Local Brew Happenings Tidewater VA

Pint Nights / Tap Takeovers / Keg Tappings

Mon, Mar 16 -

Hardywood Park Pint Night, Park Lane Tavern, 5:00 pm, Peninsula Town Center, Hampton. Tonight’s Steal the Glass will feature 2 brews from Hardywood Park Craft Brewery out of Richmond, VA: Irish Nitro Stout and Sidamo Coffee Stout. Shake your shamrocks with live music from Brian Sewell at 6:30 pm.

Tue, Mar 17 - Saint Patrick’s Day

St Patrick’s Day / O’Connor Brewing Tap Invasion, Tubby’s Tavern, 3:00 pm, 2224 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach. We’ll have $3 Pints of ‘green’ Green Can Ale! We’ll also have taps of O’Connor’s Dry Irish Stout, Red Nun red ale, Norfolk Canyon pale ale, El Guapo Agave IPA, Great Dismal black IPA. Plus $2 Fish Tacos, Corned Beef & Cabbage, Bangers & Mash, Shepherd’s Pie, Corned Beef Poutine w/ OBC Irish Stout Gravy, AND Matt Holloman playing on the deck!

OBC & CXB St. Paddy’s Day, O’Connor Brewing Company, 4 - 8:00 pm, 211 W. 24th Street, Norfolk. Big Mike and ‘CXB BBQ and Eats’ is coming through with a healthy offering of Irish-themed food to help you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day here at OBC! There will be proper bangers and mash, ODIS cheese soup, and a smoked corned beef reuben, … just let that sink in for a few moments. We’ll also have some green beer on tap! Wear green, don’t get pinched, and receive a discount!

St. Patrick’s Day Special Firkin, Smartmouth Brewing Company, 4:30 - 8:00 pm, 1309 Raleigh Avenue #300, Norfolk. WE’RE OPEN FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAY!! We’ll be tapping a special firkin: Gandy Dancer Dry Irish Stout with Jameson-soaked oak chips!

SLAINTE! & Green Local Brew, The Point at Phoebus, All Day - 11:00 am to 10:00 pm, 30 E. Mellen Street, Hampton. Come on out and celebrate St Patty’s Day in Phoebus! The block is going to be rockin! Traditional Shepherd’s Pie….Irish Soda Bread ….Irish drink specials!

St. Patrick Day, The Olde Towne Tavern, 5:00 pm, 31 E. Mellen Street, Hampton. Celebrate the Holiday with Live Music, Irish Food & Beers right here in old Historic Phoebus. St. Patrick’s Day is loaded with great Irish Food like Corned Beef n Cabbage, Bangers & Mash, Irish Stew and more… The Irish Beers will be flowing with Guinness & Smithwick’s Ale on Tap… New Belgium Brewing will be on hand with beer tasting and cool Swag to share… Don Butcher and the Tuesday Night Choir will be here jamming with all the familiar faces starting at 6 pm, and then we welcome Glasgow Kiss to the Tavern at 9 pm with their authentic Celtic style. So let’s get ready to get “Irish” up in here!

Wed, Mar 18 -

Highland Brewing Burger & Pint Night, Craft 60 Ale House, 5:00 pm, 13361 Warwick Blvd, Newport News. Enjoy one of our fresh handcrafted burgers & any Pint of Highland Craft beer for $10!

Thu, Mar 19 -

Breckenridge Steal the Pint & Tap Takeover, Home Republic, 6:00 pm, 328 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. Come out to Home Republic for Tap Takeover Thursday, featuring Colorado’s Breckenridge Brewing! We’ll be tapping a selection of their awesome beers: Small Batch 471 Double IPA, Vanilla Porter, Ophelia Hoppy Wheat, and Agave Wheat. Did we mention it starts during our Happy Hour? 3-7 everyday!

Beer School on The Porch with Devil’s Backbone, Whole Foods Market, 6:30 pm, 1800 Laskin Rd, Virginia Beach. Beer School on the Porch. Taste some great Craft Beer while learning differences in types and flavors. Pay at the door.

Beer Tasting, Grape & Gourmet, 4:30-7:00 pm, 4000 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach. Come see what Gabe is pouring for tonight’s tasting. Five new beers every week!

Green Flash Pint Night, HK on the Bay, 4600 Lookout Rd, Virginia Beach. HK on the Bay is featuring Green Flash as the March Brewery of the month (from San Diego, and coming to Virginia Beach). Come join the Green Flash Crew for HK’s weekly Pint Night. Hang with us, eat some good food and drink some great beer, including: West Coast IPA, Double Stout, Jibe Session IPA, and 30th Street Pale Ale.

Green Flash Tap Takeover, The Public House, 5:00 pm, 1112 Colley Ave., Norfolk. Come by, enjoy some great beers, hang with your friends from Green Flash Brewing Company and snag a pint! We’re taking over the taps with Le Freak, Palate Wrecker, and a Cask of Hop Head Red with Ginger! We tap the kegs at 5 pm. See you then!

Hardywood Park Beer Dinner and “Steal the Pint Night” at Water Street Grille, 6:30 - 9:00 pm, 323 Water Street, Yorktown. Join us for a fabulous dinner topped off with brews from Hardywood Park Brewing Company. Also we’ll be having Steal the Pint Night” featuring the Hardywood Park Brewing Co. Buy the beer and “steal” the glass. Call for reservation information 757 369-5644

Fri, Mar 20 -

Charlotte Hour, Lynnhaven Pub, 5-8:00 pm, 2236 W Great Neck Rd., Virginia Beach. Our good friend Charlotte will be out on the patio sampling some tasty brews. Come by, talk beer with her, and grab a ready brew.

