The Virginia Beer Co. and Fauve Craft Bière Celebrate ‘Hero of Two Worlds’

January 7, 2025 | Ruvani de Silva

“Oui oui mon ami, je m’appelle Lafayette!

The Lancelot of the Revolutionary set

I came from afar just to say Bonsoir

Tell the king ‘Casse toi!’ Who’s the best?

C’est moi!”

Hamilton fans worldwide have been captivated by the gracefully arch swagger of the inimitable Daveed Diggs as the great French Revolutionary hero, sweeping through the first act of the multiple award-winning, genre-defining show with glamorous panache. While Lafayette’s pivotal role in the American Revolution has been immortalized by Diggs on Broadway, his significance to American history and politics can be seen all around us. There are 36 U.S. towns and cities bearing the name of America’s Favorite Fighting Frenchman, a namesake college dating back to 1826 in Easton, Pennsylvania, and the American Friends of Lafayette society dedicated to the preservation of his memory and legacy, formed in 1932.

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The Virginia Beer Co. | Liquid Escape Tart Ale

April 6, 2021 | Scott Johnson

Judging a beer by its label is a bias we often encounter as craft beer drinkers. If you resist the urge to check a beer’s score inside the bottle shop, then you’re relying on the beer’s look and description to hook you in. You would assume that a humble beer coming from a brewery such as The Virginia Beer Company would be an old standby, reflected in the simplistic art and presentation. But the craftsmanship and modern innovation they put into their Liquid Escape goes far beyond what to expect.

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