event was the Beach Ambassadors’ 757 Battle of the Beers At Home Edition. Rather than cancel the annual charity fundraiser, 21 Hampton Roads breweries came together for a great cause. “The event was a surprise success in that it was virtual and it came after the initial Covid beer hoarding ended,” said organizer Shawn Fischer.“The fact that we shipped all over Virginia definitely helped with 45% of attendees coming from outside of the 757. We eclipsed our record haul by about $500. The charities benefiting: Hope House Foundation ($11,583), St. Mary’s ($11,583), Animal Aid Society ($5,291), Chesapeake Care ($5,291), and Summit Christian School ($1,000).
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Sixteen independent craft breweries from Virginia scored medals at the virtually-produced 34th Annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver in mid-October. In total, 1,720 breweries participated during this year’s virtual event and 273 metals were awarded across 91 categories. Skipping Rock Beer Co, with locations in Charlottesville and Staunton, was the best performer from Virginia, winning a gold for its Baltic Porter and its Amber Lager taking home a a bronze. The Virginia medalists are as follows: GOLD MEDAL O’Connor Brewing Co., ODIS, Category: Stout Lost Rhino Brewing Co, RhinO’fest, Category:Vienna-Style Lager Smartmouth Brewing Co, Safety Dance, Category: Kellerbier/ Zwickelbier Sweetwater Tavern Centerville, Crazy Jackass Ale, Category: Rye Beer Skipping Rock Beer Co, Baltic Porter, Category: International Dark Lager SILVER MEDAL Bear Chase Brewing Co, Kodiak Kolsch, Category: German-Style Kolsch Blue Mountain Brewery, Summer Lovin’, Category: English Ale
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Precarious Beer Project, Fortune & Glory, Category: Bohemianstyle Pilsener Rocket Frog Brewing Co,Wallops Island, Category: American-Style Brown Ale
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i 0202 BRONZE MEDAL Big Ugly Brewing, Steady As She Gose - POG, Category: Contemporary Gose Old Bust Head Brewing Co,Vixen, Category: Irish Red Ale Beale’s, Plumpricot, Category: Specialty Berliner-Style Weisse Barley Naked Brewing Co, Irish Prenup, Category: Sweet Stout/ Cream Stout Port City Brewing Co., Oktoberfest, Category:Vienna-Style Lager Random Row Brewing Co, Mosaic Pale Ale, Category: Juicy/Hazy Pale Ale Skipping Rock Beer Co., Amber Lager, Category: Amber American Lager
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Digging Into the IPA Hops By Bridgette Turner
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itra, Centennial, El Dorado, Simcoe, Mosaic...IPA lovers and craft beer professionals know these hops better than they know their email passwords. IPAs are here to stay, and while the genre has shifted throughout the years, hops have always been at the forefront of the style. The history of IPA is common knowledge nowadays. Centuries ago, British brewers realized that hops have a preservative quality, protecting beer from contaminates and bacteria. Romantic folklore claims that beer was safer to drink than water. On the long road to India, brewers packed beer with hops to endure the long journeys. IPA=India Pale Ale. It’s important to acknowledge this history lesson, but the story doesn’t end there. IPAs are constantly evolving. One thing remains constant though. IPAs have lots of hops. In today’s market, two versions of IPA reign supreme. The West Coast IPA and the New England IPA. Both variations are vastly different from their English IPA predecessor and have become the standard for American brewers. The West Coast IPA appeared first on the beer timeline, and drinkers recognize it by its bitter backbone, piney and resinous aroma, and transparent clarity.West Coast IPAs finish quite dry, and favored hops include Cascade, Chinook, Centennial, and Simcoe.When super bitter IPAs were the rage, everyone brewed “pallet-wreckers,” and tried to hit crazy high IBUs. Eventually, - 16 -
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super bitter IPAs were abandoned in favor of a more subtle balance of hop bitterness and aroma. Pliny the Elder is a perfect representation of today’s successful West Coast IPA and should be mandatory drinking for craft beer newbies. Fast forward a couple decades and enter Heady Topper. This Vermont IPA was a key player in the popularization of New England IPAs. In contrast to their West Coast cousins, NEIPAs are easily distinguishable by their hazy appearance. Bitterness is minimal or nonexistent. They have a soft mouthfeel and finish with full body and an unmistakable sweetness. Dry hop additions rule the style and they’re reminiscent of pineapple, mango, peach, apricot, orange, and lime. Favorites include Citra, Amarillo, El Dorado, Galaxy, and Mosaic. Change is hard, and regarding IPAs, changes have been controversial. Everyone has an opinion about the stylistic changes
of IPAs, but luckily for beer science nerds, these changes have led to tangible, quantifiable results about hops. Some of the most notable advances in hop science derive from the development of new school IPAs. Standard beer education states that bittering hops are added at the beginning of the boil. The alpha acids in hops isomerize, releasing oils that impart bitterness. Halfway into the boil brewers add flavor hops, and aroma hops are added at flameout or whirlpool. This old school mindset of alpha acid utilization isn’t particularly accurate in today’s landscape. Recent developments in brewing equipment, processes, yeast, grain, and water chemistry all affect hops’ role in beer. In the case of NEIPAs, brewers have learned countless hop science lessons. The theory of isomerization occurring at exact times and temperatures went out the window. Alpha acids impart their
bitterness all along the process. This realization obliterated mid-boil hop additions. Those hops just become more bittering hops. Since NEIPAs require low to zero bitterness, it’s not uncommon for brewers to abandon boil hop additions all together. Boil hops are for West Coast IPAs. Aside from debunking isomerization theories, NEIPAs also exposed several lessons in dry hopping. Most brewers are familiar with biotransformation and they fear hop volcanos. Dry hopping is a double-edged sword with pros and cons. Some brewers opt to dry hop during active fermentation, making use of biotransformation. In laymen’s terms, biotransformation occurs while introducing dry hops to actively fermenting yeast. The hops make the yeast excited and they do a little dance. The yeast grabs ahold of the hops and pulls them to top of the tank while eating up all the sugar. This results in natural circulation within the tank and enhances aroma. The major con of this method is opening a tank of partially fermented beer/ wort which is extremely susceptible to bacterial contamination. Dry hopping is not a quick process. A tank could be open to the elements for 10-30 minutes, and a single failure in sanitation procedures could destroy the beer. The other dry hopping method is performed after fermentation is complete. The con in this case is the dreaded hop volcano. Fermentation creates alcohol as well as CO2, and CO2 creates nucleation sites within the liquid.When hops are introduced to finished beer, they agitate the nucleation sites, and CO2 is released from solution. Envision Mentos in a Coke bottle. Or, Google hop volcano.Without the proper procedures in place, dry hopping finished beer can be dangerous and very messy. Finished beer is also in danger of oxidation while dry hopping an open vessel. The effects of dry hop additions do not end at the fermenter. Hop creep is in the secondary stages of research, and brewers are starting to develop protocols for the phenomenon. Hop creep occurs when dry hops interact with residual, leftover yeast. Research appears to show that alpha and beta amylase in hops can degrade dextrins and allow further yeast consumption of previously unfermentable sugars. This