Beer, Cigars, & Whiskey

Here's an assortment of interesting sites for more information on whiskey, craft beer, and cigars.

Cigars and Smoke

• Blind Man's Puff
• Braddog's Blog
• Cigar Aficionado
• Cigar Craig
• Cigar Reviews by the Katman 
• Cigar Snob
• crazynvirginia
• halfwheel
• Hogshead Cigar Lounge (Local shop)
• Leaf Enthusiast
• Olde Towne Tobacconist (Local shop)
• Olde Towne Tobacconist at the Farm (Now closed)
• Tiny Tim's Cigar World!
• Unco B's Stogie Diary

Whiskey, Bourbon, and the like

• A. Smith Bowman Distillery - Virginia's Oldest Distillery, Fredericksburg, VA
• Bourbon Culture
• bourbonveachdotcom
• J. H. Bards Spirit Company - Blacksburg, Virginia
• Master of Malt Blog
• Mostly Bourbon
• The Bourbon Review
• The Chuck Cowdery Blog
• The Whiskey Trail
• The Whiskey Wash
• Whisky Advocate
• Whiskey, by George
• Whiskey Vault (YouTube Channel)

Beer Blogs

• Appellation Beer
• Boak & Bailey
• Brookston Beer Bulletin
• Fuggled
• The Beer Nut

Virginia Craft Breweries
Not nearly complete, mostly the ones I've visited or have tried their beers. Sadly, the list gains more "closed" designations regularly. I should probably start exploring more.

• 1781 Brewing Company - Spotsylvania
• 6 Bears & a Goat Brewing Company - Fredericksburg
• Adroit Theory Brewing - Purcellville
• Adventure Brewing Company -  Stafford, Fredericksburg
• Apocalypse Ale Works - Forest
• Aslin Beer Company - Alexandria, Herndon, VA Beach
• BadWolf Brewing Company (Closed)
• Bald Top Brewing - Madison
• Barking Rose Brewing - Warrenton
• Barley Naked Brewing Company - Stafford
• Battlefield Brewing Company (Closed)
• Beer Hound Brewery (Closed)
• Belly Love Brewing - Purcellville
• Blue & Gray Brewing Company (Closed, but a fond memory)
• Blue Bee Cider - Richmond
• Blue Lab Brewing Company (Closed)
• Blue Mountain Barrel House - Arrington
• Blue Mountain Brewery and Hops Farm - Afton
• Brothers Craft Brewing - Harrisonburg
• Bull & Bones Brewhaus & Grill - Blacksburg
• Bull Island Brewing - Hampton
• Capitol City Brewing Company (Closed)
• Center of the Universe - Ashland
• Cider Lab - Spotsylvania, Sumerduck
• Commonwealth Brewing Company - Fairfax, VA Beach
• Corcoran Brewing Company (Closed)
• Creek Bottom Brewing Company - Galax
• Crooked Run Fermentation - Leesburg, Sterling
• Death Ridge Brewery - Jeffersonton
• Devils Backbone Brewing Company - Lexington, Roseland
• Eastern Divide Brewing - Blacksburg
• Fair Winds Brewing - Lorton
• Fär Göhn Brewing - Culpeper
• Fidelis Beer Company (Closed)
• Fredericksburg Area Brew Trail
• Full Distance Brewing - Stafford
• Hardywood Park Craft Brewery - Richmond
• Heritage Brewing - Manassas
• Highmark Brewery - Stafford
• Legend Brewing Company - Richmond
• Log Home Brewing - Spotsylvania
• Lost Rhino - Ashburn
• Mad Fox Brewing Company (Closed)
• Maltese Brewing Company - Fredericksburg
• Ocelot Brewing Company - Dulles
• O'Connor Brewing Company (Closed)
• The Maroon Door / Off The Mall Brewing - Blacksburg
• Old Bust Head - Warrenton
• Old Ox Brewery (Closed)
• Old Trade Brewery - Brandy Station
• Pale Fire Brewing - Basye, Harrisonburg
• Parkway Brewing Company - Salem
• Patch Brewing Company - Gordonsville
• Port City Brewing - Alexandria
• Queen City Brewing - Staunton
• Red Dragon Brewery (Closed)
• Reaver Beach Brewing - VA Beach
• Right Mind Brewing - Blacksburg
• Rising Silo Brewery - Blacksburg
• River Company - Radford
• Roanoke Railhouse Brewery (Closed)
• Seven Arrows Brewing - Waynesboro
• Sinkland Farms Brewery (Closed)
• South Street Brewery (Closed)
• Spencer Devon Brewing (Closed)
• St. George Brewing Company - Hampton
• Starr Hill Brewery - Crozet, Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Roanoke, Richmond, Tysons
• Strangeways Brewing - Fredericksburg, Richmond
• Sunken City Brewing Company - Hardy
• Tin Cannon Brewing (Closed)
• The Port Oysteria & Brewery - Fredericksburg
• Three Notch'd Brewing - Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Nellysford, Richmond, Roanoke, VA Beach, 
• Tucked Away Brewing Company (Closed)
• Unionville Brewing (Closed)
• Virginia BrewRidge Trail
• Virginia Craft Beer & Breweries - Virginia Tourism
• Virginia Craft Brewers Guild
• Waters End Brewery - Lake Ridge, Leesburg
• Wild Run Brewing - Stafford
• Williamsburg AleWerks - Williamsburg
• Wolf Hills Brewing (Closed)

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Updated: 04/05/2026