Brewery Name Logo Brewery Image City County Founded Notes Refs
Devils Backbone Brewing Company Roseland Nelson County 2008 Devils Backbone, first opened in 2008, is one of the largest brewing companies in Virginia. Its beers have won numerous awards at the state and national level. Its main brewery and headquarters is the Basecamp, located in Roseland; it recently opened a new location, called the Outpost, near Lexington, Virginia. It recently announced plans to expand distribution to North Carolina.
Starr Hill Brewery Crozet Albemarle County 1999 Starr Hill is one of the oldest craft breweries in Virginia and was originally founded in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1999; it takes its name from the neighborhood in which it was first located. The brewery later moved its location to nearby Crozet.
Brewery Name Location County Founded Notes Refs
C'Ville-ian Brewing Company Charlottesville
38°01′54″N 78°29′23″W / 38.031716°N 78.489852°W / 38.031716; -78.489852
Albemarle 2014 C'Ville-ian Brewing Company (pronounced "civilian") is a brewery in Charlottesville, Virginia that opened in 2014. It was founded by a veteran of the American military and its bar is styled with patriotic themes. As of 2015, the brewery sells a number of beers at its brewpub but does not distribute its beer to other locations. [1]
Champion Brewing Company Charlottesville
38°01′39″N 78°28′42″W / 38.027625°N 78.478289°W / 38.027625; -78.478289
Albemarle 2012 Champion was founded in 2012 and distributes their beers regionally. [2]
James River Brewing Company Scottsville
37°48′02″N 78°29′45″W / 37.800438°N 78.495910°W / 37.800438; -78.495910
Albemarle 2012 James River Brewing Company opened in 2012 in a nineteenth-century tobacco warehouse. [3]
South Street Brewery Charlottesville
38°01′46″N 78°28′57″W / 38.029410°N 78.482628°W / 38.029410; -78.482628
Albemarle South Street Brewery was founded in Charlottesville and was purchased by Blue Mountain Brewery in July 2014. It distributes bottled beer and is located just south of the city's Downtown Mall. [4]
Starr Hill Brewery Crozet
38°04′09″N 78°41′12″W / 38.069214°N 78.686764°W / 38.069214; -78.686764
Albemarle Starr Hill was originally founded in Charlottesville and was named after the historic neighborhood in which it first opened. It later moved to nearby Crozet. [5]
Three Notch'd Brewing Company Charlottesville
38°02′17″N 78°29′28″W / 38.038083°N 78.491086°W / 38.038083; -78.491086
Albemarle [6]
Hops Grill Brewery Alexandria
38°50′15″N 77°03′04″W / 38.837511°N 77.051192°W / 38.837511; -77.051192
[7]
Port City Brewing Company Alexandria
38°48′29″N 77°06′06″W / 38.807939°N 77.101534°W / 38.807939; -77.101534
[8][9]
Double Dizzy Brewery Amelia Courthouse Amelia
Capitol City Brewing Company Arlington
38°50′28″N 77°05′13″W / 38.841087°N 77.086871°W / 38.841087; -77.086871
[10]
Rock Bottom Brewery Arlington
38°52′43″N 77°06′40″W / 38.878523°N 77.111176°W / 38.878523; -77.111176
[11]
Queen City Brewing Staunton
38°09′42″N 79°04′44″W / 38.161647°N 79.078910°W / 38.161647; -79.078910
Augusta
Redbeard Brewing Company Staunton Augusta [12]
Shenandoah Valley Brewing Company Staunton Augusta [13]
Apocalypse Ale Works Forest Bedford [14]
Sunken City Brewery Hardy Bedford [15][16]
Flying Mouse Brewery Troutville Botetourt [17][16]
Rusty Beaver Brewery Ruther Glen Caroline [18][19]
Big Ugly Brewing Company Chesapeake [20][21]
Extra Billy's Midlothian Chesterfield [22][19]
Beer Hound Brewery Culpeper Culpeper [23]
Far Gohn Brewing Company Culpeper Culpeper [24]
2 Witches Winery & Brewing Company Danville [25]
Caboose Brewing Vienna Fairfax [26][27]
