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On the cover: Ashley Willie from Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen and Brewery in Roanoke
PUBLISHER/EDITOR Jeff Maisey jeffmaisey@yahoo.com
6 News Briefs 8 Lickinghole Creeks Goes International 10 New Law Impacts Satellites 12 Super Collaboration 14 Diversity in Brewing 16 Ardent’s Valentine’s Brew 18 Food Truck Series 20 Mug Shots 26 Favorite Beertenders 40 Profile: Cape Charles Brewing 42 Profile: BRÜT IPA 44 Brew Reviews 46 Food: Nordic Knots 50 Spotlight on Spirits 52 Events 62 Brewery Guide
ADVERTISING/MARKETING Jennifer McDonald Brian Koski CREATIVE DIRECTOR Brenda Mihalko CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jefferson Evans Lee Graves Greg Kitsock Wade Reynolds Jim Roberts Mark Thompson Annie Tobey Chuck Triplett WEBMASTER Giorgio Valentini Copyright 2018 Ghent Media, Inc. Virginia Craft Beer Magazine is published bi-monthly by Ghent Media, Inc. PO Box 11147 Norfolk, VA 23517 For advertising and subscription inquiries: 757.403.5852 jennifer.mcdonald@hotmail.com For editorial inquiries: 757.237.2762
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publisher’s NOTE Love is in the air at Virginia Craft Beer Magazine! In this issue, we are celebrating the beloved beertenders who represent their brewery in the tasting room serving up the good stuff! We’ve included responses from both brewery industry folks and local craft beer enthusiasts from around the state. It’s a great way to get to know these friendly faces! February has been deemed #FlagshipFebruary by a journalist quoted in Forbes Magazine in an effort to raise awareness of breweries’ flagship beers. In Brew News, Jeff explores this initiative and gets feedback from established craft breweries in Virginia as they strive to continue to promote their core beers in this ever changing,“flavor of the week” atmosphere. Also in Brew News, Jeff tells us about Lickinghole Creek’s international distribution ventures through the help of a grant from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. Greg Kitsock explains the impact SB306 could have on satellite taprooms of breweries in 2019. Annie Tobey introduces us to the latest beer style – the Brüt IPA. Lee Graves shares his conversation with Janel Jackson-Beckham, the diversity ambassador for the Brewers Association.Wade Reynolds tells us about Ardent Craft Ales partnership with the Valentine Museum in Richmond. Plus, Mark Thompson continues his food truck series – this time focusing on food options at Seven Arrows Brewing Company in Waynesboro. Northern Virginia writers Jeff Evans and Chuck Triplett get us hungry for gourmet pretzels with their interview with Melissa Romano, co-owner of Nordic Knot (and also a co-owner of the Lake Anne Brew House in Reston). Jeff takes a trip to the Eastern Shore to meet up with the owners of Cape Charles Brewing. And, Jim Roberts shares his interview with Ironclad Distillery’s Kara King, the elected Vice-President of the Virginia Distillers Association. As always, the Events Calendar is filled with beer festivals, pint nights, brewery events and more! Plus, our Brewery Guide breaks everything down region by region. So, if visiting all of the breweries in the state is a goal for 2019, this is a good place to start! Virginia Craft Beer Magazine is distributed to over 500 locations across the Commonwealth. All of us here at VCB greatly appreciate the opportunities to explore the establishments that produce and serve the libations we all love. Thank-you to the businesses who advertise with us. Advertising revenue allows us to do what we love to do – produce this amazing magazine which promotes craft beer and cider throughout Virginia.The next time you visit one of the breweries or businesses you see in the magazine, be sure to tell them that you saw them here. And, lastly, thank-you for reading and sharing your love of craft beer with us! Cheers! Jennifer Jennifer.McDonald@hotmail.com VIRGINIACRAFTBEER.COM
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Core Brand Awareness in February By Jeff Maisey
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orbes recently posted an article by contributing writer Tara Nurin headlined “A New #FlagshipFebruary Campaign Aims to Save Core Beer Brands Before They Disappear.” In the article, Stephen Beaumont, the journalist who is credited with creating the #FlagshipFebruary awareness campaign, is quoted as saying, “A lot of beer drinkers have developed a sort of ADD with respect to the beers they drink, so going for a glass of beer at the bar or pub becomes less a pleasant distraction and more a relentless search for what’s new and exciting. In this mad rush towards the unusual and unknown, we tend to forget the great, familiar and stillwonderful beers that guided us all along the path to the craft beer renaissance.” Craft beer is constantly evolving and with this revolutionary evolution comes a variety of new business models that highlight the innovative and imaginative process independent beer-makers are known for. In less than a decade, the number of craft breweries operating in Virginia has grown from 20-some to over 300. For those who got in the game early — either before SB604’s passage in 2012 or just after it — developing and identifying the core, flagship beers was the first order of business. Today, the retail market is saturated with craft beer and grocery store shelves are at capacity, and so for new startups, the ability to crack into a chain store is limited by the leveraging strength of a major distributor that may not be interested in adding a new brand to its already beefy portfolio. This, in part, has led to satellite models such as that of Three Notch’d as well as those breweries like The Veil who seem to unveil a new, must-have beer weekly from an ever-thirsty cult-like following. For the established craft breweries, keeping the flagship brand fresh as Starr Hill did with new packaging redesigns is key along with balancing those tried-and-true beers like The Love with seasonal and limited releases — plus one-off taproom only brews. Still, flagships remain the strong foundation that allows the company’s brewers to experiment for the consumers
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obsessed with checkingoff another new brew. “El Guapo, our #1 brand, makes up a generous percentage of our business,” said O’Connor Brewing Company founding president Kevin O’Connor. “As you know, most of our beers would be considered flagship status, as they are available in the grocery and convenience outlets. A few of our flagships are more flat than down, but El Guapo is steadily growing, which is amazing in the ‘flavor of the week’ period we are in.” “I will say that there is definitely something of a mixed bag out there with flagships and limited releases,” said Porter Hardy IV, president of Smartmouth Brewing Co. “We all love limited releases; they are exciting and fun for both consumers and brewers. I will say, however, that to me, there is a different level of difficulty for the brewer in being able to repeat a beer consistently. Smartmouth is a little bit of an anomaly as we have several beers that can compete for flagship status. Alter Ego, Game On, Safety Dance and Notch 9 all make up a significant portion of our sales. This is great in that we are able to showcase a broad array of styles.” Now, dear readers, show your support and raise a bottled (or canned) flagship this February and beyond. Reach for a Blue Mountain, St. George, Starr Hill, O’Connor, Port City, Legend, Alewerks, Hardywood Park, Parkway, Smartmouth, Center of the Universe, Strangeways, Wild Wolf, and so many more.
Starr Hill Brewery Turns 20
Speaking of flagships, Crozet-based Starr Hill Brewery turns 20 years old in 2019. Congrats on the continued success as all Virginia looks forward to celebrating this year. Visit starrhill.com and follow their social media for the latest events.
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Lickinghole Creek’s Lisa Pumphrey and Chris Kotiza
Lickinghole Creek Expands International Distribution By Jeff Maisey
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isa Pumphrey, CEO/co-founder of Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery, and Chris Kotiza, brand ambassador, were recently in Hampton Roads to establish a business deal with a local freight forwarder that can handle their export shipments to their target markets of Colombia and Brazil. Lickinghole Creek is participating in a grant program provided by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. Pumphrey and Kotiza visited Columbia on a fact finding mission, establishing distribution contacts and taste-testing beers in Columbia last year. They’ll soon head to Brazil on a similar tour. Pumphrey said she has found beer tastes vary from country to country, and noted the rest of the world is thirsty for craft beer. Lickinghole Creek has established roots in Jamaica where Lisa Pumphrey has friends. She has also gone the extra mile in listening to the Jamaican people and developed specific beers for their palate. She plans to open a small brewery on the island nation, in part, to teach locals about brewing beer. Opening markets in South America is part of Pumphrey’s global strategy to seek-out underserved markets where
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craft beer is a relative unknown. International distribution is nothing new to the rural Goochland, Virginiabased farm brewery. Lickinghole Creek beers are also distributed to The Netherlands, France and United Kingdom. Lickinghole isn’t the only craft brewery from Virginia sending beers overseas. “While I don’t have specific export numbers from the craft breweries, I would say Hardywood is the one exporting the most, and Port City is probably number two,” shared Stephanie Agee, Director, Marketing and Development, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. “There are many others getting into the process of exporting and working with overseas buyers, but usually that involves selling a palette or two at a time and not on an ongoing basis. Hardywood and Port City both have distributors in the UK and send regular container shipments there
to fulfill orders. They also have sales in other international markets, but the UK has been the biggest market so far, and I believe still stands as the second largest market for all US craft beer, after Canada.” Virginia Economic Development Partnership and the Department of Agriculture have access to export numbers, but it’s not specific to craft beer or even independent craft. What they do know is that it’s growing. “For January-October 2018, Virginia beer exports were $37.96 million, which was up 120% from the same period the year before,” said Agee. “For full-year 2017, the total was $22.32 million, up 39.8% from 2016. I’ll just note that this data isn’t perfect. Sometimes it could include product produced out of state and exported via our port. But it’s the best data set we have and what we use to calculate all of our export numbers.”
the Virginia Beer Co. Receives European Award
Williamsburg-based The Virginia Beer Co. earned a European Beer Star Award (Silver medal) in November for its Elbow Patches Oatmeal Stout in the worldwide Dry Stout category. The brewery was one of 23 from America to receive a medal in a competition that included 2,344 beers submitted from 51 countries. Members of the Virginia brewery will participate in the Craft Beer Rising festival held in London in late February.
Chris Smith of The Virginia Beer Company accepting his European Beer Star award
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brewNEWS/satellites Great beer served at Deschutes Brewery Tasting Room in Roanoke
Virginia Sets 20% Rule for Brewery Taprooms By Greg Kitsock
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irginia law is generous to breweries operating taprooms. The Old Dominion’s breweries can sell as much beer as they want through their taprooms (as opposed to neighboring Maryland, which sets a 2,000-barrel limit on such sales). And the state’s breweries can open as many satellite taprooms as they want. But now, Virginia is pulling on the reins. As of January 1, 2019, SB306 sets a new restriction for brewery taprooms: “not less than 20 percent of the volume of beer sold for on-premises consumption in any calendar year be manufactured on the licensed premises.” “We don’t expect enforcement to begin until after July,” says Brett Vassey, CEO of the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild. “The Virginia ABC Authority is a little behind in developing guidelines on how the 20% rule will be applied.” The Guild, he says, is working with state officials to make sure that “manufacture” is defined as broadly as possible. Vassey expects, for example, that beer brewed at one location but sent to the remote taproom for conditioning will count towards the 20%. “It’s popular for small breweries to do barrel-aging, blending, a variety of things off-site to free up space,” he says. On the other hand, contract-brewed beer will not count toward the 20% minimum, he adds. Additionally, brewpubs, defined as breweries with contiguous retail
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restaurants, will be excluded from the provisions of SB306. “We met frequently with distributors and retailers, and they’re quite fine with what we’re doing,” Vassey maintained. “They were concerned about ‘faux breweries,’ that some multi-national would be able to snap up a restaurant chain and ship beer in from a central hub, creating a chain of tied houses. “Right now, we have white smoke, everyone’s happy, we just need it in writing.” SB306 doesn’t appear to be causing a great deal of consternation among Virginia breweries. “We are aware of the 20% ruling and all operations will be in compliance,” said Cassandra Bard, event and social media manager for Strangeways Brewing Co., in regard to a third site the company is planning for Richmond’s Scott’s Addition neighborhood. Starr Hill Brewing Co. in Crozet operates a remote taproom in Roanoke called the Starr Hill Pilot Brewery & Side Stage. Despite the diminutive size of the 5-barrel brewhouse, “in 2018, we brewed 2.5 times the amount required by law, and are on track to brew even more in 2019,” asserts Starr Hill brewmaster Robbie O’Cain. One remote taproom that might have trouble complying is the Deschutes Brewery Tasting Room, also in Roanoke. The Bend, OR-based regional brewer opened the facility in 2017 in anticipation
of building a large East Coast production brewery in Virginia. There, brewer Jeff Schauland brews weekly on an 18-gallon pilot system that supplies about 6% of the beer sold in the taproom (so estimated Deschutes president and CEO Michael LaLonde last year). SB306, however, contains language that grants an extension of over three years for Deschutes to comply. Deschutes will have until April 30, 2022 to upgrade brewing facilities at the taproom, close it, or perhaps move it to their planned production brewery. The company might well need the extra time. Because of a downturn in growth, Deschutes has indefinitely postponed a June 2019 groundbreaking on its East Coast plant. Erin Rankin, Deschutes’ associate marketing manager for PR and communications, stated that “we will meet our commitments to let the city of Roanoke know our updated plans this year. At this time, we will continue to watch trends for the right time to build a brewing facility in Roanoke.” In the face of such uncertainty, it’s business as usual at the taproom, however. Rankin notes, “There’s a lot of experimentation in the small brewhouse with single hop beers and unusual yeast strains. The tasting room is a community gathering space and hosts events weekly that include Community Pints supporting local charities, group mountain bike rides, old time jam sessions, comedy nights and more.”
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Mitch Steele at New Realm Brewing Co.
A Match Made in IPA Heaven
New Realm and Stone collaborate on new beer By Annie Tobey
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caught up with Mitch Steele at the Stone Brewing, Richmond taproom on Jan. 10, after he and his team from New Realm Brewing in Virginia Beach had finished up a brew day with the Stone team. The fruits of their labor will be released in early March as New Realm/Stone LITERALLY Wrote the Book IPA. The background of this collaboration goes deeper than many collaborations. Mitch Steele was brewmaster at Stone - 12 -
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Brewing and helped to build the Richmond location. He left in June 2016, after 10 years at Stone, to start a new venture – or shall we say, a New Realm. The Atlanta brewery opened January 2018 and expanded to Virginia Beach later that year. Steele is also author of IPA: Brewing Techniques, Recipes and the Evolution of India Pale Ale. Of the collaboration, Steele told me, “We wanted to brew an IPA going back
to some of the things we’d done at Stone over the years … and add some touches to it … It took inspirations from New England IPA and the traditional Stonetype of IPA and mashed them together.” The recipe included mash hopping, two dry-hops, bright tank hop additions and traditional pellets, cryo-hops and hop oil blends of Ella, Citra and Azacca. Flaked oats and flaked wheat were added to create a smooth mouthfeel and
Steele’s insightful book on IPAs was written about 8 years ago
support the intense, unfiltered juiciness. The name of the beer goes deep, too. Steele described discussing the collaboration and the beer’s name with Stone co-founder Greg Koch. I asked why “Literally Wrote the Book,” but immediately blushed, realizing the answer — Steele did literally write the book on IPAs. “Greg suggested we name it ‘Wrote the Book,’” says Steele. “I suggested some other names, and he kept coming back to that one, and I said ‘OK, but you’ve got to put the word literally in front of it because everybody says it that way. So that’s what it’s being called.” Steele laughed, with that full-face joy that anyone who’s been around him will recognize. “We tasted the pilot batch today,” Steele said, “and it’s really nice. It’s got a lot of tropical and a lot of citrus in the hop character. This Richmond-brewed, draft-only release will clock in at 8 percent ABV and 35 IBUs. It will be available at Stone Brewing locations and in states that receive Richmond-brewed beer VIRGINIACRAFTBEER.COM
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Brewers Association’s Ambassador Spreading the Word About Diversity
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o into most any craft brewery in the country, and you can find an impressive array of beers, ranging from honey-gold lagers to obsidian stouts. Look at the folks who brew the beers and own the businesses, however, and you’ll find a far narrower range. The industry is dominated by white males, many sporting bushy beards. “Dr. J” wants to add some faces with a little more color and less facial hair. “Dr. J” is J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham. When she’s not tending to her day job as chair and assistant professor of communication studies at Randolph College in Lynchburg, she’s traveling around the country in her role as diversity ambassador for the Brewers Association. She was tapped for that position in April 2018, and numbers bear out the need for addressing diversity among both producers and consumers. More than 85 percent of craft beer drinkers are non-Hispanic whites, according to the association (about 68 percent of the U.S. population is non-Hispanic white). Among females, just over 31 percent say they drink a craft beer “at least several times a year.” Anyone familiar with the industry knows that there are relatively few breweries owned by women and even fewer owned by AfricanAmericans. Groups such as the Pink Boots Society have worked to create community among female brewers, just as Fresh Fest and the Beers With(out) Beards festival were created to nurture bonds among minorities and women. Jackson-Beckham, in addition to being a homebrewer and longtime lover of craft beer, seems particularly suited for the job as a black woman. “My identity and my experiences do give me perspective,” she says, “but honestly, I think my ability to speak to these issues comes from more than a decade of studying the industry as a researcher and some extensive review and engagement with the scholarly literature on organizational diversity and equity initiatives.” Her research has included analyzing the marketing ploys behind malt liquor as well as shedding - 14 -
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light on historic figures like Peter Hemings, Thomas Jefferson’s slave who was trained by a professional brewer. I caught up with Jackson-Beckham while she was on the road raising awareness of diversity, and she graciously took time to answer several questions. How did you first become interested in craft beer? I understand you were working at a sports bar in southwest Virginia at the time. Yes! I was an undergrad at Virginia Tech, drinking pretty much whatever came out of the most inexpensive keg available. Occasionally, I would hit a party where a group of housemates
would have sprung for a keg of Saranac or something. I registered that this was tastier but wasn’t really motivated to really pursue craft beer until I started working at the bar, getting shift beers of some more interesting offerings. Right after I graduated, I was gifted a Michael Jackson beer-of-the-month subscription. That really sealed the deal. How did your position as diversity ambassador come about? The Brewers Association Board of Directors created a diversity committee who met for the first time at the Craft Brewers Conference in 2017. I was brought on just before CBC in 2018. Today, the Brewers Association is
taking some really positive and proactive steps in diversity and inclusion and (more importantly) is devoting resources including adding me as an ambassador. The BA has multiple ambassadors to advance craft breweries in areas including beer quality, draught systems and beer service, safety, sustainability, beer and food pairing and now diversity. What are your goals as diversity ambassador? Broadly, the goal is to treat diversity and inclusion as any other best-practice area that is critical to the current and future health of the craft brewing community. Those of us who are passionate about craft beer often become vocal advocates—we want to share the creativity, new experiences, unique business models, the sense of community. I would love to see anyone who is inclined to discover what craft beer is all about to feel that they belong. Why do you think the craft beer industry is lacking in females and African-Americans? You’ve written about “black beer culture” as a factor. This is honestly a question that merits a book-length response. However, the short answer is that the craft brewing industry, like all other industries, doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It is part of, and shaped by, American culture at large. You could look back over the past century and trace the ways that beer has been marketed using explicit appeals to masculinity. You might consider that when the craft beer industry was starting up, schools were still being desegregated, civil rights victories were tenuous, the effects of red-lining were devastating to black wealth, and it was a near impossibility for a person of color to walk into a bank to get a loan for a start-up business, especially one with an unproven business model. You and I are both fans of Peter Hemings. Talk about the importance of history in raising awareness about diversity.
