Local Brew Happenings Tidewater VA

UPCOMING BREW / BEER FESTS:

Fri, Jul 10 - 5th Annual AT&T Summer Brewfest, Town Point Park, 5-9:00 pm, Waterside Drive, Downtown Norfolk. Loosen the tie or take off the heels and meet your friends to sample more than 36 beers from around the country.  Summer BrewFest is the perfect, laid-back way to celebrate the end of the work week with a nautical happy hour and live entertainment along the Elizabeth River. Sample a wide variety of summer beers from a selection of local, regional, national, and international breweries.

Sun, Aug 2 - Whistle Belly, A Virginia Beer & More Festival, 12:30-5:00 pm, Merchants Square, Williamsburg. Presented by the Junior Women's Club of Williamsburg, and DoG Street Pub. Virginia beer & food tastings, live music, and raffle prizes. 35+ breweries, 80+ beers, local wine & Colonial era cocktails. Sunday August 2nd 2015. So much more than a beer festival. All you can eat & drink for only $50 and tickets are available now at http://www.whistlebelly.com/

Sat, Aug 29 - Neptune's Coastal Craft Beer Fest, 31st Street Park, 1 - 6:00 pm, Oceanfront at Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach. Join us for Neptune's Inaugural Coastal Craft Beer Festival - enjoy the best brews from across the Commonwealth and beyond, food trucks, live music, and more! Rain or Shine. http://www.neptunefestival.com/events/coastal-craft-beer-fest/

PINT NIGHTS / TAP TAKEOVERS / KEG TAPPINGS:

Mon, Jun 29

- Boulevard Brewing Pint Night, Park Lane Tavern, 5:00 pm, Peninsula Town Center, Hampton. Our regular Monday Steal the Glass Night will feature Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale by Boulevard Brewing Company. This Belgian Style farmhouse ale begins with a big surge of fruity aromatics and grapefruit-hoppy notes! Stealing starts at 5 pm, Live Music by Brian "Big Daddy" Sewell will start at 6:30 pm.

Tue, Jun 30

- O'Connor Brewing Tap Takeover Tuesday, The Whiskey Kitchen, 6-9:00 pm, 2149 General Booth Blvd, Virginia Beach. On Tuesdays 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 Reps from Norfolk's O'Connor Brewing Co. Sample one of their latest beers on tap - SpyHop White IPA, and start or add to your cool collection of Brew logo glassware.

Wed, Jul 1

- Penny Pint Night, Gosport Tavern, 6:00 pm, 702 High Street, Portsmouth. We get our hands on a special keg of Craft beer. Better get here before it's gone!

- Foothills Tap Invasion, Craft 60 Ale House, 5:00 pm, 13361 Warwick Blvd, Newport News. Come enjoy our new tap line-up for the month featuring beers from Foothills Brewing Co. out of Winston-Salem, NC. We will also roll out our monthly Craft Collisions menu that pairs with these featured brews.

Thu, Jul 2

- Pint Night, Chicho's 29th Street, 2820 Pacific Ave., Virginia Beach. Come by for great Pizza paired up with summer beer. Plus we'll have live music starting at 9:30 pm.

- Beer Release, Home Republic, 6-11:00 pm, 328 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. Come out to Home Republic for the release of our Juice Sea Fruit IPA, with orange and grapefruit citrus. Did we mention it starts during our Happy Hour? 3-7 everyday

- Pizza & Pint Night, Baker's Crust, Hilltop, Ghent & Greenbrier, Every Thu after 4:00 pm. Originating in Naples, Italy, our Neapolitan pizzas mimic that of the traditional Neapolitan Pizza using only 00 flour, hand-stretched dough, house-made fresh mozzarella & Italian tomatoes. Our pizzas are brought to life in our oak wood-fired oven, creating pizzas with an added layer of texture and flavor. $6 Pizzas, PLUS a Special Happy Hour from 4-9 pm.

- Beer School, Whole Foods Market, 6:30 pm, 1800 Laskin Rd, Virginia Beach. Beer School on the Porch, featuring Foothills Brewing from Winston-Salem, NC. Taste some great Craft Beer while learning differences in types and flavors. Pay at the door.