Firkin Friday, Cogan’s Pizza North, 6:00 pm, 4311 Colley Avenue, Norfolk. On Fridays we tap a cask ale from one of our local Brewers. Come out and enjoy some REAL BEER!!!

The Dog Street Pub presents “From Grain to Growler”, at the Kimball Theatre, 7:30 - 9:00 pm, Merchants’ Square, Williamsburg. “From Grain to Growler” is a documentary about the Virginia Craft Beer movement. After the screening, be sure to stick around for the panel discussion with local brewers. For an additional fee, you can also join the pre-screening beer tasting which will take place at 6 p.m. at Hair of the DoG Bottle Shop.http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/plan/calendar/kimball/from-grain-growler/?eventId=14911&startTime=03-20-2015+19%3A30%3A00.0

Sat, Mar 21 -

LepreCon VB 2015, Virginia Beach Oceanfront, 12:00 pm. The 4th Annual St. Patty’s Day Themed Beach Bar Crawl! Starts at Chix Seaside Grill, and will include specials and entertainment up and down the Boardwalk, including 11th Street Taphouse Bar & Grille, Calypso Bar & Grill, Lunasea Key West Grill, and Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub!

Beer Release, Young Veterans Brewing Company, 12 - 11:00 pm, 2505 Horse Pasture Road, Virginia Beach. We’re releasing our next beer: Good Eye Sniper, Single Hop Session Saison brewed with Green Bullet Hops. We will have 2 limited sets of glassware for this beer. A Tulip and Can glass, each with different hand drawn images from YVBC’s own Andrew Wilder. We made this beer to accompany the coming of Spring. Light, refreshing and sessionable. Food for the night will be provided by No Brick Grill. Live Music will be provided by Jeremy Mangrum & Dominic Binetti.

Sun, Mar 22 -

Sunday Brewer’s Series, Lager Heads Beach Pub, 5:30 pm, Hilton Garden Inn, 3315 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach. Come meet the brewers and try their beer, it’s perfect to be here sipping with a friend.

Blues & Brews, Manhattan’s NY Deli & Pub, 3 - 7:00 pm, 601 Thimble Shoals Blvd, Newport News. Every Sunday we hold our “STEAL the PINT” with Live Blues. There is so much “Blues” talent in the 757 and we are excited to have these local musicians at “THE PUB”!

Mon, Mar 23 -

Pint Night, Park Lane Tavern, 5:00 pm, Peninsula Town Center, Hampton. Our regular Monday Night Pint Night! We’ll also have Live Music from Brian Sewell at 6:30 pm.

Tue, Mar 24

Hoegaarden Brewing Tap Takeover Tuesday, The Whiskey Kitchen, 6-9:00 pm, 2149 General Booth Blvd, Virginia Beach. Every other Tuesday we invite a brewery to take over some of our taps with the beers they want to feature. Come in and enjoy a beer with a representative of Hoegaarden Beer Company, from Belgium. Start or add to your cool collection of Brew logo glassware.

Wed, Mar 25 -

Highland Brewing Float The Kegs, Craft 60 Ale House, 5:00 pm, 13361 Warwick Blvd, Newport News. All Highland Pints & Mugs will be sold at a Discount until all of the kegs are gone.

Thu, Mar 26 -

Wild Wolf Steal the Pint & Tap Takeover, Home Republic, 6:00 pm, 328 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. Come out to Home Republic for Tap Takeover Thursday, featuring Wild Wolf Brewing! We’ll be tapping a selection of their awesome beers: Blonde Hunny, Exquisitely Evil IPA, Strawberry Swartz Cake, Four Paws Quad. Did we mention it starts during our Happy Hour? 3-7 everyday!

Fri, Mar 27 -

O’Connor Brewing Co. Tap Takeover, Tijuana Flats, 5:00 pm, 4224 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach. We’re bringing in O’Connor Brewing Co. for a pint night at Tijuana Flats! We will be featuring OBC Norfolk Canyon and Steel Battalion Series Belgian Chipotle Chocolate Stout for this event. Guests take home an OBC branded glass and a rep will be here to share some swag too! We’ll have $2 tacos ALL DAY, so come enjoy awesome beers & great food!

Sat Apr 4 -

Legend Brewery Steal the Pint Night, Yorktown Pub, 6:00 pm, 540 Water Street, Yorktown. Come try beers from our Brewery friends from RVA and Get a Glass!

Upcoming Brew/Beer Fests:

Fri, Mar 20 - Suds & Buds, Three Great Causes - One Great Party, Norfolk Botanical Garden, 6 - 10:00 pm, 6700 Azalea Garden Road, Norfolk. The party will feature craft beer, wine and other beverages, food from local restaurants, music, and other surprises. This event will celebrate the first day of spring, and help kick off the Norfolk Botanical Garden’s 2015 theme of “Incredible Edibles.” The Suds & Buds party is a rain-or-shine event that will flow from Rose Garden Hall to the patio behind it. The garden grounds will be open for strolling or tram rides. There is ample free parking just outside Rose Garden Hall as well as a drop-off area at the door. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased online or by check. Proceeds will be shared by Norfolk Botanical Garden, the Rotary Club of Norfolk and the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia.

