How Virginia Landed Stone Brewing

How Virginia Landed Stone Brewing

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By Graham Moomaw of Richmond Times-Dispatch

Steve Edenbo packed up his Revolutionary-era garb and flew to California a day early. As the surprise guest at an important business lunch the next day, he didn’t want to tempt fate.

When he arrived in Escondido on June 24, the Philadelphia-based actor discretely scoped out the site for his upcoming performance, a restaurant and brewery that could be mistaken for an office building. The next day, he waited out of sight for most of the lunch. On cue from Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and other state officials, he entered. As Thomas Jefferson.

Speaking to the leaders of Stone Brewing Co., Jefferson extolled the virtues of Virginia agriculture, talked about the beer cellar at Monticello and told stories about his own brewing efforts. From a wooden crate, he pulled little jars of Virginia water, wheat, hops and molasses. For a toast, Stone beer was poured into Jefferson cups from what he called a “historically correct Jeffersonian growler.”… CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY AT RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH

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