- Free 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!

- COTU Pint Night, HK on the Bay, 6-8:00 pm, 4600 Lookout Rd, Virginia Beach. Head on out to HK on the Bay to enjoy some delicious COTU brews as a kickoff to COTU's claim to HK's brewery of the month.  Co-founder Chris Ray will be on hand talking about the beer, the brewery, and life in general.  Also take home a glass with each COTU purchase!  Spend your Thursday night right at HK on the Bay! Hang with us, eat some good food and drink some great beer.

- Ballast Point Pint Night, The Public House, 5:00 pm, 1112 Colley Ave., Norfolk. We had to reschedule the previously scheduled Great Divide pint night but don't fret we have Ballast Point Brewing Company for your enjoyment. We will be featuring Dorado Double IPA, Victory At Sea (Coffee Vanilla Porter), Sculpin IPA, and Grapefruit Sculpin in cans. We tap the kegs at 5 pm so get here early and enjoy a few pints! Cheers!

- Steal the Pint Night, The Point at Phoebus, 6:00 pm, 30 E Mellen Street, Hampton. Join us as we welcome our featured brewery for pint night. We will be pouring a local or regional craft beer to go with our farm to table comfort foods. Come grab a pint.

- Slider Night, DoG Street Pub, 6:00 pm, Merchants' Square, 401 W Duke of Gloucester St., Williamsburg. Every Thursday is Slider Night. Three sliders & chips for $12 with an optional pairing flight.

- New Belgium Brewing Steal the Pint Night, Berret's Taphouse Grill, 5-9:30 pm, 199 South Boundary Street, Williamsburg. New Belgium Brewing from CO, comes to the Taphouse Grill this week with a killer lineup of craft brews! Starting at 4 O'clock, come and enjoy one of New Belgium's delicious craft brews and take home a pint glass to boot! Live music from 6-9 pm featuring Stephanie Cash. $1 Oysters til 7 pm!

Fri, Jul 3

- 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.

- Friday Firkin, Cogan's Pizza North, 6:00 pm, 4311 Colley Avenue, Norfolk. On Fridays we tap a cask ale from local or regional Craft Brewers. On this First Friday of the month we welcome back our friends from Smartmouth Brewing with a special cask they've crafted for us. Come out and enjoy some REAL BEER!!!

- Free Beer Tasting every Friday, Hair of the DoG Bottle Shop, 5 - 8:00 pm, Williamsburg. Come try what's new and grab a growler to go from one of our 8 Taps, or large selection of craft bottles and cans.

Sun, Jul 5

- Sunday Brewer's Series, Lagerheads Beach Pub, 2-5:00 pm, Hilton Garden Inn, 3315 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach. Come meet the Brewers or Brewery Reps from Starr Hill Brewing Company, from Crozet, VA, and try their beer. We'll have give-aways and steal the pints, it's perfect to be here at the beach 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"!

Sat, Jul 11

- COTU Beer Sampling, Total Wine and More VA Beach, 1-4:00 pm, 1744 Laskin Rd., Virginia Beach. Attention VA Beach! Center of the Universe Brewing will be at Total Wine this Saturday to introduce you to 3 of our canned brews, including the newly release Pocahoptas IPA.  Come on out and hear all about of brewery and beers.  Charlotte will be pouring samples and handing out info and stickers.  Beat the heat with COTU!

Sun, Jul 26

- BenchTop Brewing Tasting Event at The Barrel Room, 2:00 pm, 437 Granby Street, Norfolk. In this tasting we will be showing off our skilled hop hand to much greater extent with two new fresh hoppy ales. We will be pouring 2oz tastings of 4 (or maybe 5...) of our beers which should include: Mango Basil Saison, Pale Ale, Double IPA, Coffee Chocolate Bacon Porter. We will provide FREE Belgian tasting glasses for your sampling pleasure until they run out. We also would ask that if you have a tasting glass from the 1st tasting please bring it so we can get glasses to as many people as possible.