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I think, for many Americans, the story of American beer comes from one of two broad cultural trends. The “tastes great versus less filling” era of market consolidation in the American brewing industry and/or the contemporary origins of the craft. Neither of those stories has acknowledged the influences of many types of people from many walks of life very well. Achieving diversity isn't simply a matter of invitation; it is also a matter of belonging. Visiting history allows us to say, “You belong here, because you have always been here.” You’re a homebrewer. How did you get started and what are your favorite styles to brew? I started brewing when I lived in San Diego in the mid-2000s. Southern California at that time was a heady place to be for a craft beer lover and I just wanted to know EVERYTHING I could know about it. It just so happened that my personality and interests really clicked with homebrewing, and I’ve been sort of obsessed ever since. I don’t know that I have a “favorite” style to brew (as I don’t really have a favorite style to drink). I love running experiments, playing with the impact of specific ingredients, playing with water chemistry and fermentation temperature, building new contraptions. I’m honestly just a lover of the process; the fact that beer comes out at the other end is an incredibly awesome bonus.
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Something dark and divine for Valentine’s.
Valentine’s, Meat Juice, History and Beer By Wade Reynolds
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rdent Craft Ales is continuing in its series of historic craft beers, this time in partnership with the Valentine, Richmond’s museum that focuses on the history of Richmond and the central Virginia area. After a successful release in December of a winter warmer celebrating the museum’s participation in Court End Christmas, a February release is planned to help celebrate—no guessing needed here— Valentine’s Day. Danny Fain, a former history major at Virginia Commonwealth University and now packaging head at Ardent, is combining his love of history with his love of beer to create these limited-volume brews. After working recently with Preservation Virginia and the John Marshall House to celebrate the former chief justice’s birthday last fall, Fain has turned to the Valentine for collaboration on his most recent projects. Although there is a section on Richmond’s beer history in the - 16 -
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museum’s permanent display, this is the first time the Valentine has partnered with a brewery in this manner. “We’re very excited that we’ve had the opportunity to partner with Ardent,” said Eric Steigleder, Valentine’s Director of Public Relations and Marketing. Brewing on a 15-gallon Sabco system that looks more like it belongs in somebody’s kitchen rather than in the brew house of even the smallest of craft breweries, Fain combined mulled spices, ginger and nutmeg, among other ingredients, to create a “bigger beer’’ for last December’s winter warmer. For now, these are one-off brewings. When you consider the total volume of each brew yields the equivalent of approximately one keg (“it’s really more like a 12-gallon yield” Fain admitted), releases are, by necessity, of a limited nature. For December, two releases were planned, one on a Friday night at Ardent and one the following Sunday at the Valentine
during Court End Christmas. The Friday night event went off without a hitch, but an early winter snow storm effectively canceled Court End Christmas. As a result, a second release at a later date in December at Ardent was substituted with many Valentine personnel on hand. The half keg was easily drained to the tune of many compliments on the beer. One taster said it reminded him of a well-brewed schwartz beer with spices. With Ardent’s normal 15-barrel system cranking out beers with regularity, there’s no real schedule for Fain or the Sabco system which is the original system used by the co-op of brewers in a Church Hill garage that later morphed into Ardent Craft Ales. Like Ardent, Fain, a member of that co-op, has come a long way from those days prior to Ardent’s opening in June 2014. Back then, they would brew on Sunday, bottle on Wednesday, and the brewers would get paid in beer. For the February brewing, several ideas were discussed. One possibility was a chocolate stout involving historic chocolates from the 1812 era. The Wickham House, built at the corner of Clay and 11th Streets in 1812, was later purchased by the Valentine family. One of the oldest standing residences in Richmond, it became the Valentine Museum in 1898 and is still the cornerstone of the organization which now includes the entire south side of Clay St. between 10th and 11th Streets. In a classic example of the historic adage “what goes around comes around,” Fain is a former Valentine docent who once gave tours of the Wickham House and wrote an alternative tour of the house as seen through the eyes of the slaves who worked and lived there. Coincidence? You tell me, but I’ve heard that there are no coincidences. Presumably, that pertains to history if not always to beer. In keeping with the romantic nature of Valentine’s Day, another idea surfaced. This references one of the most romantic substances in the city’s history—Meat Juice. Developed in the 1870s by the Valentine family, it became a worldwide seller after its participation at the 1878 Paris World Exposition. You can still see the booth, on view in the Wickham House at the Valentine. Lauded for its “strengthgiving properties” as a “nourishing protein tonic,” Meat Juice contained juice from four pounds of meat in a two ounce bottle. This is not Meat Juice’s debut as part of an alcoholic concoction; at one time it was the secret ingredient for Bloody Marys at Richmond’s Commonwealth Club. In the middle of the last century, production of Meat Juice stopped. As with most first-time events, there have been some glitches. “We’re having some trouble getting our hands on the exact flavorings of the tonic,” Steigleder confided in early January. “We know that it was a savory taste,” noted Bill Martin, Valentine’s director, also mentioning that there were several different recipes over the years. But according to Meg Hughes, the Valentine’s Curator of Archives, the formulas remain the property of the Valentine family. As a result, the exact ingredients remain unknown to the general public. With a brewing deadline approaching, it was decided to go with a chocolate stout for this year in hopes of incorporating Meat Juice into a future endeavor. As of this writing, the exact release dates are unknown, but those interested are advised to check both Ardent’s and the Valentine’s early February schedules. As Martin observed, “Richmond from its founding has had a rich brewing tradition. Our partnership with Ardent reconnects in a real way the history of the Valentine and the city to today’s beer production.” You could call it one of the more enjoyable ways to participate in living history. And some of us just like the beer. VIRGINIACRAFTBEER.COM
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Ben & Melissa run the NOBO Kitchen at Seven Arrows Brewing in Waynesboro
Seven Arrows on Target with NOBO Kitchen By Mark Thompson
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enate Bill 604 (SB 604) was the match that ignited a fire for the growth of craft breweries in Virginia. SB 604 gave breweries the right to serve beer for on premise consumption without the burden and cost of operating a fullscale restaurant. The law allowed craft breweries to remain profitable at lower beer volumes by capturing their full margins, selling directly to the consumer at retail prices. Since passage of SB 604 in 2012, individual breweries have chosen multiple paths to incorporate the benefits of the new law. Seven Arrows Brewery, in Waynesboro, showcases one of these paths that breweries have adopted in the wake of Senate Bill 604. Seven Arrows was founded by the husband and wife team of Aaron and Melissa Allen in January of 2014. They moved to Waynesboro in 2008, when Aaron began working
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for Miller Coors in Elkton as a Process Engineer. Aaron worked at Miller Coors for six years until opening the brewery in 2014. Aaron holds a General Certificate of Brewing and Diploma in Brewing from the Institute of Brewing and Distilling, and also completed the Master Brewer exam in 2011. Melissa has her MBA from James Madison University. They began their business plan for the brewery in mid-2010 prior to the passage of SB 604. When Seven Arrows opened, they chose not to include a restaurant, saving tens of thousands of dollars in start up cost. When asked, Mellissa stated, “We knew that our core competencies were technical brewing, business acumen, and customer service. Food was not one of our core competencies.” For the first year of its operation, Seven Arrows had no food trucks and
only offered free snack mix. Every Friday, they would pick up pre-made sandwiches for the weekend from Long Meadows Cheese shop. The sandwiches were self-serve, stored in a merchandiser refrigerator, and sold throughout the weekend. When asked, Aaron jokingly said, “Mellissa and I ate a lot of stale sandwiches that year.” In 2015, Seven Arrows decided to change things up and start booking food trucks at the brewery. Melissa booked a different food truck every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for the next year and a half. “We had a different truck each day on the weekend. We would provide power and water to the truck and often trade drink for food,” Melissa said. There were pros and cons to running a rotating cast of food trucks through the brewery. The customers enjoyed the variety of food and having options
other than snack mix and day-old sandwiches. The owners liked that the food trucks would keep customers at the brewery and thus sell more beer. The cons were that some of the food trucks were not reliable and would cancel due to weather or truck maintenance. Additionally, the brewery could not control pricing or food quality and would occasionally have to answer for those issues to their customers. As satisfying as having food trucks on the weekends was, there was still a “food” problem during the week. Monday through Friday afternoon was still limited to the snack mix offering. So, in 2016, they partnered with a local restaurant called Heritage on Main to develop an app similar to Grub Hub that allowed customers to place orders directly with Heritage on Main for delivery to the brewery within 30 minutes. The intention of the App was to be able to offer a full menu during all hours of operation. The food order App only lasted for a short time due to the logistical issues. Out of the ashes of the food app came the next step in the evolution of Seven
Arrows food journey. In late 2016, they approached one of their go to food trucks, Farm Fresh Fixins, about doing a brick and mortar food option inside of the brewery. Seven Arrows and Farm Fresh Fixins drew up a sublease for an unused space in the brewery that would become NOBO’s kitchen. In theory, this was a win-win proposition. The sub lease was based on a percentage of food sales and had a minimum amount that would cover the fixed costs of the space and a maximum if the food sold well. It also offered Farm Fresh Fixins a permanent home base to serve food and prep area for their food truck. NOBO’s kitchen sub leased the space inside of the brewery for all of 2016, but decided not to renew at the end of the first year due to personal reasons. Once again, Seven Arrows was at cross roads in their food journey. NOBO’s Kitchen was a good thing. It offered a full menu every day, drew customers to the brewery and kept them in the tasting room. Melissa recalls, “We were torn between looking for another food truck or taking the space ourselves.”
In the end, they decided to buy out NOBO’s kitchen and keep the space for themselves. In order to make the transition work, Mellissa would have to own the food business. Fortunately, the Sous Chef for NOBO’s kitchen, Ben Demory, wanted to stay on-board. Melissa and Ben partnered up and launched NOBO’s Kitchen 2.0 in early 2018. Ben runs the kitchen and Melissa handles the business. Aaron sums it up by saying, “Since opening Seven Arrows, we have always looked to act in a way that would maximize our revenue and minimize our expense and risk. Getting the brewery up and running was expensive and risky in and of itself. SB 604 allowed us to try multiple food options without having to incur the additional cost of opening a restaurant.” Mark Thompson founded Starr Hill Brewery in 1999 and today is president/ master brewer at The Brewing Tree Beer Company in Afton, VA.
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Veer Magazine’s 2018 Golden Tap Awards Ceremony O’Connor Brewing Co., Norfolk
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Rooted + Resolute is a rich, creamy, 100% natural
soap made with Resolute, a bourbon barrel-aged Russian imperial stout by Brothers Craft Brewing of Harrisonburg. Made with natural oils, shea butter, and beeswax, it is ideal for everyday use to keep your skin clean and moisturized without any harmful chemicals or overpowering artificial fragrances. At 8 ounces, the bar is roughly 2x the size of most soaps, in an easy to hold size. Store it on a dry, well-ventilated surface or soap dish for a long lasting soap. One bar is $14, two bars are $25, and buy four for $45. Outbound Supply Harrisonburg outboundsupply.com
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is available in a variety of scents. The beard bu�er is made from top quality, unrefined shea bu�er and all natural palm oil with the best essen�al oils for scent. It can be used on your face and beard as well as on any dry areas on your body or to shine up those ta�oos. The bu�er provides a light to medium hold to keep your beard tamed and so�. Although it is not actually made from beer, it’s perfect for the brewer or burly guy in your life! $20. Burly Boy Beard Co. Norfolk burlyboybeardco.com
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and conditioner duo is made with hops, barley, black Jamaican castor oil, babassu oil, bamboo extract, cupuacu butter, jojoba and infused with biotin. Beer has a low pH, so it will help to tighten your hair follicles as well as remove dirt and grease from your hair. Plus, beer contains proteins and vitamins that will help strengthen & smooth your hair. It’s great for both men and women. 8oz. - $13.50 Jakeala Norfolk etsy.com/shop/JAKEALA
First impressions are made in 1/10th second... We buy with our eyes. Lasting impressions are made with quality and service. Every week Blanco meets its commitments of millions of labels to manufacturers depending on them. At Blanco we believe service is as important as quality. We select our customers so that we can be a perfect fit. We are small enough for their business to matter and large enough to make sure their job gets done. “Blanco does what they say they will do. Blanco delivers.� Joe and Wendy Hallock, Co-Owners and Founders, Chaos Mountain Brewing.
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Ashley Willie
Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen and Brewery Roanoke, VA Submitted by Dave Warwick, Brewmaster, Three Notch’d She has been with us since our opening. Southern charm barely does her justice, she is the most welcoming and attentive person when dealing with our guests. She has quickly become our opening lead to handle weekend business, she leaves her mark daily with an amazing attitude and professionalism. Outside of work, Ashley is a licensed realtor with MKB and always finds time to help us between her busy schedule. Since working for us, her passion and knowledge for craft beer has become a full blown obsession, excited to see her continue to grow.
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Brandy Bittner
Beltway Brewing Co. Sterling, VA Submitted by David Armentrout, Sales & Marketing Manager, Beltway She is passionate about craft beer and passionate about guests’ experience. I have managed many tap room folks over the last several years and she is by far the best I have worked with. Her attention to detail and cleanliness is second to none. She is always looking for ways to improve our tap room and always working to drive more business to the tap room. I have a lot on my plate so not having to worry about the tap room because Brandy is on top of it is a huge help to me. Her team responds well to her and she takes really good care of them. I could go on and on about how great she is and the value that she brings but to sum it up she is simply amazing at what she does. In addition to the tap room, she helps with marketing and just about anything that we ask her to do and she does it with a smile.
Nikki LitWiller
Chaos Mountain Brewery Callaway, VA Submitted by Wendy Hallock, Owner, Chaos Mountain Nikki LitWiller is so very beloved at Chaos Mountain Brewery. She knows akk of the regulars by name and pretty much has their beer of choice on the bar before they sit down. If you are a new patron she makes you feel like you fit in right away upon arrival. She makes sure she knows about all of our beer on tap and is truly helpful to any new patrons to the brewery to help them select the perfect beer for them. She is warm and welcoming, and very hard working. We appreciate Nikki more than words.
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Drew Whitlock
Alewerks Brewing Company Williamsburg, VA Submitted by Jeff Phillips, Marketing Director, Alewerks Brewing Company Drew Whitlock is our most beloved beertender in the Brewery Taproom, and is the unofficial mascot of the Alewerks Taproom. Drew never has a bad day. He’s always upbeat, has a joke at the ready, and a smile on his face. His beer knowledge is on point, and having a guided tasting with Drew is a charming, educational, funny, one-of-a-kind experience. A talented musician in his own right, he seems to always have the spotlight on him when he’s behind the bar, providing great service and even better entertainment.
Erica Meade
Wolf Hills Brewing Company Abington, VA Submitted by Cameron Bell, co-owner, Wolf Hills Erica Meade is Wolf Hills Brewing Co.’s tasting room manager and bartender. Erica has an obsession with customer service, which includes a friendly greeting upon arrival, full knowledge and explanation of beers, attentive service, and incredible recall skills of customers’ names and their favorites. She is an amazing, detailed manager, encouraging boss, and ultimate team player.
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Corey Hawkins
Port City Brewing Company Alexandria, VA Submitted by Tim Quintyn, Tasting Room Manager, Port City Corey is the leading exemplar of what it means to be a Port City Brewing Company Beer Guide. Corey has a unique rapport with all the regulars and always gives them a warm greeting as soon as they walk through the door, and will often have their beer ready for them before they land in their seat. In addition, every new guest that Corey encounters will be given a top to bottom explanation of the beers we have to offer and he will help guide them to the right choice. He doesn’t stop there, he often follows up later to ensure that the beer they landed on was the right one for them. This is what every Port City guest gets to see. What Corey does behind the scenes may not be noticed, but is critical to our success. He has a great attention to detail and takes great pride in ensuring the tasting room is clean and ready for business. He will always be the first to spearhead any project, often without managerial direction needed. If this alone does not make Corey the model ‘beertender’- he is also always first to volunteer to help the brewing staff when they may be short staffed- even if it makes for a 15 hour work day for him, which always goes without complaint.
Sharon Arthur
O’Connor Brewing Co. Norfolk, VA Submitted by Penny O’Connor, Chief Marketing Officer, O’Connor Brewing Co. Sharon has been a friendly face in the beer community even before breweries were a thing. Her quick-wit, warmth, and great service is why she is so beloved. - 30 -
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Lisa Archer
Big Lick Brewing Co. Roanoke, VA Submitted by Adam McDearmon, Taproom Manager, Big Lick Brewing Co. Lisa has been with us since we reopened our doors at our new West Station expansion brewery in 2017. She is passionate about craft beer and goes the extra mile to find the right beer for every individual based on their taste preference. Lisa is hard working and strives to provide our guests with the best experience possible when visiting our tasting room. She can usually be found behind the bar slinging brews with a smile!
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Ivan King
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Paul Metzger-Smith
Oozlefinch Craft Brewery Hampton, VA Submitted by Russ Tinsley, Owner, Oozlefinch Craft Brewery Paul may have only just joined us during the summer of 2018 as additional summer staff member, but his enthusiasm for people and his work ethic quickly made his place behind the bar irreplaceable. As a long time supporter of Oozlefinch, Paul has always been one of our greatest fans. That passion for the business led him to seek a position behind the bar where he could grow in his knowledge of craft beer. In just a few short months, Paul went from only knowing he enjoyed to drink great beer, to reading books, asking questions, pouring beer at our GABF booth in Denver, passing the beer server Cicerone test, beginning the process of getting his Cicerone certification, and culminating with him claiming a place as one of our newest head-beertenders in the taproom. Paul is insanely fun to be around, generous far beyond expectation, and just plain knows how to love people well. His gusto for growing in his beer knowledge is equally complimented by his work ethic. It is no secret that he works hard and treats people well because he loves Oozlefinch and truly wants to see us succeed. It is obvious in every task that he takes on, from washing glasses to mopping the keg cooler to ensuring that he has made every single customer’s experience absolutely unforgettable. His performance behind the bar, passion for pursing a deeper understanding of the craft, and love for everyone that he interacts with aligns perfectly with our mission “to produce thought provoking beers that are hand crafted to challenge your palate in an atmosphere that shows a true appreciation for history and people!” Oozlefinch is successful because of Paul and the many other like-minded folks that work side by side with him behind our bar every single day. We wouldn’t be who we are today without these amazing beertenders. The secret to our success truly is our folks! - 32 -
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Here at Legend Brewing Depot, the “BEERTENDER” that we all love is Ivan King. Ivan has been with the Depot since day one and has become an invaluable member of the Legend family. He has a contagious lust for life and an unbridled love for Legend beer. Ivan’s sense of humor and beer knowledge help to guide customers through both our flagship beers as well as our smaller batch specialty products. In what little free time he has, Ivan can be found brewery hopping, practicing classical violin or just relaxing with his mom and dog, Obama.