Sat, Mar 21 - Hoops, Hops, & Shamrocks, Khedive Shrine Temple, 6 - 9:00 pm, 645 Woodlake Dr, Chesapeake. Presented by Jim O’Sullivan for Sheriff. Craft Beer, Food, Entertainment, College Basketball and much more. Tickets $25 (All-Inclusive). (757) 774-6031

Sat, Apr 4 - Drink the District, Hampton Roads Beer Fest, The Virginia Zoo, 1 - 4:00 pm or 5:30 - 8:30 pm, 3500 Granby Street, Norfolk. On April 4th, Drink the District is heading to the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk for its first annual Beer Fest. With tickets starting at just $39, attendees can enjoy samples from local and national breweries, a live dueling piano show, backyard games, and access to food trucks at our brew-centric event. With 75+ craft beers available, come explore our flavorful variety of tastings which are included in the purchase of your ticket. Samples will be provided throughout the duration of the event and include breweries such as Lonerider, Natty Greene’s, and SweetWater.

Sat, May 2 - Town Center Craft Beer Festival, 1 - 6:00 pm, Town Center, Market St, Virginia Beach. Over 50 craft beers from over 25 breweries will be available for sampling at the Virginia Beach Craft Beer Festival. Tickets include sampling and live entertainment.

Sat/Sun, May 16/17 - 14th Annual Virginia Beer Festival, Town Point Park, 2 - 6:00 pm, Waterfront, Norfolk. This is one of the most popular Beer Festivals in the mid-Atlantic Region and promises to be a day full of good beer, good friends, and good fun.  Spend the afternoon sampling beer from all over the world.  International premium beers, hand crafted domestics and local brews comprise a selection of over 125 tap handles.  The event features live music, great foot and, of course, great beer.

Sun, May 31 - OBX BrewFest, Nags Head, NC, 3 - 8:00 pm. Showcasing the area’s culinary, performing, and visual arts through a craft beer culture event boasting over 80 tasty libations from around the United States. an experience like no other featuring everything from homebrew demonstrations and beer-centric workshops hosted by industry professionals, to live music. We’ll also be presenting our unique “Games for Grown Folks” field day-style game zone which will be chock full of activities including life-sized Jenga, keg bowling, human foosball, life-size Connect Four and more. Non-drinkers can also enjoy samples throughout the day in the festival’s Soda Garden, which will house over twenty handcrafted sodas. Several local restaurants will have food available for purchase throughout the event; some of whose culinary teams will also be presenting segments such as “Cooking with Beer,” “Homebrew 101,” “Beer & Cheese,” “Repurposed Beer Art,” “Design Your Own Beer Garden,” “Plant to Pint: Where Your Beer Comes From,” and more. Tickets are $40, and include: Commemorative tasting glass, Interactive event program, Unlimited sampling during the event, Admission to the Soda Garden and GameZone, Live entertainment from 3-8 pm. Event is 21+. No exceptions. Rain or shine - No refunds.

Support your Local Brewers - Brewery Happenings:

O’CONNOR BREWING COMPANY, 211 W. 24th Street, Norfolk 
Taproom Hours: Tue-Thu 4-8:00 pm, Fri 4-9:00 pm, Sat 12-9:00 pm, Sun 12-6:00 pm

8 Beers on Tap: our six flagships; Green Can golden ale, Red Nun red ale, Norfolk Canyon pale ale, El Guapo agave IPA, Great Dismal black IPA, and O’Conner Dry Irish Stout! Also on tap we have our just re-released Lil’ SIPA (Session IPA), as well as the Treaty of Ghent Belgian Dubbel a collaboration ale Smartmouth Brewing.

Tue, Mar 17 - OBC & CXB St. Paddy’s Day. Big Mike and ‘CXB BBQ and Eats’ is coming through with a healthy offering of Irish-themed food to help you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day here at OBC! There will be proper bangers and mash, ODIS cheese soup, and a smoked corned beef reuben, … just let that sink in for a few moments. We’ll also have some green beer on tap! Wear green, don’t get pinched, and receive a discount!

Wed, Mar 18 - Vinyl Night. We’re back again with Vinyl Night, so bring in a record or just jam to the great tunes we got playing in the tap room.

Thu, Mar 19 - Thirsty Thursday/Burger Night. Every Thursday night is Burger Night with ‘CXB BBQ and Eats’  serving up some seriously delicious, finger-lickin’ food in the tap room. It’s also Thirsty Thursday, which means we’re offering drink specials on everything served in a pint, flight, or growler. No reason, just cuz. So come hungry and thirsty, cuz it’s Thursday!

Fri, Mar 20 - Firkin & Food Truck Friday. TGIF! Every Friday at the brewery, we offer special casked beers for your tasting pleasure. So they’re not really in firkins, but “Cask” doesn’t sound as good with “Food Truck” or “Friday.” From 4 to 8 pm, enjoy delicious street food from ‘Karnage Asada’ one of our favorite food truck partners.

Sat, Mar 21 - Tidewater Comicon Super Party. Tidewater Comicon is fast approaching and OBC is throwing a party to help raise funds to make the May 16-17th show the best event Virginia Beach has ever seen. Get your limited edition Star Wars #1, Spider-Gwen #1, as well as free trivia and cosplay contest. ‘CXB BBQ and Eats’ and ‘Lucky Peach’ will on site serving up delicious eats and treats!