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BREWER - 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

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! Plus 9 more seasonal beers like our just released Backyard Bonfire smoked IPA, 40 Mile to the Border collaboration IPA, Spyhop White IPA, Zephyrweisse, Walk-Off Kolsch, Commonwealth Common, S-Turns Summer Saison, Barrel-aged Robust Porter, and Cinco de Maibock.

Wed, Jul 1 - Trivia + Beer, and Vinyl Night. Hosted by the ultimate Trivia Maestro Nicholas Simmons of Video Game Heaven, Trivia Night at O'Connor Brewing will now be happening on the 1st Wednesday of every month! Trivia starts at 6pm with a $1 buy in and there will be PRIZES! Plus, 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, Jul 2 - Beers n' Souvlaki Night. It's Growler Fill Thursday, meaning all fills are 30% off! So stock up for the weekend with a sweet little deal, and stay for a pint or two. And if that wasn't enough, pair one of our delicious, hand-made beers with a mouth-watering souvlaki from one of our friendly food trucks - 'NY Souvlaki'!

Fri, Jul 3 - Food Truck Friday. It's TGIF! Looking for somewhere different to go on Friday night that is friendly, lively, and FUN! Well then come on down y'all to the OBC where every Friday night we have good times, lots of our delectable craft beers, and yummy creations from one of our friendly food trucks - 'CXB BBQ & Eats'!  4-9 pm!

Sat, Jul 4 - Free Tours, Food Trucks, Fresh Brews & Fun. On Saturdays we're open from noon to nine, and we'll have free brewery tours each hour from 12-4 pm. There's delicious street food from 'Captain Crabby', from 12-9 pm. Plus, plenty of cornhole, shuffleboard and giant Jenga; and of course, fresh, tasty beers, all day and evening. We'll also have live music by 'Michael Justis' from 5-9 pm.

Sun, Jul 5 - Five Points Farm Market & SIN. Who doesn't love a farmers market? If you're like us, then come and check out the Five Points Farmers Market and the Get Fresh Café at the OBC every First Sunday of the month through September for freshly prepared gourmet meals, local fresh fruits & veggies and other locally made fare. Pick up some fresh eats for lunch or dinner here all Sunday at the OBC from 12-6pm! And it's 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.

Upcoming: The return of TASTY TUESDAYS! Starting on Tuesday, July 7th, we will be offering special discounts on all pints and flights! Just a lil' somethin' to brighten up the beginning of your work week.

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

10 beers on tap including seasonals: The new Indecision Pale Ale, Sommer Fling hefeweizen, Gandy Dancer dry Irish stout, Hive Mind barrel-aged honey saison, and Get Off Maibock, as well as our regulars: Alter Ego Saison, Murphy's Law American Amber Ale, Rule G IPA, Safety Dance pilsner, and Notch 9 Double IPA! See you soon!

Wed, Jul 1 - Pete's Pub Trivia, 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Plus delicious street food from 'Seoul 757'.

Thu, Jul 2 - Delicious wood-fired pizzas from 'Bakehouse at Chelsea'.

Fri, Jul 3 - Delicious street food from 'Lucky Peach'.

Sat, Jul 4 - Brews, Chow and Tunes: Awesome street food from 'Shakey's Curbside Bistro', Noon - 7 pm; and Live Music from 'Brian Shultz', 4:30-6:30 pm.

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 - Fresh batch of Hoptopus DIPA, just released Cthulhu the Dread imperial Milk Porter aged in Port barrels with coffee, vanilla beans, and cocoa nibs, just released Mutineer wheat IPA, Armada Quad IPA (Bourbon Barrel),  Riptide Altbier, Fire At Sea Porter, Hammerhead IPA, and Full Broadside Biere de Garde

Fri, Jul 3 - Hoppy Friday. Come on out to start your weekend with specials on all our fresh draft beer, and 'BBQ Doc' serving up their awesome food 3-8 pm!

Sat, Jul 4 - HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! Come get your growlers filled starting at 12 pm! 'Rocket Box' will be here serving up their awesome menu and beer will be flowing, but we'll be closing early at 7 pm.

