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86 AMBIANCE 5/5 SERVICE 9/10 SELECTION 12/15 FOOD N/A VALUE 7/10 OVERALL 17/20 Foxbush (49) Richmond, Virginia | April 2, 2013 This is a great place to stop off after work and enjoy a good beer. The prices are right and beers are good. They have comfortable seating and tables to enjoy their beers. The location is easily found off I-95 at lewistown road. They fill growlers and if you plan ahead they will provide yours. Chris Ray and his brother Phil have already purchased new equipment to meet the demand for their beers. Bring food this is a beer tasting room. They will be scheduling food trucks on Wednesday evening starting in April. | 46 AMBIANCE 3/5 SERVICE 7/10 SELECTION 5/15 FOOD N/A VALUE 2/10 OVERALL 8/20 Braudog (655) Hampton, Virginia | January 19, 2013 Located in a little industrial space right off I-95 not from Richmond and the I-295 interchange. They have a nicely appointed tasting room and had 6 beers on tap. I don’t understand their math though ... A 16 oz pint is priced at $5-6, a bit high for the quality. But a 64 ozgrowler fill is a bargain at $12 (?). Oddly, a set of six 4 oz samples will set you back $10! (??). I tried all six beers, and unfortunately none were all that good -- pedestrian even. The staff was friendly enough and there was a neighborhood food truck out front. (Brewery #598) | 74 AMBIANCE 5/5 SERVICE 8/10 SELECTION 9/15 FOOD N/A VALUE 6/10 OVERALL 15/20 tia (68) Sandston, Virginia | January 11, 2013 Dropped by on my way back from DC. Nice clean open tasting room. Prompt service, but you can’t run a tab. Kolsch, Pale Ale, Amber Ale, IPA, and Pocahoptas on tap. Just tried a regular ole pint instead of the sampler but I enjoyed it thoroughly. They were getting ready to have a tour and tasting of the new releases in the back, but sadly, I had somewhere else to be. Average prices. | 76 AMBIANCE 5/5 SERVICE 7/10 SELECTION 12/15 FOOD N/A VALUE 5/10 OVERALL 14/20 Drake (392) Ivy, Virginia | December 8, 2012 Glad to finally make it here. I’m actually quite impressed by the ambiance here as it is a commercial warehouse brewery, and while those frequently have very nice tasting rooms, they aren’t frequently as comfortable as this one. Fairly large bar with lots of tables as well as some comfy looking couches. Lots of windows lead to a bright, open feeling. There’s a second room as well, less formal, with a couple video games and a view of the brewery. 5 beers on tap at the time I went, and I was able to sample all of them, but their sampler only has 4 beers so I had to pay 2 bucks for the 5th. There was also a cask on. No food, but they had a food truck in front and they welcome people to bring in food or have it delivered. They have some menus on hand for that purpose. The beers were all solid, though they definitely like their hops, and my palate was definitely burning by the end. Beers were a little bit disjointed, but they were all solid, and they’ve barely been open a month, so I expect the beer will become quite good. Prices were a little high but not too bad. Nice place, and slowly by slowly Richmond is building a nice little collection of Breweries, | 72 AMBIANCE 4/5 SERVICE 7/10 SELECTION 10/15 FOOD N/A VALUE 7/10 OVERALL 15/20 Kinz (57) Glen Allen, Virginia | December 7, 2012 Happy to see Ashland get its very own brewery. Conveniently located right around the corner from the research building for my company, so I will have plenty of good reasons to be up that way. 5 brews on tap (they are just getting started), a nice Kolsch, an alt, an APA, and two different IPA’s. Large bar and tasting area, friendly staff, good service. Pricing pretty standard in the area. Parking could be a problem as popularity grows, which I am quite certain that it will. They are off to a very promising start, and I truly wish them the very best. | 68 AMBIANCE 4/5 SERVICE 8/10 SELECTION 6/15 FOOD N/A VALUE 9/10 OVERALL 16/20 Travlr (999) Washington, Washington DC | November 24, 2012 I had to use two GPSes and and iPhone to find this place, so it lives up to its name. Just take exit 89 off I-95, head east (turn left if coming from DC), then make the first right. It’s right across from the KOA campground. Four beers on, one was very tasty and three were OK. Staff was very friendly but very new. Some casks visible in the brewery, hopefully not for decoration. One to keep an eye on. | 70 AMBIANCE 4/5 SERVICE 8/10 SELECTION 8/15 FOOD N/A VALUE 8/10 OVERALL 15/20 radagast83 (103) Fairfax, Virginia | November 18, 2012 Very spacious location - though parking looks like it’s horrible. Since it was their grand opening, there were people parked up and down the street and the side street it is right next to. We were able to get a parking spot in the lot, so it wasn’t a problem.
The place is large - the first room when you enter the front is a fantastic looking lounge with a ton of taps available - looks like they’re ready for expansion if things work out - the brewery looks to be divided into at least 3 additional large rooms - brewing, cooler and storage/loading dock.
Staff at event were nice - presume most of them either work for the brewery or were brought in as help, but either way that was a nice touch.
Out back there appears to be an area for outdoor events - which if things work out, could also prove to be a great thing. | 68 AMBIANCE 3/5 SERVICE 8/10 SELECTION 8/15 FOOD N/A VALUE 9/10 OVERALL 15/20 RABinVA (44) Fredericksburg, Virginia | November 17, 2012 Went on the Saturday of opening weekend. Nice facility right off the interstate (important because they are more or less in the middle of nowhere despite the name.) Building looks a bit like a small, modern school. Inside is a nice, clean, cozy bar setting. Bar with stools, tables, chairs, board games. Good opening weekend selection (pale ale, kolsch, IPA, alt bier) though would have liked to see something darker but what I tried was good. Service was quick. Lots of open space in the brewery. Good clean restrooms.
Will be interesting to see where they go from here. |
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