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Strangeways Brewing accepting an award at the 2022 Virginia Craft Beer Cup winners on Aug. 8, 2022, at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery West Creek. Image by Annie Tobey Image
Annie Tobey

2022 Virginia Craft Beer Cup Winners

106 breweries entered 33 different style categories

By Annie Tobey | August 9, 2022
Courthouse Creek Cider. To represent an article on the Virginia Cider Trail. Image
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New Digital Virginia Cider Trail

How ’bout them apples?

By Annie Tobey | August 8, 2022
table outdoors set for a July Fourth picnic. Photo 4338193 © Scamp | Dreamstime.com Image
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Fourth of July Wine Sparklers

Fun, festive, and easy

By Coco Morante, TheKitchn.com | July 1, 2022
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Annie Tobey

10 Reasons to Care About Craft Beer

From the erudite to the socialite

By Annie Tobey | April 4, 2022
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery exterior of the Ownby location after renovations. Photo courtesy of Hardywood Park Craft Brewery. Image
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A Richmond Brewery Celebrates 10 Years of Change

A conversation with Hardywood Park Craft Brewery on the business and the industry

February 24, 2022
Espresso Martini from Absolut. For article on the McNamara Martini recipe, excerpted from Mixology and Murder, based on the story of the Golden State Killer and the crime writer, Michelle McNamara, who worked to uncover his identity. Image
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‘Mixology and Murder’ McNamara Martini Recipe

Paired with the tale of the search for the Golden State Killer

February 8, 2022
A cocktail, cigar, and gun on a table. Photo by Oliver Nowak Dreamstime. For article, The Chi-Chi Chowchilla cocktail was inspired by a kidnapping of a busload of children. The story and recipe appear in 'Mixology and Murders.' Image
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‘Mixology and Murder’ Chi-Chi Chowchilla Recipe

Paired with the story of the Chowchilla school bus kidnapping

February 1, 2022
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Books

‘Mixology and Murder’: Cocktails You Can’t Drink Alone

With recipes to pair with serial killers, cults, and other true crimes

By Annie Tobey | January 25, 2022
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Annie Tobey

Treat Yourself to a Non-Alcoholic Buzz

Products that provide unadulterated pleasure

By Annie Tobey | November 22, 2021
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Annie Tobey

Dhōs Non-Alcoholic Spirits

Three distinctive “spirits” for cocktail flavors with no alcohol and fewer calories

By Annie Tobey | November 10, 2021

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