delayed fermentation can result in diacetyl production, increased ABV, increased carbonation, and exploding cans. Another phenomenon, which is on the cusp of useful data, is the relationship between dry hopping and pH. Traditional brewing education states that the pH of finished beer should be approximately 4.2-4.5.Yet, any brewer taking daily readings can tell you that pH spikes after dry hopping. Dry hopped beers often finish at 4.8-5.0. Since acidity plays an important role in long term shelf stability, this data is concerning for production brewers.What are the implications? Can it be avoided? Will DDH NEIPA hazy bois fall out of favor before we get answers? In the end, one of the best parts of craft beer is examining history, embracing change, and enjoying our unanswered questions. Whether you prefer English,West Coast, or New England IPAs, one thing is certain...hops are the coolest. *Special Credit given to Michelle McHugh - QAQC Specialist/ Barrel Wrangler at Union Craft Brewing Company, Pamela Bushey - Hopslinger/Office Manager at Hop Havoc, and Bobby Faithful – Brewing Education Program Manager at the University of Richmond. Bridgette Turner is head brewer at Mustang Sally Brewing Company in Chantilly,Virginia. VIRGINIACRAFTBEER.COM
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The Rebranding of St. George Beer By Jeff Maisey
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nights, castles, dragons — oh my. I’ve always been drawn to the imagery, symbolism and concept of St. George Brewing Company in Hampton. From the prominent red cross on white background crest of St George and the weaponry of Medieval British warfare to the traditional styles of beers deployed to the frontline supermarket shelves like Nut Brown Ale, Porter, and English IPA, this craft brewery speaks to my soul. Perhaps it is in my blood — primarily English and Scottish DNA — or because when I was a child, while the other kids in the neighborhood were playing with green plastic army men or cowboys and Indians, I positioned silver-colored knights within a model castle encircled by barbaric Viking figurines armed with axes and spears. Either way, I “get it.” As legend would have it, St. George was a third century Greekborn Roman army soldier who slayed a ferocious fire-breathing, venom-spewing dragon in Libya, championed good over evil, and was decapitated — martyred — in the year 303. St George’s mythic stature was inspiration for crusading English kings of the 12th century, and yet his acts of chivalry are revered in both the Muslim and Christian worlds. In Hampton, Virginia, he might as well be the patron saint of - 18 -
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traditional, quality beer. St. George Brewing Company is the oldest independent brewery in the 757 region, and, in fact, one of the longest operating in Virginia. Their motto: “Slaying ordinary beer since 1998.” St. George was founded by William “Bill” Spence Sr. and brewmaster Andy Rathmann. In those long ago days of the socalled second wave of craft beer’s post-Prohibition Renaissance, the goal was simply to produce a locally-brewed alternative to the big brewery lagers and market fresher beers than those imported from Europe. The beer styles, however, were hugely inspired by British ales and stouts, German lagers and wheats, Czech pilsners, and Irish red ales. Like all established breweries operating in an evolving and expanding craft beer culture, St. George Brewing Company thought long and hard on refreshing its brand. Other Virginia craft breweries had done so, including Legend Brewing Company (Richmond), Starr Hill Brewery (Crozet), Alewerks (Williamsburg), and O’Connor Brewing Company (Norfolk). The original St George labels adorning its bottled beers resembled symbols on cards for a fantasy board game like Dungeons & Dragons. “Starting out they were enamored with St George because
of their desire to make these great true-to-style German and Englishstyle beers, and kept the labels fairly simple,” explained Heather Gauthier, the brewery’s business and branding manager. “We were really one of the few breweries at the time; you’re talking 22 years ago when there wasn’t nearly the same competition level as there is now. They stuck with that theme and hadn’t changed that look.” Until now. When Heather Gauthier joined the creative team at St. George, led by Billy Spence Jr., plans were being made for a rebranding effort that reinforced the brewery’s Medieval theme while appealing to longtime loyal fans and attracting new consumers. This was designed, as Gauthier put it, “to keep us relevant and remind people why they loved out beers.” She continued, “When a scene
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becomes overwhelmed by so many breweries and consumers constantly looking for the new one, the ones that have been around a long time have to step it up a little bit and let people see something new so they remember who you are.” St. George Brewing turned to a familiar face for art direction. Brian “Glad” Thomas, who excels in fantasy, horror and superhero-like illustrations, and who had created some designs for coasters and other merchandise for the brewery, was commissioned to produce the new labels. The new look is minimal on color. Often consumers find limited release and seasonal products by craft breweries packaged in highly detailed design with a burst of color rivaling Fruit Loops cereal. Thomas chose black and white illustrated characters and forms and allowed the red cross of St George to pop and grab the attention of consumers’ eyes. For the brewery’s core flagship bottled beers such as the Golden Ale, Pilsner, Porter, and the newer Knight’s Lager (Vienna lager style), the shield with the St George logo is centered with a determined looking crusader knight grasping his broad sword. To the right of the shield is a menacing dragon preparing to pounce. These core beers are packaged in six-pack bottles and also included in the Dragon Pack, which gives new customers a fun opportunity to enjoy several styles — variety. Cans are new to St. George Brewing Company and the illustrations Brian Thomas created really hit the bullseye. The artwork is on a somewhat clear background wrap-around label that gives the entire can a sort of knight in shining armor appeal. Hop Sentry IPA, for example, features a very detailed illustration of an armed and fully armored guard gazing ahead from a lofty stone Watch Tower as an in-flight dragon appears to be flying away from the imaginary castle. The knight is draped in a red sleeveless top and his shield baring the image of a hop. For St. George’s multi-award-winning specialty beer, Honey Meade Lager, the featured art depicts giant honeybees swarming around an ancient straw-like hive perched upon a stone pillar in front of a wooden fence. The seasonal marzen known as the Oktoberfest beer is more celebratory with the extended arms of two armored knight’s hands thrusting their wooden mugs together — cheers — as beer sloshes over the top. The Slumbering Dragon Scotch Ale, as you might expect, features a sleeping dragon with smoke smoldering out of its nostrils as his body is coiled around what appears to be a discarded knight’s shield. Dragon’s Maiden Wit illustrates a blazing red-haired armored woman warrior preparing to do battle. The female character featured in the artwork was purposely chosen as a nod to brewer Marie Miller who developed the recipe for the summer seasonal white ale. “It was her first independent beer here,” said Heather Gauthier. “Her name on Instagram is actually Dragon Maiden so it’s sort of an ode to her.” According to Gauthier, the cans have become so popular with some fans of the brewery that they’ve become collector’s items, and that’s exactly what you want in a brand. Dragons, maidens, and knights — oh yeah. - 20 -
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p•r•o•f•i•l•e Trapezium brewmaster James Frazer is hardly singing the workingman’s blues.
