USA, VA: New brewery to open in Waynesboro

A new brewery is in the works outside of Waynesboro expected to open by late 2015, newsleader.com reported on August, 28.

Hermitage Hill Farm and Stables is already a wedding and event location that draws hundreds each weekend and owner Craig Nargi said the addition of a brewery just seemed right.

The announcement marks the second proposed brewery for the county.

Seven Arrows Brewing Co., a microbrewery, will open just outside the Waynesboro city limits by early November.

"We could not be more excited about this project, which will not only bring jobs to the area, but will draw significant numbers of area residents and tourists to explore and appreciate all that the Shenandoah Valley has to offer," said Amanda Glover, Augusta County director of economic development.

Most of the buildings for the brewery are already in place, like where the beer will be made and a small farm story that is part of the project.

"We were actually looking at becoming a distillery," he said. "The further we studied that project it became more and more unattractive."

The brewery will be operating as a taproom where beer can be consumed on-premise and be purchased for off-premise consumption.

Spending a good deal of his life as a chef, Nargi plans to incorporate his skills in the beer making process.

He will be using a nano-system to aid in the production and fine tune recipes.

"As a chef, I look at it and say alright this recipe looks like it needs a little more water," he said.

He has hired experts to also to help with recipes.

"We're working with consultants to develop our direction," he said.

29 August, 2014