Sun, Jul 5 - The weekend's not over, we're open from 1-6 pm, but from 2-4 pm we offer discounts on all growler and grenade fills! Plus We'll have 'Rocket Box' back onsite serving up lunch.

Young Veterans 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

8 Beers on Draft - Just released Beach Stormer black rye ale, Olive Drab Branch ESB, New Recruit, Pineapple Grenade Hefeweizen, Semper FI.P.A., Jet Noise DIPA, and Night Vision stout! Come get your growlers filled! Look for our Jet Noise DIPA now available in cans out in the rest of Hampton Roads!

Tue, Jun 30 - Taco Tuesday! We have beer, tacos and soccer today at the taproom, with 'Karnage Asada', starting around 1500 (3:00 pm).

Fri, Jul 3 - Food Truck Friday with one of our favorite food trucks - 'NY Souvlaki' on site to pair their great street food with our fresh beer starting at 1500 hours.

Sat, Jul 4 - Beer Release: One Starr Generale, collaboration w/ Starr Hill Brewing. We are all set to release this beer into the world on Our Nation's Independence Day, July 4th 2015! Join us at the brewery for this exceptional beer! Live Music, as usual. We will also have 'Shakey's Curbside Bistro' Food Truck out for the event.

Sun, Jul 5 - VetNoise to benefit 'Project Sanctuary'. The Hampton Roads Military Relocation Team is partnering with Young Veterans Brewing Company every month on the Sunday of "Special Release" beer weekend to host a fundraiser for a veteran-related charity. For the Independence Day Special Release Vet Noise event, proceeds will be donated to Project Sanctuary. There will be a 50/50 lottery drawing, cornhole, music, food, various vendors, and of course GREAT BEER!! People of all ages are welcome to attend this free event!

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 - Just released Duck Call DIPA, Cape Henry Hefeweizen, Dawn Patrol Session IPA, Decoy Golden Coffee Stout, False Cape Amber Ale, Atlantic Ave IPA, Steel Pier Lager

Wed, Jul 1 - Duck Call: An evening of music hosted by Harrison Bounds. Duck Call will feature singer/songwriters every Wednesday from 7-10 pm.

Thu, Jul 2 - Vinyl Night! Spinning records starting at 7 pm, hosted by Vinyl Daze Record Shop.

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

Beers: Blucuke saison, Hurricane Surfer DIPA, Taugin' Roggen roggenbier rye, Light House Saison, PHB Stout, Single Mudder IPA, Wednesday Blonde Ale, William Byrd wheat.

Half-price growler fills will be in effect as always for the first & last hour of each day!

And now Crowlers! Any of our draft beers to go, plus special releases (on or off premise), in Huge 32 oz cans!!!

Every Sunday - Crockpot Sunday. Come eat our contestants crockpot creations! Try them all and vote. The winner gets a $20 gift card! Just a minimum $3 donation that goes to charity and you too can be a judge!

Upcoming: Save the date Sat Jul 11 - Piping in the 12th, marking the 12th July (Google the date) with another Beer and Pipes evening, 7:00 pm. Pleasure House Brewing will be opening the tap on a second run of the "Tidewater Piper IPA", which was a sellout on its first run.

Big Ugly Brewing Company, 1296 S. Battlefield Blvd, Chesapeake 
Hours: Wed/Thu 5-9 pm, Fri 5-10 pm, Sat 12-10 pm, Sun 12-4 pm
Big, Bold, Barrel-aged Beers. Big Ugly is Chesapeake's first microbrewery. We plan on revolutionizing our town one beer at a time.

We've got 10 great beers flowing, including the current Great Bridge Special - the coffee Rockers IPA. It's made with the freshest roasted coffee beans in Hampton Roads from our friends at Three Ships Coffee. Plus Split Window Saison, Sunbeam blonde ale, Rockers IPA, Bims Magic Berlinerbus (Berliner Weisse), Steady As She Gose, Ghost Rider vanilla porter, Burnout Stout, and The Otter Beer (root beer).

