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VA BEACH BEER TRAIL - BREWERIES Occasional Food Trucks On-Site Kitchen Family-Friendly Pet-Friendly BACK BAY BREWING CO. GORDON BIERSCH BREWERY SMARTMOUTH BREWING PILOT 1 5 (Town Center) VA BEACH (Oceanfront) RESTAURANT HOUSE (Oceanfront) BACK BAY’S FARMHOUSE HOME REPUBLIC BREWPUB WASSERHUND BREWING 2 6 BREWING CO. (Oceanfront) COMPANY (Inland) (Inland) NEW REALM BREWING COMPANY 7 YOUNG VETERANS BREWING COMMONWEALTH (Inland) COMPANY (Inland) 3 BREWING COMPANY PLEASURE HOUSE BREWING COMING SOON (Chesapeake Bay) 8 COMPANY (Chesapeake Bay) ISLEY BREWING COMPANY (Oceanfront) DEADLINE BREWING PROJECT 4 (Chesapeake Bay) REAVER BEACH BREWING VIBRANT SHORE BREWERY 9 COMPANY (Inland) (ViBe Creative District) #VaBeachBeerTrail OTHER LOCAL CRAFT BEER DESTINATIONS TO VISIT The ever-expanding craft beer scene in Virginia Beach is 1608 CRAFTHOUSE HEARTH WOOD FIRED CUISINE & WHISKEY KITCHEN overflowing with unique flavors (Chesapeake Bay) CRAFT BEER (ViBe Creative District) (Inland) that we are proud to share with BOTTLECRAFT BEER SHOP & MIX IT UP BEER MIXERS AND YARD HOUSE everyone who visits our coastal TASTING ROOM (Inland) MORE (Chesapeake Bay) (Town Center) city. From juicy IPAs bursting with hops to complex barrel- CRAFT BURGER BAR SHOREBREAK PIZZA YVBC’S THE BUNKER aged sours, there’s a beer, and a (ViBe Creative District) & TAPHOUSE (Chesapeake Bay) RESTAURANT (Oceanfront) brewery, for everyone who visits. ESOTERIC TAPPED GASTROPUB The Virginia Beach Beer Trail is (ViBe Creative District) (Inland) about celebrating all of our great local breweries and brews, from GRAPE & GOURMET WARRIORS TAPHOUSE the Chesapeake Bay District to the (Inland) (Oceanfront) PLEASE DRINK Oceanfront, one pint at a time. RESPONSIBLY Cheers! 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This cozy, laid-back brewery experience that you can only get in Virginia Beach. is brought to the next level by the rustic, industrial interior by Benevolent Operating out of a restored 1912 farmhouse, the aptly-named Farmhouse Design Co., a local company located nearby in the ViBe Creative District. This Brewing offers locally-sourced beers and ciders, and even select wines. With is the place to come to be treated like a regular and just have a good time. tasting rooms upstairs and downstairs, food trucks, a farmers market and an acre and a half of gardens growing figs, blueberries, hops and other beer- making ingredients, this place has it all. Outside, pets are welcome and you can enjoy bocce ball, ladder golf, and cornhole, with stunning views of CHESAPEAKE BAY the farmhouse yard and the gardens, operated by Farmer John, formally of Pungo’s New Earth Farm. 2444 Pleasure House Rd • (757) 305-9652 commonwealthbrewingcompany.com CHESAPEAKE BAY HOURS 2272 W Great Neck Rd #2268 MON. 3-10 FRI. 3-12am (757) 502-4980 • deadlinebrewing.com TUES. 3-10 SAT. 11am-12am WED. 3-10 SUN. 11-9 HOURS THURS. 3-11 MON. closed FRI. 3-11 TUES. closed SAT. 12-11 THE BREWERY AMENITIES WED. closed SUN. 11-5 Like Back Bay Brewing Co., Commonwealth is also THURS. 