Harrisonburg, a basecamp for out of doors journey fans, radiates a pleasant and calming ambiance created by native companies, with the breweries solely including to the attraction. With 5 distinct breweries positioned downtown, Harrisonburg’s brewery scene gives a novel and enjoyable ambiance to unwind after a day conquering native trails, exploring close by nationwide forests, or biking down mountain paths. Utilizing regionally sourced elements and inspiration from the group, you’ll discover a variety of award-winning flagships to small batch seasonal creations with flavors to fulfill each palate. From stay music to weekend festivals, every brewery hosts occasions that carry collectively locals, guests, and everybody in between. Harrisonburg’s native breweries make up 5 of 17 breweries on the Shenandoah Beerwerks Path. Choose up a passport at any of their taprooms and begin accumulating your stamps!

Brothers Craft Brewing

Situated inside a renovated Coca-Cola bottling plant, Brothers Craft Brewing is family-owned enterprise that’s dedicated to tapping into native services and products to create a really distinctive, high quality craft beer. They provide 14 distinctive faucets with an inventory of 5 flagship beers and a craft cocktail sequence. Flagship listing highlights embody: The Nice Open air, a Virginia pale ale that captures the essence of the Shenandoah wilderness, and Skyline Falls, an IPA that was created to match the satisfaction after an extended hike by cloudy and misty cascades. Brothers could be very concerned with the out of doors recreation group and infrequently companions with native organizations just like the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition to sponsor bike races or meet ups. Simply seeking to chill out? Spend time on their patio or attend one in every of their extremely anticipated festivals. It is a canine pleasant brewery. 

The Pleasant Fermenter

A regionally owned brewery that proudly states they brew “beer like momma used to make, effectively… in case your mother made beer that’s…” The Pleasant Fermenter is Harrisonburg’s solely Nanobrewery. They provide new homebrew impressed beers weekly, solely out there of their taproom. Go to their basement brewery to pattern their distinctive brews, hearken to native artists, and gas up with their menu that features Massive A$$ German Smooth Pretzel, Path Basket, and angus burgers. The Pleasant Fermenter is a canine pleasant enterprise and welcomes you to incorporate your four-legged good friend within the enjoyable.

Pale Fireplace Brewing Firm

Now established in Harrisonburg’s renovated icehouse, Pale Fireplace was as soon as simply an thought created between pals scribbled on a bar serviette. Over time the large thought reworked right into a downtown staple providing award-winning beers and craft cocktails. Their menu serves up scrumptious eats similar to Detroit-style pizzas, sizzling sandwiches, salads and different small bites. Pale Fireplace’s heat ambiance invitations you to seize a pint and chill out on their spacious patio, get cozy on the sofa whereas studying a ebook from their free library, or heat up by the fireside with pals. Be a part of them for stay music most Fridays or one in every of their yearly occasions and convey your finest companion as they’re a canine pleasant brewery. 

Stressed Moons Brewing

Seeking to savor really contemporary, native beer? Stressed Moons’ craft brews are made only a few ft away from the bar of their taproom. Their beers are solely brewed in small batches. This permits them to take care of a various faucet listing and continually rotate the beers they provide. Everybody who walks by their doorways ought to be capable to discover one thing to take pleasure in! Stressed Moons is a good place to chill out with pals, take pleasure in stay music, or discover your aggressive aspect on their recreation nights. Earlier than your go to, make word that they don’t provide meals, however clients are welcome to carry their very own.  

Three Notch’d Brewing Firm

Based in Charlottesville, Virginia, Three Notch’d Brewing Firm has expanded to 6 totally different places throughout Virginia together with their Valley Collab Home positioned in downtown Harrisonburg. Their faucet listing options basic Three Notch’d beers with a brand-new, weekly addition brewed regionally by the Harrisonburg staff. The Valley Collab Home gives a enjoyable, welcoming ambiance that invitations guests to unwind downtown. Their recreation nights, glad hours, and different occasions foster a way of group between locals, guests, and people alike. The Valley Collab Home is canine pleasant. They don’t provide meals, however welcomes patrons to carry their very own or order supply.