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, Jun 30 - Thirsty Taco Tuesday with 'Stuft Not Your Average Street Food', 4:30-8:00 pm.

Fri, Jul 3 - Food Truck & Music Fridays, 4:30-8:00 pm. There is nothing better than starting your weekend off with Live Music (starting around 6:30 pm), Food Trucks, and Beer. It's a match made in heaven (or Hampton if you're a local)!

Sat, Jul 11 - Our Tasting room is open from 10 am to 4 pm, and every Saturday morning from 10-11 am we host 'Yoga on Tap', a one hour Vinyasa flow yoga class, by Yaz Yoga.

Alewerks Brewing Company, 189-B Ewell Road, Williamsburg 
Tasting Hours: Mon-Thu 12 - 9 pm*, Fri/Sat 12 - 9:30* pm, Sun 12 - 5 pm (*extended summer hours)
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.

On Tap: Small Batch series #5 Poisoned Dwarf Dry Irish stout, Rapadou Porter, Washington's Porter, Drake Tail IPA, Chesapeake pale ale, Tavern Ale, White Ale, Twenty Knots Belgian Tripel, Coffeehouse Stout, and Shorty Time IPA

Wed, Jul 1 - Trivia Night, 6:30 pm.

Sat, Jul 4 - AleWerks Brewing Company Independence Day pig-out. Join us for the first big party in our newly renovated Biergarten. Celebrate America's independence with all-American craft brews, Roasted pig and fixins to get in your belly starting at noon. Plus live music by 'Thewokoutz' from 4-7 pm. In addition AleWerks' heavily coveted Cafe Royale makes its return at Noon. Bottle limits have been increased to one case per customer for release day only. Don't miss out on the most delicious coffee milk stout aged in bourbon barrels available.

Sun, Jul 5 - Live Acoustic: Tony Bob Merritt, 2-5 pm

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: Barrage Brown Ale, Angry Scot Scottish style wee heavy ale, Muzzle Flash American amber ale, Broadside IPA, and Smoothbore Stout.
Seasonal: Split Shot, an American Wheat Ale brewed with 50% malted wheat and 50% malted rye. There is no barley in this beer at all.  
Langrage Line: Chile Ale, made with Guajillo and New Mexico chili peppers. It has plenty of pepper flavor and a mild heat.

Upcoming: Save the date, Sat Jul 11 - A Brewer's Birthday and Presents For Everyone! Our head brewer's birthday and we're throwing a party. As a present for everyone, we're going to bring back some of the most popular beers from our langrage line for a return showing. Now we just need to figure out what the most popular langrage beers are, so we'll be putting it to a vote through our Facebook page. Let us know what you want to see on tap for the party. We'll be staying open later than normal on the 11th and we'll be offering $1 off on pints all day.

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: Ballast Point Indra Kunindra curry stout on Nitro, Harviestoun Old Engine Oil English Porter, Schneider's Eisbock, Schofferhofer Radler Grapefruit hefeweizen, Alewerks Berliner Weiss, Firestone Walker Pale 31 American Pale Ale, Smartmouth Safety Dance German Pilsner, Evil Twin Bikini Beer Session IPA, Green Flash West Coast IPA, Stillwater Folklore Belgian Stout, Baladin Nazionale All Italian Ale, Del Ducato Beersel Mattina Lambic/Saison Blend, BFM Bon Chien 2014 Sour Biere de Garde, Perennial Vermilion English Barleywine , Del Ducato Verdi Imperial Chili Stout, Italiano TipoPils German Pilsner, Loverbeer Madamin Oaked Sour Ale, The Bruery's Trade Winds Tripel, Foothills Hoppyum American IPA, Maine Beer Co Lunch IPA, Avery Maharaja Imperial IPA

Introducing Pintxo Hour! Yes another crazy hard to say special at The Birch. (Pronounced pincho!) aka Free Snack from 5-6 pm Tue thru Thu!