5-10 a favorite local hangout, but for the Chic’s Beach crowd. Draining their taps out of an old renovated firehouse, this place is open and inviting, especially on nice days when they THE BREWERY AMENITIES open the garage doors that lead to their outside seating. Come for the Deadline Brewing Project, located in the Chesapeake food trucks, patio space (where pets are welcome), corn hole, and friendly Bay district, is what happens when three friends in the neighborhood atmosphere. Come back for the ever-changing selection of news business (hence their name), go out for a few deliciously-creative, expertly brewed beers. You’ll want to sample as many beers and spend the night discussing how fun it would be to open up a brewery as you can here. together. With regular selections always available and new creations always in the works, it’s always a good time to drop into Deadline for a cold one. TOWN CENTER 4561 Virginia Beach Blvd • (757) 490-2739 OCEANFRONT gordonbiersch.com/locations/virginia-beach 328 Laskin Rd • (757) 226-9593 homerepublicvabeach.com HOURS MON. 11-12am FRI. 11-2am HOURS TUES. 11-12am SAT. 11-2am MON. 4-10:30 FRI. 11am-11pm WED. 11-12am SUN. 11-12am TUES. 4-10:30 SAT. 11am-11pm THURS. 11-12am WED. 11-10:30 SUN. closed THURS. 11-10:30 THE BREWERY AMENITIES While you’ve probably heard of, and maybe even THE BREWERY AMENITIES been to, a Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant outside Home Republic is a restaurant and brewery located of Virginia Beach, don’t let that stop you from trying at the Oceanfront and is crafting some delicious it here. Serving up delicious German-style draughts at Town Center, the brews. The laid back, pub-like atmosphere is exactly beers here are created and brewed in-house, so they’re as unique to Virginia what you’d expect for a resort-area brewery and the beers certainly don’t Beach as any of them. They even collaborate with other local and regional disappoint. Pro tip: the crispness of their King Kolsch pairs excellently breweries on some of their creations. Oh, the food here is top-notch, too. with the richness of their fried mac ‘n’ cheese with gouda cream. VA BEACH BEER TRAIL - BREWERIES (CONTINUED) Occasional Food Trucks On-Site Kitchen Family-Friendly Pet-Friendly INLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY 1209 Craft Lane • (757) 302-8550 3025 Shore Dr • (757) 496-0916 newrealmbrewing.com pleasurehousebrewing.com HOURS HOURS MON. 4-11 FRI. 11am-12am MON. 11-12am FRI. 11-2am TUES. 4-11 SAT. 11am-12am TUES. 11-12am SAT. 11-2am WED. 4-11 SUN. 11am- WED. 11-12am SUN. 11-12am THURS. 4-11 12am THURS. 11-12am THE BREWERY AMENITIES THE BREWERY AMENITIES While New Realm is an Atlanta-based brewery, when Pleasure House Brewing is what it would be like if you they opened their second location in Virginia Beach, had friends who had a brewery in their house - and they became a staple of our local brew scene right away. they were masters of making great beer. This place The spacious tap room and 44,000 sq. ft. outdoor beer garden make this a great is unassuming, cozy, and just plain fun. Their beers are constantly changing place to spend an evening sampling a huge assortment of locally-brewed beers. and when they’re out, they’re out. Grab a glass, choose a game from the The pet-friendly outdoor space is filled with lawn games, bocce ball, fire pits and many they offer, and enjoy a night drinking good beer with good friends. regular live music, which make for a truly enjoyable brewery experience. OCEANFRONT INLAND 313 32nd St • (757) 624-3939 • 1505 Taylor Farm Rd (757) 563-2337 smartmouthbrewing.com/vb reaverbeach.com HOURS HOURS MON. closed FRI. 3-9 MON. closed FRI. 4-10 TUES. 3-9 SAT. 12-9 TUES. closed SAT. 12-10 WED. 3-9 SUN. 1-6 WED. 4-10 SUN. 1-5 THURS. 3-9 THURS. 4-10 THE BREWERY AMENITIES THE BREWERY AMENITIES This cozy brewery is a favorite for many locals with its When Smartmouth Brewing Company, from nearby Norfolk, announced they were opening up a second neighborhood bar-like atmosphere and delicious rotating beers.