James Frazer Feels Good About 2021 By Jeff Maisey
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egendary soul singer James Brown was famously referred to as the “hardest working man in show business.” I’d like to crown another James — James Frazer — as potentially the hardest working man in the beer business. Like the Godfather of Soul, Frazer is a musician at heart having fronted That Band with the Fat Kids in his hometown of Bedford, Virginia. After the band split, Frazer put his creative energy into a new project — homebrewing — and at warp speed accelerated his fluid knowledge, winning 26 competitions in 15 months. This led to an opportunity to compete in the Great American Beer Festival Pro-Am, and although his Black IPA didn’t win, an even better prize came calling. Dave McCormack, a historic property developer whose go-to brew at the time was Allagash White, heard the buzz of Frazer’s brewing prowess and requested a sample of his work. Frazer sent a white ale, and the rest was history in the making. In the summer of 2016, with James Frazer at the helm, Trapezium Brewing Company opened for business in Petersburg’s historic downtown district in a former bricked ice house. Frazer had never brewed commercially, so McCormack was essentially rolling the dice thinking James’ recipes were a good bet. He was right. “At Trapezium, we wanted to make quirky, approachable familiar beers,” explained Frazer. “We wanted to push some - 22 -
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boundaries but still make it taste like beer. We wanted to add different nuances and touches to beer to make it stand out and develop new processes.” A look at a recent Trapezium draft list includes Lucky 47 White Ale, Lucky 25 American Brown and Lucky 31 Mexican Lager, a 2018 gold medal winner at the Virginia Craft Brewers Cup (VCBC) competition. Awards, in fact, have been common for the brewery including a silver medal for its Chasing Ponies in the Wheat Beer category at the 2020 VCBC. McCormack and Frazer have made ambitious plans from dayone. A year after opening Trapezium to great fanfare, they unveiled Beale’s in quaint Bedford, Virginia featuring straightforward beers such as Beale’s Gold and Red IPA. Beale’s scored a bronze in the 2020 Great American Beer Festival virtual competition for its Plumpricot in the Specialty Berliner-style Weisse category. “I have several beers I was experimenting with that didn’t really fit the Trapezium brand,” said Frazer. “With that in mind, we had an opportunity to open another brand rather than opening up another Trapezium.” The beers of Beale’s are reflective of the traditional tastes of local residents and offers them a familiar yet fresher alternative to mass-
production lagers as a gateway to craft beer. In addition to Beale’s and Trapezium, Frazer and McCormack have had several other brands variations fermenting, and those will be launched in 2021 with physical locations in York County, the Church Hill neighborhood in Richmond, and in Amherst, Virginia. York County’s Department of Economic Development approached McCormack about the location on Route 17. It will mark the developer’s first ground-up brewery. “They wanted us to bring something of what we do to York,” said Frazer. “Initially, they wanted Trapezium, but we felt like the Beale’s brand was a better fit for York.” The York facility will resemble that of Beale’s in Bedford. “We’re going to take a lot of the art like the map on the wall and replicate that with the architecture,” Frazer shared.” The brewhouse will operate on a seven-barrel system with 15-barrel fermenters and lagering tanks. Though this is a second location for Beale’s, Frazer insists it will be unique. “Next year (2021), we are opening three breweries so I don’t want it to look like a franchise at all,” he said. “I want each brewery to have its own identity; its own specialty. It’s very important to me because we’re very creative people, and having different brands gives us the opportunity to explore beer more and grow our brand.” The true niche of Beale’s in York — thus far projected to open in July 2021 as Beale’s East, though the name may change — will be what Frazer describes as “new age lagers.” “With all the experimentation we’ve done, we’ve learned a bunch of tricks,” he said. “Lager is a style of beer that really hasn’t been explored much in the past 200-300 years. We’re going to be exploring different types of lagering styles.” In Amherst, Virginia, Camp Trapezium will focus on Belgian-style beers including Flemish reds as well as a farm-to-glass approach using only local ingredients and a spontaneous cool ship. “That’ll be a 100% oak fermentation facility,” shared Frazer. “That should open in the spring.” From Amherst to Richmond, Frazer will shift gears to operating a Belgian-style blending house in the Church Hill section of the capital city tentatively called 93 by Trapezium. The building is a former Masonic Lodge (520 N. 25th St) purchased by McCormack’s Waukeshaw Development company for $950,000 with an expected $500,000 in addition spent on build-out. Conceptually, the facility to pay homage to traditional Belgian blenderies, a growing trend in America. “I’m building a tanker truck to transport finished beer but not carbonated beer to Church Hill from Trapezium,” Frazer said of the process. “From there, we’ll pump it out, fill our barrels with lagers, stout, and porter and even inoculate to get some mixed culture going on.” Once the beers inoculate, the liquids will be blended similarly as they are done in Belgium. Frazer plans to bring back some ancient beer styles based on his extensive research, a sort of Jurassic Park laboratory of beer. “It’s kind of taking what we do at Trapezium and kind of deconstructing it and elevating it at the same time,” Frazer said, “while paying homage to tradition in Belgium and them Americanizing it with different styles. Richmond has a very talented brew scene right now and we want to compliment it with something different.” As for the look of 93: “It’s like where would Black Sabbath go after a gig in 1972? I want it to be like that type of vibe. The darker side of Trapezium.” VIRGINIACRAFTBEER.COM
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Beer is Food at Loudoun Brewing Company By Michael T. Jarvis
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he booming success of Loudoun Brewing Company in Leesburg parallels its larger-than-life owner, Phil Fust. Despite very limited experience as a brewer, Fust and his then-fiancé Shannon took over Loudoun Brewing Company on St. Patrick’s Day in 2017. His sister Linda would join them shortly after. “I was planning a brewery, more like the farm brewery model,” Fust explains. “At the time, B Chord Brewing Company was getting pushback from all its neighbors, so we hit the pause button. I then volunteered to help with the newly opened Loudoun Brewing Company. Three months or so later, I was doing all the brewing. I had made a couple of batches of beer with friends and their home brewing kits. I started gathering parts and buying stuff off the internet.” The whole quick progression -- from building decks at the brewery, to brewing the beer, to owning the operation – seems almost normal to Fust. “I had planned to be a chef when I was young, so I guess, in some ways, I am. After all, beer is food.
A delicious beer to go with any food item. Photo courtesy of Loudoun Brewing Company.
Food is brewed. I had cooked for a long, long time. It helped a lot, knowing time, temperature and materials and ingredients. I transferred all that into learning -- very mechanically -- how to brew beer. Now, I have several years of brewing behind me and hundreds and hundreds of batches brewed.” The hundreds of regulars at Loudoun Brewing Company are grateful for Fust’s career change. Located at the crest of Leesburg, where East Market Street splits Mom’s Apple Pie Bakery and the regal George Marshall International Center, the brewery is a welcoming place with a wide assortment of beers. Several new beers pop up on the menu every week thanks to Fust’s 300-plus book of recipes. Last year, Loudoun Brewing jumped to a four-barrel brewing system without skipping a beat. It has perfected its Charisma wine beer, a 10 percent alcohol that tastes much smoother than most higher octane beers. “It is the largest infusion of juice we’ve done so 15 percent of the fermentable is grape juice,” says Fust, who is enthusiastically surprised by his latest
batch. “You think you know what is going to happen and it turns out better than you thought!” The brewery is also synonymous with the United Soccer League’s local professional team, Loudoun United, thanks to the fabulous Unified golden ale beer. The beer sells out at Loudoun Brewing almost as fast as it is made. Fust credits his success to both customers and his family. “We talk beer enough with our customers that we often collaborate with them. Our most awesome blueberry Saison happened like that. Stefan Ahalt has a blueberry tree! That is also how the crab apple beer concept landed: Mercy and Greg Kelly found the crab apples, which are tough to find.” Despite all of his recipes with unusual ingredients, Fust says he has buried only one beer recipe that didn’t work. “The acorn bourbon barrel porter will not return. Ever! Way too much effort in acorns. They were boiled and roasted. I will probably never do that beer again. We have some fan favorites that we try to repeat, but it’s never guaranteed.” Fust, who was born in Fayetteville, North
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Carolina, says his father’s military career meant moving every few years, mostly along the Mid-Atlantic. In many ways, Fust says, the nomadic childhood prepared him for the hospitality industry. “You learn to make friends, or you have none. The social part of the beer industry falls right into my lap. I want everyone that comes in to be my friend. I like to have fun.” The brewery is clearly a family affair, Fust says. “My lovely wife Shannon is both owner and a supporter of the craft beer industry. She is inspirational and supportive. Linda Callagy, my sister, works almost daily. I could not do what I do without both of them. Our niece Allison Doiron and nephew Jude Doiron currently pour beer for us. Shannon’s sister Kellie Gearhart has done the art for many of our labels as has Alaina Doiron. My nephew Jordan Fust did the label for Oh My Darlin Clementine IPA. We plan to have a batch soon for Christmas time.” Fust also gives credit to his competitors, which he calls collaborators. “There’s a great community of beer around here, everyone has done a lot to help us out,
Black Hoof, Ocelot, we partnered with Walsh Wine.” He also gives props to Barnhouse Brewery. Outside of the Loudon Brewery, Fust is a local hero to many who oppose the lengthy overreaching regulatory arms of the Town of Leesburg. Early on, Fust went to bat for food trucks who battled with the town over permitting. “It took nine months for the town to figure out that trucks need permits and a safety code,” he says. When the town told Loudoun Brewing they couldn’t have a permanent outdoor stage, Fust acquired a hay wagon for $400 that is now a nonpermanent “mobile” stage/bandwagon. “You have to think on your feet,” he says. “We were initially arguing over parking spaces in the time of Lyft and Covid! I found out if you have a high top table, it just doesn’t require any parking spaces!” His latest discussions with the town also seem puzzling. “We got a permit to put up a tent, but you are not allowed to put sides up! What the hell does that do? If I put some heaters in, I might as well heat the whole town.” It would be easy to discount Fust as a
curmudgeon but his repeated charitable acts speak louder than words. One event, Kegs for Eggs, raised $5,000 for ovarian cancer treatment and awareness. He also has been the licensee for massive street parties and provided deeply discounted beer at countless charities. While the Covid outbreak has temporarily postponed multiple airport soirees, garden festivals and other charity events, Loudoun Brewing is working to provide discounted beer at other upcoming events and with the neighboring George C. Marshall International Center. When asked about his charity work, Fust has a simple explanation: “By being friendly, people learn of the brewery.” Loudoun County Brewing 310 E. Market Street Leesburg, VA 20176 571-223-6097 Open Monday-Friday 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday Noon to 9 p.m. Sunday Noon to 7 p.m.