Tue, Jun 30 - Make & Take Succulent Terrarium. Plants. Pints. #gettingdirty Let's create a Succulent Terrarium and sip on some suds. The weather is inviting and Glass Gardens is ecstatic to have a venue like The Birch for our Third Terrarium Class. All supplies provided for $35. RSVP at http://bit.ly/1dy2fFq The class closes at 15 participants.

Wed, Jul 1 - Beer Education - We feature special tappings of rare beer, we pour crazy bottles by the glass, and we even sometime incorporate food into it!

Thu, Jul 2 - Cheesemonger Thursday, (a special board is made to pair with the featured beer of the evening). Buy a board get a cheese for free!

Fri, Jul 3 - Special Friday Night Beer and Cheese 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, Jul 4 - Weekend Happy Hour is from 3-5 pm.

Upcoming: Save the date the week of Tue Jul 21 - The Birch's 43 Hours of B. United International!

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 Barrel Room, 437 Granby Street, Norfolk
Hours: Tue-Thu 11 am - 12 am, Fri/Sat 1 1am - 2 am, Sun 11 am - 12 am
A lively neighborhood eatery featuring live entertainment, craft beer, artisanal wine and premium spirits.
Happy Hour is between 4-7 pm every day, with $1 off ALL BEERS! Check out our selection and come find your new favorite!

On Tap: Allagash Curieux, Allagash White, Blue Mountain Classic Lager, Blue Mountain Dark Hollow Stout, Center of the Universe Pocahoptas, Crispin Fox Barrel Blackberry Pear Cider, Devils Backbone Rute Bier, Firestone Walker Easy Jack, Firestone Walker Wookey Jack , Green Flash Le Freak, Green Flash West Coast IPA, Lagunitas IPA, New Belgium La Folie, New Belgium Lips of Faith Le Terroir, New Belgium Pear Ginger Ale, New Belgium Snapshot, O'Connor El Guapo agave IPA, Ommegang Rare Vos, Smartmouth Alter Ego saison, Smartmouth Notch 9 DIPA, Stiegl Radler Grapefruit, Stillwater Classique ale, Terrapin Liquid Bliss, Victory Prima Pils

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: Jul 2 - Ballast Point, Jul 9 - Alewerks, Jul 16 - Lickinghole Creek, Jul 23 - Bear Republic, Jul 30 - Founders, Aug 6 - Troegs

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 plus dozens of bottles!). 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!

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 - BFM Bon Chien, Avery Maharajah, Lickinghole Creek Nuclear Nugget, Foothills Hop Job, Smartmouth Sommer Fling, Evolution Summer Session.

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.

The 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, Jul 1 - Nachos and a Pint, $9, 4-9 pm

Thu, Jul 2 - Beer School: featuring Foothills Brewing, 6:30 pm, pay at the door. (pssst, and $3 Hot Dogs, 4-9 pm!)

Sat, Jul 4 - Keg Tapping, Dogfish Head American Beauty, 3:00 pm  

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.

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 Man Down Black IPA, Home Republic Blue Berrymore Ale, Home Republic El Jefe Hefeweissen, Home Republic King Kolsch, Back Bay Steel Pier Bohemian Lager, Devils Backbone Schwartz Bier, Smarthmouth Alter Ego Saison, Woodchuck Reserve Pumpkin Cider, Young Veterans Pineapple Grenade Hefeweizen, Alewerks Chesapeake Pale Ale, Young Veterans Semper FiPA, O'Connor Great Dismal Swamp Black IPA, Blue Mountain Hopwork Orange, Hardywood The Great Return, Reaver Beach Brewing Hoptopus, Blue Mountain Blitzen, Starr Hill Gava Joe Espresso Coffee Stout, and Wild Wolf Ginger Lager.

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 Fri/Sat - Live Music, 7 pm

Thu, Jul 2 - Beer Release: Juice Sea Fruit IPA, 6-11:00 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: Onerider Brewing Shotgun Betty Hefeweizen, Traveler Shandy Rotating Tap, Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale, Sweetwater Hop Hash Double IPA, Lagunitas Seasonal Rotating Tap, New Belgium Fat Tire, DuClaw Sweet Baby Jesus Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter, Beach Brewing Riptide Altbier, 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, 2-5 pm.