Forge Brew Works Lorton Fairfax [28]
Gordon Biersch McLean Fairfax
Sweetwater Tavern Centreville Fairfax
Mad Fox Brewing Company Falls Church [8]
Sweetwater Tavern Falls Church [29]
Old Bust Head Brewing Company Warrenton Fauquier [26]
Shooting Creek Farm Brewery Floyd Floyd [30]
Callaway Brewing Company Callaway Franklin [31][16]
Choas Mountain Brewing Company Callaway Franklin [16]
Backroom Brewery Middletown Frederick [32]
Piccadilly's Brew Pub Winchester Frederick
Adventure Brewing Company Fredericksburg [33]
Battlefield Brewing Company Fredericksburg [34]
Blue & Gold Brewing Company Fredericksburg [35]
Creek Bottom Brews Galax [36]
Licking Hole Creek Farm Brewery Goochland Goochland [37][19]
St. George Brewing Company Hampton [38]
Center of the Universe Brewing Company Ashland Hanover [39][40][19]
Midnight Brewery Rockville Hanover [41][42][43][19]
Brass Cannon Brewing Company Toano James City [44]
Adroit Theory Brewing Company Purcellville Loudoun [45][46]
Barnhouse Brewery Leesburg Loudoun [47]
Belly Love Brewing Purcellville Loudoun [48]
Beltway Brewing Company Sterling Loudoun [49][50]
Corcoran Brewing Company Purcellville Loudoun [51]
Crooked Run Brewing Leesburg Loudoun [26][47]
Dirt Farm Brewing Bluemont Loudoun [52]
Holy Brew Brewing Company Leesburg Loudoun [53]
Lost Rhino Brewing Company Ashburn Loudoun [54][55]
Lost Rhino Retreat Brambleton Loudoun [56][57]
Loudoun Brewing Leesburg Loudoun [58]
MacDowell Brew Kitchen Leesburg Loudoun [47]
Mad Horse Brew Pub Lovettsville Loudoun [59]
Mud Hound Brewing Company Leesburg Loudoun
Ocelot Brewery Sterling Loudoun [27]
Old 690 Purcellville Loudoun [60]
Old Ox Brewery Ashburn Loudoun [55]
Quattro Goomba's Brewery Aldie Loudoun [61][27]
Sweetwater Tavern Sterling Loudoun
Jefferson Street Brewery Lynchburg [62]
BadWolf Brewing Company Manassas [26]
Heritage Brewing Company Manassas [26]
Bull & Bones Brewhaus Blacksburg Montgomery [63]
Blue Mountain Barrel House Arrington Nelson [64][36]
Blue Mountain Brewery Afton Nelson [65]
Devils Backbone Brewing Company Roseland Nelson [66]
Wild Wolf Brewing Company Nellysford Nelson [67]
O'Connor Brewing Company Norfolk [68]
Smartmouth Brewing Company Norfolk [69][70][20]
River Brewing Company Fairlawn Pulaski
Ardent Craft Ales Richmond [71][72][19]
Final Gravity Brewing Company Richmond [19]
Garden Grove Brewing Company Richmond [73][19]
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Richmond [19][74]
Isley Brewing Company Richmond [19]
Legend Brewing Company Richmond [19]
Rock Bottom Brewery Richmond [11]
Strangeways Brewing Richmond [19]
The Answer Brewpub Richmond [19][75]
Triple Crossing Brewing Company Richmond [19]
Big Lick Brewing Company Roanoke [16]
Roanoke Railhouse Brewery Roanoke [16]
Soaring Ridge Craft Brewers Roanoke [16][36]
Parkway Brewing Salem Roanoke [16]
Blue Lab Brewing Company Lexington Rockbridge [53]
Devils Backbone Brewing Company - The Outpost Lexington Rockbridge [76]
Three Brothers Brewing Harrisonburg Rockingham [77][78]
Wild Run Brewing Company Stafford Stafford
Back Bay Brewing Company Virginia Beach [53]
Beach Brewing Company Virginia Beach [79][20]
Gordon Biersch Virginia Beach [80]
Home Republic Virginia Beach [20]
Pleasure House Brewing Company Virginia Beach [81]
Wasserhund Brewing Company Virginia Beach [82][83]
Young Veterans Brewing Company Virginia Beach [26][84]
Old Glade Brewery Glade Spring Washington [85]
The Damascus Brewery Damascus Washington [86]
Wolf Hills Brewing Company Abingdon Washington [86]
Seven Arrows Brewing Company Waynesboro [12][87]
Alewerks Williamsburg [88][89]

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