Clint Smith
Smartmouth Norfolk, VA Submitted by Chris (SheChris) Neikirk, Public Relations, Smartmouth Clint Smith is one of the Beertenders We Love! Clint has been with Smartmouth since 2013 – which makes him one of the longest serving beertenders in Hampton Roads! From one of our regulars: “Clint is the consummate professional. He is extremely knowledgeable about his product and is one of the most personable hosts you could hope to meet at a brewery. Clint has excellent people skills and puts them to use on a daily basis at Smartmouth. He is beloved by all who have the pleasure to interact with him in the tasting room.”
BACK ON THE HORIZON Our award-winning seasonal is back. Loaded with notes of juicy pineapple, mango and passion fruit, this IPA packs big hop aroma and flavor with minimal bitterness.
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Luci Legaspi
The Virginia Beer Company Williamsburg, VA Submitted by Robby Willey, Co-Founder & Managing Member, The Virginia Beer Company Luci is our Taproom Manager & Business Developer, but she is also first in line to open the taps and welcome Williamsburg to the brewery on a weekly basis. Luci is in charge of managing our taproom & events, building relationships with local entertainers, coordinating tap lineups, and developing the VBC brand. With all that going on, you can find Luci behind the bar during big events and busy nights, and you can then find Luci sharing beers & cheers on the other side of the bar when she’s off the clock. All with a smile. All the time.
Ellen Perry Studio Brew Bristol, VA
Submitted by Erich Allen, owner, Studio Brew Without a doubt it would have to be Ellen Perry from Studio Brew. Amazingly talented and knowledgeable in craft beer and craft beer food pairing. Always willing to work harder than anyone else to make our customers smile and enjoy their experience with us. Ellen is the master mind for creating some of the best beer infused cocktails and food offerings we have at the taproom. Oh and her spent grain breads and desserts are insanely tasty!
Daniel Barber
Legend Brewing Co. Richmond, VA Submitted by Becca Gage, Sales, Media & Marketing, Legend Brewing Co. As Legend enters our 25th year anniversary of craft brewing, our beloved bartender without a doubt has to be Daniel Barber. Daniel has been with Legend Brewing Co. for 11 yearsalmost half our life! We love Daniel because he has a true passion for the craft beer, and providing guests with the best possible pub experience. Daniel represents Legend with a friendly face, helpful suggestions, and dedication to the craft. He truly is our legendary beertender! - 34 -
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Dale Price
Benchtop Brewing Company Norfolk, VA Submitted by Jason Johnson: It’s gotta be Dale Price from Benchtop Brewing Company! Why you ask? Simply because he’s always ready with a smile (or a hug, in my case), a word of positivity, and a delicious beer. Not to mention his vast knowledge and his hard work. Benchtop is lucky to have him as a representative and I’m lucky to know him as a friend. Submitted by Lysa Moseberth Dale Price from Benchtop Brewing Company is not only the hands down (in my personal opinion) the best beertender, he is one of the most genuine, selfless, compassionate, and kind-hearted people there is. As a beertender, he has such a natural love for what he does. He even makes trips to various states and conventions to continually further educate himself on the craft. He carries so much genuine passion for what he does that even on his down time, he gets with a small group of others to have tastings. I have worked in the bar service industry for a decade all over Hampton Roads and over 20 different establishments. In that decade, I have rarely met someone who not only cares, but has such a genuine love for what they do the way Dale does. Submitted by Trevor Davis Dale Price at Benchtop Brewing Company always has a great attitude and acts like a friend to every customer. He’s interactive and very knowledgeable to answer any questions you have about the beer. Submitted by Donna Hilley Price The knowledgeable cicerone over at Benchtop has my vote! Dale Price is quite passionate about craft beer, supporting this brewing industry, educating all who want to learn and sharing a positive experience. I cannot fathom there is a better “beertender” anywhere! Submitted by Bill Edwards-Bodmer Dale Price at Benchtop Brewing Company! Great dude and hands down the best! Submitted by Erin Hooker Dale Price at Benchtop is awesome! Sharon Arthur and Mark Hall at O’Connor are super terrific! Submitted by Nic Hagen Dale Price from Benchtop all the way the one and only best beers and best specials!
Dale Price & Corbin Coronel Benchtop Brewing Company Norfolk, VA Submitted by Diego DeC Dale Price and Corbin Coronel at Benchtop are definitely the best dynamic duo in the 757 craft world and beyond. Submitted by Sharon Arthur
Submitted by Staci Fredrick Dale Price from Benchtop Brewing Company and Sharon Arthur from O’Connor Brewing Company are my faves.
Love those Benchtop fellas!
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Submitted by C. P. Crockett Love Amanda at Deadline Brewing Project! Super smart and a great human. Submitted by Donna Riethmiller Amanda Martinez at Deadline Brewing Project is super friendly, very knowledgeable, and a great conversationalist. She makes everyone feel welcome. Submitted by Kristy Bitney Amanda at Deadline Brewing Project is awesome! She’s friendly, knowledgeable and always on the ball when you need a fresh pour! Submitted by Darla & David Fabunan Amanda Martinez at Deadline Brewing Project is amazing! Whenever we come into town, she is a great listener. Love her! Submitted by Tracy Stover
Amanda Martinez
Deadline Brewing Project Virginia Beach, VA Submitted by Alanna Hildebrand Amanda Martinez at Deadline is the “beer bomb!” Always a cheery face and great stories and recommendations. She’s helpful and creative with beer pairings and knows her stuff! She’s passionate about beer/life and making sure you have a great experience and feel welcome every time you walk in the door!
Submitted by Oliver Williamson Amanda Martinez at Deadline Brewing Project is super welcoming and knowledgeable. She is easy to talk to and very personable. She adds to the great vibe already at the brewery. Submitted by Joyce Kendall Lindley Amanda Martinez at Deadline Brewing Project is a great listener and conversationalist, always cheerful, and knows her craft beer. And, the writing on the beer boards has never looked better! Submitted by Jessica Frieden Amanda from Deadline is super friendly and always gives good beer recommendations. Submitted by Alannah Garvey Amanda from Deadline – great conversation, funny, and always there with a great beer suggestion! Submitted by Randy Carlson Amanda and Darrell Cuenca at Deadline Brewing Project take great care of me when I drop by. When I pour out my feelings after a long day, they reciprocate with a tasty beverage and open ears.
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We are lucky to have Amanda Martinez at Deadline Brewing Project on Shore Drive! Great personality, great service, and she knows her beer! Submitted by Jeremy Frayne Bar Boss Amanda Martinez at Deadline Brewing Project is fantastic. Always welcomes you with a smile and a chat. She really knows her stuff after gigs with Home Republic and Green Flash! She is amazing! Submitted by Jocely Cuenca Musial Amanda Martinez and Darrell Cuenca at Deadline Brewing Project are the best! They are both so accommodating and knowledgeable about beer. When you walk in, you know you will always have a friendly face to chat with! They rock! Submitted by Darrell Cuenca, Co-owner, Deadline Brewing Project Deadline Brewing Project’s all-star beertender is Amanda Martinez. Super knowledgeable. She was previously at Home Republic and Green Flash. Ultrafriendly and can chat with the best of them!
Scott Heath
Buggs Island Brewing Company Submitted by Alyson Talley Elliot Hands down Scott Heath at Buggs Island Brewing Company! Scott is in his element when he is behind the bar! He gives the brewery a total Cheers atmosphere! You may walk into Buggs Island Brewing as a stranger, but once you meet Scott, you will leave as part of the Buggs Island Brewing family! He even represents being a Buggs Island Brewing beertender on his license plate! Cheers to Scott!
Matthew J. Hartl
Bearded Bird Brewing Co. Norfolk, VA Submitted by Jeff Mitchell Matthew J. Hartl at Bearded Bird Brewing Co.! He’s quick to catch on to personal preferences and make recommendations tailored to individual tastes. He’s also an interesting and funny dude with lots of great stories. He’s the perfect person to chat with while enjoying a beer at Bearded Bird.
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Autumn Hillian
Reaver Beach Brewing Company Virginia Beach, VA Submitted by Cayley Fergus Submitted by Timothy Simmons Dale Price from Benchtop and Jeremy Wilson, Jacob Riley, Autumn Hillian and everyone else at Reaver Beach!
Autumn Hillian at Reaver Beach is always there to help and is the life of the party! Never disappoints! Continue to rock, Autumn!! Submitted by Will Geisler Autumn Hillian at Reaver Beach is the best bartender around. Works hard at keeping up with the supply and demand. Submitted by Blake McCullough Autumn Hillian for the W! She pours her heart and soul into every beer she serves and always goes above and beyond. She’s done a lot of good work at Reaver Beach and I will always go back as long as she is there! Submitted by Joshua Collingworth Autum Hillian always rocking the bar and provides the beer. Never short of ideas or events at Reaver Beach.
Trish McKenna
The Farm Brewery at Broad Run Haymarket, VA Submitted by Angela Harrell Morales Beertender Trish McKenna at The Farm Brewery at Broad Run has it all! She’s a top notch beer nerd with a giant heart! Last June, one of their team members, Michael, suffered a life altering car crash which left him unable to work and in need of full-time care. He spent six months in the hospital and to this day still needs rehabilitative care. Since then, she has been there keeping the brew family engaged and supporting Michael and his family, whether it has been providing meals, assisting the family with the grueling mountain of paperwork (she has a social work degree), or just providing a hug! She constantly keeps the customers and the team happy, whether it is suggesting the perfect beer for your tastes or creating a team dance just to make you laugh. She does all this and still manages to home school her three highly active boys, run marathons, and offer a cold beer to anyone in need!
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Jacob Riley
Reaver Beach Virginia Beach Submitted by John Urban Jacob Riley is always friendly, inviting, knowledgeable. Favorite beertender in the area. Submitted by Nikki Liette Jacob Riley from Reaver Beach knows and appreciates quality beer, is family and dog friendly, and always takes the time to get to know the customers. Always look forward to seeing him behind the bar! Submitted by Jennifer Rapp Goyet Jacob Riley at Reaver Beach because he makes you feel at home the second you open the door! Submitted by Nancy Liette Jacob Riley at Reaver Beach loves kids, dogs, and friendly people. He always makes you feel that he is happy to see you.
Ronnie
Coelacanth Brewing Company Norfolk, VA Submitted by Jason Caldwell Ronnie at Coelacanth is always awesome! Super friendly and always makes you feel welcome.
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Submitted by Brian C. Reinoehl Kaila Bana Na and Ali Glynn at Audacious Aleworks Brewery & Taproom are pretty fab! Always a smile with great customer service.
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ALL IN THE FAMILY: (L-R:Mark Marshall, Chris Marshall, Zach Diamond and Rachel Diamond)
Cape Charles Shining Bright with Brewery By Jeff Maisey
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irginia’s Eastern Shore has long been known for its bountiful harvest yielded from the endless fields of potatoes, watermelons, soybeans, corn, and other vegetables as well as the freshest seafood found anywhere — especially oysters. In the past decade, wine flowing from grapes at Chatham Vineyards has made for a great compliment. Now, add quality craft beer to that mix in the form of Cape Charles Brewing Company. Cape Charles Brewing Company — conceptually — was born on Father’s Day 2016. Mark Marshall was an avid home-brewer and invited his daughter, Rachel Diamond, over for his latest fluid experiment. After several beers and sticky notepads scribed with ideas, a brewery was born. Mark Marshall was retiring from over 30 years in law enforcement, having served as Chief of Police in Smithfield before being elected Sheriff of Smithfield. Rachel, a teacher by profession, was wanting to move back to the Shore from North Carolina. They recruited Mark’s brother, Chris Marshall, and with the help of their mother, plans for the brewery began to take shape, though the operation wouldn’t open until June 2018 — a year after projection. The entire family participates in the running of the brewery. Rachel Diamond is the restaurant and tasting room manager. Her
husband, Zach, is the “fix-it” guy and a master carpenter. Cape Charles Brewing Company is classified as a brewpub. It operates a full-service kitchen specializing in steamers — steamed clams ($11/dozen), oysters ($10/half-dozen, $19/dozen), jumbo shrimp ($18/pound), and Oyster Rockefeller ($12.50/half dozen oysters baked with kale, bacon, onions, garlic and cheese). Also from the sea is the locally-caught Rockfish Sandwich ($14), House Beer Battered Fish & Chips ($15), Fish Tacos ($12), Tuna Burger ($12), and Cobb Island Crab Cake Sandwich ($15). If for some crazy reason you don’t love fresh seafood, try the Steak Frites ($17.50/8 oz sirloin with chimichurri sauce and sea salt fries), and a variety of burgers, and Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich ($12) smoked right outside next to the parking lot. Vegetarians have a choice between the Greek and House salads ($4.50 to $10). Soft pretzels ($7), Brew-House Wings ($9) and Loaded Nachos ($12) take the bite out of your afternoon munchy craving. Their clam chowder won the Judge’s Choice first place award at the Eastern Shore Chowder Cook-off. Every aspect of the brewery is meant to celebrate and communicate its location of the natural beauty and lifestyle of the Eastern Shore. When you enter the tasting room/restaurant, a variety of tables and chairs invite you to sit and stay awhile. The wood used for
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the table tops, the tasting bar, and interior walls is native to the Eastern Shore. The table tops are knotty pine. The bar top is black walnut made from a single tree. They are coated with an epoxy resin. Overhead, industrial cobalt blue light fixtures provide a rustic, nautical atmosphere. Photographs — many of them aerial — show the pristine scenery of the Shore and its small, marshy barrier islands. The tap handles used both in the brewery tasting room as well as in restaurants in Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore feature the Cape Charles Lighthouse. Talk about branding. “Smith Island and Cobb Island have been a place we have gone as a family,” explained Rachel Diamond, about the tap handle design. “We wanted something that was symbolic of the Eastern Shore. The first thing you see when you cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel is the Cape Charles Lighthouse in the distance on Smith Island.” Interestingly enough, the town of Cape Charles fabricated the exterior of its water tower to resemble the same lighthouse. The beer names also tie-in with the Eastern Shore, giving every ounce a reinforcement of their sense of place and pride in the community. Taking a flight test to sample the beers? Try these: Assateague Island New England IPA, Fisherman Island Double IPA, Cobb Island IPA, Smith Island Imperial Stout, Seaside Sour, Assateaugue Island Pils, Nor’Easter Pale Ale, Ole’ Reliable Lager, Bayside Belgian Farmhouse Ale, Puddle Pirate Porter, and Heff’n Fairytale Hefeweizen (sonamed after Zach responded to the idea of opening a brewery in Cape Charles). The beers with “Island” in the name are considered flagships. When possible, the brewery makes use of local, Eastern Shore ingredients. Smith Island Imperial Stout is made with 300 Chincoteague salt oysters. And, when the supply meets their needs, they use hops from Seaside Hops from nearby Machipongo. While Mark enjoys brewing beer, he made a wise decision in hiring a commercial brewmaster by the name of Brian Martin, whose brewing credits include Avery Brewing and running 3 Notch’d Brewing Company’s sour barrel program in Charlottesville. Behind a glass window, patrons in the tasting room can gaze into the 15-barrel brewhouse. “We built it for distribution, not just the restaurant,” said Chris Marshall. The tasting room benefits from local residents as well as tourists since they are literally the only game in town on the brewery level. Cape Charles Brewing Company beers are distributed by Hoffman Beverage Company in Southside Hampton Roads and on the entire Eastern Shore of Virginia by Wendell Distribution. Events upcoming: Ground-DOG Oyster Roast & BBQ, February 2, 2:00 PM. More info at capecharlesbrewing.com VIRGINIACRAFTBEER.COM
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Maltese Brewing Company, located in Fredericksburg, released this Belgian Brut IPA in Deceamber
THE BRÜT IPA Be a part of beer history By Annie Tobey
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new beer style, Brüt IPA, has been flowing at breweries and bars around Virginia, offering a new variation on a popular style. As beer consumers, we have a chance to try various interpretations of an unofficial style, to see how it changes, to influence the outcome and to cast our bets: Will this style will be merely a footnote in beer history, or will it become a long-term style?
THE STORY OF THE STYLE The original Brüt IPA is credited to Kim Sturdavant, brewmaster at Social Kitchen & Brewery in San Francisco. If you’re familiar with sparkling wines, you know that “brüt” means “dry” – as in, not sweet. Sturdavant wanted to make a bone-dry IPA, with no residual sugar. He decided to use amyloglucosidase enzyme (amylase for short), which he had used to remove sweetness from triple IPAs. He and his customers liked the result. As the creator of the style, Sturdavant targets a beer that’s pale, light-bodied, dry, highly carbonated (all descriptors of a brüt Champagne) and hoppy. He continues to experiment with the - 42 -
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recipe, including use of adjuncts such as corn, rice and wheat. He figures the style as about 6.5 to 7.5 percent ABV. And with no sweetness to balance bitterness, the IBU mustn’t be too high.
BREWERS ON THE BANDWAGON Breweries around the country and in Virginia have been putting out their interpretations of – or their riffs on – a Brüt IPA. New Realm Brewing in Virginia Beach has released several of the style. Co-founder Mitch Steele (who’s also author of IPA: Brewing Techniques, Recipes and the Evolution of India Pale Ale) says their first Gose resembled the early examples from San Francisco, “using corn grits and Hallertau blanc hops to get the wine-like character.” Since then, they’ve put out a Black Brüt IPA and one with all Cashmere hops, “adding a tropical fruit, almost oaky kind of character to it, which worked really well,” Steele says. Since then, New Realm has stopped using corn as an adjunct – though it helps dry out the beer, it adds a corn-like flavor.