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! And we just added another 8 Taps!!!

Tuesday Tap Takeovers! Jun 30: O'Connor Brewing; Jul 7: Starr Hill, in collaboration w/ YVBC; Jul 14: Hardywood Park; Jul 21: Lickinghole Creek

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.

Come in and check out the new draft list! Featuring some new to the area draft such as Hardywood Pils and Center of the Universe Ray Ray Pale Ale. Also a summer favorite Blue Mountain Rockfish Wheat.

Thirsty Thursday! One more day til the weekend, so start it off right with a few brews from FIREBREW! Come in a grab a pint of one of our craft draft or bottle beers. All Drafts & Bottle Beers on special 11 am - 9 pm. Come in & grab pint!

1608 Crafthouse, 1608 Pleasure House Rd, Virginia Beach
Hours: Mon-Thu 3 - 10 pm, Fri 3 pm - 12 am, Sat 10 am - 12 am, Sun 10 am - 7 pm
1608 Crafthouse is a contemporary, casual, "farm to table" restaurant featuring regional Southern cuisine with an emphasis placed on the bounty of the Mid-Atlantic region. 1608 Crafthouse, a chef driven concept, features sustainable, local products from the Chesapeake Bay/ Mid-Atlantic region. To wet your whistle, 1608 we offer a variety of craft beers as well as hand-crafted elixirs. The goal at 1608 is to offer a unique experience that offers diners the affordability to visit multiple times a month to taste and sample some of the best regional offerings. The owners are accomplished/award winning Chefs with 30+ years' experience between them in a variety of venues, including some of VA Beach's finest restaurants. Unexpected quality in a medium-priced restaurant.

Happy Hour 3-6 pm, New draft beers for the weekend: Smartmouth "get off Maibock", and Hardywood Park Craft Brewery "peach tripel"

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: A'Chouffe Houblon Chouffe, Andechs Dunkel Weisse, Andechs Hefe Weisse, Ayinger Celebrator, Black Sheep Monty Python Holy Grail Ale, Bosteels Karmeliet Triple, Breckenridge Vanilla Porter nitro, Breckenridge 471 IPA, Crispin Original Cider, Eggenberg Hopfenkonig, Hacker-Pshorr Munich Gold, Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc, Lindemans Framboise, Murphy's Irish Stout nitro, O'Hara's Irish Red, Schneider Aventinus, Schneider Aventinus Eisbock, Schneider Hopfenweisse, St. Bernardus ABT 12, Verhaege Duchesse de Bourgogne, Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel, Young Double Chocolate Stout - Nitro

Wharf Hill Brewing Company, 25 Main Street, Smithfield
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:30 am - 11 pm, Fri 11:30 am - 1 am, Sat 11:30 am - Midnight, Sun 11:30 -10 pm
Kitchen closes at 10 pm Mon-Sat, and 9 pm Sun
WHBC is now a full-service restaurant, bar, and craft brewery that also offers an event space for special functions. We feature beers brewed by our Brewmaster, Greg Bullis. We brew beer, cook food, and keep you warm and dry.

Wharf Hill Brews: Greg's Brown Ale, Isle of Wheat honey wheat hefewiesen, IPA, Doppel Bock, Belgian Tripel

Wed, Jul 1 - Live Music, w/ Nick Selby and Brandon Mathis, 7-10 pm.

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.

Sat, Jul 4 - Live Music w/ 'Uncle Sam's 4th of July Jam'

Heavens Pizza & Taphouse, 308 Buckroe Ave., Hampton
Hours: Open Seven Days a week, Spring/Summer - Mom 5-10 pm, Tue-Thu 11:30 am-10 pm, Sat 11:30 am-12 am, Sun 11:30 am-10 pm
Our Pizza is made with LOVE. Hand tossed dough, homemade sauce and fresh toppings. When we can, we use organic produce and meats. The more LOCAL the better! WE even BUY our water. Our H2O is fluoride and sediment free!