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Canon & Draw Brewing Company
1529 West Main Street, Richmond canonanddraw.beer
Castleburg Brewery & Taproom 1626 Owenby Lane, Richmond 23220 804.353.1256 • castleburgbrewery.com
Center of the Universe Brewing Company
11293 Air Park Road, Ashland 804.368.0299 • cotubrewing.com
Champion Brewing Co.
324 6th Street, Charlottesville 434.295.2739 championbrewingcompany.com
Colonial Beach Brewing
215C Washington Avenue, Colonial Beach 540.226.2114 colonialbeachbrewing.com
APPALACHIA Busted Still Brewing Company 185 Homeplace Drive, Gate City 276.210.6038
Lonesome Pine Brewing Company 15 East Main Street, Lebanon 276.274.3697
Painted Peak Brewing Company
River Company Brewery
6633 Viscoe Road, Radford (Fairlawn) 540.633.3940 therivercompanybrewery.com
Cooling Pond Brewery
4411 Zachary Taylor Highway, Mineral
Crazy Rooster Brewing Company
Main Line Brewery
1603 Ownby Lane, Richmond 804-387-9670
Midnight Brewery
2410 Granite Ridge Road, Rockville 804.356.9379 • midnight-brewery.com
Mt. Ida Reserve Tasting Room & Taphouse. 5600 Moonlight Drive, Scottsville 434.286.4282 • mountidareserve.com
Origin Beer Lab
106 S. Railroad Avenue, Ashland 804.368.0299 facebook.com/originbeerlab
Pro Re Nata Farm Brewery
6135 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet 434.823.4878 • prnbrewery.com
Random Row Brewing Company 608 Preston Avenue, Charlottesville 434.284.8466 • randomrow.com
Reason Beer Co.
1560 Oakbridge Drive, Powhatan 804.464.2958 • crazyroosterbrewing.com
1180 Seminole Trail, #290, Charlottesville reasonbeer.com
3060 Riner Road, Christiansburg 540.835.3395 Sinklandfarmsbrewery.com
Decipher Brewing
Richbrau Brewing Co.
Studio Brew
Devils Backbone Brewing Company - Basecamp
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
Dogtown Brewing Co.
Rockfish Brewing Co.
Sinkland Farms Brewery
221 Moore Street, Bristol studiobrew.net
State Street Brewing
1740 Broadway Street, Charlottesville 434.995.5777
200 Mosbys Run, Roseland 434.361.1001 • dbbrewingcompany.com
5 South 20th Street, Richmond richbraubrewing.com
11800 W. Broad Street, Richmond 804-237-1684 • rockbottom.com
386 Main Street, Tazewell 276.980.7325 paintedpeakbrewing.com
801 State Street, Bristol 276.644.3380 • statestreetbrewing.com
Sugar Hill Brewing Company
350 Park Street, Abingdon 303.5508762 wolfhillsbrewing.com
Extra Billy’s
Selvedge Brewing
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Final Gravity Brewing Company
Shotwell Run Brewing Company
7 Dogs Brewpub
Antioch Brewing Company
Fine Creek Brewing Company
Skipping Rock Beer Co.
Garden Grove Brewing and Urban Winery
South Street Brewery
16622 Broad Street, St. Paul 276.780.4397 • sugarhillbrewing.com
Wolf Hills Brewing Company
360 W. Spring Street, Wytheville 276.228.0994 • 7dogsbrewpubva.com
Palmyra 434.249.6727 • antiochbrews.com
Beliveau Farm Brewery
Apocalypse Ale Works
3899 Eakin Farm Road, Blacksburg 540.961.0505 • beliveaufarm.com
1257 Burnbridge Road, Forest 434.258.8761 • endofbadbeer.com
Bristol Station Brews & Taproom
Ardent Craft Ales
41 Piedmont Avenue, Bristol 276.608.1220 • bristolbrew.com
3200 W. Leigh Street, Richmond 804.359.1605 • ardentcraftales.com
Bull & Bones Brewhaus
Bald Top Brewing Co.
1470 S Main St., #120, Blacksburg 540.953.2855 • bullandbones.com
1830 Thrift Road, Madison 540.999.1830 • baldtopbrewing.com
Creek Bottom Brews
Basic City Beer Co-RVA
307 Meadow Street, Galax 276.236.BEER (2337) cbbrew.com
212 W. Sixth Street, Richmond 804.447.4735 • basiccitybeer.com
The Damascus Brewery
510 Grove Street, Bedford 540.583.5113 • bealesbeer.com
32173 Government Road, Damascus 540.314.2782 thedamascusbrewery.com
Eastern Divide Brewing Company
3175 Commerce Street, Blacksburg 540.577.6877 easterndivide.com
Moon Hollow Brewing Company
4237 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg 540.505.2293 moonhollowbrewing.com
Beale’s
Bingo Beer Co.
2900 West Broad Street, Richmond 804.386.0290 • bingorva.com
Black Narrows Brewing Company 4522 Chicken City Road, Chincoteague blacknarrowsbrewing.com
Blue Mountain Brewery
9519 Critzer Shop Road, Afton 540.456.8020 • bluemountainbrewery.com
1209 Hull Street, Richmond 804.724.2337 • dogtownbrewingco.com 1110 Alverser Dive, Midlothian 804.379.8727 • extrabillys.com 6118 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond 804.264.4808
2425 Robert E. Lee Road, Powhatan 804.372.9786 • finecreekbrewing.com
3445 W Cary Street, Richmond 804.338.6029 • gardengrovebrewing.com
820 Sanctuary Trail Drive, Richmond hardywood.com
Intermission Beer Co.
