“I’ll still be involved but I have to be in a much smaller role.…I’m open to any suggestions right now for how to plan it out,” said owner Lisa Reynolds Brotherton.
Its Goochland brewery in a business park near West Creek draws plenty of workers from the nearby corporate offices of CarMax and Capital One. With Satellite, the brewery hopes to capture a slightly different market.
Despite having more closures in 2023 than any previous year, the region’s beer scene still came out of 2023 with more breweries than it had when the year started.
Two players in the local booze industry – one keen on delving into the world of bourbon, the other looking to give its brewery a space of its own – recently wrapped up crowdfunding campaigns.
The region’s newest brewery made its debut this week at 21110 Hull Street Road, where it operates in a 10,000-square-foot building with a tap room, dining area, full kitchen and event space.
The recently closed Scott’s Addition brewery has chosen a small beermaker from the Northern Neck to help carry on part of its legacy.
It’s the second local brewery this month to announce its pending closure, following Isley Brewing’s exit from Scott’s Addition.
WayGone’s roots date back to 2015 when its co-owners met as neighbors when living on the nearby Goneway Drive, the street that would later inspire the brewery’s name.
Scott’s Addition’s first brewery has tapped out of the neighborhood, though the company may not have served its last beer.
Funding is now in place for the creation of the Virginia Beer Distribution Co., which will allow breweries to sell limited amounts of beer directly to retailers and restaurants while bypassing traditional third-party distributors.
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