List of breweries in Virginia

Virginia has a relatively large number of craft breweries per capita.

The following is a list of breweries in Virginia.

Breweries

This list is separated into the various counties and independent cities in Virginia. In cases where an independent city also serves as the county seat of an adjacent county, that city has been included in the county's list.

Albemarle County

A flight of beers at the Blue Mountain Brewery, on the border of Nelson and Albemarle Counties

• C'Ville-ian Brewing Company, Charlottesville^[1]
• Champion Brewing Company, Charlottesville^[2]
• James River Brewing Company, Scottsville^[3]
• Pro Re Nata, Charlottesville, Crozet^[4][5]
• South Street Brewery, Charlottesville^[6]
• Starr Hill Brewery, Crozet^[7]
• Three Notch'd Brewing Company, Charlottesville^[8]

Amherst

• Loose Shoe Brewing Company^[9]

Alexandria

• Hops Grill Brewery^[10]
• Port City Brewing Company^[11][12]

Amelia County

• Double Dizzy Brewery, Amelia Courthouse

Arlington

• Capitol City Brewing Company^[13]
• Rock Bottom Brewery^[14]

Augusta County

• Queen City Brewing, Staunton
• Redbeard Brewing Company, Staunton^[15]
• Shenandoah Valley Brewing Company, Staunton^[16]

Bedford County

• Apocalypse Ale Works, Forest^[17]
• Sunken City Brewery, Hardy^[18][19]

Botetourt County

• Flying Mouse Brewery, Troutville^[19][20]

Caroline County

• Rusty Beaver Brewery, Ruther Glen^[21][22]

Chesapeake

• Big Ugly Brewing Company^[23][24]

Chesterfield County

• Extra Billy's, Midlothian^[22][25]

Culpeper County

• Beer Hound Brewery, Culpeper^[26]
• Far Gohn Brewing Company, Culpeper^[27]

Danville

• 2 Witches Winery & Brewing Company^[28]

Fairfax County

• Caboose Brewing, Vienna^[29][30]
• Forge Brew Works, Lorton^[31]
• Gordon Biersch, McLean
• Aslin Beer Company, Herndon^[32]
• Sweetwater Tavern, Centreville

Falls Church

• Mad Fox Brewing Company^[11]
• Sweetwater Tavern^[33]

Fauquier County

• Old Bust Head Brewing Company, Warrenton^[29]

Franklin County

• Chaos Mountain Brewing Company, Callaway^[19]

Frederick County

• Backroom Brewery, Middletown^[34]
• Piccadilly's Brew Pub, Winchester

Fredericksburg

• Adventure Brewing Company^[35]
• Battlefield Brewing Company^[36]
• Blue & Gray Brewing Company^[37]

Galax

• Creek Bottom Brews^[38]

Goochland County

• Licking Hole Creek Farm Brewery, Goochland^[22][39]

Hampton

• St. George Brewing Company^[40]

Hanover County

• Center of the Universe Brewing Company, Ashland^[22][41][42]
• Midnight Brewery, Rockville^{[22][43][44][45]}

James City County

• Brass Cannon Brewing Company, Toano^[46]

Loudoun County

• Adroit Theory Brewing Company, Purcellville^[47][48]
• Barnhouse Brewery, Leesburg^[49]
• Belly Love Brewing, Purcellville^[50]
• Beltway Brewing Company, Sterling^[51][52]
• Black Walnut Brewery, Leesburg ^[53]
• Corcoran Brewing Company, Purcelville^[54]
• Crooked Run Brewing, Leesburg^[29][49]
• Dog Money Resturaunt and Brewery, Leesburg ^[55]
• Dirt Farm Brewing, Bluemont^[56]
• Holy Brew Brewing Company, Leesburg^[57]
• Jack's Run Brewing, Purcellville ^[58]
• Lost Rhino Brewing Company, Ashburn^[59][60]
• Lost Rhino Retreat, Brambleton^[61][62]
• Loudoun Brewing, Leesburg ^[63]
• MacDowell Brew Kitchen, Leesburg^[49]
• Mad Horse Brew Pub, Lovettsville^[64]
• Mud Hound Brewing Company, Leesburg
• Ocelot Brewery, Sterling^[30]
• Old 690, Purcellville^[65]
• Old Ox Brewery, Ashburn^[60]
• Quattro Goomba's Brewery, Aldie^[30][66]
• Sweetwater Tavern, Sterling

Manassas

• BadWolf Brewing Company^[29]
• Heritage Brewing Company^[29]

Montgomery County

• Bull & Bones Brewhaus, Blacksburg^[67]
• Rising Silo Brewery, Blacksburg^[68]

Nelson County

The Basecamp brew house of Devil's Backbone Brewery in Albemarle County, Virginia

• Blue Mountain Barrel House^[38][69]
• Blue Mountain Brewery, Afton^[70]
• Devils Backbone Brewing Company, Roseland^[71]
• Wild Wolf Brewing Company, Nellysford^[72]

Norfolk

• Bold Mariner Brewing Company^[73]
• O'Connor Brewing Company^[74]
• Rip Rap Brewing Company
• Smartmouth Brewing Company^[23][75][76]

Pulaski County

• River Brewing Company, Fairlawn^[77]

Richmond

• Ardent Craft Ales^[22][78][79]
• Final Gravity Brewing Company^[22]
• Garden Grove Brewing Company^[22][80]
• Hardywood Park Craft Brewery^[22][81]
• Isley Brewing Company^[22]
• Legend Brewing Company^[22]
• Rock Bottom Brewery^[14]
• Strangeways Brewing^[22]
• The Answer Brewpub^[22][82]
• Triple Crossing Brewing Company^[22]

Roanoke

• Big Lick Brewing Company^[19]
• Soaring Ridge Craft Brewers^[19][38]

Roanoke County

• Parkway Brewing, Salem^[19]
• Twin Creeks Brewing, Vinton^[83]

Rockbridge County

• Blue Lab Brewing Company, Lexington^[57]
• Devils Backbone Brewing Company - The Outpost, Lexington^[84]

Rockingham County

• Three Brothers Brewing, Harrisonburg^[85][86]

Virginia Beach

• Back Bay Brewing Company^[57]
• Beach Brewing Company^[23][87]
• Gordon Biersch^[88]
• Home Republic Brewpub^[23]
• Pleasure House Brewing Company^[89]
• Wasserhund Brewing Company^[90][91]
• Young Veterans Brewing Company^[29][92]

Washington County

• Old Glade Brewery, Glade Spring^[93]
• The Damascus Brewery, Damascus^[94]
• Wolf Hills Brewing Company, Abingdon^[94]

Waynesboro

• Seven Arrows Brewing Company^[15][95]

Williamsburg

• Alewerks^[96][97]
• The Virginia Beer Company^[98][99]

See also

• Beer in the United States
• List of breweries in the United States
• List of microbreweries

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