10089 Brook Road, Glen Allen 804.585.0405 • intermission.com
Isley Brewing Company
1715 Summit Avenue, Richmond 804.499.0721 • isleybrewingcompany.com
James River Brewery
561 Valley Street, Scottsville 434.286.7837 • jrbrewery.com
Kindred Spirits Brewing Company
12830 W. Creek Parkway, Goochland 804.708.0309 • kindredspiritsbrewing.com
Lickinghole Creek Farm Brewery
Rising Silo Brewing Company
Brewing Tree Beer Company
Loose Shoe Brewing Company
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9278 Rockfish Valley Hwy., Afton 540.381.0990
106 South Street, Charlottesville 434.293.6550 • southstreetbrewery.com
Starr Hill Beer Hall & Rooftop
Brasserie Saison
2351 Glade Road, Blacksburg 410.596.1200
414 Parkersburg Turnpike, Charlottesville skippingrockbeer.com
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery West Creek
1410 S. Main Street, Blacksburg 540.552.7000 facebook.com/leftysgrille
111 E. Main Street, Charlottesville 434.202.7027 • brasseriesaison.net
2585 S F T Valley Road, Etlan 540.923.4048 • bluequartzwinery.com
Starr Hill Brewery
2408 Ownby Lane, Richmond 804.420.2420 • hardywood.com
Legend Brewing Company
Right Mind Brewing Company
1837 Broadway Street, Charlottesville
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
Blue Mountain Barrel House
495 Cooperative Way, Arrington 434.263.4002 • bluemountainbarrel.com
900 Preston Avenue, Charlottesville 434.566.0969 • rockfishbrewcompany.com
321 W. Seventh Street, Richmond 804.232.3446 • legendbrewing.com 4100 Knolls Point Drive, Goochland 804.314.4380 • lickingholecreek.com
198 Ambriar Plaza, Amherst 434-941-7345 • looseshoebrewing.com
5391 Three Notch’d Road, Crozet 434.823.5671 • starrhill.com 3406 West Leigh Street, Richmond 804.912.1794 • starrhill.com
Starr Hill Lynchburg
1300 Main Street, Lynchburg starrhill.com
Steam Bell Beer Works
1717 E. Oak Lake Blvd., Midlothian 804.728.1876 • steambell.beer
Stone Brewing Company
4300 Williamsburg Avenue, Richmond 760.294.7899
Strangeways Brewing
2277 Dabney Road, Richmond 804.303.4336 • strangewaysbrewing.com
Strangeways Brewing RVA – Scott’s Addition
3110 West Leigh Street, Richmond 804.303.4336 • strangewaysbrewing.com
Tabol Brewing
704 Dawn Street, Richmond 804.303.5528 • tabolbrewing.com
Tap 29
154 Winery Lane, Leon 540.547.3707 tap29brew.com
The Answer Brewpub
Billsburg Brewery
Oozlefinch Beers & Blending
The Veil Brewing Company
Black Narrows Brewing Company
Pleasure House Brewing
6008 West Broad Street, Richmond theanswerbrewpub.com 1301 Roseneath Road, Richmond 804.355.58515 • theveilbrewing.com
Three Notch’d Brewing Company RVA Colab House 2930 W. Broad Street, Richmond threenotchdbrewing.com
Three Notch’d @ IX Park
522 2nd Street, SE, Charlottesville threenotchdbrewing.com
Three Roads Brewing Company 312 W. Third Street, Farmville 434.315.0471 • 3roadsbrewing.com
Three Roads Brewing Company 1300 Court Street, Lynchburg 3roadsbrewing.com
Trapezium Brewing Company
423 Third Street, Petersburg 571.758.2738 • trapeziumbrewing.com
Triple Crossing Brewing Company
2054 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg billsburg.com
4522 Chicken City Road, Chincoteague blacknarrowsbrewing.com
Bold Mariner Brewing Company
1901 E. Ocean View Avenue, Norfolk 757.952.6533 • boldmariner.com
Brass Cannon Brewing Company 5476 Mooretown Road, Williamsburg 757.566.0001 • brasscannonbrewing.com
Bull Island Brewing Company
758 Settlers Landing Road, Hampton 757.788.9489 • bullislandbrewing.com
Cape Charles Brewing Co.
2198 Stone Road, Cape Charles 757.695.3909 • capecharlesbrewing.com
Capstan Bar Brewing Company 2036 Exploration Way, Hampton 757.788.7276 • capstanbarbrewing.com
113 S. Foushee Street, Richmond 804.308.0475
Coastal Fermentory
Triple Crossing Brewing Company
Commonwealth Brewing Company
5203 Hatcher Street, Richmond 804.496.1955 • triplecrossingbeer.com
Vasen Brewing Company
3331 Moore Street, Richmond 804.588.5678 • vasenbrewing.com
White Rock Brewing Company 2117 Bruno Drive, Goodview 540.890.3359 • whiterockwines.com.
Wild Wolf Brewing Company 2461 Rockfish Valley Highway, Nellysford 434.361.0088 • wildwolfbeer.com
WildManDan Beer Centric B&B 279 Avon Road, Afton 434.270.0404 • wmdb3.com
Willow Spring Brewery in The Light Well Restaurant 110 E Main Street, Orange 540.661.0004 • thelightwell.com
Wood Ridge Farm Brewery 165 Old Ridge Road, Lovingston 434.422.6225
COASTAL VIRGINIA 1865 Brewing Co.
9 S. Mallory Street, Hampton
206 23rd Street, Newport News
2444 Pleasure House Road, Virginia Beach 757.305.9652
COVA Brewing Co.
9529 Shore Drive, Norfolk covabrewco.com
Deadline Brewing Project
2272 W. Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach 757.502.4980 • deadlinebrewing.com
Elation Brewing
5104 Colley Avenue, Norfolk 757-550-4827 • elation.beer
Gloucester Brewing Company 6778 Main Street, Gloucester 804.210.1407
Home Republic Brew Pub 328 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach 757.226.9593
Kilmarnock Brewhaus
44 West Church Street, Kilmarnock 804.436.6207 • kilmarnock-brewhaus.com
Legend Brewing Depot
1 High Street North Landing, Suite B Portsmouth 757.998.6733 • legendbrewing.com
Maker’s Craft Brewery
81 Patch Road, Fort Monroe 757.224.7042 • oozelfinchbeers.com 2032 Pleasure House Road, Virginia Beach 757.647.8597 pleasurehousebrewing.com
Precarious Beer Hall
110 S. Henry Street, Williamsburg 757.808.5104 • precariousbeer.com
Precarious Beer Project / Amber Ox Public House
521 Prince George Street, Williamsburg 757.790.2299 • precariousbeer.com
Reaver Beach Brewing Company 1505 Taylor Farm Road, Virginia Beach 757.563.2337 beachbrewingcompany.com
Rip Rap Brewing Company 116 E 25th Street, Norfolk riprapbrewing.com
Smartmouth Brewing Company 1309 Raleigh Avenue, Norfolk 757.624.3939 • smartmouthbrewing.com
Smartmouth Pilot House
313 32nd Street, Virginia Beach smartmouthbrewing.com
St. George Brewing Company
204 Challenger Way, Hampton 757.865.7781 • stgeorgebrewingco.com
That Damn Mary Brewing Company
211 21st Street, Virginia Beach 757.227.4250 • bunkerbrewpub.com
The Garage
1011 Eden Way N., Chesapeake 757.389.5353 • garagebeer.com
The Vanguard Brewpub & Distillery
504 N. King Street, Hampton 757.224.1807 • thevanguard757.com
The Virginia Beer Company 401 Second Street, Williamsburg 757.378.2903 • virginiabeerco.com
Thin Brew Line
1375 Oceana Blvd., Virginia Beach 757.937.8613 • thinbrewline.com
Alewerks Satellite Brewery
Vibrant Shore Brewing Company
Back Bay Brewing Company
15381 Kings Highway, Montross 804.452.7394 • montrossbrewery.com
614 Norfolk Avenue, Virginia Beach 757.531.7750 • backbaybrewco.com
Back Bay’s Farmhouse Brewing Co.