Steele isn’t concerned about the color, but he wants the beers to be clear to reveal the Champagne-like bubbles. He’s also experimented with the best time to add the amylase: in the mash, kettle or fermenter. “We found that adding the enzyme in the fermenter works best,” Steele said. “It takes the beer to another level of dryness. The problem with that is the enzyme is still active in the beer when you package it.” Of the most appropriate hops, Steele says, “The first [Brüt IPAs] focused on hops that have wine-like characteristics and I think that does work really well. I think tropical hops work really well, too. I haven’t tried piney, citrusy hops in this style yet – that might be too intense.” Maltese Brewing, Fredericksburg, has been playing with the style, too, starting with Brotherhood Brüt with Champagne yeast. Next came Belgian Brüt, says Maltese brewer Stephen Matters, using a “Belgian yeast at a relatively low fermentation temperature so as to not bring out too much Belgian esters but still ferment dry as the desert,” plus coriander and orange peel, double dry-hopped with Citra and Centennial. Three Notch’d Brewing released Champers Brüt IPA. Brewmaster Dave Warwick used wheat to aid head retention and add bubbles. He stuck with the house Scottish ale yeast “to let the enzymes and low gravity do the work for the dryness.” Seven Arrows Brewing released Rosé Brut IPA. Brewmaster Aaron Allen added hibiscus near the end of the kettle boil for the rosé hue and residual floral notes. “There is a lot to be explored with this one,” says Kane Wille, head brewer for O’Connor Brewing.
THE STYLE’S STAYING POWER “To me, the idea of a really dry and slightly more carbonated hoppy beer sounds wonderful, but I’ve tried probably five different examples, and only one of them was one that I would get again,” says Tony Ammendolia, owner of Final Gravity Brewing and Original Gravity homebrew store. He examined consumer reaction on beer-rating app Untappd and noticed that no Brüt IPAs have achieved a rating of four (out of five) or better. “That tells me that it might be a hard style to do well,” Ammendolia says. He also speculates, “Many people are into the juicy, more full-bodied IPAs, and this is almost the opposite, because just by the nature of such a low finishing gravity, it’s not going to have a lot of body. A higher carbonation also lends that perception of less body.” “Some people just don’t like dry beers,” says Dave Warwick. But he sees the style as a welcome alternative to the juicy, hazy IPA style. Perhaps the moderate ratings indicate that the Brüt IPA is simply not a crowd-wooing style – even perfectly executed lagers often get moderate ratings. “It’s not a very aggressively flavored beer,” says Steele. “A beer that just knocks you in the teeth – that’s the beer that’s going to score high.” Allen anticipates that the style will appeal to both new and seasoned craft beer drinkers. “The lighter body and bittering of the Brüt IPA makes the beer extremely approachable,” he says. “Based on the broad appeal we see in the taproom, we see this style of beer increasing in popularity.” VIRGINIACRAFTBEER.COM
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Cranberry orange blossom cider Potters Craft Cider
merrang Crooked Run Brewing
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Charlottesville
Center of the Universe
Potter’s Craft Cider likes to keep it fresh, and keep it funky. And, that’s exactly what they did when they made the Cranberry Orange Blossom Cider. The Jonagold Apples are fermented on Cranberries and Orange Blossoms. The aroma is citrusy with hints of floral from the Hibiscus Petals. With a slight pinkish hue, the fruit forward taste gives way to a perfectly constructed dry cider that you’ll want to enjoy over and over again.
This bold, rich Mexican Hot Chocolate Imperial Stout from Center of the Universe is as spicy and feisty as its namesake from The Big Lebowski. It features flavors of cayenne peppers, cinnamon, and vanilla blended perfectly to create this divine beverage. Be careful though, at 11.5%, if you have too many, you might find yourself getting kicked out of the bowling alley! Dios Mio! It’s good!
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Ashland
abv: 11.5.%
Leesburg Merrang! by Crooked Run Brewing hits you like an old school pie in the face, but don’t let that fool you. This is a new school pastry Berliner at its finest. Inspired by the classic lemon meringue pie, the beer pours like a liquid version of its namesake. The tiny bubbles race to the top to form a white foamy head that gives way to a thin lacing. The milk sugar and vanilla are strong on the nose and the lemon is a full on assault on the taste buds. You’ll be happy that you saved room for this liquid dessert and at 5% ABV you can have 2 slices, I mean glasses.
abv: 5%
lucid Kindred Spirit Brewing Goochland Kindred Spirit Brewing was fully aware of what they were doing when they dreamt up this beauty. Its hazy glow is a warm golden color almost as vibrant as the can art itself. Lucid is hopped with Mosaic, El Dorado, and Vic Secret which makes for a big, juicy IPA that clocks in at 7% ABV. Don’t worry, you’re not dreaming... it’s real
abv: 7%
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secret admirer Alewerks Brewing Company Williamsburg Alewerks Brewing Company’s Double IPA, Secret Admirer, lures you in with aromas of citrus and mango. It pours a beautiful, golden honey color. And, it has a nice hoppy bitterness with flavors of pine and tropical fruits. Our senses are hooked. Secret Admirer, the obsession is mutual.
abv: 8%
Suffolk This American Brown Ale from Brick & Mortar features hints of chocolate and honey. East Kent Goldings are used to create a honey and earthy flavor. This beer was brewed in collaboration with Bush & Taylor, P.C., a local law firm dedicated to the preservation and continued success of historic Downtown Suffolk. The proceeds from the purchase of this beer go directly to support charitable organizations that benefit and service the well-being of the community. No argument here, this is a winning beer!
abv: 5.6% VIRGINIACRAFTBEER.COM
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Melissa Romano with a box of her Nordic Knots is joined by Chuck and Michelle Triplett.
Knots in Your Stomach? Life is Good. By Jefferson Evans and Chuck Triplett
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he following is an interview with Nordic Knot co-owner Melissa Romano, who is also a co-owner of the Lake Anne Brew House in Reston, Virginia.
So how did the path that led to Nordic Knots begin? Nordic-Knot (Malt & Salt, LLC) started with a pretzel in a brown bag, left on the doorstep of Lake Anne Brew House in late 2015 when we were still under construction. A note that accompanied the pretzel introduced a neighbor, who mentioned that he baked pretzels out of his home kitchen and wondered if we might be interested in selling them at the brewery. Normally, one might shy away from food left by a stranger outside, but this pretzel looked like something special, so I contacted the "pretzel fairy" right away and, I guess the rest is history! Eric Lundberg, now my business partner, began baking - 46 -
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pretzels with his daughter when she was very young, and had spent years working on his recipe. As a soft pretzel lover, I knew immediately that this recipe was something special - quite possibly the best pretzel I had ever eaten, and knew that I had to have them for the Brew House. When we opened the doors of Lake Anne Brew House about six months later, Eric began to bake and deliver pretzels to us, alternating between utilizing a neighboring restaurant's kitchen and his own certified home kitchen, and eventually renting a commercial catering space. But when the demand for the pretzels became so large that he outgrew each of those options, I knew we were on to something. In the spring of 2017, Eric and I were overwhelmed by the demand for pretzels--he was baking around the clock to supply the Brew House, and we were turning away upset
customers who were coming, sometimes solely for the pretzels, but often finding us sold out by the end of the day. When a commercial space a few doors down from the Brew House became available, we started to brainstorm. Eric was continuously improving the product and his methods of baking, and I was eager to see if we could make pretzel sales work in a distribution model to other breweries who, like ours, did not have a kitchen or any way to prepare and profit from food service on site. Most brewery taprooms operate without a restaurant or in-house food component, and therefore don't benefit from the extra revenue stream that brewpubs do. We wanted to bring a wholesale item to these outlets, so that other breweries could benefit from the sale of pretzels just as Lake Anne Brew House did. Eric and I settled on a wholesale/ distribution model for our business
start-up, and though we do have a future goal to eventually open up a Nordic-Knot bakery storefront, we chose to focus on distribution for resale as our primary goal in the first year, targeting breweries and coffee shops as our customers. We've just wrapped up our first full year of distribution, and our pretzels have been sold at over 25 locations to date, ranging from festivals, to corporate events, to coffee shops, and of course breweries throughout Loudoun and Fairfax counties. We bake everything fresh to order, and deliver a ready to sell product in three sizes, plus specialty shapes and flavors.
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I like to say that Nordic-Knot was born from a love of pretzels, and as a way of twisting together family, friends and community. The name Nordic-Knot stems from my business partner Eric's Scandinavian heritage. I am of German descent, and while my culture is known for its pretzels, Nordic-Knot does not necessarily bake in the traditional Bavarian style, though Eric has taken many cues from the Germans, even visiting Munich this past year to participate in the International Bakers Conference. When searching for a brand and logo for the company, we were intrigued by the Viking or Nordic knot work patterns and Norse designs, many of which resemble the twists of a pretzel. While the more popular Irish or Celtic knot work tends to be more repetitive, with tight or constrictive symmetrical patterns, almost mathematical in precision, Nordic knot work is typically a more loosely woven style, with a free form, non-linear aesthetic, though still highly detailed. Our logo "knot" is actually a small piece extracted from a much larger "Nordic Knot" pattern.
What is the general division of labor between you and Eric with Nordic Knots? While I love to bake and do often help in the bakery, Eric is our primary baker, and the recipe is all his. I tend to run the business end of things, while he focuses on artistry in the bakery. He is constantly tweaking and improving the recipe, but together we have come up with some great ideas for different offerings, my favorite of which is the "everything" pretzel. The idea came to me while eating an “everything” bagel one day... I just thought, these lox and cream cheese would be way better on a pretzel than a bagel. I took the idea to Eric, and he made it happen. It's now one of our best sellers, and my personal favorite.
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What is the timeline of the Nordic Knot business versus that of the Lake Anne Brewhouse? The two really go hand in hand. Distributing Nordic-Knot pretzels to other local breweries has really been a fun way to get to know others in our local brewing community. For Jason (my husband and co-owner of Lake Anne Brew House) and I the beer came first, but the pretzels have been a sort of tie to the greater brewing community - an unexpected and wonderful “twist." While two separate companies, NK and LABH have sort of grown up together. I like to call them "sister companies,” and they certainly rely on each other. After all, beer and pretzels are sort of a match made in "malt and salt" heaven.
What are some details of the different types of Nordic Knots you make, any seasonal ones, related products, etc. Our traditional "Nordic" pretzel is a salted, buttered soft pretzel. We hand mill our flour from the finest brewery malts and grains (wheat and barley), and use all natural and organic ingredients. Our specialty pretzels include a cinnamon sugar VIRGINIACRAFTBEER.COM
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twist; an "everything" pretzel with poppy, sesame, and black sesame seeds plus garlic, onion and salt; a dark brewers grain dough, which resembles pumpernickel, but is actually a rich, dark malty dough made so by incorporating the darkest brewers malts; and a "Why Knot Both" twist, which is a mixture of our brewers grain and traditional doughs layered and twisted for a striped effect. We make our pretzels in three sizes ranging from a "mini" (which is anything but) to our standard "taproom" sized monster. We also offer large, sharable braids and on occasion, other specialty shapes. We have also created special, custom pretzel doughs for some of our brewery customers, utilizing the grist bill from one of their signature beers to make a pretzel of matching malt blend. Most recently, and perhaps most fun, is that we actually brewed a beer at Lake Anne Brew House, aptly named "Twisted Sister Pretzel Ale". For this recipe, we mashed in dozens of fresh baked Nordic-Knot pretzels, and the result is an amazing ale that has significant malt characteristics, and an absolute pretzel aroma. Twisted Sister is currently on tap at LABH, while supplies last!
Which breweries (or other businesses) presently carry Nordic Knots? Over the past year, our pretzels have been distributed to Ocelot, Old Ox, Loudoun Brewing Company, Rocket Frog Brewing, Crooked Run Brewing, House 6 Brewing, Elden Street Tea Shop and Rare Bird Coffee Roasters among others. We also sell our pretzels weekly at the farmers markets at both Reston Town Center and Lake Anne Plaza. Currently, our pretzels can be regularly found at Beltway Brewing, Black Walnut Brewing, Eavesdrop Brewing, Chubby Squirrel Brewing, Bike Lane Brewing, Wild Hare Hard Cider, Weird Brothers Coffee Roasters, Huzzah Hobbies, Brew LoCo, Lake Anne Coffee House, and of course, Lake Anne Brew House. We also have some exciting new locations in the works--stay tuned.
Any local celebrities who are big fans of your knots? We were very fortunate to have former Governor Terry McAuliffe visit Lake Anne Brew House during his tenure. We had just won the gold medal for our Belgian Golden Strong ale at Lake Anne Brew House, and served him a glass of that alongside a Nordic-Knot pretzel. Moments later he tweeted out the following picture with the caption "Best pretzel I've ever had.� Check out Nordic Knots at www.nordic-knot.com and on Facebook, and know the joy of knots in the tummy. - 48 -
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distilled spirits
Getting In The Spirits Ironclad’s Kara King elected VP of the Virginia Distillers Association By Jim Roberts
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y all measures, the spirits industry in Virginia is booming. While the number of distilleries grew 19 percent from 2016 to 2017, sales grew by 30 percent, state and local taxes paid grew by 51 percent, and federal taxes paid grew by 63 percent—and the numbers from 2018 promise to be even bigger. Credit the Virginia Distillers Association, a non-profit that formed in 2016 and has partnered with the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to champion legislative changes that make production, sales and promotion of Virginia’s spirits more competitive with beer and wine. Kara King, the creative director at Ironclad Distillery Co. in Newport News, was recently elected to a two-year term as the association’s vice president. I recently caught up with her for this Q&A.
Tell us about the benefits you saw as a member of the VDA—before you took office. They started these road shows, which are awesome. It’s all the distilleries together in one place, which is great for people to come and just taste Virginia in one place and get educated. You can - 50 -
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Kara King gazes out to a bright future for craft spirits in Virginia. Photo courtesy of Ironclad Distillery Co.
taste a bourbon, you can taste a vodka, you can taste a gin. You can buy it there, which is even more amazing, instead of having to go to the ABC store. You meet the distillers there—the actual distillers are promoting their own product, which is really, really cool. Also, just the legislation that has passed has been amazing. Two years ago, if you had a tasting room, you were only allowed to pour one ounce of your stuff. Now, we can pour three ounces, which is a lot more beneficial to us.
The sales growth over the last two years is really amazing. How much of that do you think is attributable to the VDA? The road shows alone—when [VDA Executive Director Amy Ciarametaro] started it, maybe she’d barely get five distilleries to participate. Since the law changed that we can pull a license to sell remotely, that’s changed the game. We love to go to them just because people are so excited to taste all this stuff. If they like it, they can buy it on site, which
is awesome for us and awesome for them. It’s nice when they’re talking to you, you can actually be like: ‘Here’s a bottle. Take it home. Enjoy it.’ Those unto themselves have been really good. It makes people aware of what’s available, and then maybe they’re going to their ABC stores and re-upping their bar. It’s good to connect.
Were you approached to run as vice president? Amy and I, we just kind of clicked together. My past life was in marketing and copywriting and branding, so I love to do that. I actually approached her and said, ‘I’d love to work as much as I can with you on this.’ She will admit she’s more of a marketer— not a branding person. So we’ve really come together and come up with ideas. I bring her my background, and she says, ‘Well, we need to do this, and this is the budget.’ When she said there’s somebody up, I was like, ‘Well, can I run?’ It’s been a good relationship.
What’s been your experience in the first two months? The biggest thing I’ve learned is the legislative side is eyeopening on how it works. What you see from the outside is not the way it works behind the scenes. So that’s interesting. There’s a great group, and we have this email chain of all the VDA board members. They’re all coming from their different backgrounds. They all came from something else. They didn’t start distilleries first and foremost. It’s really interesting to see the different perspectives coming together. Barry Haneberg from Virago, he’ll say, ‘I’m coming at this from a numbers perspective, and maybe we should think about it this way.’ I’ll come at it from a marketing perspective and say, ‘Maybe we should think about it this way.’ Scott Harris from Catoctin Creek—he has experience beyond anything—he’ll come in and say, ‘In my experience, it’s been this way.” It’s really interesting. Five heads are better than one head. We think everything through, and we’re trying to attack everything the smartest way we can.
You bring the branding perspective. What else do you think you bring to the table? Being here, I’ve distilled with my brother when we worked on our old equipment, so I understand completely the pains that are distilling. I do all the reporting with my dad, so I understand that pain. I do the front of the house and the tasting room, so I understand that pain. All the marketing, I understand that pain. I feel like I get the holistic picture of what it’s like to run a distillery.
How often do you meet? We have one legislative day each year when they all go to session. We meet all the senators and our delegates in Richmond and tell them what we’re hoping they’ll vote on. We have a nice evening where they can taste all our stuff and meet all the distillers. Otherwise, we have meetings every two or three months. It depends what’s happening, but normally, it’s at the ABC in Richmond. We’re very good partners, ABC and us. We embrace each other. We’re scratching each other’s backs.
What are some of your goals for the next two years? Amy went to the VCU Brandcenter in Richmond and got in kind–some of the students actually rebranded Virginia Spirits as a whole and came up with a new logo and new
type treatment and all that. I’m taking that and applying it to everything we do and trying to make it look like a holistic brand. Everything should be cohesive. I’m trying to steer the events to be more educational. Things that we can do that are maybe more intimate—actually get more of a value to your ticket and more of a one-onone experience with the distilleries … just make it more memorable and more valuable and a more rich experience. And maybe just partnering with more restaurants and bars so they’ll showcase more Virginia spirits on their cocktail menus and stuff like that. Initiatives like that that make it a point of pride in Virginia. Make it so no matter where you go, Virginia spirits are going to be in your face, and you’re not going to be able to avoid it.
What else would you like to talk about? VDA President Gareth Moore has been a wonderful leader. He’s smart and has a lot of connections and has been a great leader. … Amy works tirelessly. She really does. She comes from the wine industry, so she’s been through all this before. Her learning curve on legislative stuff has been—whoosh—and she’s gotten it. … Things are really starting to happen, so we’re excited. For more information about the Virginia Distillers Association, visit virginiaspirits.org or search for VaSpirits on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
VDA’s Executive Director Shares Local Favorites Kara King isn’t the only leader in the Virginia Distillers Association with ties to Hampton Roads. Amy Ciarametaro, the group’s executive director, was born and raised in Chesapeake and graduated from Old Dominion University. Although her job is to promote all of Virginia’s distilleries, she doesn’t hold back when asked for her favorites in southeastern Virginia. “Obviously, Ironclad,” she said. “I love what Kara and Owen are doing, as far as their focus on bourbon and the different spin-offs they’re doing. Those guys get it when it comes to craft and when it comes to artisanal products. … They’re also really sophisticated when it comes to branding their products. “Also, Chesapeake Bay Distillery in Virginia Beach, with their Blue Ridge Vodka, which is kind of the cornerstone of vodkas in this market. Their Lemon Liqueur is absolutely phenomenal. It’s one of those things that, once it hits the lips, it’s hard to put down. It’s delicious. “And then Copper Fox Distillery in Williamsburg, I’m a fan of everything they do, especially their single malts with the different fruited woods, especially the Peachwood Single Malt. … It’s one of those things that as soon as somebody tastes it, their eyes light up. It’s absolutely phenomenal.” — Jim Roberts VIRGINIACRAFTBEER.COM
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Live Music at Creek Bottom Brewing Every Friday, 7pm
307 Meadow Street, Galax 276.236.2337 • cbbrews.com
Live Music at Wolf Hills Brewing Every Friday
350 Park Street. Abingdon 276.451.5470 • wolfhillsbrewing.com
Live Music at Damascus Brewery Every Saturday, 7-10pm
32173 Government Rd., Damascus
CENTRAL VIRGINIA Game Night at Garden Grove Brewing Every Monday
3445 West Cary St., Richmond 804.918.6158 • gardengrovebrewing.com
Rib Night at Wild Wolf Brewing Co.
