Taproom + Beer Garden

Read below for all you need to plan your trip to the brewery! 

The Virginia Beer Company features its own parking lot located at the brewery (401 Second Street). Our staff will also stage parking along the perimeter of the parking lot to help provide additional spillover parking as well! Please refrain from parking against the flow of staged parking (ie, please do not park parallel to the curb, but do park parallel to other cars). 

Six of the spots can be converted into three spots suitable for bus parking. If you anticipate arrival with a large group in a bus, please contact us in advance. We will do our best to reserve a bus parking lane but cannot guarantee reserved parking for buses, especially without advance notice.

We want everyone to be safe – if you need to leave your car overnight, you’re welcome to do so! Let us know if you need suggestions for alternate methods to get home safely.

As the lot can fill up quickly, please refrain from double parking in other customers and employees. In addition we need to keep the food truck pull-in (located adjacent to the beer garden) open for deliveries and our food partners.

The open areas of the lot need to be kept open for deliveries and emergency vehicles, so we thank you in advance for utilizing striped parking spots and staged parking locations. Vehicles that are double parked, parked in open areas, or parked in the food truck pull-in will be asked to move and may be subject to towing.

At times the lot can fill up quickly but spillover parking options are available (see below)! 

NEXT DOOR

Ebby’s Auto Painting & Collision Repair (after 5:30 pm on weeknights, all day on weekends): 

• Please park ONLY in marked spaces!
• Cars parking earlier than 5:30 pm, in front of their gate, or left overnight may be towed.

Speedway (daily, behind the gas station): 

• Cars parking in the station’s employee spots (on the side) – elsewhere on the Speedway property (eg, on top of the manholes) – or left overnight may be towed.
• If you park at Speedway, please consider purchasing something at the gas station.

NEARBY

If Ebby’s and Speedway are full, additional parking can be found nearby…

Velvet Shoestring (daily after 5:30 pm): 

• Only park in spaces along Second Street in front of Velvet Shoestring.
• Spaces in front of the Cochon on Second side of the building are reserved for restaurant customers AT ALL TIMES.

McDonalds (daily, behind the restaurant): 

• Do not park in spaces alongside restaurant as they are reserved for customers.
• If you park at McDonalds, please consider purchasing something at the restaurant.

ADDITIONAL PARKING OPTIONS

Shorty’s Diner (daily after 2 pm): 

• If you park here, you must cross the street to get to the brewery. Unfortunately there is no crosswalk (we’re working on one with York County!).
• If you decide to park here, please be very careful crossing the street.

The shopping center across the street has plenty of spaces: 

• If you park here, you must cross the street to get to the brewery. Unfortunately there is no crosswalk (we’re working on one with York County!).
• If you decide to park here, please be very careful crossing the street.

Other neighboring businesses after they close for the evening (varies based on business and posted signage – please look before you park).

If you do end up driving and need to park elsewhere, please be respectful of our neighbors. While they are open to helping us with spillover needs, we would like to keep their lots clear when possible! 

While we have neighborly relationships with these nearby businesses, The Virginia Beer Company is not responsible for any vehicles parked on another business’s property – this includes towing, the vehicles themselves, and any personal property left in a vehicle. 

If you are a local, the use of alternate methods of arrival and carpooling are always appreciated. 

There are sidewalks leading in all directions to/from the brewery, and we are an easy walk/ride from downtown Colonial Williamsburg! While our bike racks are not yet installed, we have numerous posts around the facility to use for chaining up your bicycle.

The WATA bus route runs near the brewery and we would also suggest ride share options such as local cab companies, Lyft, and Uber.

Lastly, we want everyone to be safe & smart!

Please be careful when walking through any parking lots or when crossing streets.

You’re welcome to leave a car overnight. We’ll gladly recommend public and alternate means of transportation and want to make sure that your experience with us is a fun and positive one. 

We look forward to sharing beers & cheers with you!