Which Richmond Brewery To Visit, Based on Your Zodiac Sign
Richmond bubbles over with breweries, so there’s a lot of personality to go around when to it comes to our city’s beer scene. Not that we don’t suggest you try every single one, but when you’re deciding where to go for starters on any given day, why not look to the key traits that have steered you right your whole life?
No matter what, the stars have aligned: You’re grabbing a cold one.
— by Kelsey Heintz, Managing Editor
Aries
>> March 21 - April 19 <<
Väsen Brewing Company or Ardent Craft Ales
With its farmhouse ales and sours, Väsen is the go-to for experimental and funky flavors, and its emphasis on the great outdoors lends itself to that ram energy, too. Meanwhile, Ardent *is* passionate — by definition — and the brewery takes its name seriously; since its garage-run-co-op days, it’s sought to create innovative beers and introduce imbibers to time-tested brewing methods and beer styles.
Location: 3331 W Moore St (Scott’s Addition) and 3200 W Leigh St (Scott’s Addition)
Taurus
>> April 20 - May 20 <<
Benchtop Brewing or Richbrau Brewing
When you’re looking for something as solid as a Taurus, you’re looking for Benchtop or Richbrau. These two breweries offer pretty different vibes, but they have sensibility and tenacity in common.
Benchtop is the only brewery in town that offers weenies with its wallops (a loyal, winning combo if ever there were one), and Richbrau meshes its enticing brews and love of local lore to reflect a well-balanced menu of past and present.
Locations: 3331 W Moore St (Scott’s Addition) and 5 S 20th St (Shockoe Bottom)
Gemini
>> May 21 - June 20 <<
Strangeways Brewing or Tabol Brewing
These watering holes bring the wit and charm, like any of our favorite Geminis (hi, Amy Schumer!). Strangeways encourages visitors to “think strange, drink strange” and, from its unique bar, serves things like Damn Skippy Peanut Butter and Wake Me Up Before You Gose. Tabol cheekily calls itself “another brewery nobody asked for” and offers Who Cinch You and more.
Locations: 3110 W Leigh St (Scott’s Addition) and 2277A Dabney Rd (Near Scott’s Addition)
Cancer
>> June 21 - July 22 <<
Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen & Brewery or Legend Brewing Co.
Never are we more nurtured than when we visit Three Notch’d or Legend. The Scott’s Addition craft kitchen and brewery serves delicious eats, booze, and N/A brews, so literally everyone’s accounted for here. Similarly, the Manchester pub supplies sips, snacks, and stunning views of the River City. These spots are — quite literally — giving.
Locations: 2930 W Broad St (Scott’s Addition) and 321 W 7th St (Manchester)
Leo
>> July 23 - August 22 <<
Bingo Beer Co
Bingo Beer Co enters the chat like a lion. The Broad St brewery delivers endless playfulness, from vintage arcade video games to ping pong to air hockey to Skee-Ball — and even more. Have a cold drink, have a jumbo soft pretzel, have fun, and repeat.
Location: 2900 W Broad St (Scott’s Addition)
Hours: Found here
Virgo
>> August 23 - September 22 <<
Starr Hill Beer Hall & Rooftop or Garden Grove
These two take after Queen Bey herself, and TG for that; with Virgo power, it’s all in the details for Starr Hill and Garden Grove.
At the beer hall and rooftop in SA, you get fantastic craft beers, live music, rotating food trucks, breezy-beautiful seating upstairs, and specialty nights (see: $3 pours *and* 20% off to-go beer during Case of the Mondays). At Garden Grove, you get beer PLUS wine and cider made under ~perfect~ conditions; you also get taproom dinners and lots of trivia nights.
Locations: 3406 W Leigh St (Scott’s Addition) and 3445 W Cary St (Carytown)
Libra
>> September 23 - October 22 <<
Triple Crossing
At Triple Crossing, it’s a love story; baby, just say, “yes” (to the Hot Honey Pepperoni pizza). This brewery in the heart of Richmond is the ultimate host when it comes to unreal menu items, tasty beer, and stellar settings. Fulton Hill is our favorite location, but you’ll feel the love just as much Downtown (and in Midlo, too).
Locations: 113 S Foushee St (Downtown) and 5203 Hatcher St (Fulton Hill)
Hours: Found here
Scorpio
>> October 23 - November 21 <<
The Veil Brewing Co. or Stone Brewing
You get a little mystery and a whole lotta magnetic pull when you visit The Veil Brewing Co. or Stone Brewing. The Veil features a dark-and-handsome backdrop to enjoy its equally alluring (and thicc) sours. And tucked away near Fulton Hill, Stone puts down its California roots in Richmond with a castle-like taproom (gargoyle included) and spacious patio, from which you can sometimes catch a glimpse of the train passing or goats maintaining the spot’s landscape.
Locations: 1509B Belleville St (Scott’s Addition), 4910 Forest Hill Ave (Forest Hill), and 4300 Williamsburg Ave (Near Fulton Hill)
Sagittarius
>> November 22 - December 21 <<
Main Line Brewery or The Answer Brewpub
Activate your wanderlust! Main Line doles out craft beer and live music right along the railway *and* Urban Rum Company is on site with (adult!) tropical slushies. Plus, if you ~journey~ next door, you get award-winning bevs from Cirrus Vodka.
Adventure at The Answer includes fruited sours, pastry stouts, hazy IPAs, and lagers, and a food menu of spring rolls, dumplings, fried rice, bánh mì, and then some.
Location: 1603 Ownby Ln (Diamond District) and 6008 W Broad St (Near West End)
Capricorn
>> December 22 - January 19 <<
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery or Basic City Beer Co.
Order up, traditionalists! From atmosphere to ales, Hardywood and Basic City have that Classic Thing on lock. Head to Hardywood when you’re seeking American craft lagers and local-ingredient pizza; visit Basic City when you’re scoping out a creative twist on the “traditions of zymurgy.”
Location: 2410 Ownby Ln (Diamond District) and 212 W 6th St (Southside)
Aquarius
>> January 20 - February 18 <<
Final Gravity Brewing Company
What’s cooler than being cool? Maybe being out of this world. Luckily, Final Gravity blends both. This Lakeside tasting room is laid-back for all you chill customers who also want to bring your doggo or throw some darts while you enjoy a draft or two — whatev, you’re (sort of) just going with the flow, you know?
Location: 6118 Lakeside Ave (Lakeside)
Hours: Found here
Pisces
>> February 19 - March 20 <<
Kindred Spirit Brewing
Is there anything more kindred-like than an empath, who just GETS it? When we think of Pisces, we think of our sensitive and spiritual pals — and that’s also who we think of when we think of the (new!) Kindred Spirit satellite location. Visit this spot when you’re getting in tune with your Headspace, feeling some Frequency Modulation, or need to be more Lucid with *your* feelings.
Location: 1626 Ownby Ln (Diamond District)
Hours: Found here
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