The complete craft brewery guide to Richmond, VA--almost 40 breweries in the proximity of RVA, one of the best pure beer cities of the East. RVA craftbeer beertwitter
brewery in Richmond , so you really have to give a lot of credit to Hardywood Park for kickstarting the modern RVA brewery revival when they opened in 2011. No other brewery in the city has been so tied to its boom period since that date, and Hardywood remains perhaps the most recognizable Richmond brand on a national level, even if the likes of The Veil perhaps receive more beer geek hype.
As for the taproom, it’s an attractive place with a hilariously diverse array of tables and chairs, and a playful sense of design. Food trucks are a common sight, and there’s an ample amount of outdoor seating.The general idea of “west of downtown” would definitely include Scott’s Addition, but we’ll break that off entirely to the next section, as that particular neighborhood is chock full of breweries.
Beyond that, the popular and spacious Ardent patio is undoubtedly the most chill place to have a beer in Scott’s Addition, a neighborhood that has a tendency to be a bit hectic and loud. It’s a great little island of composed sanity to relax in with a beer and a snack, from the brewery’s still new kitchen.One of the few Richmond breweries that can make a claim to specifically building themselves around lagers, Bingo Beer Co.
Starr Hill is a brand that I believe some beer geeks are overlooking these days—an older craft brewery that has done a good job of reinventing itself and staying relevant, in a way that reminds me of Connecticut’s Two Roads Brewing.
If you were just casually glancing at the Väsen beer list, you might initially peg it as simply another one of those hyper-modern breweries that is specializing entirely in massively fruity hazy IPA, and indeed popular DIPAs like Feasta fit that profile nicely, exploding with huge notes of peach and orange.
In terms of the beer, Basic City produces an array of solid hazy IPAs, none more consistently excellent than the flagship DIPA/tropical fruit bomb Bask, which is perennially one of the better and more underrated hazy, hoppy beers in Richmond. It’s the kind of IPA that would receive considerably more attention if it had Triple Crossing or The Veil’s label on it, to be frank.
illustrates how different things were in the decades prior. Also pleasant is the spicy, woodsy Legend Pilsner, and the understated, endlessly drinkable Legend Porter. It’s not a brewery that chases brewing trends particularly often, but to their credit they often pull off serviceable takes on kettle sours/hazy IPA when they choose to do so. The heart and soul of Legend, however, rests with pints of brown ale on the patio, ideally at sunset.
All in all, the vibe here very much feels like a farm winery, but with the addition of solid gluten-free beers and excellent ciders—especially the wild and barrel-aged stuff. You’ll be surprised how bustling Courthouse Creek tends to be on a nice day, despite its relative distance from Richmond, but the allure is easy to understand.Recently celebrating its one year anniversary, Crazy Rooster Brewing Co.
Fine Creek possesses a beautiful venue with roaring fireplaces indoors, and copious amounts of seating outdoors on vaulted porches and sprawling patios and gardens. They need the space, too—despite the fact that many Richmond drinkers don’t seem very familiar with their beer, the place is regularly packed on nice days despite its remote location in Powhatan County, VA, suggesting that their quality is well known in beer circles.
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