Big Ugly Brewing Company

The 2022 holiday season is in full swing, and your shopping days are winding down. You can add meaningful impact to your gifting by shopping for locally-made products supporting small businesses. To help you out, we’ve compiled this list of Virginia-made products that will please even the most discriminating foodie. We’ve got temptations for the sweet tooth, ways to stock a cocktail cart, some kitchen essentials, and even cookbooks to help tackle that answer the age-old question, “what’s for dinner?”

On Monday, June 1, Virginia ABC stores will offer a complimentary 50ml of Virginia Distillery Company’s new American Single Malt Courage & Conviction with a purchase of $25 or more in spirits or wines, while supplies last. A few days following the promotion, Virginia Distillery Company will host a virtual tasting of Courage & Conviction on Facebook Live on Wednesday, June 3 at 5:30 p.m. to give consumers the opportunity to learn more about the whisky and the production process.

It’s July, foodies! Time to celebrate America, see if we can finish our cones before they melt all over our hands and perfect the art of picking a crab. Hit the ground running (metaphorically not physically… too hot for all that) with these Virginia Foodie events across the state. And don’t forget to keep a look out on our Instagram for how we’re celebrating July’s National Food days… we’re looking at you, National Piña Colada Day.

You can be forgiven for being unfamiliar with, even skeptical of, the term “Virginia barbecue.” When most people think barbecue epicenters, they probably think North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Kansas City—but not necessarily the Old Dominion. And while you’ve long been able to enjoy fantastic American barbecue in the state of multiple styles, homegrown Virginian preparations are enjoying a smokin’-hot, finger-lickin’-good revival well worth celebrating.

Hey there, berry lovers! It’s strawberry season, and we’re feeling the excitement in the air! There’s nothing quite like biting into a juicy, ripe strawberry fresh from the vine. But why settle for store-bought when you can go on an adventure and pick your own at a U-pick patch?

The Taste of Blue Ridge Root to Table Culinary series is a voice for chefs, farmers, and local foodies who support sustainable food sourcing. The events will occur in the northern Shenandoah Valley and the panhandle of West Virginia.