Sun, Mar 22 - CXB Brunch & SIN. Rounding out our monthly Sunday brunch series with ‘CXB BBQ & Eats’ bringing you mind blowing mouthwatering hangover burgers, breakfast burritos and bowls!! And what better way to have a Sunday Funday than to accompany those delicious eats with DELICIOUS BEER??!! It’s also Service Industry Night, so if you work in a bar or restaurant, we’ve got an exclusive happy hour just for you! Please bring in a recent pay stub as proof that you’re an industry employee.

SMARTMOUTH BREWING COMPANY, 1309 Raleigh Avenue #300, Norfolk 
Tasting Room Hours: Wed-Fri 4:30 - 8:00 pm, Sat 12:00 - 7:00 pm
* Sat - Discounted Growler Fills from 12-2 pm
* Sat - Free Brewery tours on the hour, 2-6 pm

Smartmouth’s three flagship beers (Murphy’s Law amber ale, Alter Ego saison, and Rule G IPA) are available in crafty 12-ounce cans.

6 beers on tap including seasonals: The new Gandy Dancer dry Irish stout, and Safety Dance pilsner; as well as our regulars: Alter Ego Saison, Murphy’s Law American Amber Ale, Rule G IPA, and Notch 9 Double IPA! See you soon!

Tue, Mar 17 - We’re open for St. Patrick’s Day!! We’ll be tapping a special firkin: Gandy Dancer Dry Irish Stout with Jameson-soaked oak chips!

Wed, Mar 18 - Pete’s Pub Trivia in the Tasting Room, from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Get here early to sign-up.

Thu, Mar 19 - Beer Release: Southern Hemisphere DIPA. Get ready for this Hop Bomb! And we’ll have delicious food from ‘Karnage Asada’.

Fri, Mar 20 - Delicious food from ‘CXB BBQ and Eats’.

Sat, Mar 21 - Live Music by ‘Derek Smith’ from 4:30-6:30 pm, and delicious food from ‘Bro’s Fish Tacos’.

Upcoming - Save the date: Sat, Mar 28 - Oyster Roast, 2 - 6 pm. Love Oysters?! Our friends from Cherrystone Aqua Farms will be bringing boatloads of oysters for you to enjoy roasted or raw.  With more than 100 years of history, knowledge and first-hand experience in the shellfish business, Cherrystone’s cultured oyster products are the best available.

REAVER BEACH BREWING COMPANY, 1505 Taylor Farm Rd., Virginia Beach 
Taproom Hours: Tue-Thu 3-7:00 pm, Fri 3-9:00 pm, Sat 12-9:00 pm, Sun 1-6:00 pm 
We’re proud of what we create here and love nothing more than sharing our passion with others.

On tap - a fresh batch of Fire At Sea smoked coffee porter, Manta Singel abbey-style blonde ale, Hurricane Wheat ale, Ghost Ship citra pale ale, Hammerhead IPA, Turncoat American red ale, Hoptopus Double IPA, Diablo Rojo imperial red ale, SeaDevil imperial stout, Armada bourbon-barrel Quad IPA

Fri, Mar 20 - Join us for Hoppy Friday with specials on our fresh beer, plus a favorite food truck ‘Bro’s Fish Tacos’ will be here serving up killer eats from 3-7 pm!

Sat, Mar 21 - Kick-off your Saturday afternoon with a fresh Cask of Beer while a favorite food truck ‘Bodacious Pizza’ serves up their awesome food from 1-5 pm!

Sun, Mar 22 - Growler Power Hours!! From 2-4 pm we offer discounts on all growler and grenade fills!

YOUNG VETERAN’S BREWING COMPANY, 2505 Horse Pasture Rd., Virginia Beach 
Tasting Hours: Tue-Thu 1500-2000, Fri 1500-2300, Sat 1200-2300, Sun 1200-2000 
High Speed - High Quality. Veteran Owned and Operated.
Military Discount - 15% with valid ID

Beers on Draft - Pineapple Grenade pineapple hefeweizen, Semper FI.P.A., Big Red Rye IPA, Jet Noise double IPA, and Night Vision American stout! Come get your growlers filled!

Tue, Mar 17 - Special St. Patty’s Day Taco Tuesday with ‘Karnage Asada’ Taco Truck on site, at 1500 hours (3 pm).

Fri, Mar 20 - Food Truck Friday with one of our favorites ‘Reverend Jim’s BBQ’ on site starting at 1500 hours.

Sat, Mar 21 - Beer Release: GOOD EYE SNIPER, Single Hop Session Saison. We will have 2 limited sets of glassware for this beer. A Tulip and Can glass, each with different hand drawn images from YVBC’s own Andrew Wilder. We made this beer to accompany the coming of Spring. Light, refreshing and sessionable. Food for the night will be provided by No Brick Grill. Live Music will be provided by Jeremy Mangrum & Dominic Binetti.

BACK BAY BREWING COMPANY, 614 Norfolk Ave., Virginia Beach 
Taproom Hours: Wed/Thu 3-10 pm, Fri 3 pm-12 am, Sat 12n-12 am, Sun 12n-8 pm

Now On Tap - The New Pleasure House Point Oyster Stout, False Cape Amber Ale, Steel Pier Bohemian Lager, Atlantic Ave IPA, and Beach Cruiser Pale Ale.