Every Tuesday, 7pm District Trivia hosts trivia. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. 852 W. Main St., Charlottesville 434.760.0771 worldofbeer.com/locations/ charlottesville
Oyster Night at Wild Wolf Brewing Co. Every Wednesday, 5-10pm
Enjoy chef’s weekly creation. 2461 Rockfish Valley Hwy., Nellysford wildwolfbeer.com
Trivia Night at Garden Grove Brewing Every Wednesday
Featuring delicious tacos by Toni’s Hawaiian Tacos & open mic night hosted by KT Vandyke. 350 Park Street, Abingdon 276.451.5470 • wolfhillsbrewing.com
Beer Geek Night at Wolf Hills Brewing
Every Tuesday, 6-9pm
Trivia Night at Wolf Hills Brewing Every Wednesday, 6-8pm
350 Park Street. Abingdon 276.451.5470 • wolfhillsbrewing.com
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307 Meadow Street; Galax 276.236.2337 • cbbrews.com
Every Thursday, 5-9pm
New firkin or small batch beer released every Thursday. 350 Park Street. Abingdon 276.451.5470 • wolfhillsbrewing.com
Every Thursday, 5-10pm
Receive a pint glass with purchase of house crafted beverage. 2461 Rockfish Valley Hwy., Nellysford 434.361.0088 • wildwolfbeer.com
Trivia Night at Coyote Hole Ciderworks Every Thursday 4-9pm
Featuring trivia by Mixed Entertainment and Catch the Chef food truck. 225 Oak Grove Drive, Mineral 540.894.1053
Trivia Thursday at Castleburg Brewery & Taproom Every Thursday, 7-9pm
Wing Night at Wild Wolf Brewing Co.
Trivia Night at World of Beer
Tacos & Troubadours Night at Wolf Hills Brewing
Steal the Pint at Wild Wolf Brewing Co.
$2 Tuesdays at South Street Brewery $2 draft beers (under 8% ABV) 106 South St., Charlottesville 434.293.6550 • southstreetbrewery.com
Every Thursday, 7pm
Featuring new ciders on draft as part of the small batch cider draft program. 212 W. 6th St., Richmond 804.231.0280 • bluebeecider.com
½ rack of ribs served with beer battered fries. 2461 Rockfish Valley Hwy., Nellysford wildwolfbeer.com
Every Tuesday until 9pm
BLUE RIDGE HIGHLANDS
Every Thursday
Teams of 1 to 6 compete for league points on a quarterly basis. Prizes are given out each week for 1st & 2nd place and Best Team Name. 1626 Ownby Ln., Richmond castleburgbrewery.com
Every Monday, 5-10pm
Trivia Night at Creek Bottom Brewing
Happy Hour at Blue Bee Cider
3445 West Cary St., Richmond 804.918.6158 • gardengrovebrewing.com
Charcuterie & Cider: Thankful Thursday
Thurs., Feb., 7, 14, 21, & 28, 4-8pm
Enjoy charcuterie and a bottle of cider for $30. 10% from each sale will be donated to a local charity. Courthouse Creek Cider 3300 West Broad Street, Richmond courthousecreek.com
Geeks Who Drink Trivia at Pro Re Nata Brewery Every Thursday, 7-9pm
Pub Quizzes & Trivia 6135 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet
Every Thursday & Sunday, 5-10pm
Enjoy a pound of wings with your choice of sauce. 2461 Rockfish Valley Hwy., Nellysford wildwolfbeer.com
Friday Cheers at Blue Mountain Barrel House Every Friday, 5-9pm
Enjoy live music from 6-8pm and food trucks 5-9pm 495 Cooperative Way. Arrington 434.263.4002 • bluemountainbrewery. com
Friday Night Music at Legend Brewing Co. Every Friday, 8:30pm
321 West 7th St., Richmond 804.232.3446 Legendbrewing.com
Full Nelson Fridays at Blue Mountain Brewery Every Friday, 6-8pm
Enjoy live music! 9519 Critzer Shop Rd., Afton 540.456.8020 • bluemountainbrewery. com
Live Music at Castleburg Brewery & Taproom Every Friday & Saturday
1626 Ownby Ln., Richmond castleburgbrewery.com
VA Beer & Wine Tasting at Michie Tavern
Brew Ridge Trail Week Kick-Off Festival
Enjoy tastings from VA craft breweries and wineries. 683 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy., Charlottesville 434.977.1234
Join us as we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Brew Ridge Trail with live music, local beer, and food. Suggested donation to benefit RVCC. Rockfish Valley Community Center 190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton 434-361-0100
Every Saturday & Sunday, 1-4pm
Beer, Bingo, & Bloodies at Center of the Universe Every Sunday, 2-6pm
Enjoy a beer bloody and try your luck at hourly bingo for a chance to win COTU swag. 11293 Air Park Rd., Ashland cotubrewing.com
Brunch at Blue Mountain Brewery Every Sunday, 11am-2pm
Enjoy live music 2:30-5pm 9519 Critzer Shop Rd., Afton 540.456.8020 bluemountainbrewery.com
Local Bucket Sunday at World of Beer Every Sunday
Get specials on local beers on the local beer bucket offering. 852 W. Main St., Charlottesville
Trivia Night at Random Row Brewing Co. Every Sunday, 5-7pm
Hosted by Geeks Who Drink with prizes awarded to the best teams. 608 Preston Ave., Charlottesville randomrow.com
Groundhog Day Celebration at Blue Mountain Brewery Sat., Feb. 2, 4-10pm
A festive night with live music 6PM to 8PM, happy hour food and drink specials, give-aways and more. 9519 Critzer Shop Rd., Afton 540.456.8020 bluemountainbrewery.com
Sunday Jazz at Courthouse Creek in the city Sun., Feb. 3, 10, 17, & 24, 12-3pm
Featuring jazz duo Koontz & Kellner perform every Sunday. Courthouse Creek Cider 3300 West Broad Street, Richmond courthousecreek.com
Paint Nite at Wood Ridge Farm Brewery Thurs., Feb. 7, 7-9pm
Get creative as we lead you step by step through our featured painting of the night! 165 Old Ridge Road, Lovingston 434.422.6225
Poems After Dark at Blue Bee Cider Fri., Feb. 8, 6-8pm
Join us in the hayloft at Summit Stables for some pre-Valentine’s readings of love/ lust/loss along with a glass of bubbly – cider. 1320 Summit Avenue, Richmond bluebeecider.com
Sat., Feb. 9, 12-7pm
COTU Chocolate Fest Sat., Feb. 9, 12-5pm
Featuring some of Richmond’s finest chocolatiers alongside handcrafted jewelry, artisan gifts, and flower arrangements. Publix Aprons Cooking School Richmond will be here with a cooking with chocolate demonstration and will also provide a light menu for the day. We will also be releasing The Box of Chocolates Stout along with 5 delicious variants. Come see us as we celebrate the love of chocolate, beer, and the people we share them with! Center of the Universe 11293 Air Park Rd., Ashland cotubrewing.com
Paint Your Pet Night at Kindred Spirit Wed., Feb. 13, 6:30-8:30pm
Follow along with step-by-step instructions on how to paint your precious fur-baby. 20% of the ticket sales will go to support Goochland Pet Lovers, a wonderful organization that is dedicated to providing the very best adoption and rescue experience for both pets-in-need and the community through an innovative partnership with Goochland County. Kindred Spirit Brewing 12830 West Creek Parkway, Suite J, Goochland
Plant Nite at Starr Hill Wed., Feb. 13, 7-8:30pm
Come get your hands dirty! No experience required, join us for a night of digging, planting, and fun! Follow along while Plant Nite‘s Party Host guides you step-by-step through the featured project. Starr Hill Brewery & Tap Room 5391 Three Notch’d Road, Crozet starrhill.com
Beer My Valentine Dinner at Wild Wolf Brewing Co. Thurs., Feb. 14, 5-10pm
Valentine’s Day Dinner Package and live music by Jacob Allen. $35 per person. 2461 Rockfish Valley Hwy., Nellysford 434.361.0088 • wildwolfbeer.com
On Saturday, March 2nd from noon to 6pm,
O’Connor Brewing Co. is hosting Pillow Fight, a craft beer festival featuring the
juiciest, pillowy beers from some of the best breweries on the east coast. Wear your coziest pajamas or onesy and enjoy all the hazy beer, local food vendors, and DJs. There will be two sessions with VIP ($75) and General Admission ($35) tickets.
Chili and Cheers at Blue Mountain Barrel House Fri., Feb. 15, 5-9pm
Tickets include unlimited chili (five varieties including vegetarian) and live music by Rob Cheatham. Plus, enjoy beer from Blue Mountain Brewery and South Street Brewery. Blue Mountain Barrel House 495 Cooperative Way, Arrington 434.263.4002 bluemountainbarrel.com
Paint Nite at Coyote Hole Ciderworks Fri., Feb. 15, 6:30-8:30pm
Just follow along while our Social Painting Instructor guides you step-by-step through the featured painting in about two hours. If you’re feeling creative, change the colors to suit your décor. We provide all the painting supplies: a 16”x20” canvas, acrylic paint, brushes, smock, music, and a good time. Coyote Hole Ciderworks 225 Oak Grove Drive, Mineral coyotehole.com
Anti-Valentine’s Day Party at COTU Sat., Feb. 16, 5-9pm
There will be lots of beer, live music, delicious food, and a bunch of like minded people who want to enjoy a Saturday without getting bombarded by stupid Cupid’s arrows. Come alone, or bring your awesome loved ones. Center of the Universe 11293 Air Park Rd., Ashland cotubrewing.com
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Barrel-Aged Beer Day at Kindred Spirit Sat., Feb. 16, 12-5pm
Featuring a limited release of eight unique barrel-aged beers, food trucks, and entertainment. Kindred Spirit Brewing 12830 West Creek Parkway, Suite J, Goochland
River City Spirits Festival Sat., Feb. 16, 11am-5pm
Enjoy 20+ Virginia craft spirits, local breweries, and cideries, live music, great food, & more! Tickets: $30 in advance or $40 at the door. Stony Point Fashion Park 9200 Stony Point Parkway, Richmond 804.513.0474
A Night at Fine Creek Thurs., Feb. 21, 3-8pm
Explore a Brewery out of the city! Fine Creek will be donating proceeds from their sales for the day to the Raise the Barn Fund. Come out meet some new people and bring friends of your own for a great night! Fine Creek Brewing Company 2425 Robert E. Lee Road,Powhatan
Field Gay at Coyote Hole Ciderworks
Sun., Feb. 24 & March 24, 12-7pm
Paint Nite at Coyote Hole Ciderworks
2nd Annual Southern Food Fest at COTU
Just follow along while our Social Painting Instructor guides you step-by-step through the featured painting in about two hours. If you’re feeling creative, change the colors to suit your décor. We provide all the painting supplies: a 16”x20” canvas, acrylic paint, brushes, smock, music, and a good time. Coyote Hole Ciderworks 225 Oak Grove Drive, Mineral coyotehole.com
Incredible food vendors will each show off their Southern Food Specialty with $3 small plates for you to savor while enjoying the festivities. Winners of the Amateur Southern Dish Competition will be announced and PRIZES awarded at the festival. 2 amazing bands (Buckville Hootenanny and Commonwealth Bluegrass Band) + 2 special beer releases will make this a day like no other. Center of the Universe 11293 Air Park Rd., Ashland cotubrewing.com
Fri., March 15, 6:30-8:30pm
A family-friendly field day for the LGBTQ community. Featuring games, BBQ, and more! Coyote Hole Ciderworks 225 Oak Grove Drive, Mineral coyotehole.com
Sat., March 23, 12-7pm
COASTAL VIRGINIA Trivia Night at Wasserhund Brewing Co. Every Monday, 7-9pm
1805 Laskin Rd., Virginia Beach 757.351.1326 • wasserhundbrewing.com
Trivia Night at Home Republic Every Tuesday, 7pm Featuring Smartmouth Live Trivia. 328 Laskin Rd., Virginia Beach 757.226.9593 homerepublicvabeach.com
Trivia Night
Every Wednesday, 6:30-8:30pm
Tap It Local - Chesapeake 648 Grassfield Parkway, Chesapeake
Trivia Night at Alewerks Taproom Every Wednesday, 7pm
189-B Ewell Rd., Williamsburg alewerks.com
Team Trivia at Pleasure House Brewing Every Wednesday, 7pm
3025 Shore Dr., Virginia Beach pleasurehousebrewing.com
Matt Crowder hosts Open Mic Night every Monday from 6:00-9:00pm at Ballad Brewing Company in Danville. Musicians, poets, comedians, and more are all welcome. Stop by, grab a beer, and prepare to either entertain or be entertained!
Team Trivia at TraditionBrewing Co. Every Wednesday, 7pm
700 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Newport News 757.303.3415 • traditionbrewing.com
Weekly Tasting at bottleBOX Every Wednesday 5:30-8pm
Valentine’s Beer Dinner at Kindred Spirit
2019 Scott’s Addition Beverage District Collaboration Crawl
St. Patrick’s Day at Blue Mountain Brewery
Three course dinner paired with Kindred Spirit beer. Live music. $39 per person. Kindred Spirit Brewing 12830 West Creek Parkway, Suite J, Goochland
Each partner will be working together to make a beer recipe and then work together to create a cider, mead or spirit. The finished collaborations will be released at each location and will be amazing! Grab a stamp card at your 1st stop and then hop around the neighborhood to try all 11 releases. Once you’ve received 4 stamps, turn in your stamp card at any location and be entered to win a $25 Gift Certificate at that location. Scott’s Addition, Richmond
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Irish food and live Irish music! 9519 Critzer Shop Rd., Afton 540.456.8020 bluemountainbrewery.com
Sun., Feb. 17, 6:30-8:30pm
Gold Leaf Painting Workshop at Kindred Spirit Wed., Feb. 20, 6:30-8:30pm
This is not your average step by step paint night! Pick your own color palette to compliment your homes decor and learn to paint with Palette Knives, Acrylic Paint, and Gold Leaf on a 16 x 20 canvas. Kindred Spirit Brewing 12830 West Creek Parkway, Suite J, Goochland - 54 -
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Sat., March 9, 12-10pm
Sun., March 17, 11am-9pm
Paint Nite at Starr Hill Wed., March 20, 7-8:30pm
Create a one-of-a-kind painting. Follow along while the host guides you stepby-step through the featured project. All painting supplies provided. Starr Hill Brewery & Tap Room 5391 Three Notch’d Road, Crozet starrhill.com
Join your favorite brewery’s representative as they walk you through a free sampling of new and exciting beers. 325b W. 21st St., Norfolk 757.918.9932 • bottlebox.beer
Expedition Beer Release at Bold Mariner Brewing Co. Every Thursday
Featuring a new expedition beer each week. Plus, join us for Trivia Night! 2409 Bowdens Ferry Rd., Norfolk boldmariner.com
Trivia Night at Brass Cannon Every Thursday, 6:30pm
5476 Mooretown Road, Williamsburg brasscannonbrewing.com
Virginia Craft Beer Thursday Every Thursday
Enjoy local VA brewed beers for $3 a pint. Tapped Gastropub 1550 Laskin Rd., Virginia Beach 757.965.5585 • tappedgastropub.com
Trivia Night at Benchtop Brewing Third Thursday Every Month, 6:30-8:30pm 1129 Boissevain Ave., Norfolk benchtopbrewing.com
Trivia Night at MoMac Brewing Co.
Poses and Pints at O’Connor Brewing Co.
