Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company

My husband loves the beer! I tag along for the atmosphere :) darts, jenga, Mario cart, checkers, fooseball… It has all the fun. I love breweries like this, that still have a raw industrial feel. It feels like you get to witness something truly special and «behind the scenes.» And the hang out is as comfortable as if you are hanging in your buddy’s shed just shooting the shoot ;)

Oh, wow. What can I say? This place is fantastic!
My wife and I actually made our vacation plans around going to this brewery. We are from Huntington and we decided to go to Virginia Beach so that on the way back we could spend a couple days in Lewisburg to try this brewery out. Long story short? Virginia Beach was blah but one evening sitting in the taproom at GVBC made up for it.
Heading there, it was a bit confusing at first because we went down a side road to a large industrial complex. We were expecting an official sign to attract visitors so we thought we were at the wrong spot. We continued around the building before deciding to go back to the industrial building and pull in the gravel lot. If you are reading this, you will want to go to the third door down on the right side of the building and walk on in.
We were greeted with giant mash tons, fermenter, and thousands upon thousands of cans of delicious beer ready to be shipped out all across the state. We meandered our way to the back where the bar was. After a couple minutes one of the workers, Will, excitedly greeted us.
Over the course of the next two and a half hours we talked a lot about beer. We talked about homebrew, variations of hops, the history of GVBC and the state of beer in WV. Will’s extensive knowledge of biochemistry made him an exceptionally interesting talk, as he has a special drive for the science behind brewing.
The beer. Wow. They primarily serve their flagship beverages, each of which I love. Having them fresh on draft directly from the source is extra special.
They also serve locally sourced beef sticks that rocked my world. I have no words to describe how awesome they were.
I almost forgot to mention one of the best things about the brewery. Citra, the brewery cat, owns the place. The cat is so freaking awesome.