Wed, Mar 18 - Game night! Come relax with a few pints and crush your friends in an intense game of Catan!! 3-10ish, I will stay open so you can finish your settlement!

Thu, Mar 19 - Vinyl Night! Spinning records starting at 7 pm, hosted by Vinyl Daze Record Shop.

Sat, Mar 21 - Firkin Cask! Come out and enjoy some Cask Ale. We only have one firkin that will be tapped at 3 pm and when it’s gone it’s gone.

ST. GEORGE BREWING COMPANY, 204 Challenger Way, Hampton 
Tap Room Hours: Mon-Fri 3-5 pm, Sat 10 am-4 pm.
Retail and Tastings Mon through Sat. Brewery Tours Wed through Sat.

Beers on Tap: Black Forest Ale, Nut Brown Ale, Feast of St. George, Pilsner, Porter, Oktoberfest, English IPA, Golden Ale, Winter Scotch Ale, and Larry’s Lemonade.

Tue, Mar 17 - St Patty’s Day Thirsty Taco Tuesday with ‘Stuft Not Your Average Street Food’, 4:30-8:00 pm. The incredible guys over at The Prince Ink Co. are coming out to St George Brewing Co. to show the world that they don’t just print t-shirts. They plan to screenprint live on the spot and in lieu of ink and t-shirts, they will be printing hot sauce onto our tortillas!!! The process is 100% clean and sanitary and the end result is completely edible. The infamous Tony Bob Merritt will be here with live music in true Tony Bob fashion! Believe me friends, this is an event you will not want to miss. It’s Taco Tuesday, St Patty’s Day, we have live music and the brothers are printed on tortillas!

Fri, Mar 20 - Food Truck Friday, 4:30- 8:00 pm. There is nothing better that starting your weekend off with food trucks and beer. It’s a match made in heaven (or Hampton if you’re a local)!

PLEASURE HOUSE BREWING, 3025 Shore Dr., Virginia Beach
Hours: Wed/Thu 3-10:00 pm, Fri 3-11:00 pm, Sat 12-11:00 pm, Sun 12-9:00 pm 
At Pleasure House Brewing we are passionate about two things: making great beer and serving our community!

Beers: Bre’s Peach Oatme-ale, Foster Field Pale Ale, Destination Hill Top traditional Cream Ale, Route 60 IPA, Hometown Strangers witbier

Tue, Mar 10 - Hop Yoga, 6 pm. Hop Yoga is 30 min of beginner yoga, led by certified yoga instructor, Linda Maher, followed by a flight or pint of our craft beer, all for $10! http://www.celebrations.com/rsvp/xa4y548ivsjkp28jy

Sun, Mar 22 - Crockpot Sunday! It works like this here: Up to 4 volunteers bring their best crockpot recipe of food to be served starting at 6 pm. Anyone interested can try a serving of each and vote for their favorite. A donation ($3 suggested as a minimum) for the food goes to the charity featured that week. The volunteer who gets the most “favorite” votes wins a $20 PHB gift card. Serving our community, serving you beer! See you this Sunday!

BIG UGLY BREWING COMPANY, 1296 S. Battlefield Blvd, Chesapeake 
Big, Bold, Barrel-aged Beers. Big Ugly is Chesapeake’s first microbrewery. We plan on revolutionizing our town one beer at a time.

Serving: Split Window Saison, Sunbeam Blonde, Rockers IPA, Ape Hanger Stout

Until we reach full production we will be open on weekends (Fri 5-10 pm, Sat 12-10 pm, and now Sun 12 - 4 pm) only. We plan to have one of our favorite food trucks each day and Camo’s American Grill is open again a couple doors away. They will be open from 5-9 pm. See you soon!

Now Serving: Split Window Saison, Sunbeam blonde ale, Rockers IPA, Bims Magic Berlinerbus (Berliner Weisse), Ghost Rider vanilla porter, and The Otter Beer (root beer).

ALEWERKS BREWING COMPANY, 189-B Ewell Road, Williamsburg 
Tasting Hours: Mon-Thu 12 - 7 pm, Fri/Sat 12 - 8 pm, Sun 12 - 5 pm
Established in 2006 and located in the heart of the early colonies in Williamsburg, Virginia, we have rolled out a broad range of beer offerings and quickly established a reputation for fine beer. We operate a direct fired brick-clad Peter Austin brew house and ferment all our beers in state-of-the-art conical fermenters.

The Alewerks Taproom features 17 beers on tap including a firkin (cask ale). Located around the corner from the Williamsburg Outlet Malls, the taproom is the perfect place to experience great local beers and friendly service. Tours are offered daily (except Sundays) where guests can learn about the history of beer, see the brewery and how beer is made and taste some fresh local beer.

On Tap: Just released Bitter Valentine DIPA, Dear Old Mum spiced ale, Coffeehouse Stout, Small Batch #1 Dark Mild Ale, Shorty Time IPA, Redmarker Ale, Wheat Ale, Tavern Ale, Chesapeake Pale Ale, Old Stitch Brown Ale, and Rapadou Porter.

BRASS CANNON BREWING, 8105 Richmond Rd., Toano (Williamsburg)
Hours: Sun 12 - 5:00 pm, Mon-Sat 12 - 7:00 pm 
Founded by enthusiastic homebrewers, Brass Cannon Brewing is a craft brewery dedicated to the production of high quality brews for sale on tap. We currently offer 6 quality brews at our tap room in Toano, VA. We usually have 4 year-round offerings, 1 seasonal and 1 langrage tap that changes whenever we feel like it.

