The Brew

A local transportation company known for its grease-powered vehicles has cut a deal to try to capitalize on the rise of breweries around the state. BioRide has acquired Virginia Brewery Tours, a two-year-old brand whose founders include Black Hand Coffee Co. owner Clay Gilbert. The deal mostly involves the purchase of the Virginia Brewery Tours… Read more »

In the midst of its $28 million expansion into Goochland, a local brewery is heading farther west and opening its own Wahoo-country watering hole. Hardywood Park Craft Brewery announced plans Tuesday for a brewery and tap room in Charlottesville, in a move that will take the fast-growing beer making beyond a distribution deal it cut… Read more »

Two teachers-turned-entrepreneurs are planning a new beer shop in a former Subway spot in the Southside.

An Ashland beer maker is expanding its orbit. Center of the Universe Brewing Co. has a growth plan in the works that will increase its capacity, add its own canning line, expand its distribution to Northern Virginia and renovate its brewery on Air Park Road. The four-year-old brewery, founded by brothers Chris and Phil Ray,… Read more »

Blue Bee Cider has finalized its purchase of the city-owned stables at 3101 W. Clay St. The 9,000-square-foot property will be transformed over the next several months into the hard cidermaker’s new manufacturing facility and tasting room, replacing its current location in Manchester.

A startup brewery with a small location on Foushee Street is taking a big leap with a new production facility and taproom planned near Stone Brewing’s upcoming complex.

Stone Brewing held a job fair on Tuesday to fill more than 80 positions at its upcoming brewery, and the event drew some 600 applicants.

Planning to make a splash this spring with a large space and big production, a startup brewery has found a location in Goochland not far from Hardywood’s upcoming complex.

With a spot next to the upcoming Gather co-working space on West Broad Street, a Charlottesville brewery is getting in on the action in Scott’s Addition.

The mayor, the governor and Stone Brewing executives raised a glass on Friday as the new beer facility’s roofing was lifted up to make way for massive fermentation tanks.