Draft, Bottles & Cans, and Just Clap Yo' Hands. Be it a local St. George, a Craft from Dogfish, or a Stone from the West Coast, you never know what brews we'll get in next. Check it: Stone Russian imperial stout, Hardywood Hoplar, Breckenridge vanilla porter, Bell's Oberon, Victory Summer Love, Ballast Point Grunion

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 each month through 2015.

July is Foothills Brewing, from Winston-Salem, NC: Jul 1 - Tap Invasion, come enjoy our new tap line-up of Foothills Brews; Jul 8 - Steal the Flight Night, first 50 guests to purchase any Foothills beer flight, will receive a free logo flight glass; Jul 15 - Steal the Pint Night, first 50 guests to purchase any Foothills Pint will receive a free logo pint glass; Jul 22 - Crash Collisions Night, Enjoy one of our delicious handcrafted burgers & any Pint of Foothills beer for only $10.

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: Alewerks Springhouse Ale, Alewerks Washington's Porter, Allagash White, Avery Maharaja imperial IPA, BFM La Mandragore Belgian strong dark, Birra Del Borgo Caos 2012, Devils Backbone Gold Leaf Lager, Domaine Christian Drouin Poire Cidre, Founders Pale Ale, Fuller's London Porter, Goutte d'Or Chateau Rouge Amber Ale, Jack's Hard Cider, LoverBeer Dama Brun-a Sour Ale, O'Connor El Guapo agave IPA, Smartmouth Murphy's Law Amber Ale, Stillwater When the light gose out

Every Thursday is Slider Night. Three sliders & chips for $12 with an optional pairing flight.

Hair of the DoG Bottle Shop, 401A W Duke of Gloucester St., Williamsburg
Hours: 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Daily
Take DoG Street Pub home with you. Wide selection of Virginia, imported and domestic craft beers. cocktail mixers & supplies. Gourmet foods.

Grab a growler to go from one of our 8 Taps, or pick from our large selection of craft bottles and cans.

Beer on tap at HoT DoG: Blue Mountain Rye Barchetta, Ballast Point Wahoo, Reaver Beach Mahi Milk Stout, Starr Hill Soulshine, Bear Republic Mach 10, Unibroue Trois Pistoles, Hardywood Peach Triple, Brouwerij Strubbe Ichtegems Grand Cru

*Now available at the bottle shop - a flight of all 8 beers on tap for one price for your adventurous & indecisive imbibed

Berret's Taphouse Grill, 199 South Boundary Street, Williamsburg
Hours: 4 - 9:30 pm Daily (weather permitting)
The Taphouse Grill is our casual outdoor bar and grill that celebrates a more contemporary Virginia than our historic neighbors across Duke of Gloucester Street. The menu features seafood, chicken and beef, highlighting Virginia specialties such as oysters, crab, and fresh produce. Steamed whole Virginia blue crabs are available during the summer. The Taphouse has a full bar that includes a wine menu featuring unique selections that highlight award winning wines from across the state, and a beer menu with more local microbrews on tap than any other outdoor restaurant in the area.  Live music is featured on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays all summer long! (weather permitting).

Every Thursday during the summer is Steal the Pint Night. A different brewery is featured each night with 4 unique draft beers. Keep the glass, enjoy a great meal and listen to some local music: Jul 2 - New Belgium Brewing from CO; Jul 9 - Devils Backbone; Jul 16 - Dogfish Head Brewery; Jul 23 - Natty Greene's Brewing

Oceans & Ale, 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: St. George's Larry's Lemonade, Bell's Oberon, Blue Mountain Brewing Full Nelson Pale Ale, Smartmouth Alter Ego saison, Founders Centennial IPA, Pocahoptus IPA

What's the next best thing to a 6-pack? A 4-pack of Summer Steal the Pint Nights at Oceans & Ale: Thu 7/9 - Stone Brewing Co.; Sat 7/25 Kona Brewing Company 2nd Annual Luau, w/ 'Signal Fire'; Thu 7/30 Founders Brewing Company; Thu 8/6 Starr Hill Brewery. 
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