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[brewman]

Has anyone been to the Taphouse or Marker 20 in Hampton VA? Thinking about giving these places a go while Im up there.Dan

[LibraAle]

Has anyone been to the Taphouse or Marker 20 in Hampton VA? Thinking about giving these places a go while Im up there.Dan

I can tell you about some places in Norfolk. St. George is in Hampton, but while I highly recommend the product I don't know if there is a place to drink in the brewery.Edit: The Taphouse Grill must be under the same ownership as the place with the same name in Norfolk. Beer selection is good. Food is okay, not great. The one down here isn't open for lunch.

Edited by LibraAle, 08 July 2011 - 07:45 AM.

[HokieTrismegistus]

I've not been there. There's "The Pub" in Newport News, where my friend Jimmy (who I haven't seen in years) works. Heard great things about that. Also, in Portsmouth (much much more of a drive than Newport News) there's the Bier Garten, which is sort of a local beer mecca. One year they had an entire aged keg of Samiclaus. I wanted to try it, but had to go out of town.If you go to Norfolk and don't mind a bunch of hipsters well stewed in their own awesomeness, check out the Taphouse, a hop skip and a jump from Hampton. Lots of good beers on hand, and lots of hipsters.

[LibraAle]

If you go to Norfolk and don't mind a bunch of hipsters well stewed in their own awesomeness, check out the Taphouse, a hop skip and a jump from Hampton. Lots of good beers on hand, and lots of hipsters.

Also this place, which I haven't tried

[codemonkey]

Also this place, which I haven't tried

Holy curb appeal....I did not know there was a Schlenkerla dopplebock. I must find this beer.

[Ramkisoon]

I've not been there. There's "The Pub" in Newport News, where my friend Jimmy (who I haven't seen in years) works. Heard great things about that. Also, in Portsmouth (much much more of a drive than Newport News) there's the Bier Garten, which is sort of a local beer mecca. One year they had an entire aged keg of Samiclaus. I wanted to try it, but had to go out of town.If you go to Norfolk and don't mind a bunch of hipsters well stewed in their own awesomeness, check out the Taphouse, a hop skip and a jump from Hampton. Lots of good beers on hand, and lots of hipsters.

Man, when was in Portsmouth, the only places to drink were The George Washington Tavern, The Blue Jacket Inn, and The Broken Spoke.

[HokieTrismegistus]

Man, when was in Portsmouth, the only places to drink were The George Washington Tavern, The Blue Jacket Inn, and The Broken Spoke.

I used to drive past those places all the time. They looked terrible.

[Ramkisoon]

I used to drive past those places all the time. They looked terrible.

Holy Shit! They're still there? That was like 20 years ago!! And yes, they were terrible. The Blue Jacket was an early opener, and there was this fella who would plug $10 dollars in the jukebox, and play only "Layla". The full album version. Now I love Duane Allman as much as the next guy, but I wanted to strangle that dude, and the bar gal for letting him.

[brewman]

Well I plan on hitting Home Brew USA and check out what they got, might check out the beach but more then likely Ill be hitting the pubs tasting the local beer.Dan

[passlaku]

Check out St. George Brewery. Homebrew USA was a nice storefront but possibly the most expensive HBS I've ever visited. I had their beer at a homebrew fest and I am sorry to say it was awful. I am guessing it was not the beer but maybe a dirty jockey box.Enjoy Hampton Roads, but try to avoid the tunnel traffic.