1805 Kempsville Road, Virginia Beach 757.512.6430 • farmhousebrewingva.com
Benchtop Brewing Company
1129 Boissevain Avenue, Norfolk 757.321.9482 • benchtopbrewing.com
Big Ugly Brewing Company
845 Battlefield Blvd. S., Chesapeake biguglybrewing.com
Nansemond Brewing Station 212 E. Washington Street Suffolk 757.630.2178
New Realm Brewing Company 1209 Craft Lane, Virginia Beach 757.302.8550 • newrealmbrewing.com
O’Connor Brewing Company 211 W. 24th Street, Norfolk 757.623.2337 • oconnorbrewing.com
11440 International Drive, Fredericksburg 540.356.9056 • 6bgbrewing.com
1781 Brewing Company
11109 Plank Road, Spotsylvania 804.842.0199
1836 Kitchen & Taproom 34 E. Broad Way, Lovettsville 540.668.5835 1836kitchenandtaproom.com
Adroit Theory Brewing Company 404 Browing Court, Purcellville 703.722.3144 • adroit-theory.com
Adventure Brewing Company
33 Perchwood Drive, Fredericksburg 540.242.8876 • adventurebrewing.com
Adventure Brewing Company
1113 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Fredericksburg 540.242.8876 • adventurebrewing.com
Altered Suds Brewing 36 Main Street, Warrenton 540.216.3490
Aslin Beer Company
257 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon 703.787.5766 • aslinbeer.com
34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill bchordbrewing.com
MoMac Brewing Company Montross Brewery
6 Bears & A Goat Brewing Company
The Bunker Brewpub & Cadence Hall
Tradition Brewing Company
Williamsburg Premium Outlets 5715 Richmond Road, Williamsburg alewerks.com
9925 Discovery Blvd., Manassas 703.420.2264 • 2silosbrewing.com
Audacious Aleworks
Alewerks
3228 Academy Avenue, Portsmouth 757.383.9572 • momacbrewing.com
2 Silos Brewing Co.
5036 George Washington Memorial Highway, Hayes 804.436.2204 thatdamnmarybrewing.com
735 E. 23rd Street Norfolk 757.226.8506 • makers.beer
189-B Ewell Road, Williamsburg 757.220.3670 • alewerks.com
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
700 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Newport News 757.303.3415 • traditionbrewing.com 505 18 Street, Virginia Beach vibrantshorebrewingcompany.com th
Wasserhund Brewing Company 805 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach 757.618.6051
Wharf Hill Brewing Co.
25 Main Street, Smithfield 757-357-7100 • wharfhillbrewing.com
Young Veterans Brewing Company
2505 Horse Pasture Road, Virginia Beach 757.689.4021 • yvbc.com
110 E. Fairfax Street, Falls Church 571.303.0177 • audaciousaleworks.com
B Chord Brewing
BadWolf (Little) Brewing Company 9776 Center Street, Manassas 571.208.1064 badwolfbrewingcompany.com
Barking Rose Brewery & Farm 9057 Old Culpeper Road, Warrenton barkingrose.com
Barley Naked
15 Tech Parkway, Stafford 540.623.4475 • barleynaked.com
Barnhouse Brewery
43271 Spinks Ferry Road, Leesburg 703.675.8408 • barnhousebrewery.com
Barrel Oak Farm Taphouse 3623 Grove Lane, Delaplane 540.364.6402 • barreloak.com
Battlefield Brewing Company
4187 Plank Road, Fredericksburg 540.785.2164 • chancellorpub@msn.com
Bear Chase Brewing Company 18294 Blue Ridge Mountain Road Bluemont
Beer Hound Brewery
201 Waters Place, Culpeper 540-317-5327 • beerhoundbrewery.com
Belly Love Brewing Company 725 E Main Street, Purcellville 540.441.3159 • bellylovebrewing.com
Beltway Brewing Company
22620 Davis Drive, Sterling 571.989.2739 • beltwaybrewco.com
Bike Lane Brewing
11150 Sunset Hills Road, Reston 703.689.2671 • bikelanebrewing.com
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Black Hoof Brewing Company
Pen Druid Brewing
Vanish Brewing
Black Walnut Brewing Company Honor Brewing Co. 210 S King Street, Leesburg facebook.com/blackwalnutbrewery
14004A Willard Road, Chantilly 703.596.1567 • honorbrewing.com
Phase 2 Brewing
Water’s End Brewery
Board Room Brewing Company
Hopkins Ordinary Ale Works
Port City Brewing Company
Wheatland Spring Farm & Brewery
Brew Republic Bierwerks
House 6 Brewing Co.
Portner’s Brewhouse
11 S. King Street, Leesburg 571.707.8014 • blackhoofbrewing.com
925 Garfield Street, Arlington 703.248.9439 • theboardroomva.com 15201 Potomac Town Place, Woodbridge 703.594.7950 • brewrepublic.beer
Caboose Brewing Company
520 Mill Street NE, Vienna 703-865-8580 • caboosebrewing.com
Caboose Commons
2918 Eskridge Road, Fairfax caboosebrewing.com
Cedar Run Brewery
12801 Hazelwood Drive, Nokesville 703.594.0420 • cedarrunbrewery.com
Chubby Squirrel Brewing Company 10382 Willard Way, Fairfax 571.989.1082 chubbysquirrelbrewing.com
Crooked Run Brewing Company 22455 Davis Drive, Sterling cookedrunbrewing.com
Crooked Run Brewing Company
205 Harrison Street SE, Leesburg 571.978.4446
Dirt Farm Brewing Co.
18701 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont 540.554.2337 • dirtfarmbrewing.com
Dog Money Brewery
50 Catoctin Circle, Leesburg 703.687.3852
Dynasty Brewing Co.
21140 Ashburn Crossing Drive, Asburn 571.246.5991 • dynastybrewing.com
Dynasty Brewing Co.
101 Loudoun Street SE, Leesburg dynastybrewing.com
Eavesdrop Brewery
7223 Centreville Road, Yorkshire 703.420.8955 • eavesdropbrewery.com
Fair Winds Brewing Company
Hillsborough Farm Brewery
36716 Charles Town Pike, Purcellville 540.668.6216
47 Main Street, Sperryville 540.987.3383 • hopkinsordinary.com 44427 Atwater Drive, Ashburn 585.520.5710
3950 Wheeler Avenue, Alexandria 703.797.2739 • portcitybrewing.com 5772 Dow Avenue, Alexandria 703.646.0466 • portnerbrewhouse.com
Powers Farm & Brewery
Lake Anne Brew House
Public House Kitchen & Brewery
Lost Rhino Brewing Company
Quattro Goombas Brewing Company
108 N. 21st Street, Purcellville 540.441.3382 • jacksrunbrewing.com
11424 Washington Plaza West, Reston 571.758.2739 • lakeannebrewhouse.com 21730 Red Rum Drive, Ashburn 571.291.2083 • lostrhino.com
9269 Redemption Way, Midland 540.272.5060 • powersfarmbrewery.com 9406 Battle Street, Manassas 571.292.1427 • phbrewpub.com
3071 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Stafford 540.659.3447 • wildrunbrewing.com
Wort Hog Brewing Company
41 Beckham Street, Warrenton 540.300.2739 • worthogbreweryllc.com
SHENANDOAH VALLEY Alesatian Brewing Company Backroom Brewery
150 Ridgemont Road, Middletown 540.869.8482 • facebook.com/ BackroomBrewery
Rocket Frog Brewing Company
Basic City Beer Co.
22560 Glenn Drive, Sterling 571.375.7920 • rocketfrogbeer.com
1010 E. Main Street, Waynesboro 540.265.8062 • basiccitybeer.com
Settle Down Easy Brewing
Bedlam Brewing Company
2822 Fairfax Drive, Falls Church 703.573.2011 • sdebrewing@gmail.com
2303 North Augusta Street, Staunton 540.416.4634
Sinistral Brewing Company
Blue Lab Brewing Company
9419 Main Street, Manassas sinistralbbrewingcompany.com
123 S. Randolph Street, Lexington 540.458.0146 • bluelabbrewing.com
New District Brewing Company
Solace Brewing Company
Brothers Craft Brewing
42615 Trade West Drive, Dulles solacebrewing.com
800 N Main Street, Harrisonburg 540.432.8940 • threebrosbrew.com
Notaviva Craft Fermentations
Spencer Devon Brewing Company
Cave Hill Farms Brewing
Maltese Brewing Company
11047 B Pierson Drive, Fredericksburg maltesebrewing.com
Market Common Brewpub & Roastery
2900 Wilson Blvd., Arlington 571.208.1355 • hbcmarketcommon.com
Mustang Sally Brewing Company
14140 Parke Long Court, Chantilly 703.378.7450 • msbrewing.com
2709 S Oakland Street, Arlington 703.888.5820 13274 Sagle Road, Purcellville 540.668.6756 • notavivavineyards.com
Ocelot Brewing Company
23600 Overland Drive, Sterling 703-665-2146 • ocelotbrewing.com
Old Bust Head Brewing Company
7134 Lineweaver Road, Warrenton 540.347.4777 • oldbusthead.com
Old 690 Brewing Company
18351 Corkys Lane, Culpeper 540.423.1032 • oldhousevineyards.com
106 George Street, Fredericksburg 540-999-6253 spencerdevonbrewing.com
Strangeways Brewing
350 Landsdowne Road, Fredericksburg 540.371.1776 • strangewaysbrewing.com
Sweetwater Tavern
Sweetwater Tavern
45980 Waterview Plaza, Sterling 571.434.6500 • greatamericanrestaurants.com
Old Trade Brewery
Tin Cannon Brewing Co
Heritage Brewing Co.
