OUR STORY

For quite a while, John Clift (Vintage MV) and Joe Monteiro (Atlantic Restaurant), have been talking about the possibility of making beer together. After years of research and development, they finally got serious about it.

In addition to John and Joe, they’ve partnered with Chad and Michelle Verdi. Chad has a strong business background and is the founder and owner of Verdi Productions. Chad's wife, Michelle, is the co-founder of Verdi Productions and has a passion for craft beer. Chad is a fan too of course.

Together they created Wash Ashore Beer Company, Vineyard Born Maine Brewed. Why Maine you might be wondering for an Island beer? It was not feasible to create a commercial brewery on Martha’s Vineyard for the company. So they needed to find another source to brew and bottle Wash Ashore.

John has a lot of connections in the beer world. One of his friends, Jon Cadoux, from Peak Organic Brewery, he’s known for years. Peak Organic contracts space from Shipyard Brewery in Maine, and John knew that this was where Wash Ashore needed to be made. Portland has a strong beer culture and with one of the best water sources in the country, it was a perfect fit.

OUR EVENTS

Joe, John, Michelle, and Chad hosted a “Tap the Keg Soiree” at the Verdi’s house in Edgartown to introduce Wash Ashore to a number of their favorite Vineyard Vendors. The event was catered by Joe’s other new endeavor, Pizza Di Napoli.

Here are some pictures from the successful event!