Decipher Brewing, a dog-friendly brewery in Charlottesville’s Woolen Mills owned by three veterans, blends a passion for beer with cryptography for a fun, interactive experience.

Eastwood, just five miles from UVA and Monticello, serves award-winning wines, housemade beers and ciders from its seasonal farm, plus a delicious lunch and dinner menu.

Högwaller Brewing is a relaxed riverside brewpub pouring small-batch, locally inspired beers across twelve rotating taps, showcasing creativity and a passion for flavor.

Mount Ida’s brewery team customizes ingredients and processes from the start, planting their own barley on the reserve.

North American Sake Brewery, Virginia’s first and only sake brewery, produces all its sake in-house and offers free tours upon request.

Potter’s Craft Cider crafts truly dry, farmhouse-style hard ciders from local Virginia apples using traditional methods.

Random Row brews high-quality local craft beer with a community focus, served daily in a warm, inviting tasting room with free parking.

A nano brewery on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall serves fresh, small-batch rotating styles.

Rockfish’s original Preston Avenue location in Charlottesville serves fresh, small-batch rotating styles.

Selvedge Brewing crafts unique small-batch, culinary-inspired beers designed to pair with their acclaimed, seasonally sourced taproom menu.

Charlottesville’s original brewery located one block off the downtown mall.

Starr Hill's Charlottesville location, in the Dairy Market building.

Starr Hill’s Crozet taproom, open daily, offers 24 beers from its family of breweries plus tasting flights and hard seltzer slushies.

A small independent brewery on Preston Ave offers first-class classic beers in a funky taproom with a nostalgic, analogue escape from modern life.

Thistlerock is a nature-first honey and mead company crafting magical flavors, pioneering sustainable practices, and reinvesting in the future.

Located in IX Art Park, Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen & Brewery combines a full bar and craft cocktails with southern classics and modern favorites at its restaurant and main production facility.

Vitae Spirits is a locally owned and run craft distillery in Charlottesville, Virginia that produces small batch spirits made from molasses to glass.

Bad Luck Ramen Bar serves up creative ramen, dumplings, and rice bowls alongside house-brewed sake in a vibrant art park setting, blending Japanese-inspired flavors with a lively atmosphere

Billy Pie serves up made-to-order, Neapolitan-style pizzas from a stone oven inside Random Row Brewing, offering fresh, creative pies and classic favorites perfect for pairing with local craft beers in a laid-back taproom setting.

Decipher Brewing now serves up freshly baked pizzas and soft pretzels, giving guests even more satisfying options to pair with their craft beers.

Eastwood, just five miles from UVA and Monticello, serves award-winning wines, housemade beers and ciders from its seasonal farm, plus a delicious lunch and dinner menu.

Högwaller Brewing offers simple, satisfying fare like grass-fed burgers, barbecue, vegetarian burgers, and grilled cheese in a laid-back riverside brewpub setting.

The Mount Ida culinary team works with local farmers, growers, and artisan producers to design a creative rotating menu with seasonal ingredients and house made components. 

Cocktails and sushi on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall, led by renowned sushi chef Yoshihiro Tauchi, are served inside Vitae Spirits’ downtown tasting room.

Potter’s Craft Cider offers a casual menu of sandwiches, charcuterie boards, ad=nd snacks—perfect pairings for their ciders in a relaxed indoor-outdoor setting.

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Selvedge Brewing serves elevated bar food crafted with locally sourced ingredients, featuring smash burgers, creative specials, and plenty of vegetarian options in a welcoming taproom setting.

South Street Brewery offers a menu of classic pub fare, hearty sandwiches, and oversized portions featuring local ingredients, with favorites like burgers, fish and chips, wings, and inventive takes on comfort food.

Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen & Brewery in IX Art Park serves locally sourced, beer-infused seasonal dishes ranging from southern classics to modern favorites.