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Virginia Beer Archive

Oct 7, 2014

Heritage Brewing Barrel Aged Battle of White Marsh

Heritage Brewing’ Battle of White Marsh is a heck of a beer — probably my favorite of all that I have sampled […]

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Oct 6, 2014

2014 Great American Beer Festival: Maryland, D.C. and Virginia Winners

Well, this past weekend’s GABF awards ceremony was a bit of a mixed bag for the DelMarVa brewers. Virginia saw our medal […]

Oct 2, 2014

Heritage Brewing Releases Two Flagship Beers in Cans

Press Release Manassas, VA — October 1st, 2014 — Heritage Brewing Co., a veteran owned and operated Virginia based brewery is introducing […]

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Sep 23, 2014

Heritage Brewing Bourbon Barrel Aged Kings Mountain

I knew the moment I first heard that Heritage Brewing would be storing some of their Kings Mountain in retired Catoctin Creek […]

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Sep 18, 2014

Lickinghole Creek Nuclear Nugget

I was just singing the praises of Goochland’s Lickinghole Creek and their stellar Bourbon Barrel Three Chopt Tripel just the other day, […]

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Sep 15, 2014

Lickinghole Creek Bourbon Barrel Three Chopt Tripel

Unlike their standard Three Chopt Tripel, Lickinghole Creek’s Bourbon Barrel Three Chopt Tripel is an ugly beer. It pours a murky, muted […]

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Sep 11, 2014

Blue Mountain Evil 8° Belgian Dubbel

I’ve had many Belgian-inspired Dubbels throughout the years. Some have been good. Some not so much. But this is the firs that […]

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Sep 9, 2014

Three Brothers Rum Barrel Aged Belgian Dubbel

My first introduction to this Harrisonburg, VA brewery was with their every-changing Hoptimization. What better way to make a second introduction with […]

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Sep 4, 2014

Hardywood Saison Rustica

Just about every Hardywood Park brew I’ve had in the past couple of years has been outstanding. And so it is with […]

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Sep 2, 2014

Champion Brewing Missile IPA

One benefit to growth in numbers of Virginia breweries is the likelihood that the chance of you snagging a pretty darn freshly […]

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Aug 28, 2014

Heritage Brewing American Expedition

Just about every brewery I’ve ever encountered has some sort of seasonal rotation — something malty and big for Winter, something light […]

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Aug 24, 2014

2014 Virginia Craft Brewers Cup Winners Announced

This past Saturday was the third annual Virginia Craft Brewers fest where 52 Virginia breweries assembled in Nelson County to celebrate their […]