Ono Brewing Co.
Tucked Away Brewing Company
Highmark Brewery
Ornery Beer Company
4520 Daly Drive, Chantilly 571.409.6662 • onobrewco.com 3950 University Drive, Fairfax ornerybeer.com
Escutcheon Brewing Company 150 W. Commercial Street, Winchester
Great Valley Farm Brewery
3066 Gate House Plaza, Falls Church 703.645.8100 • greatamericanrestaurants.com
Harpers Ferry Brewing
13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station 774.218.8645 • oldtradebrewery.com
50 Northwind Lane, Lexington 540.462.6200 • dbbrewingcompany.com
Sweetwater Tavern
Old Ox Brewery
14 S. Madison Street, Middleburg 540.326.8943 • oldoxbrewery.com
Devils Backbone Brewing Company - Outpost
Front Royal Brewing Company
Front Royal Brewing
44652 Guilford Drive, Ashburn 703.729.8375 • oldoxbrewery.com
1001 Jacob Burner Drive, Mcgaheysville 540.810.7562 • cavehillfarmsbrewery.com
14250 Sweetwater Lane, Centreville 703.449.1100 • greatamericanrestaurants.com
Old Ox Brewery
390 Kings Hwy., Fredericksburg 540.207.1725 • highmarkbrewery.com
Wild Run Brewing Company
1419 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg 540.382.4342 • reddragonbrewery.com
310 E Market Street, Leesburg 703.350.8553 • loudounbrewing.com
16015 John Marshall Hwy., Broad Run 703.753.3548 • thefarmbreweryatbroadrun.com
9436 Center Point Lane, Manassas 800.432.1792 • heritagebrewing.com
38506 John Wolford Road, Waterford 540.746.6080 • wheatlandspring.com
Red Dragon Brewery
Loudoun Brewing Company
Old House Brewing Co.
37410 Adventure Center Lane Purcellville
12425 Dillingham Square, Lake Ridge 571.285.1997 • watersendbrewery.com
23 N. Loudoun Street, Winchester 540.667.2743 • alesatianbrewing.com
Far Gohn Brewing Co.
122 E. Main Street, Front Royal 540.631.0773 • frontroyalbrewing.com
44624 Leelyn Farm Lane, Leesburg vanishbeer.com
22860 James Monroe Highway, Aldie 703-327-6052 • goombabrewery.com
15670 Ashbury Church Road, Purcellville old690.com
The Farm Brewery at Broad Run
19382 Diamond Lake Drive, Leesburg 540.987.0219
Jack’s Run Brewing Company
7000 Newington Road, Lorton 703-372-2001 • fairwindsbrewing.com 301 S Main Street, Culpeper
7 River Lane, Sperryville 540.987.8800 • pendruid.com
The Craft of Brewing
21140 Ashburn Crossing Drive, Ashburn 703.687.3932 • thecraftob.com 7679 Limestone Drive, Gainesville 571-248-0489 • tincannonbrewing.com
8420 Kao Circle, Manassas 703.420.2890 • tuckedawaybrew.com
Twinpanzee Brewing Company 101-D Executive Drive, Sterling 703.791.9363
122 E. Main Street, Front Royal 540.631.0773 • frontroyalbrewing.com 60 Great Valley Lane, Natural Bridge 540.521.6163 greatvalleyfarmbrewery.com
Hawksbill Brewing Company 22 Zerkel Street, Luray 540.860.5608 • hawkbillbrewing. wordpress.com
Heliotrope Brewing
128 S. Main Street, Lexington 540.458.3846
Pale Fire Brewing Company
217 S. Liberty Street, Harrisonburg 540-217-5452 • palefirebrewing.com
Queen City Brewing
834 Springhill Road, Staunton 540.213.8014 • qcbrewing.com
Redbeard Brewing
120 South Lewis Street, Staunton 804.641.9340 • redbeardbrews.com
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Ridge Runner Farm & Brewery 6895 Back Road, Maurertown 571.201.2963 • virginiafarmbrew.com
Restless Moons Brewing Company
Deschutes Brewery - Roanoke Tasting Room 315 Market Street SE, Roanoke 540.259.5204 • deschutesbrewery.com
Golden Cactus Brewing
Courthouse Creek Cider
1581 Maidens Road, Goochland courthousecreek.com
Courthouse Creek Cider
214 5th Street, SW, Roanoke
3300 W. Broad Street, Richmond courthousecreek.com
Seven Arrows Brewing Company
Hammer & Forge Brewing Company
Coyote Hole Ciderworks
Shenandoah Valley Brewing Company
Olde Salem Brewing Company
120 W. Wolfe Street, Harrisonburg 540.217.2726 • restlessmoons.com 2508 Jefferson Hwy., Waynesboro 540-221-6968 • sevenarrowsbrewing.com
103 W. Beverly Street, Staunton 540.887.2337 • shenvalbrew.com
Skipping Rock Beer Co.
414 Parkersburg Turnpike, Staunton 540.466.5692 • skippingrockbeer.com
Stable Craft Brewing at Hermitage Hill
375 Madrid Road, Waynesboro 540.490.2609 • stablecraftbrewing.com
Swover Creek Farm Brewery
4176 Swover Creek Road, Edinburg 540.984.8973 • swovercreekfarms.com
The Friendly Fermenter
20 South Mason Street, Harrisonburg friendlyfermenter.com
Three Notch’d Brewing Co.
241 E. Market Street, Harrisonburg 540.217.5939
Winchester Brew Works
320 N Cameron Street, Winchester 540.692.9242 • winchesterbrewworks.com
70 Main Street, Boones Mill 540.909.3200 • hammerandforgebrewing.com
21 E. Main Street, Salem 540.404.4399 • oldesalembrewing.com
Parkway Brewing
739 Kessler Mill Road, Salem parkwaybrewing.com
225 Oak Grove Drive, Mineral 540.894.1053 • coyotehole.com
Garden Grove Brewing and Urban Winery
3445 W Cary Street, Richmond 804.338.6029 • gardengrovebrewing.com
Potter’s Craft Cider
1350 Arrowhead Valley Road, Charlottesville 434.964.0271 • potterscraftcider.com
Starr Hill Pilot Brewery
COASTAL VIRGINIA
The Hive
Sly Clyde Ciderworks
6 Old Whitmore Road, Roanoke 434.823.5671 • starrhill.com 1116 A Main Street SW, Roanoke 540.597.8739 • blacksnakemead.com
Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen & Brewery
24 Campbell Avenue SE, Roanoke 540.492.5005 • threenotchdbrewing.com
Twin Creeks Brewing Co.
