My name is Dave.

I’m an award-winning journalist with a strong voice and a passion for storytelling. My work has appeared in The New York Times, Fast Company, Splinter News, HuffPost, The Guardian (US), Thrillist, PUNCH, and others. I’m a contributing editor with VinePair, where I publish Hop Take, a weekly column about the beer business. My independent newsletter about drinking in America is called Fingers; learn more about it and subscribe here.

Here’s a brief selection of my work to give you a sense of what I write about, and how:

How White Claw Became A Meme For Guns-Rights Shitposters — MEL Magazine

Hazecans, Pastrybois, And The Hypebeasting Of Craft Beer — Good Beer Hunting

As Charleston Area Gay Bars Vanish, Historian Seeks Help Documenting Their Heyday — The Post And Courier

How The World’s Biggest Brewer Killed Craft Beer’s Buzz — Marker/Medium

Inside The Union-Busting Campaign At America’s Oldest Craft Brewery — HuffPost

Craft Beer Looks Beyond ‘Young White Dudes With Beards’ — The New York Times

I’m the recipient of two James Beard Foundation Awards for Journalism. I won the “Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages” category in back-to-back years for my feature reporting on black craft beer brewers (2016) and craft beer industry consolidation (2017).

I occasionally work with select clients on projects including editorial strategy, ghostwriting, video production, and more. 

I live in Richmond, Virginia. If you’d like to work with me, or just say hello, send me an email: [email protected].