On Tap: Our first ever IPA-Broadside IPA, Barrage Brown Ale, Angry Scot Scottish style wee heavy ale, Muzzle Flash American amber ale, and Smoothbore Stout

Seasonal: The Great Turkish Bombard, our winter seasonal is now available in the tasting room. It is a Turkish Coffee Porter made with cardamom and date sugar!

Langrage Line: Apple Scot, A variation of our popular Angry Scot Scottish Ale. This version has less alcohol and less body, making it more sessionable, and we added apple juice before fermentation to create a cider-like impression on top of the malty profile of the Scot. This beer pairs well with brisk Fall weather.

Other Local Brew and Brew Pub Happenings:

THE BIRCH BAR, Chelsea, 1231 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk
Hours: Tue-Thu 5:00 pm - 12:00 am, Fri-Sat 3:00 pm - 2:00 am A Bar that specializes in Craft, Artisanal, European, Crazy-hard-to-say Beer and Cheese! 
* Week Day Happy Hour: 5-7 pm, $1 off All Full Draft Beers, Tue, Wed, and Thu!
* Weekend Happy Hour: 3-5 pm $2 off $5 and $7 Full Draft Beers, Fri and Sat!

On Tap: Green Flash Double Stout on Nitro, Evil Twin Sour Bikini pale ale, Anderson Valley The Kimmie, The Yink, and the Holy Gose, Alvinne Cuvee Freddy “Z” Wine/Whiskey Barrel Sour, Founders Centennial American IPA, Boon Kriek Cherry Lambic, ‘t Smisje Kerst 2013 Spiced Belgian Ale, Italiano TipoPils German Pilsner, Evil Twin Femme Fatale Kabosu Wild Kabosu Fruit IPA, Crafted Pollinator Dry Hop Blackberry Cyser, Duck Rabbit Barleywine American Barleywine, Duck Rabbit English Barleywine, Alpine Captain Stout Dry Oatmeal Stout, Evil Twin Femme Fatale Blanc Nelson Sauvin IPA, Blue Mountain Classic Lager, Avery India Pale Ale, Stiegl Radler Grapefruit Beer, BFM Cuvee du 7eme Sour Rousse de Garde, Schneider Weisse hefeweizen

Wed, Mar 18 - Wednesday Night Beer Education - We feature special tappings of rare beer, we pour crazy bottles by the glass, hold Steal the Pint nights, and we even sometime incorporate food into it!

Thu, Mar 19 - Cheesemonger Thursday, with special cheese platter offerings.

Fri, Mar 20 - Friday Nights Pairing Menu - A way to offer a bridge between our beer menu and our cheese! The pairings can be ordered individually or they can be ordered together as a flight!

Sat, Mar 21 - Happy Hour is from 3-5 pm with Growler Fills and Draft Flight specials.

NORFOLK TAPROOM, Corner of Granby & Main Streets, Downtown Norfolk
Hours: Mon-Fri: 2:00 pm - 2:00 am, Sat-Sun: 12:00 pm - 2:00 am
24 Beers on draft and over a hundred other beers from here, there, and everywhere.

Offering Norfolk’s best Happy Hour every day from 5-7:00 pm with great food and drink specials. If you have not done so already please follow us @norfolktap on Twitter for the best updates on specials and live music performances at the Norfolk TapRoom. See y’all tonight.

THE PUBLIC HOUSE, Ghent, 1112 Colley Ave., Norfolk
Hours: Mon-Sun 11:00 am - 2:00 am
Welcome to The Public House - Ghent’s first “gastropub.” GastroPub - It’s just a fancy word that people invented to describe places that put a creative spin on traditional pub food - and charge you eight bucks for fries. We put a lot of work into creating those spins, though, like making nearly everything in-house and using as many locally or regionally produced products as possible. We hope you enjoy.

Every Thu - Pint Night!

TAPHOUSE GRILL GHENT, 931 W. 21st Street, Norfolk
Hours: Mon-Sun 11:00 am - 2:00 am
The ACME of craft beer in Norfolk since 1995; Fresh Fish, Vegetarian Fare, Pastas, Fish Tacos, Burgers, Wraps, Wings, 45 Taps, 100’s of Bottles.

COGAN’S PIZZA, Ghent, 1901 Colonial Ave, Norfolk
Hours: Daily 11:00 am - 2:00 am
A local favorite since the 1970’s, and the Best pizza in Norfolk! Excellent selection of 33 Beers on tap including several seasonal brews! Whether you choose to enjoy a pie with the family in the dining room, a beer with some friends playing air hockey, a seat at the bar or a table on the best front porch/ patio in Ghent, we can guarantee you’ll have a great time!

COGAN’S PIZZA NORTH, 4311 Colley Ave., Norfolk
Hours: Daily 11:00 am - 2:00 am 
Cogan’s North opened January 2015 on a stretch of North Colley, locally and loving referred to as Colleywood. Much like Cogan’s Norfolk, Cogan’s North specializes in Pizza and a large selection of craft beer ( 44 taps!). Our modern dining room features a large community table, 2 state of the art pool tables, arcade games and of course, games just for the little gorillas. Upstairs is an incredible soon to be covered patio, where you can sit back and enjoy views of the water and our lovely NoCo neighborhood.

Every Fri - Firkin Friday!

