Hellbender Brewing Company

Great American Beer Fest 2022: Fair Winds and Atlas Win!
Lorton, VA’s Fair Winds Brewing took home silver in the Bohemian-Style Pilsner category for Pohlick Bay Pilsner, besting 185 other breweries. It’s Fair Winds third medal at the annual Great American Beer Festival; the others were for their saison, Siren’s Lure. “Although clear IPA is what we are traditionally known for, ... Read more

Snallygaster 2022: Lost Generation Debuts, Beerscovery Returns
Imagine launching your beer at the largest, bestest beer festival on the east coast. That’s what Jared Pulliam, Head Brewer and Owner of Lost Generation is doing. Imagine there were even more beers at Snallygaster–off menu–and you didn’t know about it. We’ll take these in turn. Even before the brewery at 32 ... Read more

Snallygaster 2022: Fun With Untappd
There are just over 400 beer and beer-adjacent beverages being served at Snallygaster this year. Let’s have some fun with them. The average Untappd score of these beers is 4.07/5. Yowza. Last year it was only 4.04. Yeah, take that with a grain of salt, since Allagash White scores a 3.8, (and Great American Beer Festival gold ... Read more

Urban Garden Brewing Turns One, Releases Solar Return Saison
Urban Garden Brewing turns one and they are celebrating their anniversary with a special beer, Solar Return. Brewed at City-State Brewing Company, this sorrel saison is 5.8% alcohol by volume. When I spoke with Eamoni Collier, CEO and Co-founder of UGB and James Warner, Founder and CEO of City-State, they had just finished canning 100 cases ... Read more