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Beers from Selvedge Brewing, via Facebook page. Josh Skinner, the new brewer at Selvedge Brewing in Charlottesville, brings experience, knowledge, and craft for better beer and pairings. Image
Annie Tobey

Selvedge Brewing Reinforces Its Seams

New brewer Josh Skinner enhances quality at the Charlottesville brewpub

By Annie Tobey | November 10, 2022
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
Drink Up

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
Drink Up

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
Drink Up

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
Books

‘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
Books

‘Mixology and Murder’ Chi-Chi Chowchilla Recipe

Paired with the story of the Chowchilla school bus kidnapping

February 1, 2022
Mixology and Murder cocktail recipe book cover image Image
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
Dhos Bittersweet NA spirit for article on non-alcoholic drinks Image
Annie Tobey

Treat Yourself to a Non-Alcoholic Buzz

Products that provide unadulterated pleasure

By Annie Tobey | November 22, 2021

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