Best Craft Breweries in Richmond
Richmond, Virginia — updated August 21, 2026
Seven Richmond breweries ranked by how well they hold up, from Scott's Addition taprooms to a Lakeside Avenue neighborhood spot with up to 20 small-batch beers on tap.
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Richmond's brewing map runs from Manchester, where Legend has been pouring since long before Scott's Addition filled with taprooms, out to Lakeside Avenue and the West Creek office parks. The city rewards knowing the schedule: several of these places close a weekday entirely, and the strongest ratings here belong to smaller neighborhood rooms rather than the big-name destinations. Ranked below by rating weighted against how many reviews stand behind it.
1. Kindred Spirit Brewing
A 4.8 rating across 580 reviews is the most settled high score on this list, and it comes from a taproom in the West Creek area at 12830 W Creek Pkwy, well west of the brewery cluster downtown. The in-house Kindred Kitchen turns out pizzas and pretzels, and food trucks such as Boka Taco fill in on some nights. Live music is a regular fixture, typically Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Hours build through the week: 3pm to 8pm Monday and Tuesday, 3pm to 9pm Wednesday and Thursday, 3pm to 10pm Friday, noon to 10pm Saturday and noon to 7pm Sunday. Check the calendar before driving out if music is the draw.
2. Final Gravity Brewing Co.
The rating to beat: 4.8 from 419 reviews, earned as a neighborhood brewery on Lakeside Avenue rather than a destination taproom. Final Gravity runs up to 20 small-batch beers on tap at a time, which makes it the better stop for drinkers who want variety over a single house style. It is closed Mondays. Otherwise the taproom opens at 2pm Tuesday through Friday and runs to 9pm, with noon openings on Saturday and Sunday, closing at 9pm and 6pm respectively. The address is 6118 Lakeside Ave, a short drive north of Scott's Addition and considerably quieter.
3. The Veil Brewing Co. - Scott’s Addition
The Veil's flagship is the Richmond brewery with the deepest record on this list: 4.6 from 877 reviews. The Scott's Addition taproom at 1509B Belleville St reopened in April 2023 as an 8,262 square foot space pouring beer, wine, cider and spirits, so it handles a mixed group better than most brewery rooms. The house focus is hop-forward beer plus fruited goses and ales, with bottles and four-packs to go. Open daily: 11am to 9pm Monday through Wednesday, to 10pm Thursday, to 11pm Friday and Saturday, and to 8pm Sunday. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day, with early closes on both eves.
4. Triple Crossing Beer - Downtown
The original Triple Crossing location, at 113 S Foushee St, holds a 4.7 rating from 427 reviews. It is the most restaurant-like of the group, with pizza and wings alongside the beer, and it is one of the few Richmond breweries that takes reservations, which matters for larger groups on a Friday. Open seven days: noon to 9pm Monday through Thursday, noon to 10pm Friday and Saturday, noon to 8pm Sunday. Pickup and delivery are available if the room fills. The company also runs a Fulton location, so confirm which address your group is heading to.
5. Richbrau Brewing
Richbrau's 4.8 rating is the highest here, but it rests on 239 reviews, so treat it as strong rather than proven. The Shockoe Bottom address at 5 S 20th St puts it within walking distance of the neighborhood's restaurants, and the late weekend hours are the real argument for it: 3pm to midnight Friday and noon to midnight Saturday, when most Richmond taprooms have shut. Sunday is noon to 8pm, Monday and Wednesday 4pm to 10pm. Closed Tuesdays, which catches people out.
6. Legend Brewing Co
Legend bills itself as the oldest operating craft brewery in the state, and its 924 reviews are the largest sample of any brewery on this list. The 4.3 average is lower than the newer taprooms, but it is also the most tested figure here, and the Manchester location at 321 West 7th Street comes with a full pub operation. Two discount windows: Halfy Hour from 3pm to 4pm Monday through Thursday, then Happy Hour 4pm to 7pm Monday through Friday. Doors open at 3pm Monday through Thursday, closing at 8pm; noon to 9pm Friday and Saturday, noon to 7pm Sunday.
7. Brainstorm Brewhouse
A perfect 5.0 rating, but from only 15 reviews, so the evidence is thin and the ranking reflects that rather than the beer. Brainstorm is a restaurant and brewery at 1313 Altamont Ave in Scott's Addition, and it has been experimenting with beer slushies and frozen drinks alongside the taps. Because it is a recent arrival, published hours have shifted since its soft opening; the safest approach is to confirm before going, and to expect an afternoon rather than morning open. Worth a stop if you are already working through Scott's Addition and want somewhere that has not been written about to death.
What we left off
ZZQ Texas Craft Barbeque appeared on the previous version of this list. It is a well-reviewed Texas barbecue restaurant with more than 2,800 reviews, serving Wednesday through Sunday from 11am until it sells out, but it is not a brewery, so it does not belong in this guide.