Breweries in Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach's craft beer scene — taprooms with food trucks, dog-friendly patios, and beach-town IPAs, concentrated around the ViBe District and beyond.
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Aslin Beer Co.
Aslin's ground-up ViBe District compound: taproom, IZZI kitchen, café, ice cream, and a big outdoor beer garden pouring Orange Starfish and Swell Maneuvers.
- Outdoor Seating
Back Bay Brewing Co. — Beach House
Duck-blind-born Virginia Beach original pouring Steel Pier Bohemian Lager and Witch of Pungo Pumpkin Ale in a rustic taproom next to Gringo's Taqueria.
- Hidden Gem
Back Bay's Farmhouse Brewing Co.
Farmhouse taproom on Kempsville Road pouring both beer and cider, with big outdoor grounds, food trucks, an on-site market, and a coffee shop.
- Outdoor Seating
- Family Friendly
Beach Vodka
Female-owned General Booth-corridor distillery pouring corn-based vodka and the Butterfly Lemon Spritz, with distillery tours and infusion workshops.
Chesapeake Bay Distillery
Virginia Beach's 2005-founded craft distillery in the ViBe District — 96-point Blue Ridge Vodka, an on-site ABC store, and free Saturday tours.
Commonwealth Brewing Company
Acclaimed brewery in a converted Chic's Beach fire station — Wapatoolie IPA, wood-fired pizza, and a bistro-lit beer garden with a dog-friendly patio.
- Dog Friendly
- Outdoor Seating
New Realm Brewing Co.
Massive brewery campus in the former Green Flash facility — 50-barrel brewhouse, smokehouse burgers, and a two-acre beer garden with fire pits and live music.
- Outdoor Seating
- Live Music
- Family Friendly
Pleasure House Brewing
Small-batch Bayside taproom with five main and three experimental taps, nightly game themes, daily food trucks, and a pet-friendly patio.
- Dog Friendly
- Outdoor Seating
- Hidden Gem
Reaver Beach Brewing Company
Virginia Beach's oldest craft brewery (est. 2010), home of the Hoptopus double IPA and a laid-back warehouse taproom between the Oceanfront and Sandbridge.
- Hidden Gem
Smartmouth Pilot House
Small-batch brewery and wood-fired pizza oven in a converted post office three blocks from the sand — home of Safety Dance pilsner and Savage Mondo.
- Dog Friendly
- Family Friendly
The Bunker Brewpub & Cadence Hall
Veteran-owned brewpub and music venue a block off the beach — Pineapple Grenade wheat on tap, hot chicken sandwiches, and touring acts at Cadence Hall.
- Live Music
- Family Friendly
Thin Brew Line Brewing Company
First-responder-founded taproom near Oceana with gold-medal beers that fund police and K-9 charities, a heated patio, and its own dog park.
- Dog Friendly
- Outdoor Seating
- Family Friendly
Three Notch'd Brewery & Craft Kitchen — Virginia Beach
Town Center brewpub from Virginia's Three Notch'd — Minute Man IPA on rotating taps, a chef-driven craft kitchen, weekday happy hour, and a dog-friendly patio.
- Dog Friendly
- Outdoor Seating
- Happy Hour
Vibrant Shore Brewing Company
ViBe District taproom with a hidden rooftop beer garden, rotating art shows, food trucks, and flagships like Scarlet Future IPA and Rising Bun rice lager.
- Dog Friendly
- Outdoor Seating
- Live Music
Wasserhund Brewing Company
German-inspired Hilltop brewery known for its bratwurst-and-sauerkraut Wasserhund pizza, Doggy Paddle IPA, and a dog patio with its own secret menu.
- Dog Friendly
- Outdoor Seating
- Family Friendly
Waterman Spirits
Oceanfront distillery pouring the nation's first organic coral-filtered vodka, next door to The Shack on 8th, with a bottle shop and mixology classes.
Young Veterans Brewing Company
The original Young Veterans taproom on Horse Pasture Road — veteran-founded, family-friendly, and home of Pineapple Grenade wheat and Semper Fi.P.A.
- Family Friendly