BELMONT HOUSE OF SMOKE, Ghent, 2117 Colonial Ave, Norfolk
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:00 am - 2:00 am, Sun 11:00 am - 12:00 am 
A True urban BBQ and Smokehouse, with a full upstairs Bar, outdoor deck and live Music venue, with a constantly changing selection of local, regional, and national craft beers.

Live Music most Fri/Sat!

PORCH AT WHOLE FOODS MARKET, West Hilltop, 1800 Laskin Rd, Virginia Beach
Hours: 7 days 7am to 9pm
An organic coffee bar and pub serving fresh-brewed organic coffee, seven local and craft beers on tap, wines by the glass and delicious pub food, including breakfast all day. Located in the front of the store, The Porch also features refillable growlers, mix-a-six custom six-pack program, weekly dinner specials and a NEW cheese platter menu.

Wed, Mar 18 - Pizza and Pint on the Porch, Two slices and a Pint for $10, 4 - 9 pm

Thu, Mar 19 - Beer School on The Porch w/ Devils Backbone Brewing, 6:30 pm, pay at the door.

TAPPED GASTROPUB, East Hilltop, 1550 Laskin Rd #198, Virginia Beach 
Open daily 11:00 am - 1:30 am 
Do-it-yourself Draught Tables to practice your perfect pour. Choose from our selection of local microbrews and enjoy a new favorite beer you can’t find anywhere else. Growlers now Available!

Live Music Wed - Sun.

Every Thu - Virginia Craft Beer Night, $3 Pints of local and regional craft beers.

LYNNHAVEN PUB, N Great Neck Beach, 2236 W. Great Neck Rd., Virginia Beach
Hours: Mon-Sun, 11:00 am - 2:00 am
An Average of 100 Different Beers and New Styles Coming In Every Week!

Tap Line Up - Del Ducato Beersel Mattina, Port City Colossal 4, Green Flash Double Stout, Heavy Seas Holy Sheet, Foothills Sexual Chocolate, Avery Maharajah 2014.

Every Fri - Charlotte Hour, from 5 - 8:00 pm. Our good friend Charlotte will be out on the patio sampling some tasty brews. Come by, talk beer with her, and grab a ready brew.

HOME REPUBLIC, 328 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach
Hours: Mon-Thu 3 - 10:30 pm , Friday 3 - 11:00 pm, Sat/Sun 11:00 am - 11:00 pm 
Home Republic is a locally owned brewpub, restaurant, and wine shop. Our mission is to make every customer feel at home by sharing our passion for good beer, wine, and food. We serve our own beer, brewed on-site, locally brewed beers on draft, and bottled beers from around the world.

The Tap List: Home Republic Juice Sea Fruit IPA, Home Republic King Kolsch, Home Republic Easy Rye Ale, Beach Brewing Hoptopus, Beach Brewing Sea Devil, Starr Hill Grateful Pale Ale, Starr Hill Reviver Red, Starr Hill Little Red Roostarr

Every Tue - TRIVIA TUESDAYS. What goes better with beer than a friendly competition for prizes??? We are excited to have Trivia Tuesdays with Smartmouth Trivia and of course, food and drink specials! 7 - 9 pm.

Every Thu - Tap Takeover!

Every Fri/Sat - Live Music, 7 pm

LAGERHEADS BEACH PUB, VB Oceanfront on the Boardwalk, 3315 Atlantic Ave. at the Hilton Garden Inn, Virginia Beach
Open Daily from 11 am - 2 am
20 Beers on Tap, 10 Signature Burgers

Tap List: Traveler Shandy Rotating Tap, Lagunitas Seasonal Rotating Tap, Lonerider Brewing Shotgun Betty Hefeweizen, Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale, Sweetwater Hop Hash Double IPA, New Belgium Fat Tire, Duclaw Sweet Baby Jesus Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter, Beach Brewing Riptide Pilsner, Young Veterans Pineapple Grenade, Beach Brewing Loggerhead ale, Back Bay Brewing Seasonal, Devils Backbone Vienna Lager, Starr Hill Seasonal, Beach Brewing Hammerhead IPA, Hardywood Great Return IPA, Bold Rock Virginia Draft Hard Cider, Legend Oktoberfest, St. George Porter, O’Connor Dry Irish Stout, Hardywood Reserve Series

Every Sun - Brewers Series pint night.

11th STREET TAPHOUSE BAR & GRILL, VB Oceanfront on the Boardwalk, 1011 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach
Hours: Mon-Thu 4:00 pm-12:00 am, Fri-Sat 11:30 am-1:30 am, Sun 11:30 am-12:00 am
Quench your thirst with over 30 draft beers which includes micro, craft and macro brewed beer.

Every Thu - Draft Beer Night, from 4-9:00 pm we offer 50% off our rotating Drafts!

Every Fri/Sat Live Music

WHISKEY KITCHEN, 2149 General Booth Blvd, Virginia Beach
Hours: Mon-Thu 11 am - 10 pm, Fri/Sat 11 am - 11 pm, Sun 11 am - 9 pm
Locally brewed, grown and owned. We let our passion for real food and exceptional service be our guide. We use local vendors, and amazing employees to create your dining experience.

An unmatched selection of Bourbons and Whiskeys, plus a large selection of Craft Beers, including 24 Taps!

Every other Tuesday Tap Takeovers!