Every second and fourth Sunday; 10:3011:45am
Alicia Morris will be leading a class followed by the opportunity to have a couple of post-yoga beers at a great discount. Class is donation-based with a portion going to charity. Please arrive 15 minutes early as space is limited. 211 W. 24th St., Norfolk oconnorbrewing.com
Second & Fourth Thursday Every Month, 7pm
Drag Show at Alewerks Taproom
Trivia Night at Deadline Brewing Project
2272 W. Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach
Circus of Sistahs brings female illusionists that will blow your mind with their beauty and grace! Admission is $20 and that includes a core beer or non alcoholic beverage! 189-B Ewell Rd., Williamsburg
Firkin Friday at Cogans North
4th Anniversary Party at Big Ugly
A new firkin is tapped each week. 4311 Colley Ave., Norfolk 757.627.6428 • coganspizza.com
Celebrate our 4 Year Anniversary with great beer, food trucks, live music, and more! Big Ugly Brewing Company 845 S. Battlefield Blvd., Chesapeake biguglybrewing.com
3228 Academy Avenue, Portsmouth
Fourth Thursday Every Month, 6:30-8:30pm
Every Friday
Live Music at Alewerks Taproom Every Sunday, 2pm
189-B Ewell Rd., Williamsburg alewerks.com
Fri., Feb. 8, 8-10pm
Sat., Feb. 9, 12-10pm
Taps, Tunes, & Spoons at Smartmouth Pilot House
Plant Nite at The Virginia Beer Company
Ticket price includes live music by Breaking Brad, 2 great brews, and delicious chili bar with several different types of Chili, fixins, sides and desserts! All funds will support giving books to the kids at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD). Buy tickets at www.kingsdaughters.org/upcomingevents/2019/02/taps-tunes-and-spoons/ Smartmouth Pilot House 313 32nd Street, Virginia Beach smartmouthbrewing.com
Plant your own terrarium and party with your friends! 401 Second Street, Williamsburg virginiabeerco.com
Sat., Feb. 9, 7-10:30pm
Love Notes & Lagers at Smartmouth Pilot House Sun., Feb. 10, 5-8pm
A Valentines evening with music and beer to support Tidewater Winds free summer concerts. Join the 10-piece jazz band for a romantic evening of love songs, jazz, beer, food, and joy! Smartmouth Pilot House 313 32nd Street, Virginia Beach smartmouthbrewing.com
Thurs., Feb. 14
Salsa Night at The Virginia Beer Company Fri., Feb. 15
Salsa night with Victor Haskins and DJ Alex 401 Second Street, Williamsburg virginiabeerco.com
Beer Release at The Virginia Beer Company Sat., Feb. 16
New Beer! Only The Knife Mango Pineapple IPA in 16oz cans. 401 Second Street, Williamsburg virginiabeerco.com
Valentine’s Day Flowers at the Farmhouse Tues., Feb. 12, 6:30-8pm
Whether celebrating Galentine’s Day or making a special surprise for your valentine, come join us for an evening of relaxing while creating a gorgeous fresh floral arrangement to take home! Hosted by Alice’s Table. Back Bay’s Farmhouse Brewing Co. 1805 Kempsville Road, Virginia Beach
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Prohibition Party at Brick & Mortar
Annual Tou Strong Fundraiser at Big Ugly
Celebrating an era infamous for its glamour, fashion, music, and rebellion, we’ll be bringing the popular period back to life, recreating the atmosphere of the notorious secret cocktail parties of the time, with gangster and flapper characters socializing amongst the guests and a lineup of live music, dancing, and entertainment plus beer and whiskey samples. Tickets: $35 GA, $60 VIP Brick & Mortar Brewing Company 212 E. Washington Street, Suffolk
Help raise money to support Tou Strong and help senior or terminally ill pets in the community! A portion of beer sales will be donated and there will be a raffle with great prizes. Live music by Jesse Chong. Big Ugly Brewing Company 845 S. Battlefield Blvd., Chesapeake biguglybrewing.com
Sat., Feb. 16, 7-11pm
Proper Lager Launch Party at O’Connor Brewing Co. Sat., Feb. 16, 12-10pm
Join us for the launch of Proper Lager, a Helles-Style Lager and new addition to our year-round lineup. Live music by The Janks and Mosquito Cabaret, food trucks, games, and more! 211 W. 24th St., Norfolk oconnorbrewing.com
Adoption Event at Big Ugly Sun., Feb. 17, 12-3pm
Come out and adopt your best friend! Dogs Deserve Better will be on-site to help some well deserving pups find their forever homes! Big Ugly Brewing Company 845 S. Battlefield Blvd., Chesapeake biguglybrewing.com
Veterans Open Mic @ The Virginia Beer Company Sun., Feb. 17, 7:30-9:30pm
The Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP) continues its monthly open mic night with musical performances, storytelling, readings from writers, and stand-up comedy featuring veterans, service members, military family members, and caregivers from the Greater Richmond and Hampton Roads Areas. 401 Second Street, Williamsburg virginiabeerco.com
Paint & Pint Night at Alewerks Taproom
Thurs., Feb. 21, 6:30-8:30pm
$25 includes your canvas, art supplies, and a two hour step-by-step painting session. 189-B Ewell Rd., Williamsburg
Smart Trails with REI: Hiking with Dogs Class at Smartmouth Pilot House Thurs., Feb. 28, 6:30-8pm
Join REI’s outdoor school instructors for a free class about hiking with dogs. Our experts will provide tips for making the most out of an outdoor adventure with your pup. Since this class is held inside, please do not bring your dog. Smartmouth Pilot House 313 32nd Street, Virginia Beach smartmouthbrewing.com
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FEBRUARY 2019
Sat., March 2, 12-5pm
Oyster Roast featuring Rockafellers at Smartmouth Pilot House Sat., March 2, 12-10pm
Smartmouth Pilot House 313 32nd Street, Virginia Beach smartmouthbrewing.com
Pillow Fight: Winter Beer Invitational at O’Connor Brewing Co. Sat., March 2, 12-6pm
Featuring the juiciest, pillowy beer from 20+ east coast breweries. Plus, local food vendors, DJs, and a bunch of people wearing the best onesies and pajamas. Two sessions; 25 VIP tickets ($75) per session and 200 General Admission tickets ($35). 211 W. 24th St., Norfolk oconnorbrewing.com
Shamrockin’ in Ghent Fri., March 8, 6-10pm
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a street party featuring local and regional beer and live music by Tidewater Pipes & Drums, Hey Hey Hooligan, & The Fighting Jamesons. Proceeds benefit Hope House Foundation. Colley Avenue in Ghent (between Shirley & Gates Avenue), Norfolk hope-house.org
Irish Blooms at the Farmhouse Tues., March 12, 6:30-8pm
Let your Celtic side bloom as you & your friends join us for a St. Patrick Day’s inspired floral arranging workshop! Learn the tricks and tips of floral arranging and take home with a beautiful fresh floral arrangement! Hosted by Alice’s Table. Back Bay’s Farmhouse Brewing Co. 1805 Kempsville Road, Virginia Beach
1 Year Anniversary at Brick & Mortar Sat., March 16, 12-11pm
Brewery Tours, New Beer Releases, Growler Prizes, Meet the Brewer, Live Music All Day, Food Trucks, Celtic Entertainment, Local Restaurants, and Local Vendors. Brick & Mortar Brewing Company 212 E. Washington Street, Suffolk
9th Anniversary & St. Patrick’s Day Party at O’Connor Brewing Co. Sat., March 16, 12-10pm
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and our 9th Anniversary with great beer, food trucks, and live music. 211 W. 24th St., Norfolk oconnorbrewing.com
Mercy Creek at Bull Island Sat., March 16, 7-10pm
Enjoy great beer while listening to edgy folk rock by Mercy Creek. Bull Island Brewing Company 758 Settlers Landing Road, Hampton
A Scientist Walks Into A Bar: Grad Student Edition at Alewerks Satellite Taproom Mon., March 18, 6:30-8:30pm
Three Virginia Institute of Marine Science graduate students give 5-minute fasttalks on the important research they are conducting. Talks will take place every 30 minutes. 5715 Richmond Road, Williamsburg
NORTHERN VIRGINIA Citizen’s Choice Randall Beer Infusion Night Every Monday, 3-7pm
Brew Republic Bierwerks 15201 Potomac Town Place, Woodbridge
Center of the Universe will host the 2nd Annual Southern Food Festival and Amateur Southern Dish Competition on Saturday, March 23. Food vendors will each show off their Southern Food Specialty with $3 small plates. Plus, winners of the Amateur Southern Dish Competition will be announced and prizes awarded at the festival. And, there will be live music from Buckville Hootenanny and Commonwealth Bluegrass Band as well as two special beer releases!
Guerilla Series Release Night at Brew Republic Bierworks Every Monday 12-10pm
The Guerrilla Series is Brew Republic’s pilot/experimental program — with a new release every Monday in the tap room. These beers are brewed in extremely small batches, so no growler fills, no keg sales, and no distribution. 15201 Potomac Town Place, Woodbridge
Service Industry Night at The Farm Brewery at Broad Run Every Monday
20% off and buy one pizza get one free for service industry workers. 16015 John Marshall Highway, Haymarket
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The alcohol producers in Scott’s Addition are working together to make a
2019 Collaboration Partners:
beer recipe and then, they will also create a cider, mead or spirit. The finished
Isley Brewing Company & Blue Bee Cider
collaborations will be released at each location on Saturday, March 9 at the
Black Heath Meadery & Bingo Beer Co.
2019 Scott’s Addition Beverage District Collaboration Crawl. Grab a stamp card at your 1st stop and then hop around the neighborhood to try all 11 releases. Once you’ve received 4 stamps, turn in your stamp
The Veil Brewing Co. & Courthouse Creek Cider Ardent Craft Ales & Buskey Cider
card at any location and you will be entered to win a $25 Gift Certificate at
Three Notch’d RVA Collab House & Reservoir Distillery
that location.
Vasen Brewing Company & Blue Bee Cider
Team Trivia at Ornery Beer Co. Every Monday, 7:30pm
Happy Hour extended to 9pm. Weekly prizes! 14389 Potomac Mills Road, Woodbridge
Beer Yoga at Port City Brewing Co. Every Tuesday, 7-9pm
$20 includes the class and post-yoga pint. 3950 Wheeler Ave., Alexandria portcitybrewing.com
Trivia Night at Wort Hog B rewing Company
Trivia Night at Old Bust Head Brewing Co.
Happy Hour & Growler Night at New District Brewing Co.
41 Beckham Street, Warrenton
7134 Lineweaver Rd., Warrenton 540.347.4777 • oldbusthead.com
Happy Hour specials and 64oz growler fills are $2 off. 2709 S. Oakland Street, Arlington 703.888.5820
Every Tuesday, 6-8pm
Vinyl Night at Lost Rhino Brewing Co. Every Tuesday, 6-9pm
Bring your own vinyl! 21730 Red Rum Drive, #142, Ashburn
Local Heroes Night at Adventure Brewing
Bingo Night at Crooked Run Brewing Co.
20% off all beer, merchandise, snacks, and goods to military, police, fire, emergency, and teachers. Adventure Brewing Company 33 Perchwood Dr., Unit 101, Stafford 540.242.8876 facebook.com/adventurebrewing/
22455 Davis Drive, Sterling crookedrunbrewing.com
Every Tuesday, 3:30-9pm
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Every Wednesday, 7-9pm
Flight Night at Bad Wolf Brewing Co. Every Wednesday
Happy Hour pricing on flights. 8420 Kao Circle, Manassas
Every Wednesday
Every Thursday, 3:30-7:30pm
Citizen’s Choice Randall Beer Infusion Day at Brew Republic Bierwerks
Indoor Putting League (Disc Golf)
Every Thursday, 3-7pm
Each week, flavor-enhancing ingredients are infused into one of the beers on tap. You get decide what those ingredients will be. 15201 Potomac Town Place, Ste. 120, Woodbridge 703.594.7950
Every Thursday, 6-9pm
Meet interesting people, throw frisbees, and drink beer with them! $5 entry with teams drawn at random. Vanish Farmwoods Brewery 42245 Black Hops Lane, Leesburg vanishbeer.com
Open Mic at Bad Wolf Every Thursday
Bad Wolf Brewing Company 8420 Kao Circle, Manassas
Thirsty Thursday at Fair Winds Brewing Co.
Live Music at Adventure Brewing Co.
Hangover Brunch at Lost Rhino Retreat
Starr Hill Share the Love Tap Takeover
$4 pints, trivia at 6:30pm, and food from Savory Delicatessen 7000 Newington Road, Lorton 703.372.2001 • fairwindsbrewing.com
33 Perchwood Dr., Unit 101, Stafford 540.242.8876 facebook.com/adventurebrewing
22885 Brambleton Plaza, Ashburn lostrhino.com
Join us for a special Starr Hill Valentine’s Beer Date and Steal the Pint Night. Baker’s Crust Artisan Kitchen 19890 Belmont Chase Drive, #135, Ashburn
Every Thursday
Trivia Night at Belly Love Brewing Every Thursday
725 E. Main Street, Purcellville bellylovebrewing.com
Trivia Night at The Farm Brewery at Broad Run Every Thursday
Happy Hour specials from 3-8pm. Trivia starts at 6pm. $25 gift card for winner. 16015 John Marshall Highway, Haymarket
Firkin Friday at Fair Winds Brewing Co. Every Friday
A new firkin is released every Friday. Food from Savory Delicatessen 7000 Newington Road, Lorton 703.372.2001 • fairwindsbrewing.com
Justin’s Flavor Infusion Night Every Friday, 3:30-10pm
We combine off the wall ingredients with one of our beers to create a one-of-a-kind beer. Adventure Brewing Company 33 Perchwood Dr., Unit 101, Stafford 540.242.8876 facebook.com/adventurebrewing
Every Friday 8-10pm
Live Music at Lost Rhino Retreat Every Friday, 7-10pm
22885 Brambleton Plaza, Ashburn lostrhino.com
Food Truck Saturdays at Solace Brewing Company Every Saturday, 12-10pm
42615 Trade West Drive, Suite 100, Sterling
Live Music at Lost Rhino Brewing Co. Every Saturday, 7-10pm
21730 Red Rum Drive, #142, Ashburn
Art Opening at Adventure Brewing North
First Sunday each month; 12-3pm
The 1st Sunday of each month, Adventure Brewing North will feature a new local artist. 33 Perchwood Dr., Unit 101, Fredericksburg adventurebrewing.com
Every Sunday, 11am-2pm
Solace and Food on Sundays at Solace Brewing Company Every Sunday, 12-8pm
42615 Trade West Drive, Suite 100, Sterling
Sunday Funday at Brew Republic Every Sunday 12-10pm
Join us every Sunday for football, board games, hot and BBQ chicken wings, $5 mimosas, and of course, beer! 15201 Potomac Town Place, Ste. 120, Woodbridge 703.594.7950
Yoga at Wort Hog Brewery Every other Sunday; 11:30am-1pm 41 Beckham Street, Warrenton 540.300.2739
Kick the Keg at Ornery Beer Co. Tues., Feb. 12, 6pm-‘til
The local brewing industry recently lost an amazing partner and a tireless advocate in Casey Jones, owner of Fair Winds Brewing Company. Ornery Beer Company, with 18 participating breweries, is hosting a Kick the Keg to raise funds for Casey’s children, Liam and Madison. 3950 University Drive, Fairfax ornerybeer.com
Tues., Feb. 12, 4-9pm
Valentine’s Day Beer Release at The Farm Brewery at Broad Run Thurs., Feb. 14
Beer Release: Blue Velvet Blueberry Oatmeal Stout 16015 John Marshall Highway, Haymarket
Valentine’s Day at Port City Thurs., Feb. 14, 4-10 pm
Celebrate with your true love, BEER! We will have a food truck on site and a FREE Comedy show in our Lighthouse Lounge at 7:30pm. 3950 Wheeler Avenue, Alexandria portcitybrewing.com
Beers and Laughs in the Roost at The Farm Brewery at Broad Run Sat., Feb. 16
Enjoy beers and comedy in our 21 and over venue. 16015 John Marshall Highway, Haymarket
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Barleywine Festival at Mad Fox Sat. & Sun., Feb. 23 & 24
The largest Barleywine Festival in the Mid-Atlantic showcasing 30+ Barleywines from around the region and across the county. Mad Fox Brewing Company 444 W. Broad Street, Falls Church 703.942.6840 madfoxbrewing.com
Beer Release at The Farm Brewery at Broad Run Fri., March 1
Re-Release of May The Schwarz Be With You Schwarzbier. 16015 John Marshall Highway, Haymarket
Annual St. Baldrick’s Head Shaving at Port City Brewing Tues., March 10, 3-9pm
Fundraiser for children’s cancer research. 3950 Wheeler Avenue, Alexandria portcitybrewing.com
Beer Release at The Farm Brewery at Broad Run Fri., March 15
Release of Lucky Leprechaun Irish Red 16015 John Marshall Highway, Haymarket
St. Patrick’s Day Festival at The Farm Brewery at Broad Run Sat., March 16
Come and enjoy beer, food from the Grilled Reaper, and live music. 16015 John Marshall Highway, Haymarket
Beer Release at The Farm Brewery at Broad Run Sun., March 17
Extremely limited release Irish Cream Ale 16015 John Marshall Highway, Haymarket
Imbibe: Fredericksburg Sat., April 6, 2-6pm
A unique craft beer and arts festival boasting more than 100 craft libations with some special love being shown for our local breweries and cideries. Fredericksburg Field House 3411 Shannon Park Dr., Fredericksburg imbibeva.com
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Randall Night at Wolfe Street Brewing
Delaplane at Brothers Craft Brewing
Enjoy a specialty beer we infuse using our randall! 120 W. Wolfe St., Harrisonburg wolfestreetbrewing.com
Back at the place where it all started. Playing some acoustic/folk/jazz music. Great beer, good company, laid back tunes. 800 N. Main Street, Harrisonburg
3 miles, 5 miles, or just walk and then socialize at the brewery. Chaos Mountain Brewing 3135 Dillons Mill Rd., Callaway 540.334.1600 chaosmountainbrewing.com
Big Lick Valentine’s Beer Dinner
Every Tuesday, 6-7pm
Boogie Nights at Stable Craft Brewing
Bingo Night at Wolfe Street Brewing
The Seventies are Alive. Get your dancin’ shoes on because we are going to Boogie Down. Disco dance off, best costume and more. 375 Madrid Rd., Waynesboro stablecraftbrewing.com
Join us on Wednesday, February 13th at 6 pm for an expertly prepared 5 course beer dinner with Blue Ridge Catering! Each dish will be paired with a different 4 oz beer for a delightful food and beer experience! Big Lick Brewing Company 409 Salem Avenue, SW, Roanoke
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at Stable Craft Brewing
Petals & Pints at Soaring Ridge Craft Brewery
Backs to Basic Yoga Night at Basic City Beer Co. $10 includes yoga and a pint. 1010 E. Main St., Waynesboro basiccitybeer.com
Every Wednesday
Winners of each bingo round receive $15 gift cards to the tasting room. 120 W. Wolfe St., Harrisonburg wolfestreetbrewing.com
Open Mic Night at Queen City Brewing Every Wednesday
834 Spring Hill Rd., Staunton qcbrewing.com
Live Music at Woodstock Brewhouse Every Thursday, 6pm
123 E. Court St., Woodstock
OM Brew at Seven Arrows Brewing Co. Every Saturday, 10:30-11:30am
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FEBRUARY 2019
Don your kilt to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Stable Craft Brewing. We’re bringing in the bagpipers and more. 375 Madrid Rd., Waynesboro stablecraftbrewing.com
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA Open Mic Night at Ballard Brewing Every Monday, 6-9pm
Musicians, poets, comedians and more are welcome! 600 Craghead St., Danville balladbrewing.com
Sunday Funday Karaoke at Redbeard Brewing Company
600 Craghead St., Danville balladbrewing.com
Every Sunday, 8-10pm
Hosted by TellAplay Entertainment! 120 S. Lewis Street, Staunton 540.430.3532
February Steal the Mardi Gras Glass at Stable Craft Brewing Wed., Feb. 6, 4-9:30pm
Get ready for Mardi Gras with Stable Craft’s Phat Glass. 375 Madrid Rd., Waynesboro stablecraftbrewing.com
Virginia Craft on Draft Enjoy all Virginia pints for $4 and all Virginia Belgians for $5. Brew Ridge Taps 11 E. Nelson St., Lexington 540.461.8012 • brewridgetaps.com
Sat., March 16, 12-10pm
Yoga, Beer and Pizza at Ballard Brewing
Our popular Belgian Quad is back - this year aged in barrels. Available in limited release 12 oz. bottles. 375 Madrid Rd., Waynesboro stablecraftbrewing.com
Every Monday, 3-6pm
Sat., March 2, 7-10pm
$10 includes yoga and a beer after class. 2508 Jefferson Hwy., Waynesboro sevenarrowsbrewing.com
Every Monday, 6:30pm
Teams of 6 compete for gift certificates and prizes! 320 N. Cameron St., Winchester winchesterbrewworks.com
Thurs., Feb. 7, March 7, & April 4, 6pm
Sat., Feb. 16, 6-9pm
Every Tuesday
Grandsire Barrel-Aged Belgian Quad Bottle Release at Stable Craft Brewing
Team Trivia at Winchester Brew Works
Shine Runners Club
Sat., Feb. 9, 12-10pm
Winterfest Carriage Rides at Stable Craft Brewing Sat., Feb. 9, 12-10pm
Celebrate Winterfest with us and take a carriage ride around the farm. 375 Madrid Rd., Waynesboro stablecraftbrewing.com
Every Wednesday, 5-6pm
Books N Brews at Mountain Valley Brewing
Sun., Feb. 7, March 7, & April 4, 5:30-7pm
Monthly book club sponsored by the Blue Ridge Regional Library. 4220 Mountain Valley Road, Axton mountainvalleybrewing.com
Beer Release Thursday at Daily Grind Thurs., Feb. 7, March 14, 6pm
Experience new brews each month. Come check out the new beers and fill up your growler with these fresh and exciting concoctions. 303 E. Church Street, Martinsville 276.632.0035
St. Paddy’s Day Weekend at Mountain Valley Brewing Sat. & Sun., March 16 & 17
Fantastic music, food, games, bling and, of course, green beer! 4220 Mountain Valley Road, Axton mountainvalleybrewing.com Virginia Mountains
Body by Parkway Runner’s Club Every Thurs., 6pm
Parkway Brewing 739 Kessler Mill Road, Salem 540.483.9293 parkwaybrewing.com
Wed., Feb. 13, 6-8pm
Wed., Feb. 13, 4-9pm
Enjoy a beer and pick up some beautiful flowers for your valentine! Florals by Kimberly will be here from 4-9pm, or until supplies last, selling arrangements of a 1/2 dozen large Red Heart roses professionally arranged in a vase with eucalyptus for $42. 523 Shenandoah Ave., Roanoke
Big Lick Valentine’s Murder Mystery Sun., Feb. 17, 2-5pm
Big Lick Brewing Company and Jump Into Mystery present “A Valentine To Kill For,” a Valentine’s Day themed interactive murder mystery event and live action clue game.You get to play a role by interacting with other characters and try to figure out who dunnit! $36 per person. Food will also be available to order from Tuco’s Taqueria Garaje and Beamer’s 25 restaurants. Big Lick Brewing Company 409 Salem Avenue, SW, Roanoke
Big Lick Conspiracy at Parkway Mon., Feb. 18, 6-8pm
Big Lick Conspiracy is hilarious, improv comedy based entirely on audience suggestions. This fast-paced Show is sure to tickle your funny bone. Parkway Brewing 739 Kessler Mill Road, Salem 540.483.9293 parkwaybrewing.com
Mad Iguanas 10 Year A nniversary Party at Parkway Fri., Feb. 22, 6:30-9:30pm
Celebrate 10 years of great music! Special guests and special setlists! Parkway Brewing 739 Kessler Mill Road, Salem 540.483.9293 parkwaybrewing.com
Beer & Hymns at Soaring Ridge Craft Brewery
Thurs., March 7, 6-8pm We’ll be singing some of your favorite hymns (and a few new ones) while sampling delicious craft brews. 523 Shenandoah Ave., Roanoke
Big Lick Brewing Company will host a Five Course Valentine’s Dinner on Wednesday, February 13th. The dinner will be prepared by Blue Ridge Catering and each dish will be paired with a different 4 oz beer for a delightful food and beer experience! Make your reservations today!