111 Pollard Street, Vinton 540.265.8062 • twincreeksbrewing.com
Twisted Track Brewpub
523 Shenandoah Avenue, NW, Roanoke
207 E. Mellen Street, Hampton slyclyde.com
NORTHERN VIRGINIA Cobbler Mountain Cellars
5909 Long Fall Lane, Delaplane 540.364.2802 • cobblercellars.com
Corcoran Vineyards Hard Cider
14635 Corky’s Farm Lane, Waterford 540.882.9073 • corcoranvineyards.com
Hinson Ford Cider & Mead
379 Hinson Ford Road, Amissville 540.219.8397
Woodstock Brewhouse
123 E Court Street, Woodstock 540-459-2739 • woodstockbrewhouse.com
Lost Boy Cider
317 Hooffs Run Drive, Alexandria 703.868.4865 • lostboycider.com
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
Mount Defiance Cidery & Distillery
207 W. Washington St., Middleburg 540.687.8100 • mtdefiance.com
2 Witches Winery & brewing Company
Wild Hare Cider
209 Trade Street, Danville 434-549-BREW (2739)
106A South Street, SE, Leesburg 833.675.WILD
Ballad Brewing Company
BLUE RIDGE HIGHLANDS BLACKSNAKE MEADERY
605 Buffalo Road, Dugspur 540.834.6172 • blacksnakemead.com
CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLACK HEATH MEADERY
1313 Altamont Ave, Richmond 703.582.0856 • blackheathmeadery.com
Garden Grove Brewing and Urban Winery
3445 W Cary Street, Richmond 804.338.6029 • gardengrovebrewing.com
Haley’s Honey
235 East Broadway Avenue, Hopewell 804.310.6845
Hill Top Berry Farm and Winery
2800 Berry Hill Rd., Nellysford 434.361.1266 • hilltopberrywine.com
Honey Grail
525 E. Market Street, #135, Leesburg 202.455.5520 • honeygrail.com
SAGA MEADERY
Madison Heights, 339.221.3115 • sagameadery.com
The Thistle and Stag Meadery
2053 E. River Road, Fork Union 434.842.2200 • thethistleandstag.com
Skjald Meadworks
600 Craighead Street, Danville balladbrewing.com
SHENANDOAH VALLEY
621C Broad Street, Altavista 434.515.2482 • skjaldmeadworks.com
Buggs Island Brewing Company
Halcyon Days Cidery Company
COASTAL VIRGINIA
CENTRAL VIRGINIA
4135 S Lee Highway, Natural Bridge 540.291.1340 • halcyondayscider.com
4220 Mountain Valley Road, Axton 276.833.2171 mountainvalleybrewing.com
Albemarle CiderWorks
17768 Honeyville Rd., Timberville 540.896.7582 • oldhillcider.com
Staunton River Brewing Co.
Blue Bee Cider
1571 Mt. Calvary Road, Brookneal stauntonriverbrewing.com
1320 Summit Avenue, Richmond 804.231.0280 • bluebeecider.com
3575 Conicville Rd Mt Jackson, Shenandoah County 540.477.3570 • kindredpointe.com
VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS
Blue Toad Hard Cider Pub
Winchester Ciderworks
A Few Old Goats
Bold Rock Hard Cider
110 College Street, Clarkesville
Mountain Valley Brewing Company
515 8th Street, SW, Roanoke 540.339.9562
Bacova Beer Company
2814 Main Street, Hot Springs bacovabeer.com
Barrel Chest Wine and Beer 4035 Electric Road, Roanoke 540.206.3475 • barrelchestwineandbeer.com
Big Lick Brewing Co.
409 Salem Avenue SW, Roanoke
Chaos Mountain Brewing Company 3135 Dillons Mill Road, Callaway 540.334.1600 chaosmountainbrewing.com
2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden 434.297.2326 • albemarleciderworks.com
9278 Rockfish Valley Hwy., Afton 434.996.6992 • bluetoadhardcider.com 1020 Rockfish Valley Hwy., Nellysford 434.361.1030 • boldrock.com
Bryant's Cider
2114 E. Main Street, Richmond bryantscider.com
Bryant’s Small Batch Cider
3224 East Branch Loop, Roseland 804.420.9683 • bryantscider.com
Buskey Cider
Old Hill Cider
The Winery at Kindred Pointe
2502 N. Frederick Pike, Winchester 540.550.3800 • WinchesterCiderworks.com
VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS Big Fish Cider
59 Spruce Street, Monterey 540.468.2322 • bigfishcider.com
Melo Lion Meadery
Yorktown 757.713.4885 • melolion.com
SILVER HAND MEADERY
224 Monitcello Ave, Suite, Williamsburg 757.378.2225 • silverhandmeadery.com
NORTHERN VIRGINIA STONE HOUSE MEADERY
36580 Shoemaker School Rd., Purcellville 571.512.0763 • stonehousemeadery.com
Maidstone Meadery
9364 Justice Lane, Delaplane 703.303.2090 • maidstonemeadery.com
SHENANDOAH VALLEY MISTY MOUNTAIN MEAD WORKS
1531 Pack Horse Road, Winchester 540.888.4420 • mistymountainmead.com
2910 W. Leigh Street, Richmond buskeycider.com
Castle Hill Cider
6065 Turkey Sag Rd., Keswick 434.296.0047 • castlehillcider.com VIRGINIACRAFTBEER.COM
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Hemp is Legal, So Where is My Cannabis Beer? by Kevin N. Anderson, Regulatory Consultant
If you did not already know, hemp is now legal under federal and Virginia state law. The addition of cannabidiol (CBD), hemp, or cannabis in beer or malt beverages comes with its own set of legal hurtles. On April 25, 2019 the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) issued an Industry Circular titled, 2019 – 1 Hemp Ingredients in Alcohol Beverage Formulas. This information makes it clear that the TTB will rely on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for determinations on whether or not hemp ingredients, like CBD, may be included in alcohol. The FDA has reiterated that CBD is not a permitted ingredient in food or dietary supplements under federal law. This means that CBD is not currently a legal ingredient in alcoholic or non-alcoholic malt beverages.Yes, the federal government regulates nonalcoholic malt beverages as well.
contain THC or CBD. The hemp seed-derived ingredients that are the subject of these GRAS notices contain only trace amounts of THC and CBD. The seeds may pick up THC or CBD during harvesting and processing when they are in contact with other parts of the plant. Consumption of these hemp seed-derived ingredients in malt beverages are not capable of making consumers “high.”
A key takeaway from this circular letter is that certain alcoholic beverages may be legally marketed as containing hemp. However, those products may only contain hemp seeds or hemp seed oil. Both the TTB and the FDA have approved hemp seeds and hemp seed oil as permitted food ingredients. In simple terms, the TTB should approve your formula when using hemp seeds or hemp seed oil. Beers such as Hemperor HPA from New Belgium Brewing use hemp seeds to comply with TTB and FDA restrictions. In order for a food additive such as hemp to be allowed for use in alcohol, the TTB looks to the FDA for a “GRAS” Notice. GRAS is an acronym for the phrase Generally Recognized As Safe. Under sections 201(s) and 409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act), any substance that is intentionally added to a food or beverage is subject to premarket review and approval by the FDA, unless the substance is generally recognized among qualified experts as having been adequately shown to be safe under the conditions of its intended use. In December 2018, the FDA completed its evaluation of GRAS notices for hulled hemp seed, hemp seed protein powder, and hemp seed oil. Hemp seeds are the seeds of the Cannabis sativa plant. The seeds of the plant do not naturally
Over the past few years, the TTB has sent out numerous Cease and Desist notices to alcohol manufacturers who have used CBD or unapproved cannabis products in the manufacturing of their malt beverages. As the use of hemp, CBD and other cannabis derivatives become more popular and more widely accepted at the state and federal level, stakeholders and the public have looked to the TTB and FDA for updated guidelines. Both the TTB and FDA are in the process of reevaluating their position on CBD use, which may lead to updated laws.
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