It all started with a day at the beach. It was 2016, and Hardywood Park Craft Brewery co-founders Eric McKay and Patrick Murtaugh were on weekend trips to different beaches. They each brought with them some cans of beer from their brewery. “I remember I had brought some Great Return (IPA) cans out with me… Read more »
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New local distillery: A hobby that ‘kind of got out of hand’
The business of booze is spilling further into Powhatan County. Three Crosses Distillery is preparing to open at 3835 Old Buckingham Road, where it will make whiskey, rum, moonshine, vodka, rye and bourbon. Distilling is something of a family tradition for Three Crosses owners Michelle and John Davenport. Michelle said her husband’s great-uncle was once… Read more »
Goochland cidery sprouts in the city
As a new gathering space for creative types nears completion in Scott’s Addition, its boozy building mate has opened for business.
Waynesboro brewery replacing Manchester’s Twisted Ales
A brewery from the Blue Ridge Mountains is picking up where a recently closed Southside beer maker left off.
Northside brewery readies for August opening
The launch date for the city’s newest brewery – and the first in Northside – is in sight.
Local brewery news: Final Gravity expands; Steam Bell cans
Two local breweries – one in the suburbs and one in Lakeside – recently invested in upgrades at their respective facilities.
Wine industry veteran plants new venture in Scott’s Addition
After working in the wine business for over a decade in the Big Apple, a local entrepreneur is uncorking his own distribution business in Richmond.
Mystery buyer found for shuttered Southside brewery
There’s a new twist in the tale of a recently closed Manchester brewery.
Brewery, business accelerator planned on Brookland Park Blvd.
A two-block stretch of the area is being eyed for two developments that backers say are intended to spur the corridor’s revitalization.
Despite city holdup, Stone Brewing committed to building bistro
“We’re eager to move to the next step,” brewery spokesman Jay Smith said, “but understanding these things can take time and (we) want to get it right.”