“I feel honest in saying that we had a good run with it but we’re ready to move on…. As a business owner, you have to know when the time is right to put in the cards and call it. And I think it’s time,” said cofounder Ryan Mitchell.
Satellite’s closure comes at a time of churn for the local craft beer industry over the last year or two. More local breweries closed last year than in any year since the industry boom began in the 2010s.
It’s part of Waters Edge Wineries, an urban winery franchise that has 12 locations across the U.S., with three more, including the Midlothian spot, set to open this year.
The beer maker formerly known as Tabol Brewing is under contract to sell its property at 704 Dawn St. to an undisclosed buyer and is searching for a new home.
Owner Lisa Reynolds Brotherton shuttered the farm brewery early last year as she was battling health issues, but says she’s ready to get the business going again.
“The tasting room will create jobs, attract tourism and showcase Virginia’s world-class wine heritage, and the untapped potential of beautiful Goochland County,” said Dover Hall official Robert Howell.
7 Lady Vineyards, which operates on the grounds of the 38,000-square-foot mansion is preparing to start construction on a new tasting room and pondside pavilion.
When water is the main ingredient of your business’s main product, a boil advisory is “pretty much a worst case scenario.”
The Richmond-area beer scene has not been immune to broader industry troubles, as more local breweries closed in 2024 than any previous year since the craft beer boom began about 10 years ago.
Väsen is leasing the space from local firm Dodson Development Group, which bought it, along with the neighboring buildings housing The Locker Room and Riverside Tavern last year.
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