Chirag Vyas and Kevin Chipman are doing anything but taking it easy in the Virgin Islands. This past Friday they threw their second Porch Party. “Keg of Summer Ale on the back porch, and everyone drinking out of red cups - feels like college all over again!," they wrote on their newly-launched blo g. Their two beers, Virgin Islands Summer Ale and Tropical Mango Pale Ale continue to do business on island as well as in six states. But, wait! There’s more! The brew boys are preparing to ...

The story of St John Brewers begins when two college buddies quit their 9 to 5 jobs and relocated to St John, in the US Virgin Islands. Chirag Vyas, who grew up in North Providence, Rhode Island, had been living in California and working as a scientist at NASA. Kevin Chipman, a fellow UVM alumnus, was working as a physical therapist in Boston. Life on St John started with busing tables and sleeping on an old sailboat, but soon an apartment was found and bar shifts picked up. Still, something ...

The story of Virgin Islands Pale Ale begins when two college buddies quit their jobs to live on the island of St. John. Chirag Vyas, who grew up in North Providence, R.I., had been living in California and working as a scientist at NASA. A friend from the University of Vermont, Kevin Chipman, was working as a physical therapist in Boston. Their first month on the island, Vyas and Chipman bused tables and paid someone $250 to sleep on an old sailboat. The boat had no electricity, so they ate b...

From Brew-Monkey.com April 25, 2005 - The Beer The concept and flavor of Virgin Islands Pale Ale was conceived and developed on St. John. The experienced home brewers wanted to share their new beer with the island but knew they lacked the facilities to produce sufficient quantities. St. John Brewers contacted renowned master brewer Alan Pugsley at Shipyard Brewing Co. in Portland, ME to help them produce their island ale. Shipyard Brewing Co. is the exclusive brewer and bottler of Virgin Island...