World Tour Paddling Film Festival
Big Lick’s St. Patrick’s Day Party
Featuring food trucks, exhibitors, beer specials, special brew firkin, SUP raffle, gear raffle, and world class paddling films. $5 raffle tickets sold at the door with proceeds going to Creek Freaks of Franklin County. $1 of every beer sold will be donated to the event. Chaos Mountain Brewing 3135 Dillons Mill Rd., Callaway 540.334.1600 chaosmountainbrewing.com
Longfin Grill food truck will be here serving up delicious food from an Irish themed menu! There will be bagpipers performing during the afternoon and Barefoot West will be playing live music outside in the beer garden from 6:30 9:30 pm! Lick O’ The Irish Red Ale and Paddy O’ Furniture Dry Irish Stout will be on tap all weekend! Be sure to wear your kilts, plenty of green and be ready to party! Big Lick Brewing Company 409 Salem Avenue, SW, Roanoke
Thurs., March 7, 5-9pm
80s for the Ladies Fundraiser at Soaring Ridge Craft Brewery Sat., March 16, 6-9pm
$1 for every pint sold will be donated. 50/50 raffle. We R Tickled Pink Craft table. Pineapple Slime Shoppe for the kiddos. All 80’s music played by the great DJ Jammin’ Jackie. This fundraiser benefits Team Milli-Can’s Race for the Cure team and proceeds go to the VBR Affiliate of Susan G. Komen. Please help us raise money in the fight to end breast cancer! 523 Shenandoah Ave., Roanoke
Sat., March 16, 1-10pm
St. Patrick’s Day Party at Big Lick Sun., March 17, 12-6pm
Continue the celebration! Longfin Grill food truck will be serving up their mouth watering food from an Irish inspired menu! More bagpipers and more live music too. We will have our Lick O’ The Irish Red Ale and Paddy O’ Furniture Dry Irish Stout on tap for the occasion. Big Lick Brewing Company 409 Salem Avenue, SW, Roanoke
Annual BrewChata Latin Party at Soaring Ridge Craft Brewery Sat., March 23, 9pm-1am
Take a dance lesson, eat, drink, socialize, have fun, enjoy Latin rhythms and dance 523 Shenandoah Ave., Roanoke
Homebrewing Awards Ceremony 2019 at Big Lick Sat., March 23, 6-7pm
Come and join Big Lick Brewing Co and the Star City Brewers Guild for our 4th annual Homebrew Throwdown awards ceremony. Big Lick Brewing Company 409 Salem Avenue, SW, Roanoke
Beer & Hymns at Soaring Ridge Craft Brewery Thurs., April 4, 6-8pm
We’ll be singing some of your favorite Easter hymns (and a few new ones) while sampling delicious craft brews. 523 Shenandoah Ave., Roanoke
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BLUE RIDGE HIGHLANDS Bristol Station Brews & Taproom 41 Piedmont Avenue Bristol 276.608.1220 bristolbrew.com
Bull & Bones Brewhaus 1470 S Main St., #120 Blacksburg 540.953.2855 bullandbones.com
Creek Bottom Brews
307 Meadow Street Galax 276.236.BEER (2337) cbbrew.com
The Damascus Brewery
32173 Government Road Damascus 540.314.2782 thedamascusbrewery.com
Headspace Brewing Company 120 N. Chestnut Street Marion 276.780.8860
Right Mind Brewing Company 1410 S. Main Street Blacksburg 540.552.7000 facebook.com/leftysgrille
Right Turn, Clyde Brewing Company
300 A Main Street Narrows 540.921.7283 rtcbrewing.com
Rising Silo Brewing Company 2351 Glade Rd Blacksburg 410.596.1200
River Company Brewery
6633 Viscoe Rd. Radford (Fairlawn) 540.633.3940 therivercompanybrewery.com
Jeff Raileanu, one of three owners at Reason Beer in Charlottesville, gives you a pretty good reason to visit the brewery!
Studio Brew
221 Moore Street Bristol studiobrew.net
APPALACHIA Busted Still Brewing Company
Wolf Hills Brewing Company
350 Park St. Abingdon 303.5508762 wolfhillsbrewing.com
185 Homeplace Drive Gate City 24251 276.210.6038
CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Lonesome Pine Brewing Company
AMMO Brewing Company
15 East Main Street Lebanon 276.274.3697
Painted Peak Brewing Company 386 Main Street Tazewell 276.980.7325 paintedpeakbrewing.com
Sugar Hill Brewing Company 16622 Broad Street St. Paul 24283 276.780.4397 sugarhillbrewing.com
235 N Market Petersburg 23805 804.722.1667 facebook.com/ammobrewing
Apocalypse Ale Works 1257 Burnbridge Rd Forest 434.258.8761 endofbadbeer.com
Ardent Craft Ales
3200 W. Leigh Street Richmond 804.359.1605 ardentcraftales.com
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Bald Top Brewing Co.
1830 Thrift Road Madison 540.999.1830 baldtopbrewing.com
Beale’s
Extra Billy’s
1110 Alverser Dr. Midlothian 804.379.8727 extrabillys.com/ ExtraBillysBarBQ2.htm
Origin Beer Lab
Trapezium Brewing Company
Pro Re Nata Farm Brewery
Triple Crossing Brewing Company
106 S. Railroad Avenue Ashland 804.368.0299 facebook.com/originbeerlab
510 Grove Street Bedford 540.583.5113 bealesbeer.com
Final Gravity Brewing Company 6118 Lakeside Ave. Richmond 804.264.4808
6135 Rockfish Gap Tpke. Crozet 434.823.4878 prnbrewery.com
Bingo Beer Co.
Fine Creek Brewing Company
Random Row Brewing Company
2900 West Broad Street, Richmond 804.386.0290 bingorva.com
Black Narrows Brewing Company 4522 Chicken City Road Chincoteague blacknarrowsbrewing.com
Blue Mountain Brewery
9519 Critzer Shop Rd. Afton 540.456.8020 bluemountainbrewery.com
Blue Mountain Barrel House 495 Cooperative Way Arrington 434.263.4002 bluemountainbarrel.com
Brasserie Saison
2425 Robert E. Lee Road Powhatan 804.372.9786 Finecreekbrewing.com
Garden Grove Brewing and Urban Winery
3445 W Cary Street, Richmond 804.338.6029 www.gardengrovebrewing.com
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery 2408 Ownby Ln. Richmond 804.420.2420 hardywood.com
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery West Creek 820 Sanctuary Trail Drive Richmond hardywood.com
111 E. Main Street Charlottesville 434.202.7027 brasseriesaison.net
Hardywood Pilot Brewery & Taproom
Brewing Tree Beer Company
Intermission Beer Co.
9278 Rockfish Valley Hwy. Afton 540.381.0990
Canon & Draw Brewing Company 1529 West Main Street Richmond canonanddraw.beer
Castleburg Brewery & Taproom 1626 Owenby Lane Richmond 23220 804.353.1256 castleburgbrewery.com
Center of the Universe Brewing Company 11293 Air Park Rd. Ashland 804.368.0299 cotubrewing.com
Champion Brewing Co.
324 6th Street Charlottesville 434.295.2739 championbrewingcompany.com
Champion Brewing Company
401 Grace Street Richmond 804.344.5108 championbrewingcompany.com
Colonial Beach Brewing
215C Washington Avenue Colonial Beach 540.226.2114 colonialbeachbrewing.com
Devils Backbone Brewing Company - Basecamp
200 Mosbys Run Roseland 434.361.1001 dbbrewingcompany.com
1000 W. Main Street Charlottesville 10089 Brook Road Glen Allen 804.585.0405 intermission.com
Isley Brewing Company
1715 Summit Avenue Richmond 804.499.0721 isleybrewingcompany.com
James River Brewery 561 Valley St. Scottsville 434.286.7837 jrbrewery.com
Kindred Spirits Brewing Company 12830 W. Creek Parkway Goochland 804.708.0309 kindredspiritsbrewing.com
Legend Brewing Company 321 W. Seventh St. Richmond 804.232.3446 legendbrewing.com
Lickinghole Creek Farm Brewery 4100 Knolls Point Dr. Goochland 804.314.4380 lickingholecreek.com
Lickinghole Goodwater
1717 East Franklin Street Richmond lickingholecreek.com
Loose Shoe Brewing Company 198 Ambriar Plaza Amherst 434-941-7345 looseshoebrewing.com
Midnight Brewery
2410 Granite Ridge Rd. Rockville 804.356.9379 midnight-brewery.com
608 Preston Avenue Charlottesville 434.284.8466 randomrow.com
Reason Beer Co.
1180 Seminole Trail, #290 Charlottesville reasonbeer.com
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery 11800 W. Broad Street Richmond 23233 804-237-1684 rockbottom.com
South Street Brewery
106 South Street Charlottesville 434.293.6550 southstreetbrewery.com
Starr Hill Brewery
5391 Three Notch’d Rd. Crozet 434.823.5671 starrhill.com
Steam Bell Beer Works
1717 E. Oak Lake Blvd. Midlothian 804.728.1876 steambell.beer
Stone Brewing Company
4300 Williamsburg Avenue Richmond 23231 760.294.7899 facebook.com/ stonebrewingrichmond.
Strangeways Brewing
2277 Dabney Rd. Richmond 804.303.4336 strangewaysbrewing.com
The Answer Brewpub
6008 West Broad St. Richmond facebook.com theanswerbrewpub.com
The Veil Brewing Company 1301 Roseneath Road Richmond 804.355.58515 theveilbrewing.com
Third Street Brewing
312 W. Third Street Farmville 434.315.0471 thirdstreetbrewing.com
Three Notch’d Brewing Company RVA Colab House 2930 W. Broad St. Richmond threenotchdbrewing.com
Three Notch’d @ IX Park
522 2nd Street, SE Charlottesville threenotchdbrewing.com
423 Third Street Petersburg 23803 571.758.2738 trapeziumbrewing.com 113 S. Foushee Street Richmond 804.308.0475
Triple Crossing Brewing Company 5203 Hatcher Street Richmond 804.496.1955 triplecrossingbeer.com
Vasen Brewing Company
3331 Moore Street, Richmond 804.588.5678 vasenbrewing.com
White Rock Brewing Company 2117 Bruno Drive Goodview 24905 540.890.3359 whiterockwines.com.
Wild Wolf Brewing Company
2461 Rockfish Valley Highway Nellysford 434.361.0088 wildwolfbeer.com
Willow Sprung Brewery in The Light Well Restaurant 110 E Main Street Orange 540.661.0004 thelightwell.com
Wood Ridge Farm Brewery 165 Old Ridge Road Lovingston 434.422.6225
COASTAL VIRGINIA Alewerks
189-B Ewell Rd. Williamsburg 757.220.3670 williamsburgalewerks.com
Alewerks Satellite Brewery
Williamsburg Premium Outlets 5715 Richmond Road Williamsburg alewerks.com
Back Bay Brewing Company 614 Norfolk Ave. Virginia Beach 757.531.7750 backbaybrewco.com
Back Bay’s Farmhouse Brewing Co.
1805 Kempsville Road, Virginia Beach 757.512.6430 farmhousebrewingva.com
Bearded Bird Brewing Co.
727 Granby Street Norfolk beardedbirdbrewing.com
Billsburg Brewery
2054 Jamestown Road Williamsburg billsburg.com
Black Narrows Brewing Company 4522 Chicken City Road Chincoteague blacknarrowsbrewing.com
Bold Mariner
2409 Bowdens Ferry Road Norfolk boldmariner.com
Brass Cannon Brewing Company 5476 Mooretown Road Williamsburg 757.566.0001 brasscannonbrewing.com
Brick & Mortar Brewing Co.
212 E. Washington Street Suffolk 757.533.1173 brickandmortarbrews.com
Bull Island Brewing Company 758 Settlers Landing Road Hampton 757.788.9489 bullislandbrewing.com
Cape Charles Brewing Co.
2198 Stone Road Cape Charles 757.695.3909 capecharlesbrewing.com
Capstan Bar Brewing Company 2036 Exploration Way Hampton 757.788.7276 capstanbarbrewing.com
Coelacanth Brewing 760 W. 22nd Street Norfolk 757.59.UGLY.1 coelacanth.com
Commonwealth Brewing Company 2444 Pleasure House Rd. Virginia Beach 757.305.9652
Deadline Brewing Project
2272 W. Great Neck Road, Suite 2268 Virginia Beach 757.502.4980 deadlinebrewing.com
Gordon Biersch
4561 Virginia Beach Blvd. Virginia Beach 757.490.2739
Home Republic Brew Pub 328 Laskin Road Virginia Beach 757.226.9593
Kilmarnock Brewhaus
44 West Church Street Kilmarnock 804.436.6207 kilmarnockbrewhaus.com
Legend Brewing Depot
Benchtop Brewing Company 1129 Boissevain Avenue Norfolk 757.321.9482 benchtopbrewing.com
1 High Street North Landing, Suite B Portsmouth 757.998.6733 legendbrewing.com
Big Ugly Brewing Company
MoMac Brewing Company
845 Battlefield Blvd. S., Chesapeake biguglybrewing.com
3228 Academy Avenue Portsmouth 757.383.9572 momacbrewing.com
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Montross Brewery
Wharf Hill Brewing Co.
Barnhouse Brewery
Ono Brewing Company
Highmark Brewery
New Realm Brewing Company
Young Veterans Brewing Company
Barrel Oak Farm Taphouse
Dirt Farm Brewing Co.
Hillsborough Farm Brewery
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Battlefield Brewing Company
Dog Money Brewery
15381 Kings Highway Montross 804.452.7394 montrossbrewery.com 1209 Craft Lane Virginia Beach 757.302.8550 newrealmbrewing.com
O’Connor Brewing Company 211 W. 24th Street Norfolk 757.623.2337 oconnorbrewing.com
Oozelfinch Craft Brewery 81 Patch Road Fort Monroe 757.224.7042 oozelfinchbeers.com
Pleasure House Brewing
3025 Shore Dr. Virginia Beach, VA 23451 757.647.8597 pleasurehousebrewing.com
Precarious Beer Project
521 Prince George St, Ste 101 Williamsburg 757.790.2299
Reaver Beach Brewing Company 1505 Taylor Farm Road Virginia Beach 757.563.2337 beachbrewingcompany.com
25 Main Street Smithfield 757-357-7100 Wharfhillbrewing.com 2505 Horse Pasture Rd,Ste. 104 Virginia Beach 757.689.4021 yvbc.com
2 Silos Brewing Co.
9925 Discovery Blvd. Manassas 703.420.2264 2silosbrewing.com
6 Bears & A Goat Brewing Company
11440 International Drive Fredericksburg 540.356.9056 6bgbrewing.com
1781 Brewing Company 11109 Plank Rd. Spotsylvania 804.842.0199
1836 Kitchen & Taproom
34 E. Broad Way Lovettsville 540.668.5835 1836kitchenandtaproom.com
Adroit Theory Brewing Company
116 E 25th Street Norfolk riprapbrewing.com
404 Browing Ct., Unit C Purcellville 703.722.3144 adroit-theory.com
Smartmouth Brewing Company
Adventure Brewing North
Rip Rap Brewing Company
1309 Raleigh Ave., #300 Norfolk 757.624.3939 smartmouthbrewing.com
33 Perchwood Drive Fredericksburg 540.242.8876 adventurebrewing.com
St. George Brewing Company
Adventure Brewing South
204 Challenger Way Hampton 757.865.7781 stgeorgebrewingco.com
3300 Dill Smith Drive Fredericksburg aventurebrewing.com
That Damn Mary Brewing Company
257 Sunset Park Drive Herndon, VA 20170 703.787.5766 aslinbeer.com
5036 George Washington Memorial Highway Hayes 804.436.2204 thatdamnmarybrewing.com
The Bunker Brewpub & Cadence Hall 211 21st Street, Virginia Beach 757.227.4250 bunkerbrewpub.com
The Vanguard Brewpub & Distillery 504 N. King Street Hampton 757.224.1807 thevanguard757.com
The Virginia Beer Company 401 Second Street Williamsburg 757.378.2903 virginiabeerco.com
Tradition Brewing Company 700 Thimble Shoals Blvd. Newport News 757.303.3415 traditionbrewing.com
Wasserhund Brewing Company 805 Laskin Rd. #102 Virginia Beach 757.618.6051 - 64 -
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Aslin Beer Company
Audacious Aleworks
110 E. Fairfax Street, Falls Church 571.303.0177 audaciousaleworks.com
B Chord Brewing
34266 Williams Gap Road Round Hill bchordbrewing.com
43271 Spinks Ferry Road Leesburg 703.675.8408 barnhousebrewery.com 3623 Grove Lane Delaplane 540.364.6402 barreloak.com
36716 Charles Town Pike Purcellville 540.668.6216
Honor Brewing Co.