FIREBREW BAR & GRILL, 1253 Nimmo Parkway, Virginia Beach
Hours: Mon-Thu 11 am - 10 pm, Fri/Sat 11 am - 11 pm, Sun 11 am - 9 pm
Locally owned and managed. Open flame cooking, open kitchen concept, NO-Microwaves or fryers! Our full-service bar provides our guests with a full line of alcoholic drinks, including several local and regional craft beers on draft. Our exclusive self-service wine station allows our guests to “explore, taste, and enjoy” several wines at their own leisure.

Thirsty Thursday! One more day til the weekend! Start it off right with a few brews from FIREBREW! Come in a grab a pint of one of our craft draft beers or craft bottles beer. Specials on all draft and bottle beers until 9:00pm. Current Seasonal Beers are Breckenridge Ophelia and Blue Moon 1st Peach Ale.

THE BIER GARDEN, 438 High St., Portsmouth
Hours: (Dining) Tue-Thu: 11 am - 9 pm, Fri-Sat: 11 am - 10 pm, Sun: 12-9 pm; (Bar) 7 days a week until 2 am 
Family owned and operated by the Osfolk family since 1997, The Bier Garden is a German restaurant and bar, combining authentic Bavarian cuisine with a stellar European beer selection and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Whether you enjoy yourself in one of our two cozy indoor dining rooms, relax on our popular patio, or spend time with friends at the bar you are sure to feel at home. Come in and experience a bit of old world charm and gemutlichkeit with The Bier Garden family.

Bier Garden Draft List: Andechs Hefe Weisse, Andechs Dunkel Weisse, Ayinger Celebrator, BFM Cuvee Alex Le Rouge, Black Sheep Monty Pythons Holy Grail Ale, Corsendonk Brown Ale, Firestone Union Jack IPA, Friesisches Jever Pils, Hacker Pschorr Munich Gold, Kasteel Triple, Koningshoeven Quadrupel, Lindemans Frambiose, Murphy’s Irish Stout - Nitro, O’haras Irish Red - Nitro, Schneider Aventinus, Schneider Eisbock, Schneider Hopfenweisse, Schneider Original, St. Bernardus ABT 12, Verhaege Duchesse de Bourgogne, Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel, Young Double Chocolate Stout - Nitro

HAMPTON TAPHOUSE, Downtown, 17 E. Queen’s Way, Hampton
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:00 am - 2:00 am, Sun 10:30 am - 2:00 am 
The Taphouse, the “Acme of Beer Since 1984”. Long before the micro revolution, the Taphouse was serving up pint after pint of American and world craft brews. Our Hampton location has 37 constantly rotating draught selections and hundreds of bottles to choose from. Belgians are our prides, trappists, abbeys, and other merry monk quaffers will surely entertain. Our food, not pub grub, stands up to any kitchen, anywhere.

CRAFT 60 ALE HOUSE, 13361 Warwick Blvd, Newport News
Hours: Mon-Fri 4 pm - 2 am, Sat/Sun 11 am - 2 am
Our goal is to create a unique & memorable experience for our guests every time by providing top notch personalized service in a welcoming environment and hand crafting every dish.

Our 2015 Brewery Tour will be highlighting a different brewery from Virginia & North Carolina each month through 2015.

March will be Highland Brewing Company: We will have 6 new kegs by Highland Brewing; March 18th - Burger & Pint Night, Enjoy one of our Fresh Handcrafted Burgers & Any Pint of Highland Craft beer for $10; March 25th - Float The Kegs, All Highland Pints & Mugs will be sold at a Discount until all of the kegs are gone.

DoG STREET PUB, Merchants’ Square, 401 W Duke of Gloucester St., Williamsburg
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00 am - 12:00 am, Fri-Sat 11:00 am - 1:00 am, Sun 11:00 am - 12:00 am 
Williamsburg took the best of England and made it American. Chef David Everett continues the trend with his unique take on the British Gastropub.

Draft List: Cask Ale - Green Flash Oaked West Coast IPA, Alewerks & Dog Street Pub Maizie’s ESB, Alewerks Bitter Valentine, Champion Olde Salt Oyster Stout, Kiuchi Hitachino Nest Commemorative Ale, Starr Hill Reviver, Founders Oatmeal Stout Nitro, Devils Backbone Gold Leaf Lager, Bold Rock Virginia Apple, Blue Mountain Maggie’s Maibock, Beavertown Appelation Saison, Birra Del Borgo Caos, Avery / Russian River Collaboration Not Litigation ale, Hardywood Raspberry Stout, Alpine Hoppy Birthday, Hardywood Bourbon Barleywine, St. Bernardus Abt 4

OCEANS & ALE, at the Prime Outlets, 5601 Richmond Road, Williamsburg
Hours: Sun-Thu 11:30 am - 12:00 am, Fri/Sat 11:30 am - 2:00 am
Oceans & Ale is a classic seafood and steakhouse that prides itself on the highest food quality and guest service. We look to challenge the depths of flavor with seasonal menus and our combination of local and world renowned brews.

O&A carries 20 different draft beers on tap! We call 6 of these “The Rotating Taps” and they were designed to constantly evolve giving you the unique ability to try limited releases, seasonals & small batch brews!

Rotating Taps: Harpoon Gingerland, Ballast Point Sculpin IPA, Smartmouth Rule G IPA, Brooklyn Brown Ale, Duclaw Sweet Baby Jesus, Lagunitas Brown Shugga.

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