14004A Willard Road Chantilly 703.596.1567 honorbrewing.com
Dragon Hops Brewing
Hopkins Ordinary Ale Works
18294 Blue Ridge Mountain Road Bluemont
130 E. Main Street Purcellville 540.441.3660 dragonhopsbrewing.com
Beer Hound Brewery
Dynasty Brewing Co.
House 6 Brewing Co.
Belly Love Brewing Company
Eavesdrop Brewery
Beltway Brewing Company
Fair Winds Brewing Company
Bear Chase Brewing Company
201 Waters Place Culpeper 22701 540-317-5327 beerhoundbrewery.com 725 E Main Street Purcellville, VA 20132 540.441.3159 bellylovebrewing.com 22620 Davis Dr. #110 Sterling 571.989.2739 beltwaybrewco.com
Bike TrALE Brewing Company
21140 Ashburn Crossing Drive, Suite #130-135 Asburn 571.246.5991 7223 Centreville Road, Yorkshire 703.420.8955 eavesdropbrewery.com 7000 Newington Road, Suites K&L Lorton 703-372-2001 fairwindsbrewing.com
Brew Republic Bierwerks
15201 Potomac Town Place Woodbridge 703.594.7950 brewrepublic.beer
Caboose Brewing Company 520 Mill Street NE Vienna 703-865-8580 caboosebrewing.com
Chubby Squirrel Brewing Company
BadWolf (Little) Brewing Company
Corcoran Brewing Company
9776 Center St. Manassas 571.208.1064 badwolfbrewingcompany.com
205 E. Hirst Road, Suite 105 Purcellville 540.441.3102 corcoranbrewing.com
Barley Naked
Crooked Run Brewing Company 22455 Davis Drive Sterling cookedrunbrewing.com
Crooked Run Brewing Company 205 Harrison Street SE Leesburg 571.978.4446
108 N. 21st Street Purcellville 540.441.3382 jacksrunbrewing.com
Lake Anne Brew House
11424 Washington Plaza West Reston 571.758.2739 lakeannebrewhouse.com
Lost Rhino Brewing Company
Lost Rhino Retreat
16015 John Marshall Hwy. Broad Run 703.753.3548 thefarmbreweryatbroadrun.com
210 S King Street Leesburg facebook.com/ blackwalnutbrewery
Jack’s Run Brewing Company
The Farm Brewery at Broad Run
Black Hoof Brewing Company
Black Walnut Brewing Company
44427 Atwater Drive Ashburn 585.520.5710
301 S Main Street Culpeper
Far Gohn Brewing Co.
11 S. King Street Leesburg 571.707.8014 blackhoofbrewing.com
47 Main Street Sperryville 540.987.3383 hopkinsordinary.com
21730 Red Rum Dr., Ste. 142 Ashburn 571.291.2083 lostrhino.com
101 Loudon St. SW Leesburg 571.293.0050 biketralebrewing.com
10382 Willard Way Fairfax 571.989.1082 chubbysquirrelbrewing.com
15 Tech Parkway, Stafford 540.623.4475 barleynaked.com
18701 Foggy Bottom Rd. Bluemont 540.554.2337 dirtfarmbrewing.com
390 Kings Hwy. Fredericksburg 540.207.1725 highmarkbrewery.com
50 Catoctin Circle Leesburg 703.687.3852
4187 Plank Rd Fredericksburg 540.785.2164 chancellorpub@msn.com
8420 Kao Circle Manassas, 20110 badwolfbrewingcompany.com
BadWolf (Big) Brewing Company
4520 Daly Drive Chantilly 571.409.6662 onobrewco.com
Forge Brew Works
8532 Terminal Rd., Ste. L Lorton 703.372.2979 forgebrewworks.com
Front Royal Brewing
122 E. Main Street Front Royal 540.631.0773 frontroyalbrewing.com
Gordon Biersch
Tyson’s Corner Mall McLean 703.388.5454 gordonbiersch.com
Growling Bear Brewing Company 14051 Crown Court Woodbridge, 22193 571.535.1965 growlingbearbrewing.com
Harpers Ferry Brewing
37410 Adventure Center Lane Purcellville
Heritage Brewing Co.
22885 Brambleton Plaza Brambleton 703.327.0311
Loudoun Brewing Company 310 E Market St. Leesburg 703.350.8553 loudounbrewing.com
Mad Fox Brewing Company 444 West Broad St., Ste. I Falls Church 703.942.6840 madfoxbrewing.com
Maltese Brewing Company 11047 B Pierson Drive Fredericksburg maltesebrewing.com
Market Common Brewpub & Roastery 2900 Wilson Blvd., #104 Arlington 571.208.1355 hbcmarketcommon.com
Mustang Sally Brewing Company 14140 Parke Long Court Chantilly 703.378.7450 msbrewing.com
9436 Center Point Lane Manassas 800.432.1792 heritagebrewing.com
New District Brewing Company
Heroic Aleworks
Ocelot Brewing Company
14910 Persistence Drive Woodbridge 571.398.6113 heroicaleworks.com
2709 S Oakland Street Arlington 22206 703.888.5820
23600 Overland Drive, Ste. 180 Sterling 703-665-2146 ocelotbrewing.com
Old Bust Head Brewing Company
Strangeways Brewing
Old 690 Brewing Company
Sweetwater Tavern
7134 Lineweaver Rd. Warrenton 540.347.4777 oldbusthead.com
15670 Ashbury Church Road Purcellville old690.com
Old Ox Brewery
350 Landsdowne Road Fredericksburg 540.371.1776 strangewaysbrewing.com 14250 Sweetwater Ln. Centreville 703.449.1100 greatamericanrestaurants.com
44652 Guilford Dr Unit 114 Ashburn 703.729.8375 oldoxbrewery.com
Sweetwater Tavern
Old Trade Brewery
Sweetwater Tavern
Ono Brewing Co.
The Craft of Brewing
13270 Alanthus Road Brandy Station 774.218.8645 oldtradebrewery.com 4520 Daly Drive Chantilly 571.409.6662 onobrewco.com
Pen Druid Brewing
7 River Lane Sperryville, 22740 540.987.8800 pendruid.com
Phase 2 Brewing
19382 Diamond Lake Drive Leesburg 540.987.0219
Port City Brewing Company
3066 Gate House Plaza Falls Church 703.645.8100 greatamericanrestaurants.com 45980 Waterview Plaza Sterling 571.434.6500 greatamericanrestaurants.com
7679 Limestone Dr. #130 Gainesville 571-248-0489 tincannonbrewing.com
Twinpanzee Brewing Company 101-D Executive Drive Sterling 703.791.9363
Water’s End Brewery
Quattro Goombas Brewing Company 22860 James Monroe Highway Aldie 703-327-6052 goombabrewery.com
Red Dragon Brewery
1419 Princess Anne Street Fredericksburg 22401 540.382.4342 reddragonbrewery.com
Rocket Frog Brewing Company
22560 Glenn Drive, Suite #103 Sterling 571.375.7920 rocketfrogbeer.com
Sinistral Brewing Company
9419 Main Street Manassas sinistralbbrewingcompany.com
Solace Brewing Company
42615 Trade West Drive, #100 Dulles solacebrewing.com
Spencer Devon Brewing Company 106 George Street Fredericksburg 540-999-6253 spencerdevonbrewing.com
Brothers Craft Brewing
Shenandoah Valley Brewing Company
Staunton River Brewing Co.
800 N Main Street Harrisonburg 540.432.8940 threebrosbrew.com
Portner’s Brewhouse
9269 Redemption Way Midland 540.272.5060 powersfarmbrewery.com
Mountain Valley Brewing Company
Tin Cannon Brewing Co
Vanish Brewing
Powers Farm & Brewery
Seven Arrows Brewing Company
123 S. Randolph St. Lexington 540.458.0146 bluelabbrewing.com
3950 Wheeler Ave. Alexandria 703.797.2739 portcitybrewing.com
5772 Dow Avenue Alexandria 703.646.0466 portnerbrewhouse.com
Blue Lab Brewing Company
21140 Ashburn Crossing Drive, Suite 170 Ashburn 703.687.3932 thecraftob.com
44624 Leelyn Farm Lane Leesburg 20176 vanishbeer.com 12425 Dillingham Square Lake Ridge 571.285.1997 watersendbrewery.com
Wild Run Brewing Company
3071 Jefferson Davis Hwy Stafford 540.659.3447 wildrunbrewing.com
Wort Hog Brewing Company 41 Beckham Street Warrenton 540.300.2739 worthogbreweryllc.com
SHENANDOAH VALLEY Alesatian Brewing Company 23 N. Loudoun Street Winchester 540.667.2743 alesatianbrewing.com
Backroom Brewery
150 Ridgemont Rd. Middletown 540.869.8482 facebook.com/ BackroomBrewery
Basic City Beer Co.
1010 E. Main Street Waynesboro 540.265.8062 basiccitybeer.com
Bedlam Brewing Company
2303 North Augusta Street Staunton 540.416.4634
Devils Backbone Brewing Company - Outpost
50 Northwind Lane Lexington 540.462.6200 dbbrewingcompany.com
Escutcheon Brewing Company 150 W. Commercial Street Winchester 540.391.8713 escutcheonbrewing.com
Great Valley Farm Brewery
2508 Jefferson Hwy. Ste 1 Waynesboro 540-221-6968 sevenarrowsbrewing.com
103 W. Beverly Street Staunton 540.887.2337 shenvalbrew.com
Stable Craft Brewing at Hermitage Hill
409 Salem Avenue SW Roanoke
4176 Swover Creek Rd. Edinburg 540.984.8973 swovercreekfarms.com
Three Notch’d Brewing Co.
Queen City Brewing
834 Springhill Road Staunton 540.213.8014 qcbrewing.com
Redbeard Brewing
120 South Lewis St. Staunton 804.641.9340 redbeardbrews.com
Ridge Runner Farm & Brewery 6895 Back Road Maurertown 571.201.2963 virginiafarmbrew.com
Restless Moons Brewing Company address is the same 540.217.2726 restlessmoons.com
A Few Old Goats
Swover Creek Farm Brewery
Hawksbill Brewing Company
217 S. Liberty Street Harrisonburg 540-217-5452 palefirebrewing.com
VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS 515 8th Street, SW, Suite 228 Roanoke 540.339.9562
The Friendly Fermenter
Pale Fire Brewing Company
1571 Mt. Calvary Road Brookneal stauntonriverbrewing.com
375 Madrid Road Waynesboro 540.490.2609 stablecraftbrewing.com
60 Great Valley Lane Natural Bridge 540.521.6163 greatvalleyfarmbrewery.com 22 Zerkel Street Luray 540.860.5608 hawkbillbrewing.wordpress.com
4220 Mountain Valley Road Axton 276.833.2171 mountainvalleybrewing.com
20 South Mason Street, Suite B10 Harrisonburg friendlyfermenter.com Harrisonburg Taproom 241 E. Market Street Harrisonburg 540.217.5939
Bick Lick Brewing Co.
Chaos Mountain Brewing Company 3135 Dillons Mill Rd. Callaway 540.334.1600 chaosmountainbrewing.com
Deschutes Brewery - Roanoke Tasting Room 315 Market Street SE Roanoke 540.259.5204 deschutesbrewery.com
Winchester Brew Works
Hammer & Forge Brewing Company
320 N Cameron St. Winchester 540.692.9242 winchesterbrewworks.com
70 Main Street Boones Mill 540.909.3200 hammerandforgebrewing.com
Woodstock Brewhouse
Ober Brewing Company
123 E Court Street Woodstock 22664 woodstockbrewhouse.com 540-459-2739
1443 Lakeside Circle Salem 540.404.0050 Oberbrewing.com
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
Olde Salem Brewing Company
2 Witches Winery & brewing Company
209 Trade St. Danville 434-549-BREW (2739
Ballad Brewing Company 600 Craighead Street Danville balladbrewing.com
Buggs Island Brewing Company 110 College Street Clarkesville
21 E. Main Street Salem 540.404.4399 oldesalembrewing.com
Parkway Brewing
739 Kessler Mill Rd. Salem parkwaybrewing.com
Soaring Ridge Craft Brewers 523 Shenandoah Avenue Roanoke 540.529.2140 soaringridge.com
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Starr Hill Pilot Brewery 6 Old Whitmore Road Roanoke 434.823.5671 starrhill.com/roanoke
Sunken City Brewery
40 Brewery Dr., Hardy 540.420.0476 sunkencitybeer.com
The Hive
1116 A Main Street SW Roanoke 540.597.8739 blacksnakemead.com
Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen & Brewery 24 Campbell Avenue SE Roanoke 540.492.5005 threenotchdbrewing.com
Twin Creeks Brewing Co.
111 Pollard Street, Vinton 540.265.8062 twincreeksbrewing.com Enjoy a cold Buskey Cider at their RVA tasting room in Scott’s Addition.
Courthouse Creek Cider
Wild Hare Cider
The Thistle and Stag Meadery
Coyote Hole Ciderworks
SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Skjald Meadworks
3300 W. Broad Street Richmond courthousecreek.com
CENTRAL VIRGINIA Albemarle CiderWorks
2545 Rural Ridge Ln. North Garden 434.297.2326 albemarleciderworks.com
Blue Bee Cider
1320 Summit Avenue Richmond 804.231.0280 bluebeecider.com
Blue Toad Hard Cider Pub
9278 Rockfish Valley Hwy. Afton 434.996.6992 bluetoadhardcider.com
Bold Rock Hard Cider
1020 Rockfish Valley Hwy. Nellysford 434.361.1030 boldrock.com
Bryant’s Small Batch Cider 3224 East Branch Loop Roseland 804.420.9683 bryantscider.com
Buskey Cider
2910 W. Leigh Street Richmond buskeycider.com
Castle Hill Cider
6065 Turkey Sag Rd. Keswick 434.296.0047 castlehillcider.com
Courthouse Creek Cider 1581 Maidens Road Goochland courthousecreek.com
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225 Oak Grove Drive Mineral 540.894.1053 coyotehole.com
Garden Grove Brewing and Urban Winery
3445 W Cary Street, Richmond 804.338.6029 www.gardengrovebrewing.com
Potter’s Craft Cider
Charlottesville potterscraftcider.com
COASTAL VIRGINIA Sly Clyde Ciderworks 207 E. Mellen Street Hampton slyclyde.com
NORTHERN VIRGINIA Cobbler Mountain Cellars 5909 Long Fall Lane Delaplane 540.364.2802 cobblercellars.com
Corcoran Vineyards Hard Cider 14635 Corky’s Farm Lane Waterford 540.882.9073 corcoranvineyards.com
Hinson Ford Cider & Mead
106A South Street, SE Leesburg 833.675.WILD
2053 E. River Road Fork Union 434.842.2200 thethistleandstag.com
621C Broad Street Altavista, VA 434.515.2482 skjaldmeadworks.com
Halcyon Days Cidery Company 4135 S Lee Highway Natural Bridge 540.291.1340 halcyondayscider.com
Old Hill Cider
17768 Honeyville Rd. Timberville 540.896.7582 oldhillcider.com
The Winery at Kindred Pointe 3575 Conicville Rd Mt Jackson, Shenandoah County 22842 540.477.3570 kindredpointe.com
Winchester Ciderworks
2502 N. Frederick Pike Winchester 540.550.3800 WinchesterCiderworks.com
VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS Big Fish Cider
59 Spruce Street Monterey 540.468.2322 bigfishcider.com
BLUE RIDGE HIGHLANDS
COASTAL VIRGINIA
BLACKSNAKE MEADERY 605 Buffalo Road Dugspur, VA 24325 540.834.6172 blacksnakemead.com
Yorktown, VA 757.713.4885 melolion.com
CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLACK HEATH MEADERY
1313 Altamont Ave Richmond, VA 23230 703.582.0856 blackheathmeadery.com
SILVER HAND MEADERY
224 Monitcello Ave, Suite C Williamsburg, VA 23185 757.378.2225 silverhandmeadery.com
NORTHERN VIRGINIA STONE HOUSE MEADERY
Garden Grove Brewing and Urban Winery
36580 Shoemaker School Rd Purcellville, VA 20132 571.512.0763 stonehousemeadery.com
Hill Top Berry Farm and Winery
9364 Justice Lane Delaplane, VA 20144 703.303.2090 maidstonemeadery.com
Honey Grail
SHENANDOAH VALLEY
3445 W Cary Street, Richmond 804.338.6029 www.gardengrovebrewing.com 2800 Berry Hill Rd Nellysford, VA 22958 434.361.1266 hilltopberrywine.com
379 Hinson Ford Road Amissville 540.219.8397
525 E. Market Street, #135 Leesburg 202.455.5520 honeygrail.com
Mount Defiance Cidery & Distillery
SAGA MEADERY
207 W. Washington St., Middleburg 540.687.8100 mtdefiance.com
Melo Lion Meadery
Madison Heights, VA 339.221.3115 sagameadery.com
Maidstone Meadery
MISTY MOUNTAIN MEAD WORKS 1531 Pack Horse Road Winchester, VA 22603 540.888.4420 mistymountainmead.com
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